[NON NSA] Pet Portrait Pencil Sketching Intermediate by Jeffrey

[NEWTON]Learn to capture the unique personality and charm of your pets through guided pencil sketching techniques
About this Event

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NO National Silver Academy (NSA) Subsidy

Pet Portrait Pencil Sketching Intermediate

Description:

Capture the personality and charm of your beloved pets in this fun and exploratory pencil sketching course. Through guided exercises and demonstrations, you’ll learn how to observe your pet more closely and translate their unique features onto paper with confidence and character.

Although the course focuses on drawing pets such as dogs, cats, and other furry companions, the skills learned are far from limited to animal subjects. Observation, proportion, construction, shading, texture rendering, and form-building are fundamental drawing skills that can be applied to people, flowers, food, landscapes and many other artistic pursuits.

This course aims to build a strong foundation in pencil sketching and provide participants with versatile skills that can support a lifelong creative journey.

What You Will Learn

Observation and Visual Analysis: Learn how artists observe shapes, forms, proportions, and details that are often overlooked in everyday viewing.

Proportions and Measurement: Develop techniques for accurately placing facial features and judging the size and relationships between different parts of the animal.

Constructing Organic Forms: Learn how to simplify complex animal subjects into manageable shapes and forms before refining them into realistic drawings.

Light, Shadow, and Tonal Values: Use shading techniques to create depth, volume, and three-dimensional form.

Pencil Handling and Mark-Making: Explore different pencil strokes, pressure control, layering, blending, and erasing techniques to achieve a variety of effects.

Drawing Fur and Texture: Study fur direction, length, density, and texture, and learn how to convincingly render different coats ranging from short-haired cats to fluffy dogs and small furry animals.

Capturing Expression and Character: Learn how subtle details in the eyes, ears, posture, and facial features contribute to a pet's unique personality.

Understanding Organic vs Geometric Forms: Compare the flowing, irregular shapes found in animals with the structured and predictable forms of man-made objects. This helps strengthen observation skills and improves the ability to draw a wide variety of

subjects.

NOTE: Students should already possess prior pencil sketching experience

Artwork shown is for reference only and may not reflect actual course work.

WHEN?

Tue 14 Jul, 10am-1240pm

Tue 21 Jul, 10am-1240pm

Tue 28 Jul, 10am-1240pm

Tue 4 Aug, 10am-1240pm

Tue 11 Aug, 10am-1240pm

Tue 18 Aug, 10am-1240pm

6 sessions totalling 16 hours.

WHERE?

Brahm Centre @ Newton L4

47 Scotts Road #04-02A Goldbell Towers

S228233 (Newton MRT Exit A)

ART MATERIALS ARE NOT PROVIDED.

Here is the list of drawing materials to bring:

1. Blending stumps and tortillons
2. Indent tools
3. Sandpaper block
4. Graphite pencils HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
5. Mechanical pencil 0.5 HB
6. Mono Zero Eraser
7. Sketch Pad 165gsm
8. Kneaded eraser
9. Regular eraser
10. Masking tape

COURSE FEE:

$280.00 per person

ENJOY 20% OFF EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT, LIMITED SLOTS!
NO National Silver Academy (NSA) Subsidy

SkillsFuture Credit

• This course is SkillsFuture Credit Claimable
• All tickets purchased with the intent to use SkillsFuture Credit to offset the course fee will be subject to a non-refundable $10 administrative fee.

Notes:

• Please note that all payment for courses are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• There are NO make-ups if you miss any of the art sessions.
• Missing a session does not disqualify you from taking part in the course - the trainer is not obligated to recap what was missed.
• Brahm Centre reserves the right to replan the course should the trainer be unable to conduct the class due to unforeseen circumstances.

• By registering for classes at Brahm Centre, you consent to Brahm Centre and AIC collecting, using and disclosing your personal data, as declared in the registration form and in accordance with Brahm Centre’s Data Protection Policy found at: https://www.brahmcentre.com/data-protection-policy/, as well as AIC: https://www.aic.sg/dataprotectionpolicy’s Data Protection Policy found at https://www.aic.sg/dataprotectionpolicy.

Do note that photographs and videos may be taken during the course for publicity purposes.

EFFECTIVE 1ST MARCH 2026, ALL TICKETS PURCHASED WITH INTENT TO USE SKILLSFUTURE CREDIT WILL HAVE A NON-REFUNDABLE, $20 COMMITMENT FEE IMPOSED.

HOW? Do I begin the process of using my SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) to pay for course fees:

Step 1 (on Skillsfuture Website): Check your SkillsFuture credit balance.

Log into your SkillsFuture Portal to confirm you have sufficient SkillsFuture Credit balance (Take note: $4K SkillsFuture Career Transition Credits CANNOT be used for Brahm Centre courses).

https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/e-services/e-services.html

Step 2 (on Eventbrite Website): Securing your ticket.

On Eventbrite, search for the course you are interested in.

https://www.eventbrite.sg/o/brahm-centre-4067900361

Step 3 (on Eventbrite Website): Select correct ticket type & complete registration.

Select the intended Ticket Type (either SkillsFuture or SkillsFuture + Material) and complete your registration. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about the course.

Save/Screenshot the confirmation. (you will use this in the following steps)

Step 4 (on Skillsfuture Website): Submit your SkillsFuture claim.

Go back to the SkillsFuture Portal to submit a claim under 'E-Services'.

https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/e-services/e-services.html

click on the link below to watch a video on how to submit your SFC claim:

Please submit your SkillsFuture credit claim 60 days BEFORE the course commencement, for it to be valid. Deadline to submit SFC Claim is one week prior to course commencement.

Step 5 (on Skillsfuture Website):

If your SFC submission was completed successfully, the status of your submission would reflect as "PENDING".

Your registration is confirmed after your SkillsFuture claim status reflect as "APPROVED".

*Should you choose to cancel your SFC claim before the start date, Brahm Centre reserves the right to impose a penalty fee for course withdrawal.