It's just a picture, they say;A moment captured just by the way,Expression frozen on a face, with the backdrop of a place,Imprinted onto film where it just had to stay. I wish it wasn't so, but that it was a jarThat could capture the feelings, the nuance of the hourSo that it wouldn't be a …
Any artist will agree that a sketchbook is a fundamental item for them to have. It's like a constant assignment that keeps us learning. But it's true that we don't always make one type of art - some works are embarrassing scrawls, some are masterpieces. So the question is: should we chuck it all into …
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At the beginning of this year when we were visiting Karachi, I bought a sketchbook there with the intention of carrying it around as much as I could. And this summer, we went on a vacation abroad, and I tried my best to sketch on the go. I'll be 100% honest and post everything, including …
A journey of change and growth At the age of eight, I wrote an article for our community’s HomeWorks magazine entitled ‘My Cool Homeschool Life’. In it, I expounded the virtues of homeschooling. Seeing it now feels really cheesy and … embarrassing. Nevertheless, it is interesting to see how, 10 years later, what changed for …
I thought I was fairly well-versed with story writing - which was where the idea for this online workshop came from. But as I began my research, I realized that story writing was still a very abstract concept in my head. I needed to learn the theories, its technical jargon in order to transfer those …
I made this a while ago, with a poem coming in my head. Some key words here were: memory, jars, broken glass, darkness, rain, and 'leaving.' The very original sketch. I tried to put this shed-like room in perspective. There's no wall on the left side, so you can see a bit of the desolate …
The sun was setting over a city in Pakistan. A few old high-rises combined with minarets and plenty of telephone lines made up the skyline. It stood against the backdrop of a yellowing sky now scattered with pink cotton clouds. In such a city there were many cars, many bikes and rickshaws, but perhaps only …
I thought I would share some different styles I've tried in watercolor this past year: This bookmark-sized, simple landscape. Using a wash of just three colors at the back, then using gray to outline the hills and water in the front. That gray shade is the trusty one I use for light outlines or shadows, …
I've had my thoughts on gifting art. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it at all. It is always heartbreaking to part with something you've put your all into, but it also becomes a lot more meaningful than just buying something with your money. I honestly find that it makes a lot more sense to …
Back after a long time. The excuse I will offer is that Alhamdulillah, I have some illustrating work and I've been busy with that. But I also try to spare some room for making other art I genuinely want to try out. It helps to keep myself refreshed. I insulted alcohol markers in my last …
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