Freehand Drawing & Sketching Workshop | 18th July 2026

If you don’t know whow to visualize your ideas, or your sketches always turn out ugly, this workshop will teach you how to communicate your ideas and concepts through sketching and freehand drawings.

Included in this package are recorded sessions that begin by teaching you the fundamentals of drawing and sketching, showing you how to analyze and use basic shapes to draw anything you imagine. You will learn how these forms interact with light to create realistic highlights and shadows. From there, you’ll discover how to breathe life into your drawings and quick sketches by adding elements ranging from intricate details to larger features like trees and people. Finally, you will explore how to apply watercolors and markers to add depth and vibrancy to your work. All while mastering the art of freehand drawing without the use of a ruler or an eraser!

You will then join us in an on-ground workshop where the instructor, Nadine, will show you exactly how to turn your ideas into detailed sketches and drawings.

What Will I Learn?

• Learn how to get comfortable with sketching
• Understand the fundamentals of drawing and sketching
• Understanding shade and shadow
• Learn new lighting and hatching techniques
• Learn how to draw one-point and two-point perspective drawings
• Learn how to add details and refine your drawings
• Understand different presentation styles
• Learn manual rendering using different materials

Date & Time

Location B87 in Masr El Gedida

Saturday 18th July, 2026 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm

Assignments

You’ll be assigned practical exercises and tasks to apply what you learn. These include sketching, creating abstract work, hatching for shade and shadow, drawing perspective drawings, and rendering using different colors.

Target Audience

• First-year architecture students or anyone preparing to enter architecture school who wants to build a strong foundation in freehand drawing and sketching.
• Architects who enjoy sketching but lack the skills to do it professionally
• Architectects who want to build a sketching portfolio or add sketching into their portfolios to apply to offices abroad or master’s degree.
• Anyone whose hobby is drawing or sketching and want to enhance their skills

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Course instructor: Nadine Abdelkhalek

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