Number 103 of 150

I wonder what they’re playing? I feel like it’s something beachy. I took way too much time making sure those strings, frets, pegs, and all the rest of it was correct.

An East Asian person stands playing an acoustic guitar.  Their black hair is in a pompadour style.  They are wearing a cream sweater with a hood, jeans with wide cuffs rolled up to mid-calf, and slip-on sneakers.  They have blue nail polish.  

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Number 100 of 150

Hey, look. We broke 100. Two thirds of this project posted.

I’m not sure if I’ve ever drawn a trumpet before, so this was fun. I also enjoyed the argyle pattern on his sweater vest far more than I probably should have.

An East Asian boy, aged 10-12, stands playing his trumpet.  His cheeks are puffed out as he blows.  He is wearing a white collared shirt, green and white argyle-patterned sweater vest, khaki slacks, and black sneakers.  

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Dancer

Over the last couple years, I’ve read several human interest stories about dancers or yoga instructors or whatnot that you might not think could excel at those skills because of their weight, or in one case because she had downs syndrome. But they do it anyway, and they do it well. So, I wanted to draw this lovely dancer who is clearly doing what she loves despite the challenge of her body size.

A fat ballerina stands in the spotlight, on pointe with one leg raised over her head.