AFAR Magazine
Welcoming Committee
The featured full-page illustration is based on how hosts around the world warmly welcome guests using a variety of special traditions.
Client: AFAR Magazine
Creative Director: Supriya Kalidas
Art Director: Elizabeth See
Editor: Mae Hamilton
Medium: Pen and ink, Photoshop
Year: 2023
Creative Director: Supriya Kalidas
Art Director: Elizabeth See
Editor: Mae Hamilton
Medium: Pen and ink, Photoshop
Year: 2023
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/519fdd753eb26f98865fa5c5c3e4aad508967124e4f4e216a77a5680673acc0d/Luongdoo-AFAR-Artwork.jpg)
“At first, I viewed these countries as neighboring families”
With this in mind, I've worked to connect and rearrange the elements in an effort to create an illustration with a harmonious and cohesive whole.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/166c13f2aed624a3ecf5cf072220686e20d6ae318fdb8dfca5c138d041d2866b/luongdoo-afar-composition.gif)
Sketch Stage
My sketch makes sure that everything is neat, helps me shape exactly what I mean to draw into the work, and makes it easier to think about making changes.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb2fe353d5f9869ad680f87242cc751846d3ab455969bb9905aa6cb8c92f8911/Luongdoo-Afar-Sketch.gif)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58023f34b132df7b9c65cb90d4a4ca99a75799db9da6351a88d8e72e6605cc68/elements_2.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8fe9ae4e8ff4dc65fc633491abb2b0d5253df1aa4c78069f380f389e1c7edd4e/luongdoo-afar-egypt-moodandtone.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1219679ff87b802d1fbc016afdc32320793e2dd3e9f5c82d827a91b9d2085403/Luongdoo-Afar-Details-004.jpg)
Japan
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6dc7226dfa768b1b18fedabf3d570c423c45ede59666d74922e40e761a4f27de/Luongdoo-Afar-Details-003.jpg)
Peru
People tend to wear more modern and casual clothes instead of traditional ones, which is a clear sign of urbanism.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d6acfd275578e2e847d7ffdc76fce8c017eab2d6738ff6b80b7d895d66a8c94/Luongdoo-Afar-Details-04.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79ef64125558564f3a28bfe7852d88a3664c0cb1b00f9a4f7ebe63f29f637685/Luongdoo-Afar-Details-04-1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc0621bc72c1280f499aaadce2f34fc7d91c41ec405df28c448bc422a15f2ca0/Luongdoo-Afar-Gif-Details-03.gif)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa7130bc4761707801cf3d9ddf969aa5d26ac14b489726ef0716830058d14e09/Luongdoo-Afar-Gif-Details-02.gif)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79e432767a50f99a44ff163446eb7d88de3d9c020ded1c006b2843962b9c2b56/Luongdoo-Afar-Gif-Details-01.gif)
Final Art
Each regional cluster in the illustration still recognizes the uniqueness of each country's traditional hospitality.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/308116c17fabe884b03724667b1abce3a1a5bd15dffd8780af360492ad5f6daa/luongdoo-afar-details-02.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/620653bc22b5015f0c8a6d8642d65630e0e46493d0a2ec79044f5b079a49f23e/luongdoo-afar-details-01.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc66396bf43c7615c12780ac220bc09724ef94b686ee1e241d69aee427287bdc/luongdoo-Afar-Details-01.jpg)
The Mori greeting of wiping one's nose and pressing one's forehead against another, Peruvian families' chicha, and the Japanese tradition of sending distinctive gifts to friends and family all convey a sense of intimacy and warmth.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ff388350be0b991a9a4c74c5665ee2f29ce45d26ff834f9c07cb1b47682e775/luongdoo-Afar-Details-03.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a18c3cfa4e34c361dec1daff6bf0bfc01cfa0a5267d918ffe60f977d2cfd992/luongdoo-Afar-Details-02.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3385a5e73aaa2c5739539710ba8c399be413fe355b239c99d06a3c928cd01ee0/luongdoo-Afar-Details-04.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b838de0038ec578275f0037bfa87aa4ece983d081883c209c0d8227a748ab79/luongdoo-afar-details.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e0c9c6c4bff099f2dfbcfa6184f1f2a32c423186146138b6a0af17f6efab9fc/luongdoo-Afar-Details-02.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7aa4a9e32f720c4531db1f5a745292fd82e8243814f4237a6a0cf7af3a0c7bb/luongdoo-Afar-Details-03.jpg)
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