The growth of a digital artist : Mohamed Abdelhay. We will see how taking pictures with your mobile can be the foundation for quality graphic design work. We asked Mohamed Abdelhay some questions on his Instagram account @Mohamedabdelhay96. Mohamed Abdelhay explained that no one can ever deny the role of the image in our current life in this particular time, whether it is economic, social or even political. Man can dispense with them, such as private personal photos in government transactions and memorial photos, which have the lion’s share.
He love to paint photorealistic and all types of pictures, and this was actually a good base for what he’s doing now, He loves telling stories with his images, which feature Reality with imagination. We asked Mohamed abdelhay some questions on his Instagram account and he said It’s a bit like painting, but instead of paint, a real brush, and canvas, I use photos and Photoshop to create the images that pop up in my mind, I often think in images.
Mohamed Abdelhay said Before the computer era, the illustrations illustrated by hand were considered one of the strongest and most beautiful means of expressing the meaning of the printed material, but with the entry of the computer to the world of design, the illustrative designs became commercial in nature, moving away from the aesthetic side compared to those hand-drawn images, but some professional designers opened Their appetite for this type of technology and they produced the most powerful designs in the history of design, especially since the designer no longer needs to be a skilled painter to draw pictures by hand and add them to his design.
Once the shoot is done, Mohamed Abdelhay then begins to work on the background, using dodge and burn to get it ready for the placement pyramids. Once the pyramids is in place, And then corrects reflections, creates shadows Finally, we move on to color correction and some final details.
Mohamed Abdelhay also stressed that he does this without any money and for free in order to draw laughter and joy in the face of others by modifying their photos and restoring the past photos to the present and that he does not seek any exchange for money but rather he does this to exercise his talent because he loves design and Photography.
He is a certified photographer and graphic designer and also available stand-alone graphic designing projects, he always tries to provide a free of cost and professional services. His photography skills and design capabilities are brilliant that are pleasing to eyes. He use to take photos and use them in his designs that indicate the collection of talents which is difficult to find anywhere else.
Regardless of a large number of earning opportunities Mohamed Abdelhay, 24, belongs to Egypt decided to utilize his skills in delineating a smile on people’s faces by fixing their old pictures without any personal interest and benefit. He believes that “Pictures are not something to be only seen; yet, pictures are part of our memory and life”. To complete his purpose of helping peoples with his expertise as photographer and graphic designer Mohamed Abdelhay three years ago chooses Instagram as his campaign platform. Through this campaign people easily communicate with him to share their problems regarding the destruction of their precious life moments with old pictures.
Mohamed is also interested to capture the beauty of natural scenes and views around him in pictures. Being a resident of Giza, where the pyramids exist, gives him an especially spectacular view where he can take delightful shots. This full of natural beauty spot plays the role of a muse for him, it is the best way of motivation for him to keep up planning astonishing structures with extraordinary thoughts. In ancient times draw pictures as a source of conveying messages especially for Old Egyptians -Pharaohs. But in the present era, extreme development in technology limited this source of messaging to just an art.