Number 85 of 150

June 12, 2023June 9, 2023Leave a comment

This sweet guy has a bunny! Awww….

A black Latino boy, aged 10-12 stands cuddling a blonde rabbit. He is wearing a white t-shirt, white and blue checked overshirt, jeans, and black lace-up boots.

The Magic of Jimmy J.

June 10, 2023June 14, 2023Leave a comment

I recently created this poster for Jimmy Joza, a Children’s Magician in Elmhurst, NY.

A promotional poster for Jimmy Joza's magic show. A caricature of the magician is standing on stage before an audience of children. He is holding up a wand and a white rabbit in a dramatic pose. Behind him, there is a light flare with a parrot and various props from his act flying outward. Across the top is the title, "The Magic of Jimmmy J." This image is copyright @ 2023 Jimmy Joza. All rights reserved. — A promotional poster for Jimmy Joza’s magic show. A caricature of the magician is standing on stage before an audience of children. He is holding up a wand and a white rabbit in a dramatic pose. Behind him, there is a light flare with a parrot and various props from his act flying outward. Across the top is the title, “The Magic of Jimmmy J.” This image is copyright @ 2023 Jimmy Joza. All rights reserved.

Number 84 of 150

June 8, 2023June 9, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s a girl walking to school. Have I mentioned I like drawing backpacks?

The side view gave me a chance to do this fun three-tiered bun hairstyle, a bun mohawk.

A Latina girl, aged 10-12, is walking to school. She has a turquois backpack and is using wired earbuds to listen to something with her phone. She is wearing jeans, a pink t-shirt, and white sneakers. Her dark brown hair is arranged in three tiered buns running down the back of her head.

Number 83 of 150

June 6, 2023May 17, 2023Leave a comment

Okay, so I really liked this one. I wanted this kid to be a little bit punk, or at least rock ‘n roll. I initially had them with brightly dyed hair, but the client nixed that in favor of blue nail polish instead, which was also cool. I kind of wanted to do a skull print since it’s a little edgy, but for a kid’s market we didn’t want to push it too far. Like, not pushing it at all really. However, if this kid is supposed to be Hispanic/Latine, a Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) skull print would be perfectly appropriate. Plus, then I got the excuse to draw a Día de Muertos skull, which I think is super fun, but I don’t generally get a chance to draw since it’s not my culture.

Anyway, I think it came out really well.

A Latine child, aged 7-9, sits cross-legged while listening to music on a set of large headphones with their eyes closed. They are probably head-banging a little. They are wearing black sneakers, jeans, and a black t-shirt with a Día de Muertos skull print. Their hair is black, shoulder length, and messy. They have blue nail polish.

Number 82 of 150

June 4, 2023May 17, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s a skateboarder with a groovy board. I think the pattern on the shoes is distracting, but the client liked it.

A Latino boy, aged 7-9, standing casually while holding a skateboard under one arm. The other arm is gesturing as though he's talking. He's wearing jeans, a green zip-up sweatshirt, a light blue helmet, and checkerboard patterned sneakers. The skateboard has a pastel rainbow fade background with scattered peace signs and doves.

Number 81 of 150

June 2, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

She’s picking out a pumpkin.

A Latina girl, aged 7-9, stands holding a pumpkin. She is wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, red puffer vest, jeans, and black sneakers. Her dark brown hair is cut in a chin-length bob with bangs.

Number 80 of 150

May 31, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

This kid’s heading off to the beach or pool.

A Latine child, aged 7-9, stands with one hand gesturing off to their right while looking off to their left. They are wearing swim shorts, a long-sleeved swim shirt, and flip-flops. The clothes are matching black, yellow, and white with a daisy on the front. They are holding a white and pink inner tube around their waist. Their hair is black, straight, and just shy of shoulder length without bangs.

Number 79 of 150

May 29, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

Is this our first one with fun, brightly dyed hair? It might be. It was fun to figure out what technique to use to show the dyed hair.

A Latino boy, aged 7-9, sits with his legs crossed and a book in his lap. He wears glasses and has the tips of his short black hair dyed a pale blue. He is wearing a purple t-shirt, jeans with the cuffs rolled, and blue sneakers. He is smiling and looking at the viewer.

Number 78 of 150

May 27, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

Here we have a soccer girl. This pose is showing a lot more movement than most of the poses we’ve seen so far.

A Latina girl runs toward the viewer. She is wearing a purple and white soccer uniform with the number 11 on her jersey. She is wearing soccer cleats and her dark hair is in a ponytail. She has a larger body type.

Number 77 of 150

May 25, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s a chubby little boy holding out a birthday present. The client asked me to put a pattern on his little vest, but I didn’t like how that was looking. So, I added a dino in his pocket instead. The client agreed that they liked that better.