Imaginative, Cartoon Illustrations

by Jessica Warrick
(Jacksonville, Florida, USA)

I am a full time illustrator and cartoonist specializing in children's books. I began getting paid for my art early on, writing and illustrating comic strips and political cartoons for newspapers and magazines.

While I did pursue a career through college, I chose to study psychology rather than art, learning to hone my skills in illustration through on-the-job experience with freelance work.

Today, I have illustrated over 20 children's books, and have provided art for many other illustration-related projects. In addition to the traditional picture book, my art and flash animations have been used in interactive picture books for the iPad and other e-books. I have provided cartoons for logos, greeting cards, websites, animated shorts, and business material as well.

My work is usually created by drawing a detailed pencil sketch that is scanned and colored with Photoshop. For an alternate, cartoon style, I draw entirely digitally to produce more crisp, bold lines. Sometimes I combine the two styles, allowing a character to stand out as a bolder, digital drawing that is complimented with a more subtle, pencil background.

Feel free to visit Jessica Warrick - Illustrator/Cartoonist to view more samples of my work.

Alternate portfolio site: My member profile at SCBWI

Or contact me at:

jessicawarrick@live.com

Thanks for checking out my work!