A chef. Probably from a more upscale restaurant, if they’re wearing the traditional chef’s uniform.
This is image 138 of 150 images commissioned for Learning A-Z. Each one is a cartoon drawing of a person isolated on white. Diversity was a key priority in the series and so the characters represent many different races, ethnic groups, genders, ages, and included individuals with visible disabilities. Previous batches were focused mostly on children, but this batch are all adults.
A child with a red playground ball. I particularly like their shirt stripes.
The client wanted a child doing yoga, but was concerned that the activity was a little old for the age 10-13 range. So, this child is meant to be just a bit older. Maybe 14 or 15 instead. This is also one of the few images drawn with the child’s eyes closed. This yoga pose is called the tree pose.
This kid is a budding baker who made some delicious and pretty cupcakes.
This is another where I used that flower stamp that I have to scatter flowers for the shirt pattern. I also really enjoyed making the balloons semi-transparent for this look.
This kid’s heading to the beach.
Here’s a wheelchair basketball player taking their shot.
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 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.
The last child for this batch, with groovy tie-dye.
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 