Chapter 1
Objects in Art
We see different types
of objects around us.
We use them everyday,
in decoration, work,
education, school and
at home. These objects
have unique designs
and are made of
different materials.
By the end of this
chapter, you will be
able to draw, colour
objects and do clay
work. This will also
make you learn and
appreciate shapes,
forms, colours
and materials of
different objects.
Activity 1 - Play with Lines
Scribble and let your lines wander.
Draw some lines quickly and some slowly.
• Press a little to make thick and dark lines.
• Draw gently for thin and light lines.
Draw the following types of lines—
Wavy lines
Zigzag lines
Dotted lines
Dashed lines
Standing lines
Sleeping lines
Sloping lines
Swirling lines
Activity 2 - Draw and Colour Objects Found Around You
Touch and look at some of the objects around you. Observe their Lines, Shapes and Colours.
Draw any three objects with different shapes and colour them
Continue: Make more drawings
on a piece of paper, on the
board, or in a drawing book.
Draw and colour some objects found in your home.
Look around your home and find objects of different shapes and forms.
They could be ones used for:
• cooking
• working
• studying
• sleeping
• playing
Draw some of them and colour them.Share your drawings with your classmates
Activity 3 - Trace, Cut and Overlap
This activity can be done using any three different types of
objects, such as leaves, small objects, and abstract shapes.
Step 1
Choose any three objects and draw them.
Step 2
Put tracing paper over your drawings and draw the outlines of all the three seperately.
Step 3
Cut out the tracings of all the three objects.
Step 4
Trace the outline of the first cut-out on drawing paper
Teacher's Note :
• Tracing involves arm movement and
develops pencil grip
• Overlapping helps create new shapes
and colours.
Step 5
Place the second cut-out over the first one, with some overlap.Now, draw its outline.
Step 6
Place the third cut-out over the previous ones, again with some overlap, draw its outline.Wow! You have made a new shape!
Step 7
Colour each shape you just traced separately in three different colours — RED, YELLOW, and BLUE. You can use water colours.
Wow! You will see three new colours in the overlapping area.
Step 8
Complete your work, and clear up.
Activity 4 - Draw a Bottle and Play with its Shape
I am a bottle cap.
I think you know my shape.
I have lost my bottle.
Can you make a bottle
for me?
Make it different from the
bottles you see.
Or, I will not know which
is mine!
If you make two,
it would make my friend
happy too!
Activity 5 - Play with Clay
Isn’t it fun to play with clay?
Objects of various shapes and forms can be made with clay.
Draw basic shapes of some objects that are there in your surroundings. You can add magical features to them and share your ideas.
Begin making them with clay. Add designs, patterns, dots and lines using a stick.
Complete them and give your objects different names.
Don’t forget to wash your hands and clean your space after making your objects! 
A specially made clay pot is also used as a musical instrument in Indian music. It is called a ghatam.
Activity 6 - Making Pots
1. What are the objects you see in these pictures?
2. What are the different sizes and shapes of pots you have seen?
3. What are the people doing in each of the pictures?
Try decorating a pot!
