gloomy marie

character design & turnaround

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book cover

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(Ages 5-7)

character design & turnaround

double-page spread

character design & comics pages

"Gloomy Marie" explores the whimsical and slightly dark relationship between a young girl and her imaginary friend, Bakoucha. This gallery demonstrates my versatility in character and animal design, as well as my experience with the Yonkoma (4-panel comic) format. Through book cover concepts and sequential art, I focus on expressive acting and the atmospheric storytelling required for children's books and graphic novels.

OLDER READERS

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character design

marie

bakoucha

bobby

naomie

tom

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animal design

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CHARACTERS IN THEIR WORLD

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comics pages (Yonkoma)

illustrations

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interior/exterior design

illustrator@walidzaidane.com

+212-0762793875

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