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What will you learn from the Workshops?
Learn from your favourite instructors, artists, architects, and designers in a variety of styles, techniques, and mediums!
Instructors You'll Learn From
Paul Heaston
Liz Steel
Hamza Shaikh
Shannin Williams
Dan Hogman
Vishakha Tiwari
Henry Gao
Olga Sorokina
Charlie O'Shields
Jessika Wendel
Joshua Jones
Sonja Rozman & Gasper Habjanic
JJ Zanetta
Kate Andryukhina
Joe Skibba
Russ Tyson
Ehab Alhariri
Luis Furushio
Dalibor Dzurilla
Amin Zakaria
David Clynk
Fernando Gonzalez
Marcelo Marttins
Werner Henken
Martin Lachmair
Chris Simmons
Matthew North
Marek Badzynski
Joey Swerdlin
Nikita Busyak
Troy Donovan
David Drazil
Some of the drawing techniques & apps you'll learn from the Workshops...
Pen & Pencil Drawing
Color Markers
Watercolor Painting
Morpholio Trace
Procreate
Concepts
Event Schedule
- Alán Ramiro | How to Add Style to Your Urban Sketches (35:43)
- Andrea Deng | Capture Complex Urban Scene w/ Fountain Pen (29:40)
- Carlos Almeida | Understanding Elements of Perspective Drawing (27:47)
- Chris Simmons | How to Draw an Arts and Crafts Country House (29:36)
- Dan Hogman | Going BIG: High-rise Architecture in Fountain Pen (20:23)
- Daria Bogdanova | How to Draw Trees (17:45)
- David Drazil | How to Draw Eiffel Tower in 6 Steps (29:46)
- David Morales | Tonal Values & Cross-hatching in Pen & Ink Drawings (34:28)
- Erman Özdemir | How to Spontaneously Draw Architecture in Perspective (28:31)
- Jesse Spencer Smith | Embracing Imperfect Lines (18:30)
- Leandro Rodrigues | Exterior 1-point Perspective in Pencil (23:21)
- Marek Badzynski | How to Fix Drawing Mistakes (18:46)
- Moh'd Bilbeisi | Drawing Scene Assets (43:29)
- Nur Ornek | 1 Building, 3 Perspective Views (15:38)
- Peggy Dean | Charming Village in a 1-point Perspective (27:58)
- Preeti Dubey | Realistic Drawing of the Statue of Liberty (19:24)
- Saleh Alenzawe | 3 Best Ways to Generate Ideas Through Sketching (21:47)
- Salmaan Mohamed | Easy Way to Draw Complex Buildings (30:42)
- Aimian Mao | How to Draw Trees with Color Markers (23:38)
- Artem Koliadyns'kyj | Conceptual Sketching with Ink & Color Markers (19:44)
- Julia Henze | Sketching Textures w/ Markers & Fineliners (32:18)
- Olga Sorokina | 1-Point Perspective Made easy: Sketching the Iconic Neuendorf House (29:35)
- Shannin Williams | 1 Marker 6 Ways - Interior Design Sketching (14:37)
- Alex Hillkurtz | Use of Light and Shadow to Bring Dimensionality (20:43)
- Martin Lachmair | Drawing a Cityscape from a Fantasy (23:27)
- Pedro Alves | Urban Sketching w/ Watercolors in Lisbon (23:03)
- Simone Ridyard | Perspective Drawing & Loose Watercolor Painting (39:28)
- Stephanie Bower | How to Draw Arches in Perspective (26:38)
- Susan Chiang | Simple Window Scene w/ Pencil, Ink & Watercolor (29:43)
- Adam Morgan (ArchAdemia) | Architectural Concepts Using Procreate (21:58)
- Aleks Pirozenoks | Drawing Modern Hut in the Forrest in Procreate (27:18)
- David Drazil | Color Your Paper Sketches in Procreate on iPad (34:29)
- Derek Dominic D'Souza | Cityscape in Procreate from Start to Finish (21:19)
- James Akers | Hybrid Rendering with Procreate on iPad (28:30)
- Kate Andryukhina | 3D Interior Design Collage in Procreate (28:54)
- Amin Zakaria | Conceptual Color Rendering in Concepts (23:10)
- Bhupesh Malviya | 1-point perspective of a Bedroom in Concepts (22:51)
- Dalibor Dzurilla | Axonometric Conceptual Diagram in Concepts (29:45)
- Jessika Wendel | Rendering a Floor Plan in Concepts (33:31)
- Osama Elfar | Quick & Rough Sketching in Concepts (34:57)
MEET YOUR HOST
David Drazil
Architect | Content Creator | Speaker | Author
David Drazil is an architect who loves to sketch. He's the founder of the SketchLikeAnArchitect.com and a teacher with more than 12,000 online students in his courses.
David is also an author of 3 books on architectural sketching. He is focused on helping architects & designers to improve their clarity of visual communication through his educational resources on both analog & digital sketching and drawing.
Connect with David and follow his work on his popular channels on Instagram (200k+) and Youtube.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sketching Retreat 2023?
Sketching Retreat 2023 is a free 6-day online event, featuring over 30 pre-recorded video workshops by different instructors on both traditional and digital architectural sketching & drawing techniques.
When is it?
The free event takes places between October 24 til October 29, 2023.
How do I join?
Simple - click on any button on this page and sign up for free with your name and email address. That's it!
Is it for me if I don’t have an iPad?
Absolutely! We have a mixture of worskhops teaching you both traditional and digital sketching & drawing techniques. Even you don’t have iPad or other tablet, you’ll find plenty of traditional workshops here.
Is the event really for free?
Yes, it is - for a limited time - between October 24-29, 2023!
For how long will the workshops be available for free?
All the workshops will be unlocked during the first 3 days (October 24-26, cca 10 workshops per day).
You’ll be able to watch ALL the workshops until the end of Sunday, October 29, 2023!
Can I get longer access to everything?
Absolutely! While the whole event is free between October 24th and 29th, you can get immediate and indefinite (life-time) access to everything with the All-access-pass.
What is an All-Access-Pass?
All-Access-Pass is an optional VIP paid ticket to the event granting you:
- immediate (right now) & indefinite (for life-time) access to all the content
- BONUS coupon book with exclusive free and discounted offers from our instructors & partners
Plus, by purchasing this VIP ticket, you are saying ‘thank you’ and directly supporting not only the event but also all the instructors (as we have a profit-sharing model).
The price increases on October 24th - once the event starts - from $29 USD to $89 USD.
How/Where can I watch the Workshops?
You can watch all the workshops in one place - HERE (within Sketch Like an Architect online school hosted on Teachable).
You don’t need any extra apps, just your internet browser (we recommned watching on PC/Desktop or iPad and using Google Chrome or Safari for the best experience).