salmanos place

Guilty!

2007-10-24T04:27:00.000+02:00

Yes, i am, i admit it, i have abandoned my blog! How shameful!
In my defence, these past few months have been insane..as some of you might know (my 4 favourite and only readers) i have relocated to the othe side of the world, yes, i'm in the US of A now, and it's been a helluva ride. Talk about emotional rollecoasters!
It was exactly two weeks from the minute i recieved the phone call telling me i got the visa till the minute i unpacked my bag in my new place in Hollywood! (yep, that's where i am)..two weeks, that's all it took to change my life completely, one phone call, one decision. It's amazing, isn't it? Ah, it was insane, really, and the insanity didn't stop there, i landed in LAX on the night of June the 21st and i headed to the tiny..ahem..hostel :) that i had booked a few nights in, i had to get some sleep because the first dy of school was in about 12 HOURS! Yes ladies and gentlemen i had flown across an ocean for about 15 hours to wake up the next day and go to school! Eh..well, i won't bore with the rest of the details about the hunt for apartments, the eally helpful people i met who i wouldn't have survived the first few weeks without, the amazing twists of events that led me to my current residence, how many times i got lost in this strange city that is LA.
When i look back to these first few weeks and it's almost surreal, these few weeks had events in them that would, in usual cases be carried out on the course of months.
But to be completely honest, it was worht it, just the massive change and the big shake up my life needed are worth it.
I'll keep it short this time but i promise i'll bring you up to speed to the many things i've seen so far.
Leave you with a little animated piece that was one of my 2d projects here, rushed but came out pretty decent for the limited time, hope you like it :)

Fed Up

2007-04-03T19:26:00.000+02:00

... of these two, i just want to get them out of my face!
Ouf, what a day. If i commited suicide in the upcoming days it would be because of natural preservations!(warning..RANT AHEAD)
Weird, right ?! well it's the project i'm working on. Imagine somthing so beautiful, peacful, sereeeene, calm and DRIVING YOU CRAZY!
The story goes back to last December (has it been that long?!yikes) Our agency was approached to do a big project for Parks Egypt which is the sector that organizes all of the natural preservations in Egypt, brochures, logo redesigns, leaflets, maps, stickers etc. for a while it was good, made some beautiful work and everyone was like..waaaaaw (ya3ni 'wow') allaaaah, gameeela 7'ales and all that crap. Then things started to get ugly with the text editing of the leaflets and brochures,lemme just say that i HATE text editing, i hate typing i hate the whole process of fitting text in places imagine ba2a doing it over and over and OVER again! After you're done with the english text do the same process for the Arabic, the joy of being Bilingual! AAAAAA...frustration, meanwhile there's other work coming in from all sides do this do that a flyer a poster a whatever...YIKES, thats not what i thought advertising was like, thats advertising gone bad!I felt like an air host(ess) taking all the crap from people and smiling :)
Things i hear everyday 'can you just move the headline an itsy bit up...can you check the spacing looks on the left side text,it's a bit weird... there's a space missing here, theres an extra space here, ooops, you need to cpaitalize that word...on second thought,no, don't capitilize it...ooops, you'll have to do them all over again!...sorry...sorry...i'm sorreeee ( that last bit was when i imagined i was choking her)'
I love my job..i love my job ..i love my job (grinding teeth)
That's all.

Colour

2007-04-01T14:35:00.000+02:00

Hey y'all, since last posts' title was black and white, i thougt this post i should splash some colour. This was an old project, one of my first when i started work in advertising, it was for a short lived programme on Nile FM called The Money Maze.
The characters were supposed to be ghouls and ghosts but in a cute way ala ghostbusters. I had fun at the beginning creating the whole thing but then i got into the changes, amends and i just wanted the damned thing to get out of my face! (anger outburst sorry..heheee).
In other news, i'm trying to update my blogs look and adding links if you hadn't noticed. Some art related some friend related some just fun to read.
Glad you enjoyed Shakira ya Juka and Lou kaman :)
Operon...all i can say is rabena ma3aak. (if you wanna know why check out his blog enteries about his life as a doctor you'll find it under links 'the thoughts of someone different')
By the way, i'm posting from work and it's a NATIONAL HOLIDAY, so, i'm pissed!

A quick update for the very special Sou :)
miss your posts! Begad! you last one was cryptic, what's up ? Get back into your blogging shoes!

Black and White

2007-03-29T16:33:00.000+02:00

Hello hello! Forgive the dull images..i'm posting for the sake of posting, just proving to myself i do things other than work!
Basically, these images were scribbled on Photoshop in not more than 30 minutes, no editing no eraser tool, nothing!
In other news i've just seen 300! Yep, last night while everyone was at the Shakira concert or talking about going to the Shakira concert or just talking about concerts and Shakira i was enjoying my time with the 300 Spartans spilling blood all over the screen in slow motion. A beautiful picture (if you don't mind decapitations and amputations , blood flying everywhere and there's PLENTY of that!) it's almost like a moving painting, beautiful colours and cinematography. Pretty light on plot..persians attack, spartans block but still it's immensely enjoyable. I safely recommend it to anyone, but girls.. be warned, a couple of girls in the next row were going "EWWWWW" every two seconds. All in All...Pure testosterone for Everyone! :)

Randomness

2007-03-21T16:46:00.000+02:00

Just a few old sketches, splashed some colour and textures. What a boring day!
What really cheers me up is reading your comments guyz an' galz :) Everytime i read a comment that says 'different than your style' i feel really glad, my goal as long as i can remember was to not stick to style, i feel there's a wealth of stuff out there it would be a shame not to explore it just for the sake of sticking to a style. What i do is, i use every style in my own way, make it personal my own, what do you think ? am i right ?

Sketch of the day

2007-03-15T18:11:00.000+02:00

...and it's another recurring character/theme that's been with me for a while now, his name is the Seeker and he has a story which hasn't been set in stone yet but it's slowly materializing over the years, yes, that's right ..years!
In other news.. just heard that 300 is gonna be unleashed upon our theatres in Egypt on March 23, that date couldn't possibly come soon enough, the geek within is getting restless :) it's already a major hit States side. To those of you precious readers who have no idea what 300 is click here

A place

2007-03-11T16:42:00.000+02:00

Yo people! Long time no see, and it's my fault, i've been swamped with stuff to do running around in circles.
This is the sanctuary, i drew at a time when i felt i was completely lost, i thought i needed a place like this to find my way again.
Enjoy :)

Guyz

2007-02-27T16:49:00.000+02:00

Hey people, some tired/depressed guyz for you.
Goodluck Juka with your finals :)

Two kidz and a babe

2007-02-25T15:34:00.000+02:00

Slow day at work (for a change,not complaining,bliss) I have no idea how these guys came together, my brain must be malfunctioning.What i'm sure is that she's a bad influence, then again she might be baby sitting..and she got hot..maybe :)

Before bed

2007-02-20T23:32:00.002+02:00

Hey everyone, just a quick post before i head to bed, i'm ryhming now hehee, head to bed, okay, what ? no..who STOP okay ?!
I'm seriously tired, nighty night.

Quick stuff

2007-02-19T22:37:00.000+02:00

Hey y'all, stressful days, we all have them, but mine just seem endless. Work was hell today i felt like i was sleep working, do this 'yawn' do that 'yawwwwn' and everything seemed lame, repeated and ever so BOORING! I'm good, i'm happy, maybe if i say it enough times ,it'll be for real.
Oh well, enough about work,i was doodling on photoshop a bit and these came out, thought to myself what the heck, i'm gonna post'em, it doesn't have to be perfect.
The girl image is an image that's always been there, in my head, i've done so many different versions of her, might post them one day.

Once upon a time..

2007-02-04T10:39:00.000+02:00

A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Very inspiring, if you haven't read it yet, i urge you to, You're missing an amazing experience and a huge part of our heritage ( or indian, persian heritage...who knows!)
These pieces are part of my graduation project which was centred around this wonderful book, i used to read parts of it before i went to bed and then wake up in the middle of the night and start sketching a dream i had.
This post is mostly due to a lack of new material :) but i really did want to post some of my graduation project pieces for a while now.

Another..

2007-01-30T10:29:00.000+02:00

Work inspired piece, no further comments

That's how MAD i am!

2007-01-26T19:25:00.000+02:00

Yes...i'm so mad and stressed out this just came out on paper.Scary..huh? (lol)

Well, that's what you get for working in advertising, i assure you i'm not alone, just ask anyone who works in that field.

What's worse is that i'm still on dial up! Those bastards at Link DSL , such a shitty company

(sorry for that outburst, i'm a nice guy really :))

Any way, about the mad guy or the 'sharab' (sock) as my collegue at work Mark called him

I had him coloured, didn't like the end result save for the eyes, that's why they're here, hope you like, pray for me guyz, i wanna get back online soon, i've been isolated from the world, Link DSL DAMN YOU!

Been a while

2007-01-11T20:35:00.001+02:00

Happy new year everyone! Like they say.. better late than never. Missed blogging all this while thanx to my DSL provider Link (who suck by the way and you should quit them now if you use them).I'm using dial up again at home..DIAL UP, so depressing so i thought i'd post somthing that suits the mood. Hopefully more cheerful things will come when i sign up with Te Data soon, hope they're better than the **###s Link.

Doodle of the day HO HO HOOOO!

2006-12-24T22:44:00.000+02:00

Merry Christmas everybody :D

D of ze day (and other things)

2006-12-21T12:25:00.000+02:00

Skater boi! Still in a bit of a graffiti mood, again crazy colours..this is a different me :D

In other news..check out the new Transformers trailer, if you're a fan of BIG explosions, MASS destruction and GIGANTIC robots running amok then this is just the summer flick for you, summer 2007 is shaping up to be one of the biggest movie seasons ever..i'm so excited (and yes, i'm a geek)
Here's the link www.davestrailerpage.co.uk

Doodle of the day

2006-12-20T14:44:00.000+02:00

Here it is, hope i can keep this 'doodle of the day' thing going. So,here's two versions, couldn't decide which one to put up so i put them both :) Rules should be Broken people ( am in a rebellious mood )

Doodle of the day

2006-12-19T13:25:00.000+02:00

The African Hunter, i'm (again) bored at work. Just an old doodle..new colours.I think i might make this 'doodle of the day' thing a real doodle of the day, i mean, i'd post a new doodle everyday, i'm afraid i wouldn't keep up, but i'll give it a shot :)

You asked for it :)

2006-12-18T15:07:00.000+02:00

So here i am at work, going nuts, decided to meditate (i.e immerse myself in somthing other than work) this girl came up,and whad'ya know..it's Sou's request! Well, not exactly, she's more depressed than grumpy.

Grumpy

2006-12-17T21:48:00.000+02:00

Just a quickie i did today..went a little bit over the top with the colours.Guess what mood i'm in now.

Late as usual! (Work in progress 3)

2006-12-15T13:09:00.000+02:00

I'm a bit late on this one but it's been a terrible week at work,jobs just came pouring down..anyway,enough about that,i'll just get depressed.So,here's part 3 of my work in progress piece..what do you think? Not much has happened to be honest with you,just added more detail in the bottom part.As usual..your comments are most welcome (Sou and Operon) ;)

Work in Progress 2

2006-12-09T18:06:00.000+02:00

I said the next post wouldn't be far off and here it is,see ..i keep my promises :)
So basically i just sketched in the main lines of the bottom part of the page and added some detail to it,what do you think ? You might wanna zoom in to see some of the stuff :)
Another thing,since this blog has a bit about art and everything else (it says so in the headline right under the title) so i thought i'd mention somthing about 300,which is a new movie coming out next year,if you've been living under a rock these past 3 months 300 is a movie inspired by the graphic novel with the same name which was written by Frank Miller of Sin City fame,check out the trailer here www.davestrailerpage.co.uk

Work in progress

2006-12-07T19:38:00.000+02:00

So i'm trying to make up for the lack of posting lately,plus i've noticed some activity coming to my once very quiet page :) so i thought 'If you post it they will come'(trying to be funny), now this is a work in progress piece,i'll keep posting how it's progressing and i'd like to know what you think of the direction it's going in.This piece is an update of an old sketch i did a few years ago (which is posted here too) i like it and thought it could use a remake and to see how i myself am improving.Check back soon cos the next post won't be far off :)

The Demons in ma head

2006-12-06T12:15:00.000+02:00

It's been a while,here's a couple of oldies,love visiting the darkside every now and then :)

More sketching

2006-11-06T11:20:00.000+02:00

Still more to come

Sketchbook

2006-10-31T12:31:00.000+02:00

Finally,i got a scanner,so the sketches that have been scattered all over the place now have a space to breath.Alot more to come,wait for it.Oh,and please leave a comment,i'd like to see what you think :)

Long time no post!

2006-10-16T12:50:00.001+02:00

It's been a while,i know.So this is a quick one to make up for the lack of posting lately.This is a quick illustration done for a flyer to promote a short movie a friend of mine did.

Doodlidoo

2006-09-08T19:46:00.000+03:00

Just having a lil' bit of fun at work.

Oldies

2006-09-06T18:28:00.000+03:00

Some old stuff, a break from the digital stuff,these were done with watercolours.

More experimenting

2006-09-03T22:32:00.000+03:00

So, i discovered this cool programme 'Art Rage', it's great, and FREE too, the catch is it's not the full version,but it's still great.This one is a mix of Sketchbook,Art Rage and the original hand drawn sketch.Like ?

first third post

2006-09-02T14:00:00.000+03:00

Hi there,So this is my Third attempt at blogging,first was kind of a test/experiment ,second time..i forgot my user name and password (totally dumb..i know),hope this one goes well.SO..here it goes..my first post on the third blog..starting with somthing new.. 2 sketches done with sketchbook pro (which is great btw) they're still a work in progress..hopefully i'll get to finish them soon.