Number 74 of 150

May 19, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

This style of prosthetic leg and foot always seemed really interesting to me. I’m glad I got to draw one.

An older woman of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander heritage is working as a referee. She is blowing on a whistle while pointing to the side. She is wearing a referee's uniform and has an athletic-style prosthetic leg below the knee.

Number 73 of 150

May 17, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

This artist uses a wheelchair.

The client was pushing the scope of the project on this one. Each of these were supposed to be one character isolated on white, some with a prop. I was willing to allow a little more leeway for this batch featuring the visibly disabled because their mobility devices are integral to their lives and become almost an extension of themselves. But there’s a limit. This image reached this limit because the client initially wanted not just what you see below, but also an easel and canvas. That would make it almost a full scene, which wasn’t what we bid. (To be fair, I don’t think the client intended to push any limits. It just happened.) I had to send that objection through my art rep and she straightened it out for me without ruffling any feathers. Janet’s great at that.

An East Asian man sits in a manual wheelchair with a paint brush and palette. He is wearing a blue painter's shirt, khaki pants, and slip-on sneakers. He is gesturing with the hand holding the brush as he speaks.

Number 72 of 150

May 15, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

Moving onto the adults, here we have a Muslim woman with a prosthetic leg.

A cartoon illustration of a Muslim woman with a prosthetic leg. She's standing with one hand up as if gesturing as she speaks and the other hand is holding a basket of apples. She is wearing a hijab, long sleeved striped blouse, a below-the-knee skirt, leggings on her intact leg, and crocs on both her natural and artificial foot.

Number 71 of 150

May 13, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s a wheelchair basketball player taking their shot.

A cartoon illustration of a latine child shooting a basketball while seated in a sports wheelchair. They are wearing a basketball uniform and sneakers. Their number is 17.

Number 70 of 150

May 11, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

This boy is diabetic and is wearing a visible glucose monitor on his upper arm.

A cartoon illustration of a black boy riding a kick scooter. He has a visible glucose monitor on his upper arm and is wearing glasses. He's also wearing a helmet, tank top, shorts, and sneakers.

Number 69 of 150

May 9, 2023May 10, 2023Leave a comment

A deaf child signing, “Friend.” I think space buns are my new favorite hairstyle to draw on little girls.

A cartoon illustration of a mixed race girl standing while signing, "Friend," in ASL. She is wearing a t-shirt, jean shorts, sandals, and a backpack. Her light brown hair is half up in space buns.

Number 68 of 150

May 7, 2023May 8, 2023Leave a comment

A child who uses a walker. Some walkers have a seat on them like this. Looks like they’re catching their breath before planting that little tree. They intentionally look a bit tired, maybe unhealthy, though there were no specifics given on what condition they have to make a walker necessary.

A cartoon illustration of a white child sitting on the built-in bench on a walker. They have blonde hair and are holding a plant. There is a hand trowel on the ground at their feet. They are wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt under a pair of overalls, garden gloves, and work boots.

Number 67 of 150

May 5, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

A blind boy in raingear walking with the aid of a white cane.

This image had originally called for the boy to have a guide dog, because a kid and a dog are inherently cute together. But when looking for reference images of kids with guide dogs, I learned that blind kids don’t actually get guide dogs. You generally have to be 18 for a guide animal. I relayed this to the client and they changed the specs. So, I guess I sort of took away this boy’s dog and gave him a cane instead. If it helps, later in this batch there will be a man with a guide dog instead. Not as cute, but more accurate.

A cartoon illustration of a blind Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander boy walking with a white cane. He is in raingear, wearing a yellow raincoat and red rubber boots. He also is wearing jeans.

Number 66 of 150

May 3, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

I was proud of several things on this one. The wheelchair, the leaves, her face at that upward angle. I think she’s enjoying herself.

A cartoon illustration of a South Asian girl sitting in a motorized wheelchair and happily throwing a bunch of autumn leaves into the air. She is wearing a red winter cap, red vest, light purple long-sleeved t-shirt, jeans, and slip-on sneakers. She is belted into her chair.

Number 65 of 150

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023Leave a comment

A skateboarder with a prosthetic arm. One of those 3D printed ones in the fun colors. The client chose the colors.

I particularly like how the kid’s t-shirt print came out. This was changed in the final phase with the client instructing me to create a geometric print for their shirt.

The long hair was included both to help show a little more movement and to make the character’s gender a little more ambiguous.