Year 2024
November 2024

Courses

Drawing on Nature (Water Colour Beginner)

Start Date: 19 Feb 2025 | End Date: 02 Apr 2025
Peninsula Plaza, 111 North Bridge Road, Unit 07-05/06, Singapore 179098

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About National Silver Academy (NSA)
The National Silver Academy (NSA) is a network of post-secondary education institutions (PSEIs) (i.e. ITE, polytechnics, universities and arts institutions) and community-based organisations that offer learning opportunities that are subsidised for seniors. Seniors and PRs aged 50 years and above can look forward to attending short courses and bite-sized courses that are exam free. For courses run by community-based organisations, the final fee payable – for both Singaporean and Permanent Resident seniors – takes into account the support given by the government to community-based organisations to develop and offer the short courses.

About The Singapore Association for Continuing Education (SACE)
The Singapore Association for Continuing Education (SACE) is a registered charity with MOE. It offers over 80 courses under the National Silver Academy, most of which are highly subsidised for Singaporeans & Permanent Residents aged 50 and above. SACE serves the continuing learning needs of adults of all ages.

Course Details
Course Number  SACE-CBO-M-037E-2025-02-01
Course Start 19/02/2025
Course End 02/04/2025
Registration Open
Duration 12 hours over 4 sessions
Session Wednesday, 9:30 - 12:30 pm, 19/2, 26/2, 5/3, 2/4
Objective

Be Inspired by the beauty of Watercolour Painting through observation and learning proper techniques

Description Learn watercolour techniques like flat wash, graded wash, variegated wash, wet on dry and wet in wet. Understanding water control and the nature of water in watercolour painting is a key element to this medium.  Participants will learn colour theory, mixing colours and observing tonal values. Besides going through the process of painting, there will be an introduction and explanation of the materials, like using the correct paper, brushes and paints, especially on how to read watercolour paint labels.

There will be hands on guided painting exercises to help you through the process.

Materials for watercolour
1. WATERCOLOUR PAINTS (EITHER IN TUBES OR PANS)
Artist grade paints
Recomended Brands (ANY of these or mix)
1. Schmincke Horadem – Stores : Overjoyed
2. Shin Han (PWC)  – Stores : Overjoyed
3. Mijelo Mission Gold – Stores : Overjoyed
4. Daniel Smith – Stores : Straits Arts, Drawing ETC.
5. Winsor & Newton Professional – Stores : Artfriend.
Note : Budget friendly – Shin Han (PWC)
Colours to get :
YELLOWS
1. Cadmiun Yellow
2. Lemon Yellow
REDS
1. Cadmiun Red
2. Alizarin Crimson
BLUES
1. Ultramarine
2. Cerulean Blue
BROWN
Burnt Sienna
GREEN
Sap Green
2. BRUSHES
Round
Size 10 or 12
Size 6
Flat
3/4 inch
3. WATERCOLOUR PAPERS
100% Cotton Cold Pressed Watercolour Paper
Any of these :
1 Bao Hong – Store : Umistrong
Akademie (Artist Student Grade) OR
Artist (Professional Grade)
2 Potentate  – Store : Artfriend
3. Hollandse – Store : Overjoyed
4. MayArt – Store : Overjoyed
4. A CLAMP PALETTE
5. 2 WATER CONTAINERS
6. RAG or KITCHEN PAPER TOWEL
7. MASKING TAPE (about 1cm)
8. AN A4 OR A3 Size BOARD for mounting your watercolour paper.

 

Trainer

Geri Koh

Geri Koh is a practising artist who has won several art awards and competitions with several exhibitions of her art pieces. Geri works with several art mediums especially coloured pencils and is actively conducting art workshops. Currently she has been teaching in SACE mainly art related workshops like drawing in different types of media – sketching, colour pencils, water colour, mixed media, line and wash with a fan base of repeated senior attendees.

Medium of Instruction

English

Venue Peninsula Plaza
Fees Payable $52.80 pp NSA fee for Singaporean/PR age 50 and above, $264.00 pp for all others
SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) Applicable
SACE Membership Credit (SMC) Applicable for SACE members
Contact Person Secretariat Tel: 6266 0648 or Email: secretariat@sace.org.sg