World Vision Easter Storybook Card

Each Easter, World Vision sends out illustrated storybook greeting cards to hundreds of thousands of children in their child sponsorship program. Working with World Vision and their marketing agency Russ Reid, I had the opportunity to illustrate the artwork for this year's Easter card, sharing a message of God's love with children around the world.

The storybook cards are part of World Vision's "bounceback" initiative. Cards are first sent to each child's sponsor, who can sign it and add a personal message, before sending it back to World Vision, who sends it onward to the child. At the end of the story, a keepsake item is attached which children can enjoy as an additional reminder and gift from their sponsor.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. You can learn more about their child sponsorship program on their website.

You can check out the full project on Behance.

World Vision Kids Storybook Project

Last fall I worked with World Vision to illustrate a couple of storybook greeting cards designed to encourage their sponsored children around the world. This first one tells a story of kindness among children in rural India. Theresa generously blesses others by sharing her favorite possession—her bicycle. As she does she discovers the biggest blessing of all—the joy that comes from being kind to others.‪

The storybook cards are part of World Vision's "bounceback" initiative. Cards are first sent to each child's sponsor, who can sign it and add a personal message, before sending it back to World Vision, who sends it onward to the child. At the end of the story, a keepsake item is attached which children can enjoy as an additional reminder and gift from their sponsor.

You can check out the full project on Behance.

British Animal Portraits at Hot Red Bus

Made these cheeky British animal portraits for the newly remodeled Hot Red Bus restaurant, home of Los Angeles' best British-style fish & chips (LA Weekly) and some awesome British-Indian dishes.

Prints & throw pillows featuring these weird animal characters are available in my shop.

See some more behind-the-scenes images at on Behance.

Authority Matters

This image was made for a Christian teaching series that explores the Bible's approach to being a leader and/or a follower. Authorities are present in every sphere of life--families, workplaces, churches, and government. Our goal was to approach this potentially volatile subject from a more human angle, emphasizing the relationships rather than abstract concepts.

We tend to view authority as an impersonal force that blocks us from doing what we want, or forces us to do what we don't want. The client's emphasis was that authorities are meant to accomplish God's purposes in a way that allows human relationships to flourish.

This illustration would be the audience's first point of contact with the subject matter and provided a key opportunity to communicate the emphasis of the series and reframe the discussion from a relational point-of-view.

See some of the church design layouts using this image.

See more of my conceptual illustrations for churches and ministries.

The Best of the Beasts - Football 2014 Free Wallpaper

The animals in this illustration are inspired by the final four teams in the 2014 World Cup™:

The golden eagle is the national animal for Germany.

Argentina is represented by a jaguar.

Brazil is clawing for the football as a macaw.

And the Netherlands is sporting wild hair as a lion.

Costa Rica put up a good fight, the lion was almost a sloth until way into overtime! :)

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Where You Go, I Will Go

This illustration was inspired by a difficult yet touching scene witnessed in an East African city. A blind woman was out on the streets of a crowded city with her daughter. Her daughter stayed close by her side, leading her carefully wherever they went.

I was reminded of the biblical heroine Ruth, with her commitment to her mother-in-law, Naomi. Though Naomi's life seemed bleak, Ruth risked her own future happiness to care for her mother-in-law, simply because it was needed.

Prints of this artwork are available at Society6.com/iandale

See detail shots on Behance

Christmas Nativity Scene - Free Printable Coloring Page

If you're looking for fun holiday activities for your kids or students to enjoy, please feel free to download copies of this printable coloring book page. I drew this Christmas nativity scene coloring sheet for my church and it's now available for free download and noncommercial use. It was fun doing my own take on the famous Bible scene with Mary & Joseph by the manger, and a whimsical interpretation of the donkey, sheep and cow characters welcoming Jesus in the stable on the night of his birth.

I hope you enjoy it... Merry Christmas!

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Permission is granted to reproduce up to 25,000 copies for noncommercial use by families, Christian churches, children's ministries, Sunday School classes, and non-profit or educational organizations. This image may not be re-published as part of a book but may be distributed as individual printed sheets or as part of a small packet of 20 or fewer sheets. Please contact me if you need additional permissions or if you'd like to commission other unique illustrations.

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Check out The Advent Storybook

You might also enjoy The Advent Storybook, an new family devotional for the Christmas season which I illustrated. Watch the trailer or look up The Advent Storybook on Amazon.com

Stories of Grace

This illustration was created to accompany a series of talks about "grace", which is God's undeserved favor. The Bible is full of surprising stories of people who experienced mercy instead of justice, blessing in place of punishment, and kindness when you might expect only retribution. I wanted this image to convey humility and awe, with a strong contrast between the recipient and the reward.

The scene was inspired by the famous story of "the prodigal son," who chose a wasteful and dishonorable path in life, but when he returned to his father in desperation, he was surprised to find a warm welcome, symbolized by his father's cloak and ring.

This image will be used leading up through Christmas, so I also sought to give it an appropriate feel through colors and textures, which could also be the jumping off point for other imagery and decor.

Prints of this image are available from Society6.com/iandale

See more views and a behind-the-scenes progression on Behance.

The Story of Sami & Rose

For years I’ve wanted to integrate appealing character illustration with projects that can help a less-reached audience with a deep need. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to illustrate this story which will be included within a trauma healing program for kids internationally.

The storybook follows a young brother and sister who are separated during a crisis, through their painful journeys and initial steps toward healing, reunion, and restoration.

Healing Hearts Club is part of an international program created by the Trauma Healing Institute, a restoration ministry from American Bible Society. Caregivers help traumatized children ages 9 to 13 express their pain through stories, games, drawings, crafts, writing laments, songs, and other activities. The story of Sami & Rose is central to the children’s story & activity book and supports the principles covered in the curriculum.

There’s only so much I can do as an illustrator but I am thankful to be able to team up with an established organization who can incorporate artwork into a broader program to reach hurting people around the world. Very thankful to be a part of it!

Check out the full project on my Behance portfolio

The Remarkably Sage Frogbeast

Really happy how this latest digital painting came out. It has been a while since I've done one (not for a client) that I took all the way to finished detail. 

During a portfolio review with the venerable Chris Oatley I got some good feedback that I have a bunch of sketches I could take to the next level with a more finished look. This is the first fruits of following through on that advice. 

It's amazing how many more areas of improvement your eye begins to notice as you continue on with the work. Things that looked reasonably okay as a sketch don't hold up when the work gets more refined. In this particular case, the character evolved as well - the act of painting was part of the discovery. Really encouraging process, hoping to do more!

Cartoon Boy Hairstyles

Researching some different youth hairstyles for a preteen boy character. Looking for something with a good silhouette (the character is black & white like these), and that could work for more than one ethnicity. Oh yeah, and it can't look too much like Justin Bieber. That's surprisingly hard to find these days, even with Google Image search :)

Illustrations for a Menu App

A new service allows restaurants to create mobile- and web-friendly versions of their menus. The client wanted to depict the app’s convenience for customers wherever hunger strikes.

I created these illustrations to fill a rotating carousel on the website home page, emphasizing the diverse customers and their ordering habits. These illustrations show how the app can connect restaurants to their customers — wherever they are and whatever they’re craving.

The client enjoyed some of my sketchier styles and wanted to keep that rough liveliness in the final illustrations. A big emphasis was that the illustrations would feel lifelike and natural while still being simple and stylized. The client loved my rough sketches so a few times we would need to retool the finished quality images to look more like the roughs. We stuck with a limited color palette for consistency with the rest of the website.
See more views of this project: Menu App Illustrations

Raising a Modern Day Knight

Did some fun illustrations today for a couple upcoming kids events. Trying to explore some stuff I've been learning lately about light & color. This PSG Art Tutorial was insanely helpful, breaking down some of the basic principles like how color is most intense in the midtones, and then in the light and shadows it desaturates and sometimes shifts warmer or cooler.
 


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for "Searching for Treasure"

Happy Christmas!!

 "God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power 
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy"

Happy Christmas!!