"Phonics" icons book

Finished another book for sale in Target stores, this time with the focus on phonics. This book didn't have as many characters to design; it was focused more on objects like trains and flags and fire and tree stumps and such. 120 icons in all, and here are some character-based favorites. As always somebody else will color the book as I move on to the next to draw.

"Sound" icons book

I'm back at the freelance again after an insane amount of change in my life over the last three months. New wife, new city, new job--no sleep!

This art is from another book in the series that are being sold at Target stores across the country. There's 116 icons in this book; above are 16 of the animals and below are 16 of the other icons. The theme of this book is "Sound," so I guess maybe it's supposed to reference how you say the words of these subjects? Anyway, just like the other books in the series, I've drawn the book and somebody else is coloring it.

This is the 10th book in the series I've done for them, and I'm about to start another. Someday I'll sleep again!

Baby icons

"Same And Different" book

This book has 86 icons, or 43 pairs of objects that look similar but are totally different. Here's 24 of them.

Once again another artist will be coloring the book while I move on to another one to pencil & ink.

14 icons

Each icon meant to be 2" square max. when printed.

17 Icons

28 more icons

Below is the vector art I made before I colored it.

28 icons

Easy, breezy fun!

Christmas art

First up are some vector presents with subtle wrapping paper patterns so that type could be placed over top by the graphic designer and still be easily readable. Each individual present was created with the intent of filling a horizontally oriented 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper, and to be hung on the wall.

All of this art above and below is intended to be used in a classroom scenario.

Below is a vector Christmas tree that was specifically made to fit into a grid, which explains why it's so symmetrical and vertical. Also part of my goal was to make each sheet of paper in the grid interesting if I could, which explains some of the crazy branch shapes. Why did the Christmas tree need to fit in a rigid grid? So that each part of the tree could be printed on a sheet of 8.5 x 11" paper and then assembled on a wall into the whole tree. The garlands also needed to be fatter than I normally would make them and clean so that a teacher could write on them.