I recently completed a commission for an illustration of a little indigenous boy performing as a grass dancer. The client advised me on what details to include to make him look authentic, since she is indigenous and I am not. She wanted it to match that illustration I made a few years ago of a girl in a jingle dress.
Here’s an old lady in a ribbon skirt with bead earrings.
The last child for this batch, with groovy tie-dye.
Back to this Learning A-Z project. As a reminder, this is a set of 150 diverse characters of various ages and body types, isolated on white. Here we’re starting back on batch 4. (There are 10 batches, total.) This batch are all Indigenous Americans.
This little girl is wearing a sweater with a traditional pattern.
And now I’m done. Same character from about age 2 to 18.
Five ages now. I think at 16 she might just be on the swim team.
A series of character sketches depicting one character through multiple ages.
Now 4 ages. I bet she’s a good swimmer by age 13.
A series of character sketches depicting one character through multiple ages.
Here’s the same girl at ages 2, 5, and 10. Or thereabouts, anyway.
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 