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Illustrator by vocation, graphic designer by training, writer by momentum, globetrotter by addiction, photographer by lineage...
Co-author and illustrator of a popular series of children's books, I present here smaller, personal projects ranging from tutorials to travel diaries.
My work and CV can be viewed on my portfolio, and many of my designs are available as Cafepress products. I am also the author of a graphic novel, Malaak: Angel of Peace, published and distributed in Lebanon.
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Disc: $24.50 A royalty-free stock collection for hobbyists and professionals alike, featuring elements used in jewelry-making around the world: beads, charms, pendants, buttons, etc. Contains 154 high-res Photoshop files for a total of roughly 400 items, all on transparent background and ready to be dragged and dropped. [Note that owing to Lulu's problematic upload servers, the folders on the CD are zipped. Apologies for this less-than-perfect presentation]
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Print: $14.46 This book is the first of a series that focuses on traditional dress and cultural items, laid out and illustrated in unprecedented details and an attractive, artistic format. All original terms are included. In this volume:
• Dress and paraphernalia for warrior, diviner, married woman, pregnant woman, bride, marriageable girl, children
• The beehive hut and its construction
• Urban planning of the household
• Zulu stick fighting
• Zulu beer customs
• Zulu bead language and symbolism
• Gift poster (to be detached)
• Other odds and ends
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Print: $54.95 The complete collection of Joumana Medlej (aka Cedarseed)'s drawing tutorials as of May '07 – 140 pages of tightly packed annotated illustrations in an approach that empowers the user by explaining how things are rather than telling them what to do.
First published on deviantART.com, the web's largest art community, these tutorials are now the site's most popular drawing resource.
The book at this point contains the following (several of which are also available separately):
• My article: Cultivating your Drawing Skills
• The big guide to drawing the body
• Emotions and Facial Expressions
• Flexibility
• Catalogue of Human Features
• Guide to Human Types parts 1, 2 and 3
• Basic animal anatomy
• Drawing the horse
• Drawing birds (+ bonus chart showing bird species to scale with human figure)
• Asian Dragons
• Colour Theory
• Arabesque Made Easy (+ bonus patterns)
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Print: $32.00 Everything you need to know to draw the human figure, fully and clearly illustrated in full colour. Chapters:
- Drawing the body (general principles of anatomy for men and women, with guides for children and old age, facial proportions, muscle diagrams, hands and feet...)
- Emotions and facial expressions (a study of a sample of 60 expressions with additional notes on posture, etc)
- Flexibility (understand how and where the body bends)
- Catalogue of human features (eye/hair/skin colour, nose/eyebrow/eye/breast shapes, body types and more)
- Guide to human types (detailed anatomic and facial characteristics of over 50 ethnotypes, from Ainu to Zulu – no other such guide is in existence today)
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Print: $15.31 15 pages with all you need to know to get started on drawing horses. Includes anatomy of the body and head, muscle diagrams, details of body parts, diagrams of the walk, canter, gallop and leap, body language, colours and markings, and notes on a few horse races and related species.
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Print: $12.46 Download: $6.25 "Arabesque is a Western word for the Islamic art of zakhrafa, which consists of geometric designs embellished by more organic motifs such as vines. It is the natural complement of Arabic calligraphy, but can readily be used alone and applied to any and all media, from book covers to architecture.
The construction methods below show the steps to take to create the patterns manually..."
20 pages of clear step-by-step diagrams to create 8 bases and various patterns derived from them, by hand or digitally. This artform based on geometry but with infinite possibilities can arouse the interest of children and serious artists equally.
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Print: $12.46 Download: $6.25 "'Arabesque' est le nom occidental de l’art islamique de la 'zakhrafa', qui consiste en décorations géométriques embellis de motifs plus organiques (lianes et autres). L’arabesque est le complément naturel de la calligraphie arabe, mais peut aussi avoir une existence indépendante et être appliquée sur n’importe quel support, aussi bien imprimé qu’architectural..."
En 20 pages de diagrammes à suivre pas à pas, ce volume vous apprend à créer 8 bases et plusieurs motifs qui dérivent de chacun. Cette discipline basée sur la géométrie mais aux possibilités infinies a de quoi éveiller l'intérêt d'artistes en herbe aussi bien que d'artisans accomplis.
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Print: $11.24 Ce livre de coloriage est dérivé d’une série d’ouvrages pour jeunes (et moins jeunes!) sur le Liban. Les 54 pages à colorier sont extraites des titres suivants: Le Cèdre du Liban, La Pourpre et la Soie, De l’Olive au Hammam, et Gubla, Byblos, Jbeil. Les illustrations signées Joumana Medlej sont accompagnées de commentaires brefs mais éducatifs pour éveiller la soif de connaissance des artistes en herbe tout en s’amusant.
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Print: $11.24 This coloring book is derived from a children-oriented series about Lebanon. The 54 pages are extracted from the following titles: The Cedar of Lebanon, The Purple and the Silk, Olive to Hammam, and The City of Gubla, Byblos, Jbeil. Joumana Medlej’s illustrations come with concise but educational captions, making the young artists’ creativity time a time to also learn.
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Print: $9.95 Download: $6.95 A primer to get started in making and tracing ATCs, or Artist trading Cards, one of the most popular forms of mail art. This booklet provides ATC basics and a treasure troves of ideas for techniques to use in making cards. Illustrated with many of my own cards, it's a lovely gift for someone taking their first steps into mail art or crafts in general.
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Print: $16.81 25 pages extensively covering the rarely published subject of drawing birds. Includes anatomy, detailed diagrams on the wing construction and movement, head and beak details, feathers, flight diagrams. The book also covers the individual details (anatomic characteristics, wings, bills, feet, flight pattern etc) of about 60 species, making it a great reference for illustrators seeking accuracy as well as a great guide for fantasy artists who need to create new species.
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