USK10x10SG

Urban Sketchers Singapore presents the 2019 edition of the 10x10 workshop series running globally.

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Announcements

5 July 2019, Friday

It’s the day before USk10x10SG 2019 kicks off! It’s been a long month since registrations began, and the last bits are falling into place.

Sign-ups for the 10x10 Sketchwalk continue until Tuesday, 9 July; it’s just $10 and you can swing by after for the closing events. There’s no limit on sign-ups, so don’t miss out!

Also, to facilitate catering and other arrangements, we’ll check in on your attendance to the closing events a week before.

Lessons

Registrations have ended, but we are open to take in participants for the last session yet to be filled; email us to enquire.

The chart below was last updated on Friday, 5 July 2019 10:30 PM

FULL — L-01 / L-02 / L-03 / L-04 / L-05 / L-06 / L-08 / L-09 / L-10

Click on the title of the last lesson with available spots below for details.

L-07: Capturing the Mood in Gouache on 13 July, Saturday

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Consolidated Schedule of Lessons and Events

Click on instructor names, lesson titles and locations to be redirected to corresponding information

6 July, Saturday

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Lesson 01 with David Liew Digital Illustration – Apple & the Art of Urban Sketching S P Jain School of Global Management

12:00 to 2:30 PM Event 01 Welcome Reception and Registration S P Jain School of Global Management

3:00 to 6:00 PM Lesson 02 with Patrick Ng Secrets to Good Composition S P Jain School of Global Management

7 July, Sunday

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Lesson 03 with Ken Lee A Different Perspective Hort Park

1:00 to 4:00 PM Lesson 04 with Tia Boon Sim Great Wall of Sketches - PANO! Bury Road

4:00 to 7:00 PM Lesson 05 with Favian Ee Measuring Up! Gillman Barracks

13 July, Saturday

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Lesson 06 with Jenny Sim KISS Keep It Simple Sketcha! Hort Park

1:00 to 4:00 PM Lesson 07 with Priya Subramaniam Capturing the Mood in Gouache Hort Park

4:00 to 7:00 PM Lesson 08 with James Lim The Makan Sketcha – Food & Cafe Sketching Gillman Barracks

14 July, Sunday

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Lesson 09 with Francis Theo Fountain Pen Inkspiration Gillman Barracks

12:00 to 3:00 PM Lesson 10 with Pocholo Estremos Creating Atmosphere in Watercolours Labrador Nature Reserve

2:00 to 5:00 PM Activity 01 with all participants and visitors 10x10 Sketchwalk and Artist Demos Labrador Nature Reserve and Keppel Bay

6:00 to 9:00 PM Event 02 with all instructors, participants and visitors Closing Dinner with Show & Share S P Jain School of Global Management

Overview of Locations

USK10x10SG this year takes us into the beautiful greenery of southwestern Singapore, in sections of the Southern Ridges and the coast.

We are grateful to S P Jain School of Global Management for hosting us in their Singapore campus; workshops will be conducted there and in Hort Park, Labrador Nature Reserve, and Gillman Barracks.

Urban Sketchers 10x10 2019 - Singapore Edition

This event aims to debut and develop long-term Urban Sketchers courses by instructors in Singapore, following up from the ASEAN edition hosted here in 2017. We invite sketchers from around the world to join ten on-location classes, with facilitators from Singapore, to learn and reinforce the core value of urban sketching; sketch the world, one drawing at a time.

The USk10x10SG course spans ten classes across the spectrum of abilities, mediums and modes of expression in visual art.

We aim to help participants achieve these goals when classes conclude, and equip them to:

show stories of USk10x10 host city, one drawing at a time;

improve drawing skills; learn how to select, frame and design visual stories on a page;

learn how writing and drawing can work together to communicate more to  audiences;

experience the advantages of group learning and seeing the many paths to success.

You can sign up from now until 21 June 2019, and find out more about the lessons on offer and the instructors running them.

Keep up with us on the Facebook event discussion wall, and do indicate that you're going. For all enquiries related to this event, please write to [email protected].

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KISS Keep It Simple Sketcha - Learning how to simplify in Urban Sketching with Jenny Sim

SESSION IS FULL

13 July 2019, Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Hort Park meet at visitor centre

SGD $70/- 15 participants Beginner to Intermediate Level

This workshop aims to highlight the effectiveness of simplification for more success at Urban Sketching. At this intermediate level, you might have tried taking the approaches of construction and realism, for instance, often found to be self-defeating, given the myriad of variables that on location sketching can present to you, for example finding a choice spot to set up your gear; and racing against the sun, rain, wind, fire?

KISS promises to spark joy because it is fun and delightfully simple to do! We will learn to group small objects into bigger shapes; lose edges; modify and design the shapes of our subjects; and reduce redundant sketchy lines. We will also learn to apply ‘exaggerated’ tonal values for that added sparkle to your sketches. 

Participants to bring:

graphite pencil

soft coloured-pencil

watercolour medium

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Capturing the Mood in Gouache with Priya Subramaniam

13 July 2019, Saturday 1:00 to 4:00 PM Hort Park meet at visitor centre

SGD $70/- 15 participants Beginner to Intermediate Level

The workshop will shed light on the necessary materials, the types of surfaces that can be used when sketching with Gouache and the pros/cons of this medium. Also, the instructor will emphasis on how to capture the mood of a place with the help of some important techniques (principles common to any medium) like - getting a strong structure for the sketch, choosing a focal point, the importance of value over colour, how to get an overall colour harmony, creating depth in the scene and how to use edges to make a sketch interesting.

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The Makan Sketcha — Food & Cafe Sketching with James Lim

SESSION IS FULL

13 July 2019, Saturday 4:00 to 7:00 PM Gillman Barracks at Handlebar

SGD $70/- 15 participants Beginner to Intermediate Level

In this lesson, participants will get to comfortably eat and drink, while sketching. Overall, the focus will be on drawing basics.

Together, we will deconstruct our food and the interior of the cafe into shapes, layers, and colours. This will help you look at things differently, from an artist's perspective. If you find urban sketching difficult, this session will help you understand the basics of it.

We will then digest the thoughts and reconstruct it visually on our sketch:

Using different line thickness for details

The 'blocking' process using shapes and layers

Adding shadow and highlights

The stronger the foundation - the sweeter the success!

Participants will need:

watercolour papers/sketchbook

drawing tools — pencil/color pencil, micron pens (especially 03, 08 or other similar pens)

watercolor set, with brush or water-brush

Uniball Signo broad pen, in white

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Fountain Pen Inkspiration with Francis Theo

14 July 2019, Sunday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Gillman Barracks at Mason Café

SGD $70/- 15 participants Intermediate Level 

This workshop is an introduction to sketching with fountain pen and ink wash.

Type of pen

filling systems

nibs 

Complimentary tools

Demonstration - basic pen strokes and their usage

Variation line works – practice 

Pen sketch with line variation technique – loose & thigh

Application of ink wash to your sketch

Create outline, tonalities, patterns, texture and sprinkle technique

Finishing touch

Participants to bring:

Fountain pen

water brush

hot pressed watercolour papers (A4 size loose or sketchbook) 

sketching stool

sun-protection and/or headgear

insect repellent

NB: Super5 Atlantic Blue Ink will be provided.

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Creating Atmosphere in Watercolours with Pocholo Estremos

SESSION IS FULL

14 July 2019, Sunday 12:00 to 3:00 PM Labrador Park meeting point to be confirmed

SGD $70/- 15 participants Intermediate Level 

Participants can expect to learn how to capture the mood through direct observation outdoor, choose a subject suitable for capturing a mood, discuss some methods and tips for mixing colours and where to use it effectively in painting outdoors and indoors. Simplified pointers and techniques for watercolours — such as shadows and reflection — and the importance of clouds and water will be covered, in four parts:

Considering a Subject

Capturing and Observing Weather and Light

Changing a Mood thru different colors

Techniques and Effects

Participants to bring:

Pen and pencil

Watercolor set , warm and cool of each primaries

Mixing palette

watercolor papers

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10x10 Sketchwalk and Artist Demos with all participants and visitors 

14 July 2019, Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 PM Labrador Park and Keppel Bay

SGD $10 sign-up on the spot with Annessa or Pei Yi at Labrador MRT Station

We’ll be sketching en masse amongst the lush waterfront greenery of Labrador Park which fronts Keppel Bay, looking out towards the Southern Islands and the greater Riau area of the Indonesian archipelago.

You’re free to start sketching wherever you wish to, upon drop-off; follow one of the Sketch Leads, if desired.

ENDING POINT

Labrador Spillway – pictured below https://goo.gl/maps/aonR6zzk8h4o52Td6 Please meet here by 4:45 PM for the usual show & share, group photos, and lots of mingling.

Artist Demos

Amongst the throngs of fellow urban sketchers working in a plethora of styles, there are four artists who will be demonstrating how they create their sketches, for you to enjoy observing, and learn from.

Locations of each demo station can be found in the posts linked below, alongside photos, videos and more information.

click on the demo titles or artist names to find out more

Demo 1: Sketching Bic by Tony Chua

Demo 2: Ink & Wash by Alice Lim

Demo 3: Urban Expression in Colours by Lin Chan

Demo 4: Guan Dao by Ignatius Yeo

Sketch Leads

There’ll be seven sketch leads around to take your questions, offer help, or give tips; they will be sketching as well, but feel free to approach them.

click on their names to find out more

Favian Ee, Francis Theo, James Lim Patrick Ng, Pocholo Estremos, Priya Subramaniam, Tia Boon Sim

Advisory on Location

The park is a nature reserve fronting waterways and the sea; always keep litter to yourself or in a bin, especially all non-biodegradable wet-wipes, food packaging, plastic wrappers, and other synthetics; keep garbage out of the watery home of our fellow earthlings!

Dispose water used for washing paintbrushes into sewage outlets; otherwise, dilute before dumping into water catchment areas so that the soil or drain microbes are not overwhelmed.

Let’s enjoy the greenery responsibly, handle delicate foliage with care, keep our feet off planted areas, and interact with fauna respectfully.

For more information: NParks: Labrador Nature Reserve Labrador Nature Reserve Walking Trail – PDF

10x10 Shuttle Service

Labrador Nature Reserve has well-shaded walking trails that get you into the park; see what it’s like in Alice’s YouTube video from her recce.

We’ve hired a 20-seater bus to shuttle participants — with any 10x10 Passes or Tags — into the park, a few rounds during the sketchwalk, and then out afterwards.

PHASE 01 — Pick Up into Labrador Park

1:45 to 2:30 PM

bus leaves Point A at 1:55 PM sharp; won’t pick up there again

to reduce carbon emissions, the bus will move off from Point B when full

after dropping off sketchers in the park, it will loop back, and continue until 2:30 PM

Point A S P Jain Global School of Management https://goo.gl/maps/tTUkeShNquBJW5xk6 wait at Block B central entrance; bus will wait for five minutes

Point B Labrador Park MRT station https://goo.gl/maps/pJGgUsy1pUv9Aqhu9 wait at drop-off/pick-up point

PHASE 02 — Labrador Park: Carparks A and B

3:00 to 4:30 PM

bus shuttles between Point C and Point D every 10–15 minutes

sketchers interested to explore the Forest Bathing spot, Tamarind Hill restaurant, Villa Samadhi hotel and the jetty can hop on for a quick ride

make sure to catch the bus back to Point C by 4:30 pm to meet on time for end of the sketchwalk

Point C Labrador Park Carpark B/C https://goo.gl/maps/6xzQ4BKuiMDGXP9AA wait at drop-off/pick-up point on roundabout

Point D Labrador Park Carpark A https://goo.gl/maps/EGy6e5JVsRLC62EZ6 wait at drop-off/pick-up point on roundabout

PHASE 03 — Post-Sketchwalk Exit

5:15 to 6:00 PM

bus picks up sketchers at Point C, to drop off at Point B, and continues to Point A (for those attending the Closing Dinner event)

after dropping off sketchers at the MRT station and main venue, it will return to the park and loop until 6:00 PM

sketchers are free to make their own way out

Point C Labrador Park Carpark B/C https://goo.gl/maps/6xzQ4BKuiMDGXP9AA wait at drop-off/pick-up point off roundabout

Point B Labrador Park MRT station https://goo.gl/maps/pJGgUsy1pUv9Aqhu9 drop off at carpark opposite station entrance

Point A S P Jain Global School of Management https://goo.gl/maps/tTUkeShNquBJW5xk6 drop off at Block B central entrance

Preparing to Sketch

Make sure you have everything you need to start recording the scenery and views, be it the greenery of the park, or what you see looking out.

Paper sheets, sketchbook, drawings boards, etc; it’ll be windy so make sure you have lots of clips to keep things secure!

Pens, pencils, inks, paints, brushes, etc; bring a minimal selection so you have less to worry about.

Stool, hat, sunshades, water, insect repellent, sunscreen; make sure to have comfortable shoes on and dress lightly.

Snacks, as it’ll be three hours under the sun in our famously humid weather.

A bag for all your rubbish, to keep the park litter-free.

Sketch Draw

There’ll be a little lucky dip for sketchwalk attendees, so make sure to have your Workshopper and Sketchwalker tags with you at the end of the session.

We’ll pre-draw winners from the list of those who indicated they’ll be attending the sketchwalk, and they’ll pick a prize number out of a selection we will have available. See you on Sunday afternoon!

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Closing Dinner with Show & Share

14 July 2019, Sunday 6:00 to 9:00 PM S P Jain School of Global Management  in the Raj Lounge and Banquet Room

Complimentary for all workshop and sketchwalk registrants

This is the time for all the sketchers — be they workshop registrants, sketchwalk attendees, or instructors — to gather and enjoy time together. You can expect to show off the fruits of your labour and share your favourite moments and takeaways while enjoying the catered dishes that will be served.

NOTE: 

Only participants with passes will have access to the banquet.

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Demo 1: Sketching Bic by Tony Chua

Near Dragon’s Teeth Gate < click to view in Google Maps

3:15 PM – may do another at 4 pm

Watch as Tony uses the humble Bic ballpoint pen to squiggle his amazing linework into gorgeous sketches of his chosen subject matter, be it the chaos of urban life or the quietude of a park.

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Demo 2: Ink & Wash by Alice Lim

Berlayer Creek and Bukit Chermin Boardwalk junction < click to view in Google Maps

3:00 PM – may start just before or after; hang out and sketch the scenery too!

Love to sketch at a café while waiting for your train in Paris but don’t fancy bringing your 32-colour watercolour palette when you travel? Neither does Alice. So, she travel lights with a pen and a six-colour watercolour palette. In this demo, she will go through the process of capturing details with a pen and show how to mix a rainbow from a limited palette of just six colours.

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Demo 3: Urban Expression in Colours by Lin Chan

Near Shelter 10 < click to view in Google Maps

2:30 PM – demo will be continuous, with breaks as necessary 4:00 PM – mini-talk at Shelter 10 on “Sketching from the roof top of Sultan Mosque”

Through her experience, you will learn how to sketch in a way unique to yourself, see what others may not see, be passionate about and aware of your surroundings and express yourself in cooler, form and subject matter.

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Demo 4: Guan Dao by Ignatius Yeo

Near Shelter 11 < click to view in Google Maps

2:30 PM – may do another at 3:00 or 3:45 pm

The guan dao is an evolution on the dip pen or the folded pen, also known as a cola pen; the unconventional crude folded pen is largely used for creative calligraphy by European and Middle East artists even to this day.

The folded pen and guan dao may look alike, but that’s where the similarity ends. Through mode switching, Ignatius Yeo has pushed its limits beyond calligraphy and manuscript writing.

In this demo, he will show you how the guan dao can be a pen, brush and even a palette knife with just a flip and change of grip. He will use it to capture a scene with Chinese ink and kopi-o gao, on-location. Those keen to give the guan dao a go are most welcome to do so. 

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Tia Boon Sim Singapore

TIA, as she is affectionately called, is an architect turned art and design educator. She is currently the first Artist-in-Residence at Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore. TIA is the founding director of Urban Sketchers, founder for Urban Sketchers Singapore and Thow Kwang Clay Artists Studio. Her paintings were made into stamps and first day covers to commemorate the Singapore National Day in 2011. A speaker at TEDxSingapore in 2013, TIA is also an independent publisher for two books, Urban Sketchers Singapore: Volumes 1 (2011) and 2 (2015). 

Her artwork was presented to the Prime Minister of Singapore in 2012, and her skyline sketches of Tokyo and Singapore were presented to Ambassador of Embassy of Japan, Singapore in 2016. In Feb 2018, her painting was presented to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at inter-government level. In May 2018, she created a 3-metre long skyline painting for Jurong Town Corporation to celebrate JTC50.

Her work can be seen at her Tia Studio blog; she will be conducting Lesson 04: Great Wall of Sketches - PANO!

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Pocholo Issa Estremos Singapore

Pocholo is a Licensed Architect from the Philippines who worked in Singapore in an International Landscape Architectural, Master Planning & Urban Design Firm as a Landscape Designer/Renderer.

He learned and developed himself through constant sketching by joining Urban Sketcher Singapore somewhere on 2010 an interest group associated with the global non-profit organization Urban Sketchers in promoting location drawings. 

He is also the Founder of Urban Sketcher Cebu and a proud member of Commute Sketcher in Singapore and a member of International Watercolor Society Philippines.

He was invited 2 straight years by the SIA (Singapore Institue of Architects) to do a Workshops in a yearly Event ARCHIFEST 2017 City Sketching Workshop and ARCHIFEST 2018 Your City Sketching Moments Workshop.

And one of the 26 proud urban sketcher/artist to be invited and participate in a Historical Urban sketching and painting journey in India last 2017 for the We Draw Amaravati Project commissioned and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade and Industry MTI in Singapore.

Some of his works are included and published in the Books like (Urban Sketcher Singapore Volume 1 and 2 also in the Our Neighbourhoods series and The Fort Canning Hill Exploring Heritage and Nature Book. You can also see some of his Commute sketches displayed in some Bus Interchange and Train Station here in Singapore. 

Currently practicing and enjoying Full watercolor painting for about Few years already and attended Alvaro Castagnet Master Class Workshop and currently been invited to participate Charity Exhibition in his hometown.His inspirations are some of the Masters in watercolor the likes of Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbuckvic,Herman Pekel, Prafull Sawant, Direk Kingnok,Sergei Kurbatov and many more. 

His work can be seen on Facebook and Instagram; he will be conducting Lesson 10: Creating Atmosphere in Watercolours.

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Patrick Ng Singapore

Patrick has been passionate about art and sketching ever since he was a kid. And even though he later went into the music industry, art was never far from his heart and reach. A self-taught artist, his favourite media is ink and watercolours. He is a key leader in Urban Sketchers Singapore, the local chapter of a large international community of artists passionate about on-location (en plein-air) sketching. 

His works have found their way into locally published books and exhibitions, including one in the National Museum of Singapore (NMS), and another now residing in the Istana, as a gift to then-President Dr Tony Tan.He has given public urban sketching seminars in collaboration with NMS, NLB, and Temasek Polytechnic. In 2015, he led in organising an International Urban Sketching Symposium held in Singapore, which was attended by over 400 artists from all over the world. 

His work can be seen on Facebook; he will be conducting Lesson 01: Secrets to Good Composition.

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Francis Theo Singapore

Francis worked as a store visual merchandiser & planner, and retail fitting-out operations manager for more than 30 years. He now enjoys being a Freelance Illustrator, Florist and Art Educator after retiring from his full-time job.

His love for spontaneous drawing and living a life combining art with experiencing the world has led him to become an urban sketcher. His fast addictive sketching style and strong passion for architecture got him nicknamed “Sketch Machine “ by fellow artists in Urban Sketchers Singapore.

He turns up early for appointments and would spend some time sketching. His constant companions – a sketchbook, a few fountain pens and water brushes. 

His work can be seen on Instagram; he will be conducting Lesson 09: Fountain Pen Inkspiration.