Price: 378 AED ( 5% vat and All materials are included)
The class will be conducted in English at The Workshop Dubai
Age: 12+
Simplifying Photos into a Sketch
Learn how to transform a photograph into a simple, expressive sketch using pen and watercolor. This hands-on workshop focuses on seeing beyond the details—identifying the essential shapes, lines, light and shadows, and simplifying them into a beautiful sketch.
You’ll learn how to choose what to keep, what to leave out, and how to use confident pen lines and loose watercolor washes to capture the character of a scene without overworking it.
In the workshop, you’ll explore:
Breaking a photo down into simple shapes and forms
Identifying the key elements that make a scene recognizable
Simplifying details without losing the essence of the subject
Using pen to create expressive lines and structure
Adding watercolor washes for light, shadow, depth and atmosphere
Understanding where to use detail—and where to let the sketch breathe
Creating a finished sketch from a reference photograph
Perfect for: Beginners and anyone who wants to develop a more confident, loose and expressive sketching style.
Bring your favorite photographs and turn them into simple, lively pen-and-watercolor sketches!
About the instructor:
Priya Krishnan Das is an Illustrator, visual journalist and traveler, capturing daily snippets of life in her sketchbook. This includes drawing food, urban scenes, people and nature. Her belief is that everything becomes interesting and beautiful when you draw it, making life more enriching. Her motto is to teach people to confidently draw anything, anywhere, without inhibitions. Back in India, she traveled across the country capturing traditions, culture, tribes and food through her sketches and compiled it into a book, “75 Sketches Celebrating Bharat”. Having moved to UAE last year, she is delightfully exploring the rich local culturescape one sketch at a time, and hopes to contribute to the same through her work.
All art materials will be provided.
