Are you interested in watercolour painting?
Do you wish to take up a professional watercolour painting course in Singapore?
If so, do pop by Visual Arts Centre to learn how to paint using watercolour today!
In this 12 sessions watercolour course, you will be exposed to the basics of watercolour painting and get acquainted with the medium. Our instructor will be guiding you on the foundations of drawing and sketching, before teaching you how to use watercolour paints.
Suitable for teenager and adult, you will be exposed to the types of brushes to use and basic watercolour techniques such as colour blending. This is a good introductory course for anyone keen in learning watercolor, with a fuss-free experience. After this 12 session watercolour course, you will be able to attain a foundational level of competency in this medium.
In a comfortable studio setting, you will complete a watercolour artwork in every 1-3 sessions and learn a number of essential watercolour techniques, all done with the guidance of our professionally trained art instructor.
This course is suitable for anyone with a passion or interest to learn – teenager to working adult! So whether you are someone who have dabbled in watercolour painting before or someone with no experience at all, you are all free to join and try out this beautiful medium.
For those who have had experience in watercolour, this is a good place for a refresher course where you will start off with intermediate level themes or subjects and develop more skills from there on. Our professional teacher will follow your pace and guide you along the way! Get ready to begin our professional watercolour painting course!
This course is suitable for anyone with a passion or interest to learn – teenager to working adult! So whether you are someone who have dabbled in watercolour painting before or someone with no experience at all, you are all free to join and try out this beautiful medium.
For those who have had experience in watercolour, this is a good place for a refresher course where you will start off with intermediate level themes or subjects and develop more skills from there on. Our professional teacher will follow your pace and guide you along the way! Get ready to begin our professional watercolour painting course!
This course is suitable for anyone with a passion or interest to learn – teenager to working adult! So whether you are someone who have dabbled in watercolour painting before or someone with no experience at all, you are all free to join and try out this beautiful medium.
For those who have had experience in watercolour, this is a good place for a refresher course where you will start off with intermediate level themes or subjects and develop more skills from there on. Our professional teacher will follow your pace and guide you along the way! Get ready to begin our professional watercolour painting course!
Learn to frame compositions of landscape scenes. Naturescapes and scenery may seem very complicated and detailed and beautiful natural scenery may be hard to find. As it may not always possible to get a good view of every location, the watercolour painter should use one’s own judgement and methods of perspective to compose one’s painting, reducing, adding details, giving contrast whenever necessary. Additionally, methods of observation is important and will be practised in landscape painting. Besides, you can build your observation skills – learn to observe and capture the scenery. You can also learn how to use watercolour to paint the sky, clouds and trees, mountains, rivers, oceans, buildings, streetscapes, portraying various textures and spatial relationship of the landscapes, and being able to express the mood of scenery.
Human figures are more difficult to master in watercolour paintings. Unlike still life and landscapes where subjects can be randomly added, reduced, modified, and transformed, figure painting requires very accurate form observation ability and good sketching skills. In particular, the portrayal of character expressions and dynamic poses requires students to have a deep foundation in the watercolour medium.
The creative process in developing one’s own style through watercolour painting is basically similar to other mediums (such as oil, acrylic) in terms of creative thinking and using various painting methods and techniques. A combination of creativity and imagination and knowledge and experience with using the medium will enable learners to develop their own style in watercolour painting.
With each new painting, our instructor will be guiding you to:
Throughout the course, you will be acquainted with the use of the watercolour medium. Basic materials knowledge will also be taught by our friendly instructor. Our instructor will be guiding you and encouraging you along the way!
Our art studio currently provides 3 watercolour packages – 12, 24 and 48 sessions.
You might want to consider these factors before signing up for the course:
For adults, would your busy work schedule work with your desired pace of learning?
For 12 sessions, you will get a taste test of how it is like to use watercolour. This would be suitable for those who are not sure if they are into the art form yet. You will be introduced to the basics of watercolour! You will learn how to sketch and properly use the medium. (ie. still life, copying beautiful watercolour landscape painting etc.) After this course, you will probably attain a beginner’s level of competency in watercolour painting.
For 24 sessions, you will get an intermediate level of competency in watercolour painting. You will be able to learn more watercolour techniques, and explore a wider variety of subjects. If you have a passion for watercolour and need more help in honing your skills, but isn’t ready to commit for long term, take up the basic 12 sessions course. The 12 session course contents (still life drawing and landscape copying) includes the outdoor landscape watercolour painting and some basic introduction to the portrait drawing. You will find yourself picking up the medium relatively well. This package is also suited for beginners, who might need more time to learn how to use watercolour.
For 48 sessions is suitable for anyone who is keen in learning watercolour seriously. If you like to attain an intermediate to advanced level of competency and is looking to learn watercolour painting for a long term, you should try out this art course. With the largest number of sessions, you will definitely be able to learn more watercolour techniques, tips and tricks. You will also have more time to get yourself acquainted with the medium with the help of our friendly instructor. This course include still life drawing, landscape drawing (both copying and outdoor painting), portrait drawing, life drawing and abstract watercolour painting. You can also creative your own style of watercolour paining in this course.
Learn and master watercolour painting skills on different subjects like still life of flower, plant, animal watercolour painting , architecture watercolour painting , portrait watercolour painting and many more with our professional experienced art teachers. Tailor the sessions and watercolour painting subjects according to your schedule and skill levels ! All art materials are provided !
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10:30am - 12:45pm3:30pm - 5:45pm* |
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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!
Address:
AZ@Paya Lebar, 140 Paya Lebar Road, #03-04,
Singapore 409105
Exit from Macpherson MRT Station Exit A and turn left, we are right across the road, 1 minute walk away!
The following art courses are for the Art Immersion Course and Acrylic painting course. The art courses are available at both our Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio and MacPherson Art Studio, please choose your preferred location.
All sessions are to be completed within the course duration stated. No refunds are provided for any courses/workshops/lesson purchased. Further extension of course validity of up to one month only may be provided with proof of overseas travel, hospitalization/medical certificate.
The course package(s) is/are valid within the stated date of registration. Each session under the adult and teenager course package is 2 hours 15 minutes. Visual Arts Centre reserves the right to reject/reschedule your lesson if you are late. Visual Arts Centre reserves the right to cancel/reschedule/postpone any course/session without prior notice. In the event that the course is unable to proceed due to unforeseen circumstances, a full refund of the fees will be provided. The registrant/guardian of the registrant indemnifies and holds Visual Arts Centre and/or its staff harmless from any losses sustained from any activity within the premises of Visual Arts Centre, including personal injury/loss or damages to property.
You will be redirected to the workshop registration page to fill in your enrolment details after you make payment. By clicking “Buy This Package”, you agree with our terms and conditions. Do note that there is no refund for signups.
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10 Penang Road,
#01-02 Dhoby Ghaut Green,
Singapore 238469
140 Paya Lebar Road,
#03-04 AZ@Paya Lebar Building,
Singapore 409015
Dhoby Ghaut Art Studio
Monday to Sunday: 11am – 8pm
Closed on Public Holidays, except by appointment.
MacPherson Art Studio
Saturday: 10.30am - 5.30pm
Sunday: 10.30am - 1pm
Closed on Monday to Friday & Public Holidays, except by appointment.
Visual Arts Centre is an exhibition gallery and art studio at Dhoby Ghaut Green supported by the National Parks Board and the National Arts Council.
Since its initiation on 31 January 2016, the Visual Arts Centre Exhibition Gallery has hosted over two hundred international and local art and design exhibitions, boasting a diverse range of art styles and programmes.
Email:
info@visualartscentre.sg
Phone:
+65 6255 0711
+65 6733 2155
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