Sketch, See & Paint: Sketching the Urban Environment Course

Join us this December for an exciting Urban Sketching workshop, designed for beginners to intermediate artists conducted by Artist Thain Lin.

Across three immersive sessions, you'll explore sketching techniques, learn the art of observation, and refine your watercolor skills—all within a creative and vibrant environment.

Workshop Dates:

• Lesson 1: 7 Dec 2024 (Sat), 1.00pm to 3.30pm (studio)
• Lesson 2: 13 Dec 2024 (Fri), 7.00pm to 9.30pm (studio)
• Lesson 3: 14 Dec 2024 (Sat), 1.00pm to 4.00pm (outdoor + studio)

Price:

• $250 for the full 3-lesson course. (Save up to $21.66 per class)
• $105 for individual drop-in sessions.
  For a more immersive experience, we recommend signing up for the full course to build on the skills learned in each session, ensuring continuity in your urban sketching journey.

Materials:

Basic sketching and watercolor supplies are provided during the workshop, but feel free to bring your own favorite tools (pencil, drawing pen, watercolor, brush). Additional materials are also available for purchase in-store at a discounted rate for participants.

Course Overview:

Session 1:

• Introduction to urban sketching and tools
• The essentials: buildings, people, plants, and vehicles
• Archi-sketching fundamentals: mastering perspective and thumbnail sketches
• Hands-on sketching practice

Session 2:

• Watercolor techniques and layering
• From 2D to 3D: creating depth with watercolors
• Demo and guided practice
• Helpful tips, tricks, and Q&A session

Session 3:

• Outdoor sketching in the lively Arab Street neighborhood
• Focus on observation, composition, and simplification
• On-site demo and guided sketching practice to apply techniques learned in the studio

This final session transitions smoothly to outdoor sketching, allowing you to capture the vibrant architecture and energy of Arab Street, with guidance to help you frame and simplify your composition.

Ready to sketch the city with fresh eyes? Sign up today!

Terms:
- Minimum Sign-Up requirement is 3 pax. If the minimum sign-up is not met, Drawing Etc. reserves the right to cancel the workshop and will issue a full refund to participants with at least one day’s notice.
- Refund Policy applies.

About the Artist:

On weekdays, Thain Lin manages and runs IT projects in a large professional business services firm. On weekends and during his leisure time, he passionately indulges in the process of creating artworks as a means of visually communicating and documenting the urban space around him. He usually paints in his favourite mediums of ink and watercolours of his pet architecture subjects – heritage buildings and shophouses.
Thain Lin also enjoys meeting people and helps his clients to paint their homes and favourite places. It’s almost a cliché to say that art is a way to communicate happiness, and that is evidently shown in Thain Lin’s artworks.

You can also view Thain Lin’s prolific artworks via his Instagram account, @thainlin.