My artwork is of the corridors in an HDB flat. The name of this art piece is "The Borderline"; I named it so because I feel it is the border of our homes to our life outside. Many people pass by the corridors in their HDBs or Condominiums to get to school, work, the shopping mall, etc. It is the connection for us to explore the rest of the world other than just other homes. The piece's primary focus is the wall, right in the middle of the piece. The contrast of the colours in the background brings forward the wall's brightness. The shadows of the railings also add depth to the piece. Everyone interprets every artwork differently, and there is no correct or incorrect way of perceiving it. I chose to use charcoal because it symbolizes and underlines boldness and imagination. 

It is in black and white, so you can imagine the colours and setting of the piece yourself and the message you see. I used my fingers to blend often; if it were too dark, I would use an eraser to lighten the shade gently. I also made sure the clear contrast between the dark and light lines was obvious and clean, using an eraser and ruler, along with charcoal.

One thing I have learnt from this piece is patience. I needed a lot of patience to complete this piece, spreading it out over many days. But, overall, I am satisfied with my work. 

My artwork is at the void deck. Many parts have to be adequately shaded clearly. I started by drawing the details using a pencil, and after I was done, I used charcoal to shade them. After that, I use a ruler to draw lines and measure how long it has to be drawn. I also use my fingers to blend the black-to-grey colour for the lighter parts and erase the black or grey parts that were supposed to be black.

When doing my work, I learnt to be patient and trust whatever I am doing. Overall, charcoal may be dirty and messy, but in the process, it is fun and happy to see the progress I have made. I would do it again if there is any chance.

My artwork is a view of under an HDB, and I live nearby. I first used limited guidelines to sketch out prominent features to get a sensing of their positions (like the tree, air con unit and the dark pillar in the middle of the drawing) before eyeballing the rest of the sketch. Then I started it from left to right, darkest to lightest. 

I wanted to create a space that seemed both big and limited at the same time by using lots of blacks surrounded by white. I wanted my artwork to look as similar to the photo reference as possible while slightly bending the rules to give it a better vibe. I did a decent job on my first big-scale charcoal drawing. 

I liked my angle (though it infuriated me sometimes due to its slightly slanted). The HDB proved a fun challenge and got me very interested in charcoal. I should have been more careful not to leave fingerprints and guidelines before fixing it.

My artwork references the stairs leading to the car park near my house. The name of my artwork is ‘This is me trying’ as my dad brought me up these stairs growing up whenever he drove me anywhere, which is very often. My artwork is created from charcoal and blended with my fingers. I trusted the process as there was a lot of light, meaning different shading. The start was rough as I could not locate the light source, but eventually, after trying, I got it. 

My artwork is inspired by my dad as he tried his best and brought me to school every day without fail since primary one, I feel I underappreciated my dad a lot, and this drawing will remind me of the determination my dad always has brought me anywhere I need as long as he is free and well even if he didn’t feel like it mentally. My goal in creating this artwork was to appreciate and dad and show gratitude, as it was hard work making this piece, but it was even harder raising me. I tried my best, but some of the blending didn’t go as planned, but it turned out fine. I learnt that charcoal would smudge a lot, and I had to be very careful.

My artwork is a charcoal sketch of a corridor in my house at my lift lobby. I took the picture at a slanted angle to show the shape of the corridor. My artwork shows the contrast made by the light.

I used charcoal to shade the darkest parts for shading, and then an eraser to erase the lightest parts. Finally, for the dark but not bright parts, I used a paper blender and my fingers to blend out the charcoal, making it look even.

I chose this picture to use because I wanted more people to appreciate this place since we all walk past this place every day to reach the lift, to go to work or school. Unfortunately, we often neglect this place as it has become a part of our daily lives. My main goal for this artwork was to make the area look sad and neglected.

This creation is about a staircase I pass by twice daily to get from and to home. The piece called 'Usual Staircase' focuses on value and form. I used a ruler with my mediums, charcoal and erasers to make straight, clean lines and shading after lightly drawing the lineart. This work is inspired by Tang Ling Nah's charcoal artworks of transitional spaces. It also expresses the issue of people using lifts just from level 2, wasting time, resources and opportunities to get some little exercise.

My goal as an artist is to become more aware of the space around me as I have always been absent-minded and unaware of the objects as well as the issues of people around me. This piece has helped me to remember that there is stuff around me, even if it is not my focus now. I learned techniques using charcoal and leaving parts of my artwork "un-coloured" to get the best white possible. I will be more aware of lighting and shade in the future.