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In here you will find every post and portfolio entry by food and travel illustrator and artist, Yaansoon, including Mediterranean and Middle Eastern illustrated recipes, illustrated maps from across Italy and the MENA region, and women empowerment artwork. You can check out the main sections first, or scroll down for every post on this site.

Mediterranean Food Illustrations: Italian, Moroccan & Turkish Culinary Tour | By Yaansoon Illustration + Art | Mediterranean Culinary Tour, Italian Food Illustration, Turkish Food Illustration, Travel Illustration, Mediterranean Food Illustration, Lebanese Food Illustration, Italian Culture Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Italian Cuisine, Pen and Ink Illustration, Food Migration

Illustrated Blog Series

Self-Initiated Projects

Discover food and travel illustrations from the 20+ countries I’ve been to, across 4 continents and many cultures.

Strategic Import Conceptual Illustration: Trade Relations Artwork Commissioned by The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) – Agenzia ICE | Yaansoon Illustration’s Portfolio | Illustration Commission | Italian trade, Italia

Illustration Portfolio

Client Commissions

Find out more about my clients from mainly Italy and the UK and the commercial illustration projects I did for them.

Lahmacun: Turkish Pizza with an Italian-Lebanese Twist | By illustrator and artist Yaansoon Illustration + Art | Illustrated Recipes, Food Illustration, Food Illustration, Turkish food, Middle Eastern food, Middle Eastern cuisine, food stories, Pizza Cutter

Illustrated Food GIF: An Animated Tagine GIF with Procreate & Photoshop | Yaansoon Illustration + Art | Food and travel editorial and commercial illustration | North African Food

Featured Post of the Month

Who doesn’t love GIFs… and ceramics? A while back, I decided to create an illustrated food GIF featuring my true love in this world, the North African Tagine!

Spot Illustration - Kitchen Tools - Rollung Pin - Yaansoon Illustration

Posts

Everyday Kitchen Tools Illustration: An Artwork in Watercolour and Dip Pen Ink

Illustrated North African Ceramics: 8 Pottery Illustrations from My Multi-Cultural Heritage

Lebanese Batata Harra Food Illustration: Potato Cubes Sautéed with Coriander & Garlic

Traditional Media Artwork: Italian Vegetables Illustration in Watercolour and Ink

Ink and Watercolour Floral Packaging Illustration: Rose Hand Cream Bottle

Green Energy Conceptual Illustration: Made-in-Italy Eco-friendly Solutions

Leadership in the Time of Pandemic: An Inspiring Queen Elizabeth Illustration

Ink and Watercolour Grocery Illustration: Italian Food Products

Ink and Watercolour Cosmetics Illustration: L’Occitane en Provence Bottles

Illustrated Food GIF: For the Love of North African Tagines

North African Mediterranean Food Illustration: Eclectic Flat Lay Table

Strategic Import Conceptual Illustration: Trade Relations Artwork Commissioned by The Italian Trade Agency – Agenzia ICE

Italian Pizza Illustrations: Illustrated Art Print Commissioned by The Italian Trade Agency – Agenzia ICE

Italian Pasta Illustrations: Italian Cuisine Week Art Print Commissioned by The Italian Trade Agency

Italian Desserts Illustrations: Week of Italian Cuisine Art Print Commissioned by The Italian Trade Agency

Italian Cheese Illustrations: Italy Culinary Week Art Print Commissioned by The Italian Trade Agency

My Analogue Illustration Tools: Ink, Watercolour, Gouache, Coloured Pencils, & Markers

Illustrated Nomadic Jewellery: Middle Eastern & North African Desert Jewels

Italian Restaurant Wall Art Illustration: Illustrated Maps & Illustrated Recipes Commissioned by UK-Based La Mia Mamma

Quarto Explores Giveaway: I know a Woman by Kate Hodges

Digital Illustration Timelapse Video: Italian Food Ingredients

Food and Travel Digital Illustration: Tools, tablets, and illustration software

Watercolour Experiments: Moroccan and North African Patterns

Not a Person of Colour: How Skin Colour does not determine Um Mustafa’s Identity

Italy Culinary Tour: Illustrated Food Map of Arezzo in Tuscany

UK Restaurant Branding Illustration & Wall Art: Commissioned by La Mia Mamma Italian Eatery in London

London Restaurant Menu Illustration: Commissioned by Elijah Productions for Turkish Mediterranean Eatery, Lara Grill

Women Empowerment Illustration & GIF: Commissioned by UK’s DIFD Inclusive for Interview with India’s Safecity

Jordanian Middle Eastern Food Illustration: Licenced as Book Cover to Italian Publisher Sellerio Editore

Hadiya’s Transformation: International Day to End Violence Against Women

Egyptian Molokhia Food Illustration: Delicious Recipe with a Levantine Twist

North African Middle Eastern Food Illustration: Kitchen Tools, Foods, Ingredients

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Baitinjan Mahshi bil Burghul: Lebanese Bulgur Stuffed Aubergine

Yaansoon.com: The 1st Anniversary of My Culinary Travel Illustration Blog

Analogue vs. Digital Drawing: Why I’m Changing my Illustration Process

Illustration Inspiration: Laurence King Publishing’s Illustrated Art History Books

Cultural Travel Illustration: Middle Eastern & North African Footwear

Illustrated Food Tips: How to Prepare a Delicious Middle Eastern Breakfast

Watercolour Experiments: Hand of Fatima in Masking Fluid

Shorabet Adas: Middle Eastern Lentil Soup Food Illustration & Recipe

Illustrated Map of Jordan: The Melting Pot of Heritage, Hospitality, Biodiversity

Illustrated Italian Recipes: Pizza Margherita con Pasta Sfoglia

Italy Culinary Tour: Illustrated Map of Puglia

Lahmacun: Turkish Pizza with an Italian-Lebanese Twist

Italy Culinary Tour: Southern Italy Illustrated Map

Rumi Hand-Lettering Travel Quote: Kiss the Earth

Mediterranean Food Illustrations: Italian, Moroccan and Turkish Culinary Tour

Illustrated Italian Recipes: Scrumptious Food Illustrations from Italy

Um Fouad’s Coffee Ritual: A Female Syrian Refugee’s Recipe for Hope amid Adversity

Mouneh: An Illustration of the Delectable Middle Eastern Pantry

Hand-Lettered Travel Quote: On Power & Love

Italy Culinary Tour: Milan Illustrated Food Map

Italy Culinary Tour: A Foodie’s Illustrated Map

Illustrated Travel Stories: Mediterranean Foodie Adventures

Gouache Experiments: Painting Inspired By Italian Plates

Gouache Experiments: Italian Food Ingredients

Gouache Experiments: Botanical & Turkish Coffee Paintings

Jordanian Galayet Bandora: An Easy Middle Eastern Fried Tomatoes Dish

New Women Empowerment Blog Series: Illustrated Women Who Can

Middle Eastern Food Illustration: Levantine Mutabbal, An Often Misunderstood Eggplant Dip

Illustrated Middle Eastern Recipes: Food Stories by a Multi-Cultural Couple

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