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Kuji Loves Books . . .
. . . In case you hadn’t noticed. This is from an upcoming series/cast of characters due to be finished up in December. I’ll be doing a lot more toon characters in the near future, hope you like that sort of thing.

Kuji’s Bookshelf: My Lethal Weapon is My Mind
My lethal weapon is my mind Kuji always rolls in with her mental guns blazing. When she arrives on campus next year she’ll be well prepared. She’ll go there to learn, not to be bamboozled by ignorance or muddled thinking. Pity the fool who tries to prop up their reactionary opinions against Kuji’s well-researched facts. You can pat her…

Faces of Imani
Working on expressions in this image. These are basically sketches to use as a jump off for later images or stories. Went a bit farther than expected but experimenting with color and layout is also part of the process.

Kinara’s Fashion: Imani’s Leopard Print
My last illo featured Ujima and Imani dressed up Egyptian style. Unfortunately Imani’s lovely outfit was overshadowed by Ujima and his pharonic antics. So I designed a brand new gown just so Imani can strut her stuff. I hope you like it. Not done yet. I think there’s one more outfit in Imani’s closet waiting for the…

… If You Want to Go Far, Go Together
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.–African proverb While putting together a new art piece I realized that I didn’t have many group shots of Kinara’s Children. Even the one I’ve been using is a mashup of single pics collaged together. At the end…

Faces of Ujima: A Study
Ujima’s one of my Kinara’s Children characters that doesn’t get enough attention. My last couple of posts have featured him. In this one he gets the expressions treatment. So far I’ve done Nia, Imani, Umoja and Kuumba and if you’ve paid attention you may notice that each set has been done a bit differently. With…