Custom portraits — Dubai & all UAE

Custom portraits in Dubai, hand-drawn from your photo

A photograph holds a moment — a portrait holds the feeling. From my Dubai studio I draw realistic custom portraits from the photos you love most: weddings, graduations, grandparents, little ones, and the people you miss. Every piece is 100% hand-drawn in graphite, colored pencil or acrylic. No prints, no AI — just pencil, paper and patience.

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A portrait artist in Dubai, drawing for the whole UAE

I'm Fatima, a self-taught artist living and drawing in Dubai. Since 2019 I've been turning photographs into hand-drawn portraits — grandparents captured in time for a golden anniversary, brides on their wedding day, babies on their first birthday, and quiet tributes to loved ones who are no longer with us. Wherever you are in the UAE — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or any of the seven emirates — your finished portrait is carefully packed and brought to your door, and you pay cash on delivery, only once it's in your hands.

From your photo to a finished portrait

It starts with one clear photo. Share it through the order form, choose your size — A5, A4, A3 or larger — and tell me how many people (or pets) belong in the drawing. You'll see your price instantly, before you confirm anything. I re-confirm every detail with you on WhatsApp before the first pencil line, and I share progress photos while the layers build up — so the final reveal is a joy, never a surprise.

Every portrait is drawn once, for you

There is no printer in my studio. Each portrait is built from hours of shading — the kind of detail that makes people lean in and ask whether it's really a drawing. Graphite for timeless black-and-white realism, artist-grade colored pencils for soft lifelike color, acrylic on canvas when a wall calls for a statement. Your portrait is signed, protected with fixative and made to outlast the photo that inspired it.