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About My Art Pencil
My Art Pencil is an art school in Singapore offering drawing and painting classes and a variety of art and craft lessons on regular and ad hoc basis for both children and adults.
Just as a masterpiece begins from a simple stroke, all great things start small
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1.Explore & Kinder Art
We understand that young children
are fascinated by every mark they make, colour they mix and form they create.
Hence, lessons are conducted in an interesting and motivating manner that not
only stimulate creativity, but also appease curiosity in young children. For
instance, children get to use nontraditional art tools like their bare hands
and unconventional choice of colours to draw / paint. Children are encouraged
to draw and paint independently with the use of various drawing / painting
media such as pastel, watercolour, ready-mix paint, acrylic, ink and pencil.
They will also learn to draw / paint on different art bases namely paper with
different surfaces / colour, canvas, cardboard, wood and fabric. They will be
taught the basics of some art techniques such as brush drawing, pencil shading,
monochromatic painting, pointillism etc. (see samples). Subjects are introduced
to the kids in the form of story-telling, drawing demonstration and visual
presentation.
Suitable for children age 3 - 5
years & 5 - 6 years respectively.
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2.Junior Art (I, II & III)
Older kids enjoy details,
complexity and realism in their artwork. This programme offers more challenging
drawing techniques and more room for imagination that will sharpen visual
skills of children and enhance their artistic confidence. Children will learn
to draw through discerning shapes, sizes, space, distance and proportion. They
will be taught the colour theory, colour scheme, light / shadow, blending /
shading techniques, brush drawing, monochromatic painting, pointillism etc.
(see samples). Students will also learn the application of a wide range of
drawing / painting media (pastel, watercolour, ready-mix paint, acrylic, ink,
and pencil) on various art bases (paper with different surfaces / colour,
canvas, cardboard, wood and fabric) to create artworks of distinct effects.
Tweens who plan to prepare their 2D art portfolio for the visual art audition /
interview to School Of The Arts Singapore / art niche secondary schools via
Direct School Admission, may join our Junior III programme for art skills
training.
Suitable for children age 7 years,
8 - 10 years, & 11 - 12 years respectively.
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3.Online Art
Online art classes are available
periodically and during times when physical classes have to be suspended. These
classes are as beneficial as physical classes because students acquire and
sharpen skills very much the same as in a face-to-face setting. Like our studio
classes, our online classes provide clear step-by-step drawing, colour mixing
and painting demonstration. We review our students' artworks frequently during
the class to ensure drawing proportion, colour shades and painting techniques
are met. As online art classes are remote and highly visual, it builds up
concentration and independence in a child. We welcome individuals looking for
adhoc classes or staying far from us to join this class.
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Sep/Oct 2021: week 1, week 2
Suitable for adults, teens and
children age 7 years and above.
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4.Teen Art
This is an intermediate between our
children and adult programmes which assists teenagers transit from child
expressionists to independent juvenile artists with individual styles. A
progression of our Junior III programme, Teen Art builds on the foundation of
the former programme to equip students with more mature artistic skills through
enhanced concepts of composition, proportion, distance, light and colour
shades. Students will be taught more advanced techniques of drawing, painting
and shading. These include layering of watercolour washes, blending of dark and
light tones, colour mixing, texture making and pencil hatching. Through this
programme, students will gain better understanding and control of different art
media. Lower secondary students who plan to take Biology in upper secondary may
join this programme to polish their drawing skills for their subject sketching
assignments.
Samples: still life, acrylic on
canvas, watercolour, pencil, tempera, mix media, oil pastel with poster colour,
soft pastel, collage, festival, creativity exercise
Suitable for teenagers age 13 - 15
years.
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