Courses
Drawing on Nature (Line & Wash)
Start Date: 15 Jan 2025 | End Date: 12 Feb 2025
Peninsula Plaza, 111 North Bridge Road, Unit 07-05/06, Singapore 179098
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-2025-01-01 |
| Course Start | 15/01/2025 |
| Course End | 12/02/2025 |
| Registration | Open |
| Duration | 12 hours over 4 sessions |
| Session | Wednesday, 9:30 - 12:30pm, 15/1, 22/1, 5/2, 12/2 |
| Objective | Learn to see, observe, a key element in art and drawing, understanding of tone values, perspective, textures, and put your imagination and creativity on paper.
Acquire an artistic flare in expression of art through drawing and handling of the medium with structured steps by steps guidance. |
| Description |
Introduction to line and wash, a compact, clean and convenient way of drawing images. A skill that gives the immediacy that is ideal for outdoor drawing. There will be in class learning of the basic art theory like perspective, tonal values and how to draw and handle the medium, primarily watercolour paints and black ink markers; and outdoor drawing, putting what is learnt in class to practise outdoors. Materials: A. Paper A5 or A4 size, minimum 200gsm: Anyone of these : • Coldpress watercolour colour pad, paper or journal • Mixed Media Paper • Thick or heavyweight drawing paper / sketch book or journal. B. Watercolour Paints Anyone of these: • Tube set (palette required) • Pan set C. Watercolour brushes 1. Round No. 12, 6 and 4 2. Flat No. 12 (optional) D. Felt tip black marker pen size 0.1 and 0.3 some brands to consider : Micron, Staedler, Pilot Drawing pens E. Pencil – B or 2B & kneadable eraser F. Water containers x2 G. Rag or kitchen towel. H. Masking Tape |
| 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 |
