Number 41 of 150

February 12, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

One last child for this batch. Traditionally female clothes (skirt and leggings) in gender-neutral colors (black and turquois) worn by a character drawn to read a little more masculine than feminine. If I got it right, it should be unclear what their gender identity is exactly. Again, inclusivity and diversity was an important part of this project.

I really like how the skirt turned out, in particular.

A Middle Eastern child stands with arms up in a shrugging gesture. Their dark brown hair is pulled back into a ponytail and cut in an undercut style. They're wearing a black and turquois outfit consisting of a horizontally striped miniskirt, leggings, high-top sneakers, socks, a t-shirt, and a hoodie.

Number 40 of 150

February 10, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

Now another boy.

A Middle Eastern boy stands with one hand up, index finger raised. He's wearing a green and white two-toned t-shirt over a gray long-sleeved shirt. He's got on blue jeans and green converse-style sneakers.

Number 39 of 150

February 8, 2023February 10, 2023Leave a comment

Next up: Age 10-12. She’s a little young for a hijab, but we figured in the interest of diversity to give her one anyway. Plus, it works well with her outfit.

A Muslim girl stands with one hand up, waving. She is wearing pink glasses and a light blue hijab with white polka dots. She is also wearing a pink, long-sleeved tunic that's shorter in the front than the back with gathered sleeves and three stripes along the bottom hem. She has on black leggings, pink socks, and brown lace-up boots.

Number 38 of 150

February 6, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

This one’s happy. This facial expression and pose was fun to do.

A Middle Eastern child stands with their hands over their chest and belly, laughing. Their eyes are closed and mouth open. They're wearing a pale purple track suit with a white stripe and gray slide-on sneakers. Their hair is black and shaggy.

Number 37 of 150

February 4, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

He looks very 1990’s, doesn’t he?

Middle Eastern boy stands with a finger to his cheek in a thinking pose. He's wearing jeans, a heathered gray t-shirt, a black and gray checkered overshirt, and converse-style hi-tops. His hair is dark brown and cut in a bowl cut.

Number 36 of 150

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

Not sure what she’s pointing at. Interesting pants.

A Middle Eastern girl stands with one hand raised, pointing up into the air. She's wearing a white t-shirt, red denim jacket, red sneakers, and wide capri pants with white pinstripes on black.

Number 26 of 150

January 12, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Cool purple hair on this one. I started this one with ALOHA in a varsity font on the hoodie, but the client wanted the sea turtle design instead. I think the heathered texture makes it look soft and comfy.

A child, aged 10-12, stands with one hand up in a wave. They have the ends of their chin-length, straight black hair dyed purple. They are either Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. They're wearing glasses. They have on a grey heathered hoodie with a white sea turtle printed on the front. They also have on jeans and slide-on sneakers with a checkered print.

Number 25 of 150

January 10, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Glasses and a checker-printed shirt. I think I tried to give him a Hawaiian shirt, but the client didn’t want to overdo those in this batch.

A boy, aged 10-12, stands with one hand up as if gesturing as he speaks. He has a larger body type. He's Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. He's wearing a white t-shirt, blue checkered short-sleeved overshirt, loose jean shorts, and slide on sneakers. He's also wearing glasses.

Number 24 of 150

January 8, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Moving on to ages 10-12. This one was fun. Her shirt pattern was a scatter brush of simple flower stamps. I squished the ones on the elastic portion sideways to make them look like smocking. The original version showed her belly a little, but the client wanted that covered to make it a little more conservative. I think she’s our first one with braces, also.

A girl, aged 10-12 stands with one hand on her hip and the other raised as if gesturing. She is smiling with braces. She has flower earrings. Her hair is black, long, and wavy. She is wearing light purple capri jeans and slip-on sneakers. Her shirt has a small floral pattern with short, puffed sleeves, a wide elastic neck, and an elastic smocked section around the belly. She is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Number 23 of 150

January 6, 2023December 24, 2022Leave a comment

Our first one in this batch with a larger body type. Also, with an intentionally undefined gender identity. My daughter has this style of haircut. This is the last one in this batch in the 7-9 age range.