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.

Number 8 of 150

December 7, 2022December 6, 2022Leave a comment

Here’s the last 7-9 year old for this batch. They’re in a gender-neutral outfit and posed in a side view. The original version of this one had them turned away from the viewer, 3/4 view from the back, but the client wanted to see more of their face.

A black child aged 7-9 stands with their arms clutching their belly, laughing. They are viewed from the side. They're wearing a purple sweatshirt with a black star pattern, jeans, and red sneakers. Their hair is in an afro.

Number 7 of 150

December 5, 2022December 2, 2022Leave a comment

The project also includes diverse body types. So, this boy has a larger body type than the others so far.

Black boy aged 7-9 standing with his hand raised, palm up, as if holding something. He's wearing a salmon and black plaid button up shirt, black jeans, and sneakers.

Number 6 of 150

December 3, 2022December 2, 2022Leave a comment

A pretty color plaid overshirt and bantu knots. I hadn’t drawn that hairstyle before. I think she’s cute.

A black girl age 7-9 stands with a hand up as if waving. She's wearing a purple and pink plaid overshirt, white t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Her hair is in bantu knots.

Number 5 of 150

December 1, 2022November 27, 2022Leave a comment

I was proud of how the tie-dye pattern and cornrows turned out. This one is intentionally ambiguous on gender because we wanted to be fully inclusive.

A child aged 7-9 stands with one finger to their cheek in a thoughtful expression. They are wearing a pastel tie-dye t-shirt over a white long-sleeved t-shirt, a patched pair of sweatpants, and sneakers. Their hair is in short cornrows. Their gender expression is ambiguous.

Fourth One…

November 29, 2022November 27, 2022Leave a comment

Number four of 150.

This project was divided into 10 batches of 15 images each. Most batches had two little kids aged 4-6, 6 kids ages 7-9, 3 aged 10-13, and four adults. Most of the batches focused on a specific racial/ethnic group in order to ensure that we included a full range of ages and gender expressions for each racial/ethnic group, especially for the kids. We didn’t want to risk leaving anyone out.

As you can see, this guy is supposed to be black, age 7-9, thin body type, with a male gender expression, wearing glasses.

A black boy aged 7-9 stands with one hand raised as if waving. He's wearing plaid shorts, a turquoise hoodie, and sneakers. He's also wearing glasses.

Third One…

November 27, 2022November 23, 2022Leave a comment

Another one. This project is for a Build-a-Book App for Learning A-Z.

A cartoon illustration of a black girl. She's standing with one hand on her hip and the other raised, palm up. She's wearing a pink t-shirt with a giraffe print, jeans with the cuffs rolled up, and sneakers. Her hair is in braids.

Second One…

November 25, 2022November 23, 2022Leave a comment

Yes, this is going to be a series. I’m planning to share all 150 of these, one every other day.

This little guy seems happy.

A little black boy stands with his hands holding his belly as he laughs. He's wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers.

First One…

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022Leave a comment

I just recently completed a project for Learning A-Z. I drew 150 characters, full color, isolated on white. Here’s the first one.

Isn’t she cute?

A cartoon drawing of a preschool-aged, little black girl. She has an afro pulled back with a scarf. She's wearing a pink dress, striped leggings, and sneakers. She is standing with one hand raised as if waving.

MonstersGo! Dragon Kitty

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago, while waiting for a response from a client on a project, I created this MonstersGo piece. It was based on a child’s drawing by a kid named Violet. Then, when I was almost finished, I got my client response and had to get back to real work. I popped it up on Instagram real quick, I but didn’t bother with my other social media at the time. Well, now that project’s finished, so I can get back to sharing this little dragon kitty all the places I normally share stuff. Here you go!