Hand Rendered Sketches (Glimpse of Muscat)

A Glimpse of Muscat through my Sketches...

Ministry of Housing, Al Khuwair, Muscat

Note: This is the sketch of the Ministry of Housing in Muscat. I have attempted to make it from a photograph, taken earlier during my walks.

Royal Opera House Muscat

Note: I took around two hours with lots of breaks in between to make this by hand, observing a photo from the net. Outlined with black ink and colored with water-soluble pencil colors.

The Giant Incense Burner, Riyam Park, Muscat

Note: This was a sketch made in a jiffy on an A4 sheet. I observed a photo from the net and made outlines with black ink and rendered with the HB pencil from my kid's desk.

Al Sahwa Roundabout, Seeb

Note: This sketch was also made on an A4 sheet observing a snap from the net, with black ink outline and rendered with pencil colors from my kid's desk.

Fish Roundabout, Mattrah

Note: This sketch was made by me in about 20 minutes, using just HB pencil on an A4 sheet.

An Archway, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Note: I had visited this Mosque a few years ago and made this pencil sketch from a photograph I had taken during my earlier visit.

A Niche, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Note: A sketch of one of the Niche in the Grand Mosque rendered in pencil and made by observing a photograph from the internet.

The Golden Dome, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Note: The sketch of the Dome was made using a combination of water-soluble color pencils and outlined in black ink.

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Note: The sketch of the Grand Mosque with its intricate details took me a long time to make. I made it in breaks in between my other tasks and an on-going project over a period of a week. Made using a combination of water-soluble color pencils and outlined in black ink. This sketch was published in TimesofOman.

The Muscat Modern Gate

Note: Another sketch made on an A4 Sheet using just the HB pencil, in a time of about 30 minutes. I made this sketch from a photograph I took during my visit to this Museum.

The Qantab Beach

Note: A quick sketch of the beach made by using just water-soluble pencils. I made it by observing a photograph I had taken earlier during my visit.

Riyam Roundabout, Nr. Riyam Park

Note: A quick sketch with just the HB pencil on an A4 sheet made by observing a photo from the net.

Al Zawawi Mosque, Al Khuwair

Note: A sketch made using water-soluble pencils only.

Petunias from the street

Note: A quick sketch of the petunias, made by observing a photo from the net using just pencil colors.