Meet me!

Born in 1981 in Beirut - Lebanon, I started drawing at a very young age.

My first scribbles were on the back of photocopied history exams papers.

I grew up sketching people and reading comic books. My favorite illustrators: Hergé, Franquin, Akira Toriyama, Sempé, Roahl Dahl, and Joann Sfarr.

After obtaining a BA in graphic design from the American University of Beirut, I worked at Extreme Creations, in a confectionery business as a character designer, more precisely: lollipop design!
A Job between Lebanon and China where the factories were located. It was one of the most fun jobs ! NiHAo .


Later I moved to Dubai and went into advertising with Leo Burnett as an art director.
I designed for the Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai Properties, Welcare Hospital, Global Village and Kellogg’s. From corporate identities , story boards to TVCs.

 

I am now in Montreal, after having worked for Aldo Group as an art director, I decide to befriend my pencil again , and draw that character " Zina" that has to face life's little problems like each and everyone of us.

c'est l'FUN :)
xox

Comments

[Line Atallah]

Zina, you're so talented! Wow! I love your drawings :)

[W]

hahahhahahahahhahahaha

[Serpico]

I like your idea. Girl you got very cool drawings! Keep on entertaining us :)

[Serpico]

Zina,

I am writing you this since I thought it might interest you, but I don't have your contact neither do I use Facebook so I will just write it here. You can delete this comment after reading it.

Remember once I told you about a girl who does the same concept as you (drawing herself along with her experiences)? She's Maya Zankoul, and her blog got previously exposed on Future TV and Al-Horra. Well now she just got her blog published into a book, and she's signing it at the Art Lounge in Lebanon. Very cool idea.

Check it out:
http://mayazankoul.wordpress.com/

[ZinaComics - Illustrations]

thanks rabih! actually i checked lots of similar blogs and i love them.
maya's blog is nice, penelope jolicoeur as well.
i hope when i'll have enough drawn material i'll publish.
bises !!! thanks for the thoughts and the encouragement.

[raed]

dude
this section is really good
i just discovered it :)

[Tarek]

Yo! Just landed on your blog and I absolutely loved it.. Definitely adding it to my Google Reader list.

Thanks for your efforts.

[fawzi]

zina as like adultery?

[darya]

i love this... i love the illustrations and the work:) nice work i just discovered it my coincidance :) please do more illustrations:)

[Muhannad]

Nice work Zina. I like your drawings.
Keep it up...

[Samir Saati]

Hi Zina,
Loved your work!
Keep it up!

N.B. I shared one of your pieces on my facebook wall, with a link to your blog of course!

Regards,
Samir

[IBIKO]

Hi Zeina,
a new fan here from Syria (living in UAE)

I got an email with one of your comics and it cracked the hell out of me...

Keep it up and waiting for more...

IBIKO

[Carole Boudreau (facebook)]

Your comics are so lovable and fresh, just love them, happy to have known you true a good photograph you know Amélie...

[Brigitte]

Very funny posts. Keep them coming.

[Anna]

great work Zina, very nice drawings and hilarious content!

[Joe]

Somehow ended up on your page.. Just wanted to tell ya I love your work! All the best

[Julien]

C'est tres sympa comme petite page de vie ... Julien

[Izzat]

Nice web site keep up the smiles in those Beirut Vibes ......

[Kelkun]

Zina, I was so pleasantly surprised to overhear people talking about you and your artwork. It happened several times while I was visiting this time in Beirut! Keep it up!

[Toufic]

Hello Zina, this is my first time here in your fantastic blog. I never heard about you (sorry) because I don't live in Lebanon, but my cousin sent me your "Lebanese Women, Diet, and housekeepers" draw, it's fantastic, it reminds me aunt and her friends in Byblos ..... Fantastic again.

Toufic

[Samar Shahine]

Zina,
Coussouma is my favorite one!!! I loved it.. It describes the Lebanese women society soooo well. I am sure you have more of this.. please go ahead and show us the fun..Bravo!!

Samar Shahine

[Mireille]

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[Murielle]

Hi Zina,

i love your work ! That's really great ! One of my friend sent me an email with one of your comics (le printemps à Montréal) and it's now on my blog ! You're welcome to visit my page.

Congratulations

Murielle

[karma j]

very nice, talented and creative!
i love it and I wish you good luck.

[Aghadjaniankaram Anne Marie]

Hy Zina! je suis une Fan assidue de... Coussouma ..donc..de Toi! Viens de decouvrir le blog .Les voies de la reussite meritee sont multiples, tu en es au bout et c'est tres beau!