Thursday, January 27, 2011

Change

786,

C'est le moment ou jamais. de me prouver. a moi meme.
Mon temps est ouvert, je suis libre de le remplir de ce que je veux accomplir, si Dieu le veut.
"Change will do you good"
"Now I know to be careful"
Laisser les impressions s'exprimer.
Sortir des limites de moi meme.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Middle Pages

786,

Circa 2006 - 2007
"Waiting for something worthwhile to happen"

Reading between the moments. Unveiling some secrecy...

Saturday, January 15, 2011

First pages (2)

786,
Early stages of drawing with a filt tip pen without a pencil to draw the outline. Lines are still unsure and a bit weak.
Inspired by Hugo Pratt's style to draw a character in one single line. Jacques Tardi followed in his footsteps.

On a different note, I have sent out a couple of e-mails submitting a little comic strip (which will be posted soon on this blog, God willing, after we're done with the first sketchbooks). I am on hold.
I don't mind rejection, I just dislike being hanged for a moment. Not knowing. That's the worst part. This 50/50 chance of either being in or out.
Then again, come to think of it, the purpose of a comic magazine, or a publisher is just a mean to get you to your destination. Maybe it's not written for you to use this mean as a way to reach your goal. If you don't get it, just keep trying. You'll get there. Just don't lose your integrity. (I am speaking to myself here mostly. As a self-reminder that I put on snooze a lot)
"But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah [God] Knows, while you know not" (Qur'an, Surat Al Baqarah, 2:216)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

First pages

786,


Pages from the first sketchbook 2/06/2005
The beauty of having a sketchbook is that it gives you the freedom to draw whatever you want without having the feeling of being judged. The pages open their arms to you waiting impatiently for that drop of ink. It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from. Just draw.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

First sketchbook

786,

Bought in 2005.
A Canson 18cmx18cm: cheap, light, and great paper quality for those just starting out.
I have found myself filling up the pages subconsciously insatiably with notes and drawings.
The image in the center is by Marcel Pajot a french illustrator known for Don Quijote drawings.

Short Intro

BismiLlah Al Rahman Al Rahim (In the name of God The Compassionate The Merciful, Au nom de Dieu Le Tres Misericordieux, Le Tout Misericordieux) or 786,

This site is dedicated to posting some pages of my sketchbook.

Fomalhaut is one of the brightest stars in the sky and it is derived from the Arabic name فم الحوت (fam al hout) and stands in the constellation of the Southern Fish.
"[The Southern Fish] lies beneath the constellation of the Waterman and has been depicted as drinking water flowing from the latter's jar." (Astronomy and the Imagination, Norman Davidson)

As the sketches go by, little things will reveal themselves and eventually "fomalhaut86" won't be such a mystery.

"[A]nd turn and to Him alone and He unfolds your destiny before you like a Persian brocade."