Number 80 of 150

May 31, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

This kid’s heading off to the beach or pool.

A Latine child, aged 7-9, stands with one hand gesturing off to their right while looking off to their left. They are wearing swim shorts, a long-sleeved swim shirt, and flip-flops. The clothes are matching black, yellow, and white with a daisy on the front. They are holding a white and pink inner tube around their waist. Their hair is black, straight, and just shy of shoulder length without bangs.

Number 79 of 150

May 29, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

Is this our first one with fun, brightly dyed hair? It might be. It was fun to figure out what technique to use to show the dyed hair.

A Latino boy, aged 7-9, sits with his legs crossed and a book in his lap. He wears glasses and has the tips of his short black hair dyed a pale blue. He is wearing a purple t-shirt, jeans with the cuffs rolled, and blue sneakers. He is smiling and looking at the viewer.

Number 78 of 150

May 27, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

Here we have a soccer girl. This pose is showing a lot more movement than most of the poses we’ve seen so far.

A Latina girl runs toward the viewer. She is wearing a purple and white soccer uniform with the number 11 on her jersey. She is wearing soccer cleats and her dark hair is in a ponytail. She has a larger body type.

Number 77 of 150

May 25, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s a chubby little boy holding out a birthday present. The client asked me to put a pattern on his little vest, but I didn’t like how that was looking. So, I added a dino in his pocket instead. The client agreed that they liked that better.

A 4-6 year old, latino boy stands holding out a small, wrapped gift. The gift is wrapped in yellow paper with a red ribbon and bow. He is wearing a blue t-shirt, red hooded vest, black and white shorts, and red sneakers. He has a green t-rex toy in his pocket. His hair is black and straight. He has a larger body size.

Number 76 of 150

May 23, 2023May 16, 2023Leave a comment

Halfway through and a new batch! This batch will be all Hispanic/Latine characters.

Here you have a little girl holding out a handful of seeds. I think she’s supposed to be feeding an animal who’s out of frame, but she could also just be preparing to spread seeds on the ground. I’m not sure which.

The boots and sun hat were particularly fun. I have several characters in this project where I made the pattern on their clothing with this same scattered flower shape brush. Good results, minimal effort. Work smarter, not harder. 🙂

A little latina girl holds out a small handful of seeds. She's 4-6 years old. She's wearing bib overalls, a pink t-shirt, yellow and white striped bucket hat, and pink rubber boots with a white floral pattern. She has long, dark brown, curly hair.

Number 75 of 150

May 21, 2023April 28, 2023Leave a comment

And here’s the blind man with a guide dog I promised you.

Public service announcement: A Guide Dog is a type of Service Animal. They are not the same thing as an Emotional Support Animal. Guide dogs and other Service Animals go through extensive training and cost a lot of money. Service Animals know how to behave in public without being a nuisance or a danger. Emotional support animals often don’t, even when they’re legit ESAs (nominal distinction that that is) instead of fake ESA pets. Service animals are required by law to be allowed to go pretty much anywhere that their handler is allowed to go. ESA’s are not. Please don’t attempt to pass off your ESA or (even worse) your pet as a Service Animal. Their poor behavior will reflect badly on real Service Animals. That will just make it harder for disabled folks who depend on ACTUAL Service Animals to get their rights honored. Just don’t do it, no matter how much you want to take fluffy with you to the grocery store.

A cartoon illustration of a old, blind South Asian man walking with a guide dog. He is wearing beach clothes including sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt, shots, and flip-flop sandals. He's also carrying a bag with beach supplies including a towel, water bottle, and dog bone. He has a mustache and beard and is half-bald.

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.