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Know your art

If painting is one of your hobbies, this is for you. Read on about different types of paintings and solve the puzzle to see some world class paintings from each medium of paintings.

Painting is a hobby that many people enjoy and even use it as a stress-buster. While paintings can be made on almost any surface with the help of different materials, there are some types or techniques which are more famous than the rest. Let’s take a look at some of them…

Oil painting

In oil paintings, drying oil is used as a binder to the pigments, which gives a buttery feel to the paint. This is suitable for almost all kinds of styles. The texture of paints is smooth and it even has a scent to it.

‘Starry Night’ by Vincent Van Gogh is one of the best examples of oil paintings. It describes the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room just before sunrise.

Water colour painting

In this, water-based solutions are used to mix the colors, hence the name. The mixing of colors is very crucial in this, since too much of anything, changes the shade of the colors.

‘The Lighthouse at Two Lights’ by Edward Hopper is a very famous water colour painting. The painting is based in Cape Elizabeth, Maine where he has painted a 120-foot-high lighthouse tower and adjoining Coast Guard station.

Pastel paintings

These are normally created with the help of pastel sticks. Using pastel sticks, you can immediately start drawing and coloring. Pastel paintings can be done on any textured paper or canvas, and colours can be layered on top of each other.

‘September clouds’ by Childe Hassam is based in Lexington, Massachusetts, during September and October in 1891. He exhibited it in the fourth and last exhibition of The Society of Painters in Pastel.

Acrylic paintings

These are made with water soluble paints, yet once the painting is complete, it turns water resistant. Most hobbyists love to work with acrylic paints. For sculptures, moulding, facial features, many artists use acrylic painting. It is easier to clean the brushes after use, since acrylic paints need only water to wash them off.

‘A Bigger Splash’ by David Hockney is a very famous acrylic pop art painting, which depicts a swimming pool beside a modern house, that has been disturbed by a large splash of water.

Fastest to 350…

Ravichandran Ashwin joined bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan as the only cricketers to have reached the 350 Test wickets milestone in just their 66th match.

When India’s Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed South Africa’s Theunis de Bruyn in the second innings of the first Test between the two sides, he became the joint-fastest, along with Muttiah Muralitharan, to 350 Test wickets, taking only 66 matches for the feat. Ashwin went on to finish as the highest wicket-taker in the three-match series.

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Quiz Whizz-32: Children’s Day Edition

Keep your mind sharp with this fun interactive quiz. Find out how many questions you can get right related to Children’s Day. Ready?

November 14 is Children’s Day. Here are some questions that will quiz you all days across the globe.

See how well you can do.

Rustic notes

There’s music emanating from all corners of India – some as old as the mythologies they sing about. Click here to find out about a few uncommon traditional music forms in our country.

Hindustani and Carnatic music, besides a few others, are synonymous with traditional Indian music. But there’s more to the rich repertoire of Indian music, that have their roots in the rich culture of our villages and rural communities.

Tamil Nadu’s villu paatu is one such example. A traditional form of musical storytelling, it takes its name after the bow used as an instrument to narrate stories from mythology and society in general.

Browse through the slides below to read about more folk music forms in India and test your knowledge about them…

Big birds

Have you wondered what the largest flying birds are? Well, here’s a way to find out, take the quiz and learn now.

While some large birds can fly, while can’t. Take this quiz to find out more about some of the largest birds in the world.

All the world’s a stage

Ever dreamt of being a hit in the theatre world? Well, here are a famous few from around the world that you can set your sights on. Solve the shuffle puzzle to get a better look…

The world of theatre has always and continues to have its allure. Young or old, most of us are fascinated by the lights, camera, action, behind-the-scenes activites, and more, that are an integral part of theatres. Here are a few from across the world that have carved a niche for themselves.

Try your hand at these shuffle puzzles to catch a glimpse of them in all their splendour.

La Scala de Milan: This theatre is in Milan, Italy, and stands witness to some of the most famous operas of all time including Arturo Toscanini, Ricardo Muti, Gavazzeni Gianandrea, to name a few.

Moscow Bolshoi Theatre: Famous in Russia, it was built by Prince Piotr Urusoy for Princess Catherine II.

The Sydney Opera House: It is one of the 20th century’s most famous and distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on October 20, 1973.

Wiener Staatsoper: It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera. In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian Republic, it was renamed the Vienna State Opera. The members of the Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from its orchestra.

Monster differences

Halloween is all about spookiness. Let the Monsters add up the eerie quotient this season. Take this spot the difference challenge.

Have you watched Monsters Inc? Though Halloween is done with it’s still a good time to watch this movie with your friends.

Are these monsters frightening enough?

Up in the sky

Constellations are groups of visible stars in the sky that form a pattern when viewed from Earth. Play this memory game and match these popular zodiac constellations.

A constellation is a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth. The pattern they form may take the shape of an animal, a mythological creature, a man, a woman, or an inanimate object such as a microscope, a compass, or a crown.

The sky was divided up into 88 different constellations in 1922. This included 48 ancient constellations listed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy as well as 40 new constellations.

The 88 constellations divide the entire night sky as seen from all around the Earth. Not all of the constellations are visible from any one point on Earth however.

Some of the most famous constellations are the Orion, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and of course the 12 Zodiacs.

The zodiac is a belt of space around Earth. It occupies the path that the sun appears to take around Earth in the course of a year (although it is actually Earth that is moving around the sun).

The zodiacs are Aries (the ram), Taurus (the bull), Gemini (the twins), Cancer (the crab), Leo (the lion), Virgo (the virgin), Libra (the scales), Scorpius also known as Scorpio (the scorpion), Capricornus also known as Capricorn (the ), Aquarius (the water-bearer), Pisces (the fish) and Sagittarius (the archer).

Play the memory game below to match the zodiac constellations with their representations.

In fine fettle

According to author Anne Wilson Schaef, “Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.” Here’s a crossword on different ailments.

There are five dimensions to health – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social. If all these are in good, working condition it can be said that you are healthy.
This crossword is about the some common ailments we might suffer.