Short Courses
Our Short Courses are designed for beginners and non-arts professionals who are keen to develop a personal interest in the arts. Choose from a wide range of courses including the arts, design, fashion, film, performing arts and photography. Classes are mostly conducted in the evenings and on weekends for the convenience of working professionals.
Many of our Short Courses can be claimed under SkillsFuture Credit (for Singaporeans, aged 25 and above) and are eligible for National Silver Academy subsidy (for Singaporeans aged 50 and above) unless otherwise stated. Terms and conditions apply. For enquiries, please email us at shortcourses@lasalle.edu.sg
BROWSE COURSES
While we can’t often take a trip to paint the Eiffel Tower in real life, this course offers the opportunity to compose imaginative landscapes right from the comfort of the classroom.
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Discover the versatility of acrylic paint. Participants will explore pictorial composition, the key to getting the right shades and hues, creating textures, form and value through still life,…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Develop your voice, body and imagination as a performer through practical exercises. You will practise acting techniques, respond to scripts and develop collaborative performance skills as you…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the basics in acting for camera. You will be introduced to the set-up of what goes on behind the camera as an actor. Participants will explore and develop the ability to focus, communicate…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
This is the first of a two-part series designed to provide a broad overview of the history of architecture from the Neolithic period up to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. It will discuss…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
This short course is designed as the second part of the architecture series course ‘From the Neolithic to the Neoclassical’, and invites participants to the dawn of the European Industrial…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore the great architectural monuments and art of Southeast Asia with a focus on Indonesia and Cambodia. This course will survey the ideas, philosophies, literature and religious beliefs that…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore the important role mythology played as a form of storytelling that passes down values and cultural norms through art. Myths and legends play an enormous role in the imagination, identity…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
Go beyond the mere execution of steps and discover the understanding of ballet, its history and development of certain movements and traditions. Learn the basic principles of ballet, with an…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
This course examines the social, cultural and political contexts which allowed Baroque art to emerge and flourish. The Reformation and Counter-Reformation and how they influenced Baroque art in…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the basics of journalism such as research, fact-checking, writing in the inverted pyramid, ethics and etiquette. This is an introductory course for those who would like to try their hand at…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn to create an aesthetically pleasing work of botanical art. You will practise line drawing, proportions and tonal studies to capture the essence of a plant.
Lessons include relevant…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Use clay to form objects that are both functional and non-functional. Techniques covered in Part I include pinching, coiling and slab construction. Part II & III focuses on wheel-throwing…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Do you love ceramic tiles? Create your own creative design ceramic tiles using various shapes working through collages and carving techniques to transform a two-dimensional design into a three-…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Expand your creative drawing skills with an intriguing dry art medium. Charcoal has unique characteristics that will help you discover your creativity through bold strokes, intricate marks and…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the techniques and nuances of Chinese ink painting to create your own traditional or contemporary art pieces. In this course, you will be introduced to the medium of Chinese ink, colour…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
A common belief that comedians are born funny with a natural flair for inciting laughter is completely untrue. In fact, there are numerous ways to find comedy in day-to-day life and this course is…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Create your own creative print design. The course will guide you through designing and developing your own creative poster design (Creative Design I), print publication (Creative Design II) and…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Kick-start a journey of exploring the world of illustration, through a rigorous and interactive course that focuses on learning the basics of human proportions, drawing style and basic…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Uncover the fundamentals of writing fiction with an eye on both the short story and the novel. An introductory writing workshop that will explore setting, point-of-view, dialogue, conflict, plot,…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
An introductory course to mystery and suspense writing that will span the history of the detective novel – from the golden age of detective fiction to the current trends in Grip Lit. It will cover…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
An exploration of the fascinating possibilities (both artistic and commercial) in creative non-fiction. A very elastic genre with many sub-specialities, this introductory writing course is for…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
An introductory writing workshop for people interested in, but new to, writing for film and television. Many are more familiar with cinematic or televisual stories than any other art, yet too few…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn about spoken word poetry as a genre: history, appreciation, styles and the ways in which it has existed throughout the world as art form, therapy, sport and call to action, amongst many…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
A novel writing course with bestselling author Alice Clark-Platts. In eight classes, plot out the novel you have always wanted to write. Learn about structure and pace and the key elements of…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
As in all good writing, travel writing is far more than a sequential account in prose. Learn techniques from other literary genres to make your travel writing come alive on the page. Key literary…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
An authentic writer is aware that thought patterns, beliefs and past experiences can greatly influence one's inner narratives, decision-making and situational outcomes—and is able to apply such…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the secrets of making a high-quality men's jacket, which will train you on fit and style, accurate measuring, figure observation and adjustment of faults.
The prerequisite for…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
What makes a well-fitting shirt? A good cut, the right fabric as well as quality stitching are essential. This course will teach participants how master tailors construct a shirt and give it a…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn essential techniques of trousers measurement, drafting, methods of construction and tips on how to put it all together.
The prerequisite for unit 2 and above is the…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Create beautiful artwork in style, without the messiness used in traditional painting. Learn the basic foundations of inking your own digital drawing composition with precision control of…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
This course is ideal for those who want to learn how to operate the basic functions of a digital camera. You will learn about f-stop, shutter speed, film speed and how these three functions…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Loosen your rigid drawing habits and be trained in the principles of drawing techniques. Using a wide range of drawing materials for hands-on practice, dive into the world of drawing as a means of…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Breathe new life into discarded items by upcycling them into wearable jewellery through redesigning and re-imagining.
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Uncover the theory of art therapy alongside practical art-making sessions that promote self-reflection through creative expression. Using different artistic media, learn how to interpret your…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
BE. Is an evidence-based programme integrating somatic art psychotherapy, embodied practices, and HeartMath validated tools to increase mental well-being and build resilience.
The…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Fashion evolves, but the principles of pattern making and cutting generally remain essentially unchanged. Join us and learn the craft of making a paper plan or template for a garment. This course…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Do you have a love for fashion? Would you like to create your very own fashion line? Learn basic fashion illustration techniques using a variety of media such as markers, colour pencils, ink and…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Be the next fashion stylist. In an increasingly visual-led world, learn the importance of fashion styling and image-making through demonstrations, role play, discussion and audio visual examples.…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Go back to basics with this course on learning to draw the human form. You will study the human figure with an emphasis on observing proportion, volume and light with fundamental exercises in…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Develop and expand your knowledge of music performance skills. Learn how to read music scores, as well as sight read. This course helps to extend your ability to recognise music styles, rhythms…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore and develop the creative process of making visual collaterals that can move ideas and communicate effectively with the target audience. Further develop creative thinking in Part II by…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
What makes historical fiction feel ‘real’? Join Michelle Elvy, a writer and editor from New Zealand, for a beginner’s course in writing historical fiction. You will discuss and participate in…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Trace the development of Singapore art from the arrival of Chinese migrants that culminated in the Nanyang art movement to the rise of modern art in the 1960s and 1970s and the emergence of…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
“Think Out of The Box!” is an overrated phrase we often hear across various sectors. Have we thoroughly explored what’s inside the box in the first place?
IDEATRON is designed to…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Installation art has evolved into a complex and integral art genre, increasingly seen in large-scale art events such as documenta, biennales, major art exhibitions and art fairs. As we look into…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the basic skills in creating backgrounds, simple characters and animation. You will use animation painting software TVPaint to create a series of animation exercises incorporating basic…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the basic skills in modelling, lighting and animation specifically for environment and characters. Using MAYA software, you will be introduced to polygon modelling and texturing to create…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the tools and technical skills necessary to create and edit images using the world’s most popular graphics software – Adobe Photoshop. The course will cover a full range of tools, filters…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore the world of visual communication through a series of engaging and fun drawing and sketching exercises. This includes developing a series of works on Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the basics of stop-motion animation which includes pixilation, 2D paper cutout, claymation and experimental mixed media. You will experience the spirit of manual animation filmmaking through…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Develop a basic skill set in visual literacy. This course focuses on equipping learners with essential skills and knowledge in identity design. You will get to craft and design logo and brand…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the basic skills in digital sculpting to create hard and soft surface characters and creatures. You will be able to create and use customised brushes and tools to create a variety of effects…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
From generating visual concepts to illustrating designs on paper, take your jewellery idea to the next level with this course. Learn basic jewellery sketching and drawing techniques using colour…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Make your first short film in five days. In this intensive introductory workshop, you will learn the basic skills necessary to create a short smartphone filmmaking. You will learn the basic…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Join Michelle Elvy, writer and editor and once-upon-a time historian from New Zealand for a course in writing memoir. The course will consist of discussions and exercises with a focus around…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Spark your creativity by exploring and experiencing a whole wide range of mixed media styles and painting techniques.
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Music has always played a role for health in society - whether through one’s personal use of music as a form of enjoyment or a way to relieve stress; in a medical setting where music therapists…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Music Production Series I: Getting Started in Music Production
An overview to the fundamental concepts, technologies, and working methodologies of home-based music production…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Landscape painting is regarded as the highest form of Chinese ink painting. In this course, participants will work on large pieces of artwork with a focus on painting various landscapes and…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
In this course on writing humour, you will explore the relationship between writer and reader through readings and discussion with writer and editor Michelle Elvy.
The focus will be on the…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
This course uses the creative and expressive aspects of body movement and dance to support emotional transformation and integration. Participants will explore new movement patterns for growth and…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Be introduced to coloured pencil rendering techniques and learn about colour theory, optical mixing and compositional techniques. Explore the themes of still-life and portraits and learn to apply…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Welcome to the world of gouache painting! With its unique characteristics, learn to create artistic artworks inspired by applying various painting techniques and art styles with multiple themes.…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Be exposed to the history, tools and forms of penmanship and Western calligraphy. Have confidence in analysing current scripts and how they can alter existing styles. Participants will learn to…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
According to Star Wars creator George Lucas, sound is half your film experience. Sound has the power to inform, influence perception, underscore moments and highlight emotions. The course…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore the fundamental principles behind the operation of live online music events and the technology used. This online course includes basic audio and lighting knowledge, pre-production and post…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
This course introduces the basics of today’s popular rhythms. Through a series of exercises, participants are introduced to rhythmic instruments from various cultures, Western classical music…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
This course combines street and architecture photography to tell a complete visual story. Participants will learn techniques for photographing old warehouses and shophouses, and how to capture the…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Be introduced to the basics of all street dance. Participants will be exposed to the funk and soul of the 80’s and the rhythm and flow of hip-hop of the 90’s to see how these movements evolved…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
LASALLE is well known for its fine arts education, and oil painting is one of the College's strongest fields of study. From the basics of Oil Painting I to more advanced techniques in Oil Painting…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Are you a makeup artist, dancer, performer, model or musician keen to learn more about portrait photography? Come experience the changing light conditions around the Winstedt Campus while learning…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
From basic sewing techniques to accurate pattern making and construction skills, this course will show you how to make a top, skirt, pants, dress and women’s jacket from start to finish. Learn to…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Perspective drawing is the foundation of a realistic depiction of the world. It helps to create an illusion of depth and serves as a basis for accurate drawing and painting. Learn the fundamental…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore the world of children’s book illustration with award-winning Singaporean Kid Lit author and illustrator Quek Hong Shin. A structured course that involves lectures, hands-on activities,…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore a variety of techniques and different approaches in this course suitable for those who wish to expand and develop their oil painting skills in portraiture.
The prerequisite for…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Why do products look so good in photographs? Learn the techniques and technicalities of studio product photography, from lighting to product placement and composition. Understand the…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn a variety of soft pastel drawing techniques that will give you a new appreciation of the medium. You will be guided step-by-step in the drawing techniques of layering and blending vibrant…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
The ability to create an effective portrait is probably the most important skill any aspiring studio photographer should master. This course is an essential guide to the principles, practice and…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Explore different teaching strategies, stimuli and discussion topics for the teaching of speech and drama, including practical applications of educational theory. This course consists of two parts…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Develop your voice, body and imagination as a performer through practical exercises. You will practise acting techniques, respond to scripts and develop collaborative performance skills as you…
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Learn the techniques and styles used for coloured pencil rendering. Explore various applications of shading and mark-making using coloured pencils and other complementary drawing media.
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn the techniques and styles used for coloured pencil rendering. Explore various applications of shading and mark-making using coloured pencils and other complementary drawing media.
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Learn to take better travel photographs and videos with Kris Leboutillier, a former National Geographic Traveler photographer and current video producer. Whether it's for your personal…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
See Singapore through a travel drawing eye. Travel sketching is a new and deeper way to engage with your environment within any city or country you visit. Learn basic skills and easy techniques…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
This course will take you through the narrative structure of films and recurring patterns of master plots. Discussion will include understanding how the various genres shape our appreciation of…
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$250
Enliven your watercolour with expressive washes, glazes and luminous hue of watercolour.
The prerequisite for level II is the completion of the previous level or prior experience.…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Gain basic skills in video editing with DaVinci resolve software. Participants will be introduced to the theory and techniques of creative film editing and learn how to be competent with video…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Do you want to be a YouTuber and start a social media channel to tell your story that highlights your passion, hobby or business? Video Storytelling will take you through the basic steps of how to…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
Get your hands on this approachable and beautiful medium and learn how to paint still life, streetscapes and landscapes.
The prerequisite for level II is the completion of the previous…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Ever had a tune stuck in your head but unable to think of the lyrics? This introductory songwriting course will guide you through experimentation and different strategies of conceiving ideas as a…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
The class will look at the essential principles that must be applied to write for these two visual mediums. The syllabus will include originality, dramatic elements of a story, modern three and…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- SkillsFuture Credit
Fans of children's literature – learn how to transpose your love of the imaginative world of little ones' books into actual writing. Children’s literature opens up and taps into a variety of key…
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Eligible schemes / subsidies:
- National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit