Interior Illustration 7 of 18
Salsa dancing is a very Latin American tradition. This illustration is actually very small on the page, so that’s why the dancers are mostly faceless.
Let’s Learn About Hispanic Heritage
Tag: music
Number 83 of 150
Okay, so I really liked this one. I wanted this kid to be a little bit punk, or at least rock ‘n roll. I initially had them with brightly dyed hair, but the client nixed that in favor of blue nail polish instead, which was also cool. I kind of wanted to do a skull print since it’s a little edgy, but for a kid’s market we didn’t want to push it too far. Like, not pushing it at all really. However, if this kid is supposed to be Hispanic/Latine, a Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) skull print would be perfectly appropriate. Plus, then I got the excuse to draw a Día de Muertos skull, which I think is super fun, but I don’t generally get a chance to draw since it’s not my culture.
Anyway, I think it came out really well.
Number 61 of 150
Starting a new batch. This round will be 15 illustrations of diverse people with various visible disabilities. From this point on, I feel like the poses the client requestes got more interesting. A little bit more dynamic? I do feel like the characters in the previous batches got short-changed a little, though. They also started incorporating props.
Anyway, the first one’s a little girl with a cochlear implant playing the tambourine.
Inktober 2020 #27 – Music
Siren song counts as music, right? I hope so, but really… I just felt like drawing a mermaid. 🙂
It seems like every time I draw water, I do it differently. This style seems pretty good for mid-ocean swells.
Inktober 2020 #4 – Radio
Today’s prompt was radio, so these two aliens are groov’in to earth music in their flying saucer.
Computer-Related Illustrations
Made these for Hart McLeod today. Next I’ll be drawing them some food. 🙂
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 