Number 47 of 150

March 26, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s a little boy with glasses and a missing tooth. If I did it right, he should look to be somewhere in the 4-6 age range.

A cartoon illustration of an Indigenous American boy aged 4-6. He is wearing glasses and is missing a bottom tooth. He is wearing black shorts, a yellow t-shirt with a black and red stripe over a white long-sleeved undershirt, and white sneakers. He is standing with both hands in his pockets and a smile on his face.

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 35 of 150

January 30, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Representation of queer, or at least non-traditional, gender expressions was an important part of this project.

So far, we’ve had some characters that were deliberately ambiguous on gender, presenting as more-or-less androgenous. Today’s character is a little different. They’re wearing traditionally female clothing, but their hair and facial features are drawn using visual cues that typically read as masculine. However, I tried to make it ambiguous enough that it still wasn’t entirely clearcut. Personally, I’d hesitate to guess how this child identifies. I’d have to ask for their pronouns.

I’m not certain I got the age to read quite right. They may look a little older than they should.

A child, aged 7-9, stands with one hand up as if gesturing. They are wearing a yellow button-up dress, with a long-sleeved t-shirt and leggings underneath. They're wearing red high-top sneakers and glasses. The child is Middle Eastern and has a larger body type. Their gender is ambiguous, but it possibly reads a little more male than female.

Number 32 of 150

January 24, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

This little guy is happy, isn’t he?

A Middle Eastern boy, aged 4-6, stands with a big smile on his face and his arms up and open wide. He's wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt, plaid shorts, and sneakers. He also has glasses. His hair is 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 22 of 150

January 4, 2023December 24, 2022Leave a comment

Here’s our first one with glasses in this batch. And, I think, the first one wearing a cammo print in the project.

A boy, age 7-9, stands with legs wide and one hand up, waving. He's smiling and wearing glasses. He's Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. He's wearing a heathered grey t-shirt, denim overshirt with the arms rolled up, camouflage print shorts, and black sneakers.

Number 9 of 150

December 9, 2022December 2, 2022Leave a comment

This is the first of three age 9-12 in this batch. I like the pleated skirt on her dress. I had a little trouble getting the angle right on her glasses.

Black girl aged 10-12 stands with one hand raised, palm up, as if gesturing. She is wearing glasses, a blue jumper with a pleated skirt, white blouse, and sneakers. Her hair is in long twist braids.

Self Portrait

February 11, 2018February 12, 2018Leave a comment

My hair isn’t usually that curly, but it’s fun to draw curls.

Self-Portrait

Demon Schoolgirls

September 20, 2017September 16, 2017Leave a comment

I was thinking about the Monster High idea. This is Monster Middle School, I think. A private school, by the looks of those plaid skirts. I tried to draw them with goat legs and cloven hooves, but I was having trouble making them look cute that way, so they got standard human legs instead. The saddleshoes were fun to draw.

Demon Schoolgirls