New Challenge: Youth Illustration

Hello you!

I hope you are doing well and your weekend is going perfectly, that you are warm, in and out. 

Today, I wanted to show you 2 of my new pieces that I made in the last 48hours to expend my portfolio.

Indeed, while looking for freelance jobs, I realized the obvious: it is way more common to find (paid) gigs as a Youth illustrator than as an illustrator specialized in intersectional feminist. Which isn't that bad for me, cause I am still a child inside and I love this universe when it comes to art. So I decided to add to my to do list to create 3 simple illustrations for kids, to add to my portfolio ( http://lavieeibel.com if you want to see the said portfolio) and move on.

Well... I forgot one thing: I am me, and I'm not really into simple. 

So I spent 14hours total making these 2 illustrations and I can officially say that I am now addicted.

( The second one might seem pretty dark on your screen, it really depends on your device!)

As in my main art, inclusivity and empowerment are my priority, so it came really naturally for me to portray kids of color being in the center of a magic world. I am fed up with only seeing white kids when it comes to magic and fantasy. It shouldn't be a privilege to have the opportunity to dream and identify as the heroes we see growing up. 

Unfortunately, we rarely see disabled kids in art and I wanted to change that, at my level. 

I am trying to practice my story telling, color palette (I'M SO EXCITED THAT I FINALLY INTRODUCED COLOR IN MY ART!! But I'll talk more about it in a post dedicated to this specific subject coming next week!) and composition and these 2 illustrations have been so helpful for this! 

Here are some examples from the creation process of these pieces, in case you're curious:

Have a wonderful rest of your weekend,

Thank you for being here! 

See you next week!!