Events Search and Views Navigation
March 2020
Hand-Colouring Photography Walk-in Workshop, by Ignacio de Juana
Hand-colouring refers to any method of manually adding colour to a black-and-white photograph, generally either to heighten the realism of the photograph or for artistic purposes. Hand-colouring is also known as hand painting or overpainting. The artist uses this technique to add a new and different dimension to his black and white photographs hand-colouring them with watercolours. Spanish-born Ignacio de Juana lived in Kuala Lumpur for two and a half years and has recently moved to George Town to open his own…
Find out more »Pop-up Card Workshop with Winnie Cheng
This is a fun workshop for children and adults where participants get to create their own pop-up card inspired by George Town's iconic shophouses. Participants will be guided on how to cut, fold and glue the template and can customize their card by colouring it in with colour pencils and marker pens. Winnie Cheng is a full-time artist living and creating in Penang. She has a Master of Arts in Art by Research from the University of Brunei Darussalam (2013)…
Find out more »April 2020
Ralph Kiggell Open Studio
Thailand-based Ralph Kiggell’s open studio will show him at work, and also he will exhibit prints relating to his work in Thailand and to the tropics, about woodblock printing, and about how it can connect to the environment. He will be at Hin Bus Depot from April 3rd-5th 1pm to 6pm. Ralph Kiggell studied woodblock printing, both traditional and contemporary methods, in Japan in the 1990s, finishing with an MFA from Tama Arts University in Tokyo. He has taught at Bangkok, Chulalongkorn, and Chiang Mai universities, and…
Find out more »Black and White Woodcut, with Ralph Kiggell
A 5-hour course introducing water-based woodblock printing, a non-toxic traditional Japanese technique that doesn’t need a press. You will learn about the beautiful paper, wood and tools used for this method, as well as how to transfer your image to a woodblock, how to cut it out using various knives and gouges, register it and print it on specially dampened paper. This course is great for both beginners and those who have some knowledge of this technique. • You will…
Find out more »Basic Silkscreen Printing, by Dirty Donuts
Learn how to silkscreen print a tote bag. Students will learn how to do basic silkscreen printing within three hours. Bring any surfaces that they wish to print on. You will receive all the materials you need to then explore on other printable surfaces after the workshop. Azmal Mashudi is a graphic designer, illustrator, silkscreen printer and a founder of Dirty Donuts Print Lab and Basix Lab. His works have been exhibited in Osaka, Japan and he has carried out silkscreen…
Find out more »Exploring the Art of Doodling with Leong Wai Khong
Leong Wai Khong is an award-winning doodle artist and illustrator who will explain his processes and transformations during this workshop. The cost is RM 50. Contact the artist directly to book: Waikhong@gmail.com You can learn more about his work at http://www.behance.net/leongwaikhong
Find out more »
24