Professional Architectural Illustration Course
Many people are passionate about architecture, love travelling, and aspire to study architectural design. However, without an understanding of architectural perspective and composition, it can be challenging to accurately capture buildings, streets, and a sense of space.
Join the Professional Architectural Illustration Course at Visual Arts Centre Singapore and learn how to create architectural illustrations by hand in a short period of time. On your next trip, you’ll be able to easily sketch your favourite buildings and memorable travel scenes, and even create your own illustrated travel journal!
Learn watercolour illustration techniques, including colour blending, light and shadow, and layering, using fresh and transparent watercolours to bring greater depth, dimension and artistic atmosphere to architectural artworks.
Architectural Illustration Course Content:
1. Fundamentals of Perspective
1) Learn one-point perspective to understand eye-level views, structured buildings, and street compositions.
2) Learn two-point perspective to create three-dimensional buildings, building corners, and realistic urban street scenes.
2. Architectural Scene & Environmental Elements
1) Learn to illustrate surrounding elements such as trees, plants, flowers, roof tiles, doors, windows, bricks and stonework.
2) Learn to draw people and pedestrians, capturing natural movement, scale and proportion within street scenes.
3) Explore light, shadow, textures and architectural details to add realism and depth.
4) Learn to balance main and supporting elements to create dynamic, three-dimensional architectural illustrations.
3. Explore Multi-Medium Architectural Illustration Techniques
1) Pencil Drawing — Learn accurate sketching, structure, shading and hatching.
2) Pen & Ink Drawing — Create clean lines, detailed outlines and minimalist architectural sketches.
3) Line & Watercolour — Combine linework with light, transparent watercolour for expressive illustrations.
4) Architectural Watercolour — Explore washes, light and shadow to create depth and atmosphere.
5) Pen & Coloured Markers — Create vibrant, layered architectural sketches with quick rendering techniques.
Architectural illustration is a highly practical skill for landscape sketching, travel drawing, scene creation, portfolio preparation and everyday visual journaling. For students planning to study Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Planning or Landscape Architecture, strong hand-drawing and architectural illustration skills are especially valuable when preparing an art and design portfolio for university applications.
Architectural illustration is a great skill to have while travelling, allowing you to create your own hand-drawn travel journal.
Travel the world — don’t just take photos, draw what you see!
Visual Arts Centre Singapore has a team of professional and experienced art instructors, offering structured, academy-style training through a comprehensive teaching system. With systematic and professional guidance, students can build a strong foundation in drawing and develop solid artistic skills.
About Our Professional Team at Visual Arts Centre:
(Art educators | Venue & art exhibition event marketeer & planner | Art jamming, art workshops & activities planner & curator)
Since its establishment in 2016, the Visual Arts Centre has been an art education institution & art establishment supported by the Singapore Government. Our professional team & artists line-ups provide & customise services with art related courses, activities, exhibitions, tours & events.
Our Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio & Exhibition Gallery, conveniently located above Dhoby Ghaut MRT and nestled within the verdant Dhoby Ghaut Green Park, is a wonderful place for individuals: kids/teens/adults to join beginner friendly professional art course & improve art skills & techniques.
Within our Chinatown Art Gallery & Studio, we curate art exhibitions featuring local artists & their artworks. Providing platforms for public to appreciate art. Introducing local Nanyang-style art workshops & interesting art programmes with family friendly & tourist-friendly concepts.
Why Choose Visual Arts Centre & why our Professional Art Courses are the Best Art Course for kids, teens/youths, adult, seniors?
- Suitable for All Ages – Kids & Children (6-9YO), Children (6-9YO), Teenagers (10-12YO), Youths (13-18YO), Adults & Seniors!
- All levels of Art Experience are Welcomed – Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced
- Full Professional Teachers’ Guidance– experienced art academy graduate & be guided under art academy teaching approach
- All Art Materials are Provided – except digital device* (depends on availability)
- Flexible Drop-in Schedules to Choose From – Monday to Sunday with options of morning, afternoon, evening and even night session (after work)
- Tailored Learning Objectives & Outcomes – depends on your interested mediums & art experience
- Ongoing Registrations
- Convenient, Spacious & Therapeutic Art Studios – above Dhoby Ghaut MRT & near Chinatown MRT
Our Location
Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Address:
10 Penang Road, #01-02 Dhoby Ghaut Green,
Singapore (238469)
Exit from Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Exit B and turn left, we are there in 30m!
VAC Chinatown Art Gallery & Studio
Address:
20B Mosque Street, Singapore (059500)
*2 minutes walk from Chinatown MRT Station Exit A
Take a left turn upon exiting the Chinatown MRT Station Exit A (Pagoda Street). Turn right to go to Mosque Street. Finally, walk towards 20B, we’re on the 3rd floor of the shophouse.
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