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R I Y A D M E D D O U R
P O R T F O L I O
Award Winning Artist & Illustator Specialising in Manga, Intricate Character Design, Worldbuilding, and Speculative Biology
project:Boxhead
Role: AUthor & Illustrator
An ongoing original manga created, written, and illustrated by Riyad Meddour. Published on WEBTOON and MANGA Plus Creators, the series has amassed over 4,000 reads. Set within a deep and intricately crafted world, Boxhead showcases Riyad's strengths in worldbuilding, memorable character design, and manga illustration, demonstrating a wide storytelling range from dynamic action sequences to quiet, emotional environments.
project:Flora
Role: AUthor & Illustrator
An award-winning short manga written and illustrated by Riyad Meddour. Awarded 1st place in the youth category and 3rd place in the adult category for Manga Jimin 2024. Flora demonstrates Riyad's ability to tell emotionally driven stories through subtle facial expressions, expressive visual pacing, and understated character interactions. Set within a quiet post-apocalyptic world, the manga pairs gentle environmental storytelling with striking artwork to create a reflective and moving story.
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An award-winning short manga written and illustrated by Riyad Meddour. Told across just six pages, Healed Wounds is a slow, introspective story that showcases his ability to communicate complex themes through concise visual storytelling. The project highlights his intricate environmental design, informed by contextual research into traditional Japanese architecture, creating authentic settings that support the narrative as much as the characters themselves.
- 1st place in youth category
- 5th place in adult category
Concept Design
Environments:
As well as his speciality in manga illustration, Riyad is a dynamic and varied artist with experience in worldbuilding and concept design, targeting video games. The following showcases his unique concept design for speculative biology projects, featuring a variety of intricate creature and environment designs. Each design is developed with a deep understanding of its role within the ecosystem, using evolutionary context and biological reasoning to create cohesive and believable worlds.
Creature design:
A collection of speculative biology designs aimed at developing complex and realistic anatomy for distant planets. Each creature is designed with evolutionary context, ecological purpose, and environmental adaptation in mind, creating believable organisms that feel grounded within their own ecosystems.
fine art gallery & Study Pieces
A series of study pieces and fine art projects showcasing Riyad's range as an artist and his ability to work across both traditional and digital media. Through observational drawing and painting, these works demonstrate a strong understanding of anatomy, form, lighting, colour, and material, providing the artistic foundation that informs his character design, concept art, and worldbuilding.
Painting NAme: star of the show
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Painting NAme: tranquility
Painting NAme: return
Painting NAme: the prisoner
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