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ONWARD & PERSEVERE

ORCHID PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL

DSA to ART in OPSS

Join us as a talent ARTopian

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We welcome you to

“OPSS Art” as

4 years

programme

Visual Art in OPSS

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Learning outside of classroom

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Learning Art Making processes and studio making together with other EAP

students during lLeap

Art Competitions

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Our Art

students and

Art Club

members took

part in external

competitions,

such as 13

Junior

Watercolour

competition

organised by

Singapore

Watercolour

Society in 2019.

On-site painting session at Singapore River

Receiving 23 and 26 position

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Art Competitions

Our Art

students and

Art Club

members took

part in external

competitions,

such as Yellow

Ren Arts

Festival 2018

Painting on site at the Reservoir

Opportunities for Artopians

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Our DSA student

presenting his

ceramic as a gift

Our DSA students represents

OPSS as Art ambassadors.

They were presenting what

they learned from the

curators of the Art show or

museum and were little

guides to primary school

students. Guiding students

through DSA outreach too.

Art as 4 year

programme

OPSS Visual Art

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What you will learn in our 4 year Art

programme?

�Students of all streams get the same

opportunities and learn the same skills.

�Project based - Art making processes

�Skills – various technical & research skill

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Art as an

inquiry-based

subject

Lower Secondary

Art

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OPSS Art programme – Project based

�Thematic for each projects

�Sec 1 – Our environment, Wayang Kulit,

Cohort project

�Technical skills – drawing, shading,

photo-taking & painting

�SOVA – Tang Ling Nah, David Chan

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Example of Sec 1

drawing (Our Environment)

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A picture of “Our

environment” and a

pencil shading of the

environment with a self-

taken photograph, and

application of transfer by

grid drawing

Example of Sec 1 Wayang Kulit Project

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Studies of puppetry (wayang kulit) by mimicking the movement

of the puppets and understanding joints and movement.

Example of Sec 1 Wayang Kulit Project

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Students making

their own

wayang kulit

with new

modern

materials

Example of Sec 1 Cohort Project

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Designing a composition

of traditional toys with

EOA and POD, using

different thickness of

lines to express

themselves.

Understand the process

of making colour

choices after colour

theory lessons.

OPSS Art programme – Project based

�Thematic for each projects

�Sec 2 – My favourite item, Character design,

Paper sculpture

�Technical skills – designing, synectics,

colour pencil & 3D paper sculpture

�SOVA – Rene Magritte, various artists and

character designers (See, Think, Wonder)

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Example of Sec 2 Drawing

(My favourite item)

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Example of Sec 2 (Character Design)

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Paper sculpture, designing the character from 2D to 3D

Example of Sec 2 (Paper sculpture)

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Art as “O”

Level Subject

Upper Secondary

Art

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What sec 3 get to learn?

�Painting (Watercolour / oil / acrylic /

digital)

�Papercut / Batik

� Intermediate to Advanced illustration

skills, to be applied in:

▪ Fashion / Costume illustration

▪ Narrative illustration

Content20

O level Illustrations

Content21

What will be provided to help you

learn?

Resources

�Equipment

▪ DSLR Cameras, computer, illustration

sensor tablets, colour printer

�Materials

▪ 72-Colour pencils, pastels, charcoal

▪ Watercolour, acrylic, oil paint

▪ Illustration markers

▪ Art, Design, Illustration Books

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Example:

Investing in

high quality

materials for

our

students- 72

colour

pencils sets

Resources23

Consistency

and

Commitment

Coursework24

ONWARD & PERSEVERE

ORCHID PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL25

We like “YOU” to

join us as a talent ARTopian