Cyclops

Last one. He almost looks charming, doesn’t he?

Three cyclops brothers were said to have forged Zeus’s lightning bolt, and cyclopes were said to have built the walls of several ancient cities.  So, perhaps this guy is reviewing some plans for building something.  

A cute cartoon cyclops stands holding an open scroll in his hands.  He has a lopsided grin.  He is dressed in ancient Greek fashion, a toga and sandals laced up his calves.  As a cyclops, he has only one eye centered in the middle of his face, no nose, and purple skin and hair.  As a cartoon, he has a small body, huge head, and disproportionately large eye.

Siren

Fresh from the ocean.

A cute cartoon siren lays on the ground with her cheek cupped in one hand and tail raised to curl behind her.  She is smiling slightly.  She is wet.  Her black hair is plastered to her head and body, the ends pooling on the ground at her side.  There is a puddle around her.  As a siren, the lower half of her body is a fish tail, and her skin and scales are blue.  As a cartoon, she has a small body and huge head with disproportionately large eyes.  She is isolated on a pink background.

Gorgon

Using a mirror is a safe way to look at a gorgon, so she’s in no danger of being turned to stone.

A cute cartoon gorgon stands with one hand arranging her hair-snakes and the other holding a mirror she is looking into.  She is smiling, pleased with her reflection.  She's dressed in an ancient Greek style, including a simple white shift and sandals laced up her calves.  As a gorgon, she has snakes for hair, green skin, a flat nose with slits for nostrils, fangs, and yellow eyes with vertical slits for pupils.  As a cartoon, she has a small body and huge head with disproportionately large eyes.  She is isolated on a yellow background.

Satyr

Let’s take a break from the mundane cartoon people I’ve been posting. I’ll come back to them, don’t worry. (I have 150 of them, after all.)

But for today, I bring you Greek mythical creatures. Cute ones. I have four to share. Here’s the first one, a satyr.

A cute cartoon satyr stands with one hand on his hip and the other gesturing as if encouraging the viewer to come take his hand.  He is smiling and winking.  As a satyr, he has goat legs and a tail, horns, goat ears, a small goatee, a brown tip on his nose, and his golden eyes have a goat-like horizontal pupil.  As a cartoon, he has a small body and huge head with disproportionately large eyes.  He is isolated on a green background.

Number 45 of 150

Last of the batch. Doesn’t he look snazzy in his bow tie and suspenders?

An old man stands with arms wide, gesturing while speaking.  He has a mustache and his hair is bald on top.  He's wearing a blue and white striped button-up shirt, a red bow tie, suspenders, tan trousers, and brown boots.

Number 44 of 150

I think I found the old ladies the most delightful to draw.

I originally used a brown, yellow, and black combination which I thought was very stylish. But the client wanted purple, yellow, and black instead. So, that’s what we went with.

An elderly Middle Eastern woman is walking towards the viewer with one hand raised as if waving.  She's smiling and looks like she's moving carefully.  She has a yellow hijab, white, yellow, and light purple horizontally striped shirt, light purple cardigan, loose black pants, and yellow slide-on sneakers.

Number 43 of 150

A man in a thinking pose, larger body type.

A Middle Eastern man standing with one hand raised as if gesturing and the other touching his chin as if thinking.  He's wearing jeans, sneakers, and a button-up shirt.  He has a larger body type with a prominent belly.

Number 42 of 150

Moving onto the adults. A lady in a floral skirt and matching hijab.

A Middle Eastern Muslim woman wearing a long floral skirt, leggings, white blouse, flats, and a hijab.  She's standing with her right hand on her waist looking to her left.

Number 41 of 150

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

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.