We were pretty lucky for that day because the studio happened to run out of the standard canvas that comes with the package and so we were given a bigger canvas to draw! The place have quite a lot of pictures for you to choose from to paint and after we have selected our picture, we began to draw - sketching the picture using pencil and paint it thereafter. It was rather difficult to obtain certain tone or shade even though I'm aware what combination produce a certain colour or tone. After about 2 - 4 hours (can't remember exactly), my work is completed. Seriously speaking, I was rather tired/impatient halfway into the painting and so I think it is unlikely I will pick up painting as a hobby ever.
Pat says
I was very excited about this April's monthly activity. Have been hearing a lot about Arteastiq and thought it was something interesting to try. Basically, we do not have to prepare anything and just go there to paint. The package includes a canvas, paints, paint brushes and a drink. You can either bring a picture of something you want to paint or if you are like us, we just went there "empty handed" and they had files of pictures for us to chose from. There were a huge variety of pictures which was good and I finally decided on some artistic picture which appears quite high level. But hey, since I spent quite a lot of money on it, I might as well try to do something more "exciting".
We started sketching the picture before painting it. After spending half an hour on sketching barely half of the picture, I decided to sketch faster instead since I only had 4 hours to complete the piece. After awhile, I became a bit tired of sketching, so I tried to paint some parts first. It was only then that I found out that I should not have spent too much time sketching as once I painted a colour over, I could barely see the sketches.. Sighs.. Anyway, I did try my best to preserve what I had initially sketch so at least I could get the proportions right. In the middle of it all, the free drink arrived. We order their famous lychee tea. One sip of it and I was totally in love. This drink helps me keep my mind in sane as I tried my best to complete the art work. After 4 hours later, we were done!! The staff was quite surprise as she said another couple took 4 hours and have not finish their sketching!! seriously.. >.< Oh wells, we did not know that we could have further extensions or come back to finish at a cheaper rate. But it was good that we are done too.
The experience was one of the kind. Without Arteastiq, I would never in my life thought that I would paint an art work. Manly because I don't think I'm that into art to invest in paints and would most probably just do one piece and not continue anymore. Hence, wasting my money on the paints. So Arteastiq was a good avenue for couple outings. Looking at my painting, I would say I'm proud of myself. The mixing of colours was a bit difficult as they had manly the primarily colours but not the full spectrum of colours so I had to mixed colours and blend them to try to be as close as the picture that I had chosen. Furthermore, I realised that due to the paints or my brush technique, I was unable to get the vibrant colours that I see from the picture. Nevertheless, I think I had did a great job as a beginner. =D
