It’s a well known fact that Egyptians are talented, but this still blew our minds! The mastermind behind Adobe’s latest cover is Egyptian artist Amr El Shamy. We’re always proud when one of us makes a breakthrough and becomes globally recognized.
The first thing you’ll notice when opening Adobe’s new software, Photoshop CC 2017, is the unusual design of the program’s cover. El Shamy is a self-taught visual artist, who actually has a degree in tourism. However, his true calling is animation. With very little resources, he started to practice graphic design using Photoshop, and after coming up with a number of his unique designs, he launched a website (www.hotamr.com) to exhibit his pieces.
He started to upload his works to DeviantArt, the world’s largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. In 2014, he got a call from someone in the website’s administration who praised the artist’s work and told him that they at DeviantArt have posted his work on all their platforms. And that was the first step in a series of global recognition.
He was contacted by Adobe asking him to work with 16 of the world’s top digital artists on one of their big projects. This lead to his dazzling design to be on the cover of the company’s latest launch. All that, and he hasn’t turned 30, yet! Respect! It’s a well known fact that Egyptians are talented, but this still blew our minds! The mastermind behind Adobe’s latest cover is Egyptian artist Amr El Shamy. We’re always proud when one of us makes a breakthrough and becomes globally recognized.
The first thing you’ll notice when opening Adobe’s new software, Photoshop CC 2017, is the unusual design of the program’s cover. El Shamy is a self-taught visual artist, who actually has a degree in tourism. However, his true calling is animation. With very little resources, he started to practice graphic design using Photoshop, and after coming up with a number of his unique designs, he launched a website (www.hotamr.com) to exhibit his pieces.
He started to upload his works to DeviantArt, the world’s largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. In 2014, he got a call from someone in the website’s administration who praised the artist’s work and told him that they at DeviantArt have posted his work on all their platforms. And that was the first step in a series of global recognition.
He was contacted by Adobe asking him to work with 16 of the world’s top digital artists on one of their big projects. This lead to his dazzling design to be on the cover of the company’s latest launch. All that, and he hasn’t turned 30, yet! Respect! 