Vector People

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025Leave a comment

I just finished some work for Positive Promotions.

They had detailed sketches (created in-house) that they wanted me to finish off into vector graphics for an exercise booklet they were doing. They were good sketches. I think, with very little finishing, they could have just used the sketches in the final project. The problem was that the sketches were line drawings, which was not the style they wanted. So, that’s where I came in.

I used their sketches, took the color palette from their samples, and redrew them in the art style that they wanted. Not my usual work, but I think they came out well. And, more importantly, the client was happy.

Created using Adobe Illustrator.

Caterpillar Vector

November 27, 2024December 2, 2024Leave a comment

Here’s another vector illustration for children’s magician, Jimmy Joza. It will be printed on an 18-inch silk. It goes with the previous butterfly illustration and will be a prop in his act. He originally had another caterpillar image he was going to use for this, but he encountered some problems with the size and vibrance of that image. So, he decided to come back and commission me to draw a whole new caterpillar to use instead.

Because the butterfly was drawn in the style of the original caterpillar, this new caterpillar is also drawn in the same style. So as not to step on the previous artist’s intellectual property, this one uses an entirely different pose, a bit of a different face, different expression, different back spots, and a different approach to the construction of the body.

It was a really fun one to work on.

A vector drawing of a cute, cartoon caterpillar eating leaves. The caterpillar is positioned in a 3/4 side view holding a leaf in each hand. The leaves each have a bite mark and the caterpillar's cheek is puffed as if chewing. There is a blue swirly background framed with a pink border.
A line of text at the bottom notes that the image is Copyright © 2024 Jimmy Joza. All rights reserved.

Butterfly Vector

November 25, 2024December 2, 2024Leave a comment

I recently completed a little illustration for children’s magician, Jimmy Joza. This butterfly was drawn in Adobe Illustrator. (Yes, I can work with vectors!) He plans to have it printed on a 36-inch silk and use as a prop in his act. He has an existing caterpillar image he plans to print on another silk, and he wanted me to match the art style of that one so that it was clear the two images were the same character. He also had a sample butterfly with rainbow colors that he wanted me to use as a color scheme for the wings. Here’s what I came up with!

A vector drawing of a cute, cartoon butterfly with rainbow-colored wings. The butterfly is centered, facing the viewer, with its wings spread out symmetrically behind it. There is a blue swirly background framed with a pink border.
A line of text at the bottom notes that the image is Copyright © 2024 Jimmy Joza. All rights reserved.

New Coloring Page

August 28, 2016August 28, 20162 Comments

I put up a new coloring page in my Freebies section. I pulled all the colors and shading out of that monkey I made for Katie earlier this year and put that up as a coloring sheet. I think it turned out pretty good. Click to open the full-sized PDF.

Legal Stuff: You are free to print out and photocopy this image for use as coloring pages at home or in a classroom. It is not available for any other use without my express, written consent. Please do not modify the file, post it online, or remove or modify my copyright notice. Thank you. 🙂