Versatile Digital artist/ illustrator with a passion for games, animations, comics, and graphic novels. Bringing over 10 years of experience across diverse creative media. I’ve collaborated with global agencies like Leo Burnett, Cerelac, AJ+, Al-Jazeera, and Prime Press, helping clients launch and grow their brands through creative solutions that merge artistic vision with strategic impact. Bachelor's of Arts from TH-Köln, Germany --- **Employment and project experience** Aug 2017 — Present Freelance Concept Artist / illustrator on Upwork.com Aug 2023 — Feb 2024 Creative Research Assistant at TH Köln (Cologne, Germany) "Climate: Reaction" project, creative tasks such as concept design, handouts, storyboards, VR expeditions, and video shoots. Developed skills in art direction, color theory, concept art, and graphic design for climate-related initiatives. Jan 2017 — Aug 2017 Concept Artist at Benchmark Creative Labs (Dubai, UAE) Created concept art and storyboards for multiple 2D and 3D animation productions including the ‘Faragna’ animated series _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Jan 2015 — Dec 2016 Cartoonist at Dotmsr (Cairo, Egypt) Jan 2014 — Dec 2014 Cartoonist at Vetogate.com (Cairo, Egypt) Jan 2013 — Dec 2013 Cartoonist at Hoqook.com (Cairo, Egypt) Freelance Experience: • Lead Game/UI Artist – ‘POKERPAD’ Online poker platform, Germany – 2023 - 2024 • Character Artist – ‘World of Treydora’, Treydora Productions Inc., USA – 2022 - Present • Game Artist – ‘Land of Dunes’ tabletop fantasy card game, UAE – 2021 • Character Artist – ’AtheleteAnalyzer’ app, InsudoFactoryAB, Sweden – 2019 - 2020 • Comic Artist – ‘Trump Johnson Comics’ series by Taire Nesden, UK – 2020 • Cover Artist – Fantasy graphic novel series, by H.P. Mallory, USA - 2020 - 2024 • 2D Artist – ‘Story Land Classics’ series, Primepress ME, Egypt – 2017 - 2021 • 2D Artist – ‘Human Rights Code’ series, AlJazeera Human Rights Center, Qatar - 2018

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Versatile Digital artist/ illustrator with a passion for games, animations, comics, and graphic novels. Bringing over 10 years of experience across diverse creative media. I’ve collaborated with global agencies like Leo Burnett, Cerelac, AJ+, Al-Jazeera, and Prime Press, helping clients launch and grow their brands through creative solutions that merge artistic vision with strategic impact. Bachelor's of Arts from TH-Köln, Germany --- **Employment and project experience** Aug 2017 — Present Freelance Concept Artist / illustrator on Upwork.com Aug 2023 — Feb 2024 Creative Research Assistant at TH Köln (Cologne, Germany) "Climate: Reaction" project, creative tasks such as concept design, handouts, storyboards, VR expeditions, and video shoots. Developed skills in art direction, color theory, concept art, and graphic design for climate-related initiatives. Jan 2017 — Aug 2017 Concept Artist at Benchmark Creative Labs (Dubai, UAE) Created concept art and storyboards for multiple 2D and 3D animation productions including the ‘Faragna’ animated series _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Jan 2015 — Dec 2016 Cartoonist at Dotmsr (Cairo, Egypt) Jan 2014 — Dec 2014 Cartoonist at Vetogate.com (Cairo, Egypt) Jan 2013 — Dec 2013 Cartoonist at Hoqook.com (Cairo, Egypt) Freelance Experience: • Lead Game/UI Artist – ‘POKERPAD’ Online poker platform, Germany – 2023 - 2024 • Character Artist – ‘World of Treydora’, Treydora Productions Inc., USA – 2022 - Present • Game Artist – ‘Land of Dunes’ tabletop fantasy card game, UAE – 2021 • Character Artist – ’AtheleteAnalyzer’ app, InsudoFactoryAB, Sweden – 2019 - 2020 • Comic Artist – ‘Trump Johnson Comics’ series by Taire Nesden, UK – 2020 • Cover Artist – Fantasy graphic novel series, by H.P. Mallory, USA - 2020 - 2024 • 2D Artist – ‘Story Land Classics’ series, Primepress ME, Egypt – 2017 - 2021 • 2D Artist – ‘Human Rights Code’ series, AlJazeera Human Rights Center, Qatar - 2018

Available to hire

Versatile Digital artist/ illustrator with a passion for games, animations, comics, and graphic novels.
Bringing over 10 years of experience across diverse creative media. I’ve collaborated with global agencies like Leo Burnett, Cerelac, AJ+, Al-Jazeera, and Prime Press, helping clients launch and grow their brands through creative solutions that merge artistic vision with strategic impact.

Bachelor’s of Arts from TH-Köln, Germany

Employment and project experience

Aug 2017 — Present
Freelance Concept Artist / illustrator on Upwork.com

Aug 2023 — Feb 2024
Creative Research Assistant at TH Köln (Cologne, Germany)
“Climate: Reaction” project, creative tasks such as concept design, handouts, storyboards, VR expeditions, and video shoots. Developed skills in art direction, color theory, concept art, and graphic design for climate-related initiatives.

Jan 2017 — Aug 2017
Concept Artist at Benchmark Creative Labs (Dubai, UAE)
Created concept art and storyboards for multiple 2D and 3D animation productions including the ‘Faragna’ animated series Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Jan 2015 — Dec 2016
Cartoonist at Dotmsr (Cairo, Egypt)

Jan 2014 — Dec 2014
Cartoonist at Vetogate.com (Cairo, Egypt)

Jan 2013 — Dec 2013
Cartoonist at Hoqook.com (Cairo, Egypt)

Freelance Experience:
• Lead Game/UI Artist – ‘POKERPAD’ Online poker platform, Germany – 2023 - 2024
• Character Artist – ‘World of Treydora’, Treydora Productions Inc., USA – 2022 - Present
• Game Artist – ‘Land of Dunes’ tabletop fantasy card game, UAE – 2021
• Character Artist – ’AtheleteAnalyzer’ app, InsudoFactoryAB, Sweden – 2019 - 2020
• Comic Artist – ‘Trump Johnson Comics’ series by Taire Nesden, UK – 2020
• Cover Artist – Fantasy graphic novel series, by H.P. Mallory, USA - 2020 - 2024
• 2D Artist – ‘Story Land Classics’ series, Primepress ME, Egypt – 2017 - 2021
• 2D Artist – ‘Human Rights Code’ series, AlJazeera Human Rights Center, Qatar - 2018

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Skills

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Illustration
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Freehand Digital Illustration
Adobe Photoshop
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Book Cover
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Character Design
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Experience Level

Illustration
Expert
Freehand Digital Illustration
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Book Cover
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Fantasy Illustration
Expert
Comic Strip
Expert
Game Design
Expert
Editorial Illustration
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Narrative Illustration
Expert
Cartoon
Expert
Advertising Illustration
Expert
Portrait
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
3D Model
Intermediate
Autodesk Maya
Intermediate
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Language

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Beginner

Education

BA Digital Games - Game Arts at Cologne Game Lab, TH-Köln University
September 1, 2020 - February 29, 2024
Developed 6 digital games within teams of 4-5 students and other diverse projects over 7 semesters. Acquired knowledge in art direction, 2D and 3D asset creation, concept art, HUD/UI design, 3D modeling, 2D and 3D animation, unity, Unreal, documentation, presentation and communication skills. Notable Projects: HOTEL TOME: 2.5D Point-and-Click, hidden object adventure pop-up book game - PC, exhibited in GAMESCOM 2024 M.S. Experiment: VR 3D Runner impact game for multiple sclerosis patients. Commissioned by the Lebanese University in Beirut What about Fish?!: 2D Point-and-Click experimental game - PC, in collaboration with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)

Qualifications

Digital Games - Game Arts
October 1, 2020 - February 15, 2024

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education
    uniE621 'Treydora Gods' comic characters
    https://www.twine.net/signin Character designs of the main characters of Treydora comic book, by Mark Loudermilk - Treydora Productions, Inc. Digital 2D Fantasy Comic Art Character Design art digital NoAI ui 3D 3D Model comic gods space character design comic book comics concept art marvel dc treydora cover art energy divine fantasy creatures
    uniE613 Cover Art
    Several covers I made for different graphic novels and storybooks illustrator coverart graphicnovel book
    uniE621 illustrations for "Negm" Documentary short
    illustrations for the "Negm" Documentary short movie by Aljazeera AR, Cairo 2016
    uniE621 Storyboard - Mecca Animation Movie
    Storyboard for Mecca animation movie by ICON Studio, Cairo 2020
    uniE621 Storyboard for 3D animation
    Soryboard for Al-Faragna 3D Animation series by BenchmarkLabs, Dubai 2018 https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE621 "Bad Hair Day" Novel Cover Art
    A fantasy romance novel by H.P. Mallory, a NYT best selling author 2020 coverArt graphicnovel book illustrator designer bookArt novel
    uniE621 "Bad Blood" Novel Cover Art
    A fantasy romance novel by H.P. Mallory, a NYT best selling author 2020 illustrator cover Art graphicnovel book