The Lhomon Education and Chokyi Gyatso Institute has organized a basic Graphic Designing and Animation training program for the monks and teachers in the Institute for the last few months. The training focused on providing opportunities to learn about illustrations and animations to uplift their knowledge of technology and e-learning materials. The students are trained in creating digital illustrations using their sketches, online references and basics motion graphics using software like Photoshop and Aftereffects.
In particular, the training has benefited our students to reconsider and revive their interest in doing art. The new form of art has particularly inspired those students who lack manual art skills as well as other students who take interest in the art. Jigme Dorji, 16 years old, one of the participants has to say “I am very poor in art. So, I did not give much interest to learn the art. After joining the illustration class, my interest regained. I got many new ideas to do things digitally. It was my new experience to do art on the computer. I hope it will benefit those who do not like to do art manually. I would like to urge all the youth to take part in the Photoshop class as it gives new life to art”.
Many of our students are doing digital art for the first time, so whatever they have been learning are new things for them. Our students seem to have a lot of fun particularly exploring new tools to create designs, shapes, shades, figures, and arts. Here is what Tashi Dendup, 15 years old has to say “I got an opportunity to learn about digital art (Photoshop) for the very first time and it was a fun and great class for me. In this digital world, I must say that digital works are very important and it would be a great benefit for us to receive further courses.”
Another participant, Tenzin Jamtsho, 18, said, “I never had any idea about Photoshop before. I wasn’t interested. To be frank, I was a bit irritated when I heard the news of taking IT classes, but once I joined the classes, it was interesting. I gained a lot of ideas and knowledge, as well as it was fun. “
Tshering Dorji, 23, said, “It was my very first time to attend such class (related to artworks and digital) and I felt satisfied with it. It was a good opportunity to have such a course for me. I am expressing my gratitude to the facilitator, Sherab Sir, and my Institute for letting me take part in the training.”
Sanga Dorji, 24, one of the senior monks, who had some experience in Photoshop said, “I have yearned to learn Photoshop for two years. I would like to offer my heartiest gratitude for this wonderful opportunity. I am happy and like to thank my Institute for letting me learn Photoshop. It was a great class for me. As I like Artworks myself, I am sure that I can make great use out of them to help my Institute. And I also would like to suggest making such courses available to youths. As we are moving in the digital world, I found it as a mandatory tool”
The training is facilitated by Mr Sherab Thai, a Creative Director/Designer of AwesomeBhutan. We would like to thank AwesomeBhutan.
This is the 21st century and to make possible this kind of digital education for our young people is a necessary step. We will keep on exploring such opportunities for our students in the future.
