In this watercolour beginners’ course, participants will learn the basic techniques of watercolour painting, working on the peranakan theme, so that they can not only paint with confidence but also learn about our local culture and heritage.

Dive into the deep Peranakan culture using watercolour! I During this course you will learn about the different representations of the culture through architecture, food and design. You will be using various elements of art, peranakan colour palette and vintage details for this course. In one of the sessions, you will be painting on gesso board for the peranakan tile decoration.

What will you learn from the course?

Basic skills of drawing line, shape and perspective, texture, and composition are also taught, including :

• Practising using mixing different colours
• Basic handling of art tools/ materials
• Various watercolour techniques

Course Outline

Session 1. Introduction to watercolour

Session 2. Introduction to Peranakan culture. Design and painting of Peranakan tile on watercolour paper.

Session 3. Design and painting of Peranakan tile on 6”x6” Gesso board using watercolour

Session4. Loose watercolor food illustration of Cendol and Kuehs.

Session5. Heritage shophouse drawing and painting – introduction and practice

Session6. Heritage shophouse drawing and painting – more detailed presentation

Session7. Still life drawing and painting of table wares – introduction and practice

Session8. Still life drawing and painting of table wares – more detailed presentation

Schedule

Dates: 14 Dec - 1 Feb | Mondays

Time : 2:30pm - 4:30pm

No of Sessions: 8

**Minimum 10 students to start class

Materials included:

Starter kit – brushes, watercolour set, 300g paper & palette

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Course Fee: $280 |$56 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy*

*NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.

1. In addition to NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).
2. First, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre Eventbrite page.
3. They should claim with SFC before the course start date through the SkillsFuture portal. Click for steps to submit SFC claim.
4. Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claimed upon receipt of the funds from SFC.

Notes:

• Please note that payments for courses are non-refundable.
• Do ensure that you are able to attend the first session of the course before registering for the course as you will not be allowed to continue with the course should you miss the first session.
• Request for transfers or make up-classes for selected mindfulness courses are subjected to availability and fees of $30 for transfers and $10 for make-up are applicable.

Instructor’s profile

Ching Ching holds a specialist diploma in Arts Education from National Institution of Education, and a certificate in Western Art from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. She conducted workshops using watercolour and received positive feedback on her classes. Creative and full of new ideas, attending her classes is always enjoyable and engaging. She also conduct other workshops such as Batik Painting, glass painting and pottery

Some of Ching Ching sample work :