Sketch Journaling With Thain Lin
Have you thought about how to best combine your travel with art? Explore the world of travel sketching with Thain Lin in this hands-on workshop. Thain Lin will guide you in developing your travel sketchbook and demonstrate how to approach sketching while balancing sightseeing, shopping, dining, and companionship. Through live demonstrations and coaching, you will learn how to simplify complex scenes or landmarks, as well as how to capture transportation, food, and souvenirs efficiently.
Thain Lin will also introduce his preferred sketching tools and travel journals from Traveler’s Company, helping you make informed decisions on what to bring for your adventures. The techniques and approaches shared are equally applicable to on-site sketching, also known as urban sketching.
Workshop topics include:
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Introduction to travel sketching – understanding the “why, what, and how”
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Selecting your sketching kit and travel gears
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Simplification techniques for fast, effective sketches
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Applying colour washes and working with watercolour
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Hands-on sketch journaling on A5 watercolor cards or your personal sketchbook, focusing on waterproof ink pens, water brushes, and quick washes
This workshop emphasizes sketch journaling on A5 size paper, allowing you to create a portable and expressive travel record. By the end, participants will also gain insight into urban sketching as a global movement, connecting the practice of capturing everyday life on location with a vibrant international community of artists.
About The Subject
Urban sketching is a global movement where artists capture real-life scenes on location, whether it’s bustling streets, quiet corners, landmarks, or everyday moments. Rather than aiming for perfection, urban sketchers focus on observation, storytelling, and personal interpretation, often combining line work, ink, and watercolor. The movement emphasizes connecting with your surroundings, documenting life as it unfolds, and sharing your sketches with a worldwide community of fellow artists. Urban sketching encourages artists of all levels to explore creativity in situ, making every travel experience an opportunity for visual storytelling.
About The Artist
Thain Lin is a self-taught urban sketcher and experienced artist cum trainer. On weekdays, Thain Lin manages and runs IT projects in a large professional business services firm. On weekends and during his leisure time, he passionately indulges in the process of creating artworks as a means of visually communicating and documenting the urban space around him. He usually paints in his favourite mediums of ink and watercolours of his pet architecture subjects – heritage buildings and shophouses, accompanied by luscious greenery and distinctive human figures. He also enjoys meeting people and helps his clients to paint their homes and favourite places. It’s almost a cliché to say that art is a way to communicate happiness, and that is evidently shown in Thain Lin’s artworks.
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Cancellation Policy
Once registered, participants are not eligible for a refund if they decide to withdraw from the workshop. However, Overjoyed reserves the right to make amendments or cancel the workshop (with a full refund) while providing prior notice to all registered participants.Event Time and Cancellation
TASA Gallery reserves the right to modify the event time or cancel the event in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Participants will be notified promptly of any changes or cancellations.- Minimum Participation Requirement
To commence the workshop, a minimum of 8 participants must be registered. In the event of workshop cancellation due to insufficient participation, paid participants will be notified at least 1 day in advance, and a full refund will be issued. - Cleanliness Responsibility
We kindly request that participants ensure the event space is cleaned up after use. Your cooperation in maintaining a clean and pleasant environment is greatly appreciated. Photography and Video Recording Consent
In accordance with PDPA regulations, Overjoyed will capture photographs and record videos during the workshop. By registering for this workshop, participants are considered to have granted consent to be photographed, recorded in videos, or included in these media as required for purposes such as publicity, illustration, advertising, and online content.