Children’s Book Illustration

(8 sessions x 3 hours)

This course introduces the basics of children’s books illustration for learners to produce their own children’s book. Unlike many children’s books illustration workshops that focus only on the writer's perspective while neglecting the illustrator’s perspective, learners will be taught skills for handling different mediums and techniques used to enhance the quality of illustration. This course is suited for adult learners with or without any art experience.

Course Content:

Painting with watercolour, food colouring and batik ink
Painting with poster colour
Painting with flat brushes on simple backgrounds
Colour with markers on different mediums
Printmaking with different mediums
Picture book layout
Collage and dummy making

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Our Trainers

Patrick Yee

Patrick Yee is a multi-award-winning illustrator and one of Singapore’s leading illustrators with over 180 books published to his credit. His past work experiences include being a freelance illustrator for Epigram Books, Asiapac Books, Landmark Books, MandarinaKids and HDB Educational Department.

Patrick is a two-time award winner of the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Book Illustrations. In 2016, he was the recipient of the Most Prolific Children’s Book Illustrator award from the Singapore Book of Records for having 155 books illustrated and published from 1992 to 2016.

His publishing credits include Little Buddy, Winter Rabbit, Rosie Rabbit series and On Being Happy by UK publishers Walker Books and Orchard Books. Some of his bestselling local works include Harry Grows Up: The Early Years of Lee Kuan Yew, and A Boy Named Harry: The Childhood of Lee Kuan Yew. Patrick is also the illustrator for the successful Bo Bo and Cha Cha picture book series by Epigram Books.

Patrick is passionate about art teaching. He dedicates his time teaching at various tertiary educational institutions such as Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Nanyang Polytechnic, AWWA School, Rainbow Centre and Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore, in addition to conducting regular art workshops for young children.

View Patrick’s works at http://patrickyeeillustration.blogspot.sg

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Course Information

Course Schedule
[July 2024 intake]
4 July – 22 August 2024 (Every Thu)
7pm to 10pm

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[September 2024 intake]
26 September – 21 November 2024 (Every Thu)
7pm to 10pm
No lesson on 31 Oct

Course schedules for January 2025 Intake will be published in October 2024.

Course Fee
S$650.00
S$351.83 (After NSA Subsidy)

Course fee does not include materials required for this course

Application Fee
S$48.00

Aid Schemes
National Silver Academy
SkillsFuture Credit

Application Information
July 2024 / January 2025 intake
Applications are accepted from 1 May till 4 weeks before the course commences or when the course is full, whichever is earlier.

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Information for Learners

CLE Office is located at NAFA Campus 1, Tower Block (Level 9).

We are open from Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays).

Operating hours:
9.30am - 12.30pm; 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

Available Subsidies:
SkillsFuture Credit
*SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy Credits are not applicable for all courses offered by our Centre
National Silver Academy (NSA)
NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

For any enquiries or assistance, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Hotline: 6512 1388

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Children’s Book Illustration

Children’s Book Illustration