VCUarts Qatar at the 2025 London Design Biennale - June 5–29, 2025

R5) Henna Designing

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About this class

Ever felt like applying henna for yourself or for others? Or enjoyed watching others applying it? This course aims at teaching you how to apply henna and sparking your confidence in doing so. Don’t worry if you feel you lack experience in drawing; just grab your pen, pencil, drawing journal, and join in for a journey of experimental learning!

Class Outline
  1. Henna history and observation, demonstration and introduction to henna.
  2. Creating patterns through inspiration
  3. Understanding flow and movement.
  4. Understanding placement
  5. Other techniques of application
  6. Final design and review

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

  • Drawing journal (Plain, approximate  6 inch x 8 inch size, for daily use)
  • A3 size drawing book
  • Folder with clear sheets
  • Pencil and pen 0.5
  • Plain A4 paper (provided by instructor)
  • Stencils (provided by instructor)
  • Henna Cones (provided by instructor)

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:
  • Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
  • Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
  • Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
  • Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
  • Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Mon, 4 Jun, 2018
End: Tue, 5 Jun, 2018
Lessons: 2 day workshop
Days: Monday and Tuesday
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
Location: VCUQatar, Room 255
Cost: QAR 460/- 10% discount for Early Registration

Register

To register for this course, access the form.