Number 59 of 150

April 19, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s an old lady in a ribbon skirt with bead earrings.

A cartoon illustration of an elderly Indigenous American woman. She's standing, waving, and smiling. She is wearing a traditional ribbon skirt, low heels, and a red blouse. She has a shell bead necklace and beaded earrings. Her long gray hair is in two braids.

Number 57 of 150

April 15, 2023April 17, 2023Leave a comment

Our first adult. Beaded jewelry is fun to draw. So was the pattern on her sweater. The pose the client initially requested had her looking down at her wristwatch. Then they changed their mind and wanted her waving.

A cartoon illustration of a middle-aged Indigenous American woman. She is standing and waving. She is wearing glasses and beaded earrings. She has jeans, cowboy boots, a t-shirt, and a white, red, and blue patterned cardigan. Her black hair falls to just past her shoulders and is slightly wavy.

Number 56 of 150

April 13, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

The last child for this batch, with groovy tie-dye.

A cartoon illustration of an Indigenous child aged 10-12. They are walking towards the left while waving. They have their long, black hair in two braids and their smile shows a slight gap between their two front teeth. They are wearing jeans, red sneakers, and a pink tie-dyed t-shirt with a tribal-style bear paw print.

Number 44 of 150

February 18, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

I think I found the old ladies the most delightful to draw.

I originally used a brown, yellow, and black combination which I thought was very stylish. But the client wanted purple, yellow, and black instead. So, that’s what we went with.

An elderly Middle Eastern woman is walking towards the viewer with one hand raised as if waving. She's smiling and looks like she's moving carefully. She has a yellow hijab, white, yellow, and light purple horizontally striped shirt, light purple cardigan, loose black pants, and yellow slide-on sneakers.

Number 39 of 150

February 8, 2023February 10, 2023Leave a comment

Next up: Age 10-12. She’s a little young for a hijab, but we figured in the interest of diversity to give her one anyway. Plus, it works well with her outfit.

A Muslim girl stands with one hand up, waving. She is wearing pink glasses and a light blue hijab with white polka dots. She is also wearing a pink, long-sleeved tunic that's shorter in the front than the back with gathered sleeves and three stripes along the bottom hem. She has on black leggings, pink socks, and brown lace-up boots.

Number 34 of 150

January 28, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

I don’t really have much to say about this one. Just a boy in jeans and a hoodie.

Middle Eastern boy, aged 7-9, standing with one hand raised in a wave. He's got medium-dark brown hair, an orange hoodie, jeans, and sneakers.

Number 29 of 150

January 18, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Here’s our second muumuu of the batch. Also with a floral pattern, but a bit of a different style this time. I had-drew these blossoms instead of making a stamp. I did copy-and-paste some of them, though. I also painted her toenails.

An old lady wearing a long, red, floral print muumuu dress. She's standing with one hand raised as if waving. She is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. She has her grey hair pulled back into a loose bun at her neck. She is wearing flip-flop sandals and has her toenails painted red.

Number 26 of 150

January 12, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Cool purple hair on this one. I started this one with ALOHA in a varsity font on the hoodie, but the client wanted the sea turtle design instead. I think the heathered texture makes it look soft and comfy.

A child, aged 10-12, stands with one hand up in a wave. They have the ends of their chin-length, straight black hair dyed purple. They are either Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. They're wearing glasses. They have on a grey heathered hoodie with a white sea turtle printed on the front. They also have on jeans and slide-on sneakers with a checkered print.

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 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.