Here’s an image for page 9 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This one is my favorite. It’s a maze with various locations in the neighborhood. There’s the library, post office, a park, grocery store, and elementary school. There’s also a little line of traffic. You’re supposed to get the girls to school.
Here’s an image for page 8 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This shows children playing in the yard in front of their home.
I just noticed I messed up the girl’s feet a little. The angle I drew them at doesn’t match the angle of the sidewalk. 😦
Here’s an image for page 7 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This shows a boy puling the curtains away from a space heater his mom’s turning on.
Here’s an image for page 6 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This shows a firefighter with all their equipment on. There’s the helmet, face mask, air tank, ax, and protective pants, coat, gloves, and boots.
Here’s an image for page 5 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This shows a scene where a police officer and an EMT have responded to the scene of an accident. The EMT is checking on a boy who is lying on the ground next to a crashed bike and the officer is interviewing an elderly witness. An ambulance and police car are parked in the street and there are two apartment towers in the distance. I imagine the boy lives in one of those towers.
In hindsight, I think I may have made the ambulance too narrow. Hopefully it’s not too apparent.
Here’s the second image for page 4 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This shows a puzzle. You’re supposed to find which two phones are identical. Can you find them?
Here’s the first image for page 4 of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This shows a girl who looks very worried calling 911 and an operator asking her, “What is your emergency?”
Here’s 4 of 4 images for page three of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This page is showing four situations where you should call 911. This one shows a boy who has apparently drank poison. A bottle of cleaner is spilled on the floor and he’s doubled-over as if his stomach hurts.
Here’s 3 of 4 images for page three of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This page is showing four situations where you should call 911. This one shows a girl trying to shake awake her grandfather who doesn’t seem able to wake up. He needs help!
Here’s 2 of 4 images for page three of a safety-themed coloring book commissioned by Positive Promotions. This page is showing four situations where you should call 911. This one shows a crime happening. Someone’s just snatched that backpack from the woman on the trail.
This illustration was originally supposed to be a purse rather than a backpack, but they switched it to a backpack in the first round of revisions. For some reason I rather enjoy drawing backpacks. I always draw them as this leather-bottom Jansport kind like I had when I was in high school. 🙂
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 