Cyclops

February 28, 2023March 2, 2023Leave a comment

Last one. He almost looks charming, doesn’t he?

Three cyclops brothers were said to have forged Zeus’s lightning bolt, and cyclopes were said to have built the walls of several ancient cities. So, perhaps this guy is reviewing some plans for building something.

A cute cartoon cyclops stands holding an open scroll in his hands. He has a lopsided grin. He is dressed in ancient Greek fashion, a toga and sandals laced up his calves. As a cyclops, he has only one eye centered in the middle of his face, no nose, and purple skin and hair. As a cartoon, he has a small body, huge head, and disproportionately large eye.

Gorgon

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023Leave a comment

Using a mirror is a safe way to look at a gorgon, so she’s in no danger of being turned to stone.

A cute cartoon gorgon stands with one hand arranging her hair-snakes and the other holding a mirror she is looking into. She is smiling, pleased with her reflection. She's dressed in an ancient Greek style, including a simple white shift and sandals laced up her calves. As a gorgon, she has snakes for hair, green skin, a flat nose with slits for nostrils, fangs, and yellow eyes with vertical slits for pupils. As a cartoon, she has a small body and huge head with disproportionately large eyes. She is isolated on a yellow background.

Number 24 of 150

January 8, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Moving on to ages 10-12. This one was fun. Her shirt pattern was a scatter brush of simple flower stamps. I squished the ones on the elastic portion sideways to make them look like smocking. The original version showed her belly a little, but the client wanted that covered to make it a little more conservative. I think she’s our first one with braces, also.

A girl, aged 10-12 stands with one hand on her hip and the other raised as if gesturing. She is smiling with braces. She has flower earrings. Her hair is black, long, and wavy. She is wearing light purple capri jeans and slip-on sneakers. Her shirt has a small floral pattern with short, puffed sleeves, a wide elastic neck, and an elastic smocked section around the belly. She is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Number 23 of 150

January 6, 2023December 24, 2022Leave a comment

Our first one in this batch with a larger body type. Also, with an intentionally undefined gender identity. My daughter has this style of haircut. This is the last one in this batch in the 7-9 age range.

A child, aged 7-9, stands with a hand on their hip. They are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. They're wearing a white undershirt with a striped overshirt in white, orange, and turquoise. They have black shorts and flip-flop sandals. Their undercut hair is pulled back into a short ponytail. They have a larger body type.

Number 22 of 150

January 4, 2023December 24, 2022Leave a comment

Here’s our first one with glasses in this batch. And, I think, the first one wearing a cammo print in the project.

A boy, age 7-9, stands with legs wide and one hand up, waving. He's smiling and wearing glasses. He's Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. He's wearing a heathered grey t-shirt, denim overshirt with the arms rolled up, camouflage print shorts, and black sneakers.

Number 21 of 150

January 2, 2023December 24, 2022Leave a comment

This one’s a girly-girl wearing a cute multi-colored heart print overalls with a pink t-shirt.

A girl, age 7-9, stands in a thinking pose. She is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. She's wearing white short overalls with a multi-colored heart print. She's also wearing a pink t-shirt and white boots. Her hair is long and wavy.

Number 20 of 150

December 31, 2022December 24, 2022Leave a comment

This child is wearing a traditional Hawaiian shirt with a tropical leaves print. I originally made the print in green, but the client had me change it to purple.

A child, aged 7-9, standing. They are laughing with one hand covering their mouth and the other clutching their belly. They are wearing a Hawaiian shirt with a tropical leaves print in purple. They are also wearing white shorts and sneakers. The are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Their hair is short style.

Number 19 of 150

December 29, 2022December 24, 2022Leave a comment

A fun tie-dye shirt over sweatpants.

A boy, aged 7-9, stands with one hand held up in a gesturing position. He is wearing a black and blue tie die t-shirt, blue sweatpants, and black sneakers.

Number 18 of 150

December 27, 2022December 24, 2022Leave a comment

I gave this girl a traditional floral print on her dress. I took way longer than I should have to get the print just right, but I’m really pleased with how it turned out.

A girl, aged 7-9, stands with one hand raised in a wave. She is wearing a muumuu dress with a traditional two-toned floral print in purple and white. She's wearing white crocs. Her hair is long and worn loose.

Number 17 of 150

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022Leave a comment

One subtle change that the client made in this batch was to have me give many of the dark-eyed characters colored irises. It’s slightly faster just to color the irises and pupils both black, and honestly it isn’t that noticeable. (When you’re doing 150 characters on a tight schedule, even little time-savers add up.) But the client did notice about halfway through this batch and asked me to change it going forward. Since they didn’t have me go back and change the previous batch, in order to preserve consistency, I colored the irises of some of the dark-eyed characters brown, and some black. Later images with black characters (there are more coming up) will have brown irises, just to balance out all the black irises I used before.

But, back to today’s post. This guy’s waving, or maybe raising his hand to answer a question? I gave him a dinosaur t-shirt as an interesting detail. Not really Christmassy, I’ll admit, but that’s the one that fell on today.