Freehand Chinese Ink Painting (Beginner)
This course delves into the unique artistic expressions of traditional and contemporary freehand landscape and figure painting. Through a combination of theory and practice, students will gain a fundamental understanding of the essence of Chinese Ink painting. Beginners are welcome, no experience needed!
- Basic techniques of freehand ink painting: Brush techniques, ink painting techniques, composition
- Special techniques of freehand ink painting: Printing and dyeing, ink splashing
- Portraits painting techniques: Proportions and dynamics of figures, emotional expression and spirit
- Practical creation of one landscape or portrait painting
Tutor
Ma Sing Yuen
Ma is a renowned comic and Chinese ink painting artist in Hong Kong with a wide range of interests and a diverse creative scope. His repertoire includes political cartoons, historical comics, biographical comics, humorous lifestyle comics, and children’s educational comics. In 2004, he founded the publishing house ‘Century Culture’ with his wife Fong She-mei, focusing on the creation of children’s educational publications and publishing over 800 titles to date. In addition to his own comic brand ‘White Cat Black Cat’, Ma also illustrated the ‘Fun with Classical Chinese’ series that has effectively combined education with entertaining comics.
Cartoon statues of his character Q the White Cat appear in Kowloon Park and the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai, and are recognised as an iconic ‘Hong Kong comic character’.
Ma’s Chinese ink paintings have featured in various solo and group exhibitions. His solo shows include Daily Life of Zen (2017), Glimpses of the Bygone (2018), and Happy Ink Paintings (2024). Group exhibitions include the Hong Kong Visual Arts Society 43rd Annual Exhibition, Visions Present and Future (2017), and In Memory of the 105th Anniversary of Master Hongyi’s Ordination: The Li Lijuan-Ma Singyuen Ink Painting and Calligraphy Joint Exhibition (2024).
| Period | 4 July to 29 August 2025 (every Friday) |
| Time | 7:00-9:00pm |
| No. of Lesson | 8 (Total of 16 hours) |
| Fee | HK$3,290 (HK$200 Materials Fee is included) |
| Level | Beginner |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Course Code | ASSC-C-R |
| Age | 16+ |
| Entry Requirement | N/A |
| Venue | 15/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre |
