DRAWING AND PAINTING LESSONS

Commonly Asked Questions

Do I need to learn drawing before painting? Traditionally, if you wish to be trained as an artist, you may spend some time to draw before you paint. You practice drawing and master perspective, proportion, tones and many more before you deal with colours. However, for those who just like to have fun with colours and painting, it is fine to jump straight into painting and do what you can and gradually learn drawing whenever it is needed. We have painting workshop for people who just like to discover the joy of art making. Read more. I have not done any drawing and painting before, but I wish to learn, can I join your art class? The purpose of these art classes and lessons is to help you start learning and practising sketching/drawing and painting. We have Basic Sketching/Drawing and Acrylic Painting lessons for Beginners as well as Painting for improvers and Painting with the Artist sessions. I am a senior citizen and I have not learned painting before, can I join your art class? Yes, anyone interested to discover the joy of drawing and painting can join the art sessions. Below is a chart of participants age range (from 7 to 86) coming to my ongoing art sessions for your reference. What shall I bring for painting or drawing lessons? Participants bring their own art materials for painting and drawing lessons. For acrylic painting, you need stretched canvas or canvas panel, pencil, watercolour pencil or charcoal stick, some brushes, a box of acrylic paints, painting knifes, mediums, tear-off palette, and paper towel. Please bring along your reference materials, sketches or drawings (if you have), digital images for reference or for discussion when needed. For drawing sessions, you need to bring pencils, kneaded rubber, eraser, sharpener, drawing block (A3 size) or sketching book. If you don’t have any painting materials for your first lesson, don’t worry. You can use and buy whatever is available at the studio and then get your own materials after the first lesson. What kind of paint should I use for painting? There are different types of paint that people use, such as watercolours, oil and acrylic. You can start with acrylic paints as they are versatile and forgiving. They dry faster than oil and you can create different effects with them, such as oil painting or watercolour painting. You can also use acrylic on any surface, whether it’s paper, canvas or board. What brand of paint should I buy? That depends on your budget. There are student quality paints and professional quality paints in the market. You can search online or visit art shops to find out what you need in Singapore. For beginners, you can buy a set of 10 to 12 tubes of colours, with two of each primary color and a few other colours. Shall I buy paper or canvas? For watercolour painting, you need watercolour paper. For acrylic painting, you can use canvas, canvas board, canvas panel or canvas pad. You can also draw and paint on any regular drawing paper. If you want, I can teach you how to prepare your painting surface during art lessons. For more about the details of the courses, visit links: • The talk on Basic Sketching and Drawing course by Jimmy. • The talk on Acrylic painting course by JImmy.