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Western Painting (Acrylic/Oil) (Level 1)

(8 sessions x 3 hours)

This course provides structured studies in western acrylic painting or oil painting. It aims to equip learners with fundamental skills in drawing and painting. In this course, learners have the option of painting in either acrylic or oil and will practise and apply the chosen painting technique for still life and landscape compositions. The lessons will cover a study of chiaroscuro, values, colour mixing, form, pictorial composition, glazes and alla prima. As the lessons progress, learners will be encouraged to explore various possibilities and techniques for painting and composition. This course is recommended for art practitioners, art business owners, beginners and learners who wish to acquire a basic understanding of acrylic painting or oil painting.

Course Content:
  • Basic Colour Theory
  • Colour Temperature
  • Colour/Poster Study of Still Life
  • Brushstrokes and Glazing Methods
  • Acrylic Painting or Oil Painting Techniques
  • Framing and Composition
  • Still Life Painting
  • Finishing Layers


Our Trainers

 

Ho Enwei Edwin

Edwin Ho is an educator, a practising artist and painter who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction Degree (University of New South Wales, Australia). Edwin has lectured at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts for the past decade, and is also an instructor at the Singapore prisons, incorporating much of his artistic practices in mentoring the inmates. Edwin has a strong passion for the visual arts, and has impacted and inspired many of his students.

 

 


Koh Boon Huat Raphael Matthew

Raphael Koh is a renowned Fine Arts lecturer with over 20 years of Fine Art teaching experience and distinguished alumni of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). He has taught extensively in private studios and Lasalle College of the Arts for several years before joining NAFA’s teaching faculty in 2003. He specialises in teaching charcoal drawing, oil painting and Western Art.

Raphael is a three-time award recipient of The UOB Painting of The Year Competition. He received the Certificate of Commendation in 1991, Certificate of Distinction in 1992 and achieved First Prize for Abstract Medium Category in 1993. He was a recipient of the Certificate of Distinction in the Philippe Charriol Foundation Contemporary Art Competition 1993/1994. Raphael’s artworks have been featured in several local solo exhibitions and group exhibitions, including One Year After Graduation Group Exhibition at National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.

Raphael was conferred a Distinction on his Degree in Fine Arts, by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. He perceives art as an extension of life and considers realism as the most essential language for acquiring artistic skills.

Raphael has an unwavering commitment to transferring his passion for art to his students, many of whom have since developed themselves into award-winning artists locally and abroad.

 


Muhammad Nhawfal Bin Juma'at

Nhawfal makes conceptual artworks, including paintings, photos and drawings. His works directly respond to the surrounding environment and use everyday experiences from the artist as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context.

With an attitude of a bricoleur, Nhawfal acknowledges the potentiality of space qua-object and expands it. The abstract visual language of his aesthetics uses shape, form, colour and lines to create a composition that may exist independently from visual references in this world.

Nhawfal has exhibited extensively in Singapore. In conjunction with 2018’s Singapore Art Week, he was part of a group of young artists that exhibited in RAID, held at Tiong Bahru’s Air Raid Shelter. Nhawfal was also the artist and co-curator for The Lucky Show (2018) and RUANG (2017), held at temporal spaces in Singapore. In 2017, he exhibited in South Korea as part of the 10th  Asian Students Young Artist Arts Festival and A Surreal Vision at Millepiani, Rome, represented by Loosen Art.



Chong Yanhong

Chong Yanhong graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Goldsmiths' College University of Arts London, LASALLE College for the Arts in 2013. She has been teaching as an adjunct lecturer at Centre for Lifelong Education and the School of Young Talents at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts since 2009. She specialises in Drawing, Oil Painting and Watercolour and is a winner of the Affordable Art Fair Young Talent Programme 2015/16.

 

 



Course Information


Course Schedule
[January 2025 intake]
Choose one:

7 January – 4 March 2025 (Every Tue)
2pm – 5pm
(No lesson on 28 January)

8 January – 5 March 2025 (Every Wed) (Full)
7pm – 10pm
No lesson on 29 January

[March 2025 intake]
Choose one:

17 March – 19 May 2025 (Every Mon)
7pm – 10pm
No lesson on 31 March and 12 May

26 March – 14 May 2025 (Every Wed)
1.30pm – 4.30pm



Course Fee
S$650.00
S$351.80 (After NSA Subsidy)

Course fee does not include materials required for this course

Application Fee
S$48.00

Aid Schemes
National Silver Academy
SkillsFuture Credit

Application Information
Applications are accepted until 4 weeks before the course start date or when the course is full, whichever earlier.


Customised Programmes

Transform and energise your organisation with us! Whether it is infographics or art therapy, we can work with your budget to create a programme that suits your needs.

Donors

Do you believe in the power of creativity to transform lives? You can make a difference by sponsoring art, design or media programmes for people in need. Your generosity will leave a lasting impact on the lives you touch and the art they create.


Get in touch with us at [email protected] to find out how you can create your own programmes today! 

Information for Learners

CLE Office is located at NAFA Campus 1, Tower Block (Level 9).

We are open from Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays).

Operating hours:
9.30am - 12.30pm; 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

Available Subsidies:
SkillsFuture Credit
*SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy Credits are not applicable for all courses offered by our Centre
National Silver Academy (NSA)
NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)


For any enquiries or assistance, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Hotline: 6512 1388