Sunday, 20 February 2011

Singapore Total Defence Day 2011 Poster

The theme for this year's Total Defence Day is "HOME - Keeping It Together".


This is the official music video from YouTube. Listen to it. This well-loved song is rearranged and sung by 39 Singaporean singers. 








Now, let's learn how to complete the Total Defence Day poster.


Materials Needed:

  • Pencil & eraser
  • Drawing Paper
  • Poster Colour
  • Palette
  • Small container (for washing your brushes)
  • Paint Brushes

Refer to the template provided and draw "HOME" in block letters.
Write "Keeping it together" directly below.
Make sure this is done in the middle of the page.


Add more details to your drawing.
For example, hills, tree, kite, clouds and Sun.
Remember to keep the details big because this makes the painting process easier later.


Arrange your painting tools in an orderly manner so that you can focused better
Newspaper on the table
Drawing in the middle
Poster Colours on the left
Palette and small container at the top


Fill the small container and palette with water.
Squeeze the poster colours on the FLAT part of the palette.
We are painting the block letters first.
We are blending Red, Orange and Yellow because they belong to the same colour family.


 Wet the brush and mixed the red colour on the palette.
Mixed well.


Paint the bottom one-third of the letter "E" red. Use the sharp tip of the brush.




Wash the brush in the small container



 
Wet the brush and mixed the orange colour on the palette.
Paint the middle one-third of the letter "E" orange.
Remember to BLEND the orange and red together.


Wash the brush in the small container








Paint the bottom green, middle light green and top yellow.
Remember to BLEND the 3 colours.
Sunlight reaches the top of the tree, therefore yellow is used.


Repeat the same the blending technique on the tree trunk.


Outline the clouds using dark purple.
Paint half of the cloud light purple.
Paint the centre of the cloud white.
Remember to BLEND the 3 colours.


Let's not waste the excess colours on the palette.
We can use the colours on the kite, Sun and path.

Repeat the same the blending technique.


Paint the sky blue.


Paint the windows black.
We always use black colour at the end when painting.
Use a black marker to trace the phrase "Keeping it together".





Squeeze the poster colours on the FLAT part of the palette.
We are painting the hills next.


Paint the bottom green, middle light green and top yellow.
Remember to BLEND the 3 colours.

Mixed the yellow colour on the palette.
Paint the top one-third of the letter "E" yellow.
Remember to BLEND the orange and yellow together.


Repeat the same steps on the other block letters.
Paint the bottom red, middle orange and top yellow.
Remember to BLEND the 3 colours.
For me, "Home" is a place where I feel secured and loved.


How about you? What is the meaning of "Home" to you? Please leave a comment below. ^^

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

it is good that celebrating total defence day is heliping to defend our own country
from
joseph

Anonymous said...

It is very nice and cretiveform: siti Aisha

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Anonymous said...

it is nice,creative and amazing but you should add more details.Total Defence Day is tiring but fun.Xue Liang

Anonymous said...

ITS INTERESTING . VERY NICE. HOME IS WE ARE LIVING TOGETHER.

Anonymous said...

We could live together peacefully with our friends and families.Its interesting and we could defend our country

Danish

Anonymous said...

Our Blogspot Rock!


Baqir

Anonymous said...

It is good to celebrate Total Defence as we defend our own country ~ :)

The meaning of "Home" to me is that Home is a pplace for us to Live and for us to stay with our Family ~ :)

From:

Michelle (6/7)

Anonymous said...

it is good if we celebrate total defence day.edry

Anonymous said...

Nice and creative!!! It is fun to celebrate total defence day!!!!!!YEAH!!!:)
From:Li Wen

Anonymous said...

S'pore is our home truely where our family and we can live peacefully.

Yours Sincerely,
Morgan

Anonymous said...

i am grateful that we have total defence day and our fellow dead soldier protect us until the end.this is home where we belong and friends and family too!!.once again i am grateful to have total defence day.bye and the blog rock!!

from,
firas

Anonymous said...

Hello Mr Huang! The blog is cool and I love it but i think you should at more pictures to itto make it more creativity. Home is a place that I feel save and secure. I had learn so many things about the Total Defence Day.Once again< your blog is really cool.

From one of your pupils,
Adlyn

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Anonymous said...

It's nice and creative.I think 'Home' is Singapore for you,but where I belong is my home.As I am studying In Singapore now I should respect Singaporeans.


From,
Natasha

Anonymous said...

'Home' is where we live together.
From,
Xinyi

Anonymous said...

A HOME to me is me and my family live together happily...
From,
Mei ling

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Anonymous said...

Home is a place where my family live

From,
jo er

Anonymous said...

home is where i feel safe and secure.

From,
Lisa

limzhanzhu said...

i hope next time the word can be better such as, 'love','hate' and more word about feeling.

limzhanzhu said...

mr huang your drawing really very cool and noce.wow.....

Anonymous said...

I am grateful that we have total defence day and our fellow dead soldier protect us until the end,this is home where we belong and friend and family too!!.once again i am grateful to have total defence day,bye and the blog rock!!


from,
Ammar

Anonymous said...

A place for me to feel secure ,safe and a home for me! :)


From Sherman

Anonymous said...

Home is where I'm not alone.
A place which is safe and secure.
A home that looks like HEAVEN, where the country can be proud of.
From,
Siti Khadijah

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Anonymous said...

nice blog =]

Wardha

Anonymous said...

I think that it is place for me to feel save ..


Mavis=)

Anonymous said...

Home is where I belong and my home is Singapore and Im proud to be a Singaporean. :D

From ;
Hijratul. :D

Art-venturer said...

Lovely comments everyone!

Keep up the good work for the Portrait Drawing.


Cheers,
Art-venturer

limzhanzhu said...

everydody comment got almost the same meaning.:D

Anonymous said...

It is so nice!!! Wow ur sch rocks!