Ahmed Mohamed, 36 years old is an Egyptian Calligrapher and Digital artist. I started the love for letters from a very young age when my dad used to always encourage me with papers and pens. I think I always knew that art was in my future.
Even as far back as preschool, I can remember drawing letters and shapes in the class and wondering why no one else put as much time and effort into it.
How did you come up with your style, what made you explore more this style and what in your opinion is the main characteristic of it?
After some time I started to develop my style with calligraphy and lettering,
Over time I considered graphic design as a possible career but am working as a professional Digital marketer but that was not something that can stop me, it helped me to spread my art and some recognition.
The projects were mostly centered around merging Digital art with lettering and calligraphy that create that different look.
How did you come up with your style, what made you explore more this style and what in your opinion is the main characteristic of it?
I knew that if I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist, I would need both a unique style (that I could perform consistently) and a style that was within my limits. Yes, all artists have limits. My biggest roadblock was getting an idea from my head and onto the screen.
My biggest inspiration was my best friend Mohamed Saad AKA The fear master, his constant advice and guidance were my biggest support as he is one of the best digital concept artists out there, and also has so many collaborations with him.
How would you break down your workflow in steps?
I Love the feel of the pen or pencil on the paper, so Digital artist is my main take but I always start with traditional sketches on paper then I take it to the next step till it becomes full digital art.
Ahmed painted this character jhin from the critically acclaimed videogame league of legends, the calligraphy is based on his lines from the game, it captures the beauty and the dark twisted mind of the virtuoso contrasted with a dark background giving it a great impact visually.
