l is lion

Here is anew letter: L
L for lion
l para leon
l pour lion

And the series continues
So many letters
Next up I or N with some really exotic animals

P is for porcupine

And the abc continues... with letter P

P is for porcupine
P para puerco espin
P pour porc épic.

Love this little porcupine with all his spikes up
Hope you like it

So for now, we have letters A, E, F and P
I don't know which letter will be next. Any suggestions?
Maybe B or K
Will see

A is for Antilope

Like promise here is the the letter A

A is for antilope
A pour antilope
A para antelope

Next up.... i'm thinking letter P
Why? because I'm feeling inspired by this letter

Also, the girls from Alinea are joining in on the fun and will soon be creating their own letters
Can't wait to see how our different styles look next to each other

Wanna join the fun?
Just send me your letters and I'll post them

Abc: f is for flamingo

Like promise, here is the our little F flamingo friend
The letter is little bit more visible since the flamingo is such a delicate animal.
I can't wait to put the color in but I'm going to put color at the end of the project.... in 24 letters ouf!

F is for flamingo
F para Flamenco
f pour flamant


I think i'm going to do A next. it's the start of the alphabet after all
but i have some options for the animal
here is my list

Anaconda anaconda anaconda

Albatross albatros albatros

Anemone anemona anemone

Antelope antilope antilope

Wich one do you prefer?

New series: Abc

Since the zodiac series is all done, I started a new series. Just something to relax and create something and mostly not think about too much ( like I always do).
So inspired by my daughter, her love of animals and the fact that she speaks french and spanish already and is already learning english,  I decided to draw an animal in the shape of the letters of the alphabet. It's simple but fun and I can play with type. I picked animals that the name starts with the same letter in french, english and spanish.

Here is the first one. E for elephant, elefante, éléphant
Hope you like it
My daughter already loves it and demanded to play with as soon as I finish drawing it
Next up, f for flamingo

I'm continuing with the adding color to the zodiac series

I started adding color to the cancer sketch
But I'm a bit stuck
Here are my variation up to now
What do you think?

illustration friday: Swell

This week's theme for illustration friday is Swell!
I decided to focus on the feeling of happiness even when things aren't so good.
So here is a little birdie that is happy to sing in the rain. Don't you love the rain when you new rain boots to try on!
it's all about being optimistic and see the good in every thing... something to keep in mind on this monday morning when I have to go to work after a too short wek end. I guess all is Swell!

As for the little dilemma: I decided to do a combo of both head, the eye of one and the black feather above the eye from the second one. What do you think?

Squid longboard process

I wanted to share with you the creative process behind the squid longboard I created for Amnesia.

I know I love seeing the process behind other illustrator's work, so I taught I would share mine.

This illustration started a simple and quick sketch. I drew the hole thing true to size and trying the place the different elements taking in consideration the chucks placement and the size of the longboard.

Then the sketch was scanned in multiple shots and reworked a bit in photoshop to check that everything was lined up correctly. I then retrace everything in illustrator. I know there's a vectorize command in Illustrator but I don't really trust it for my artwork. It makes to many points. So I retraced everything with the pen tool and added some photo references for elements that the clients ask me to make the background more full.

Then it was time to add the color. Lots of color!

And the final product was done

I'm really happy with the result. It was just so fun to make something real! I hope you like it!

Moly x 68

The other day I just wanted to create something. No thinking, no preparing... just draw and create something. So I grab a moly and did an entry. Here is the result. It was really relaxing to just sit and draw without thinking about the piece to much. I have a tendency to over think my project and sometime you just need to do it and stop thinking about it.

ps: You might have notice that karo design is Caro's design. The name change was demanded by a design company based in Vancouver. They have the canadian trademark of the word Karo and by using I was in violation of this trademark... so I have to remove all the karo everywhere. I think at some point I will have to migrate to another domain name too. This is very frustrating but I think trademark laws are important and they are often there to protect creators. Any advice on this whole matter?

Illustration Friday: Chicken

This week illustration friday theme is Chicken
Here is my illustration on the theme... an angry scary rooster!
This creature is based on the french proverb When chickens will have teeth. It's the french equivalent to when pigs fly.
Hope you like it!

Zodiac serie - Aries

Another zodiac sign: Aries
Simple but effectif
Only one more left, Capricorn.... and I'm a little bit stuck with this one. The capricorn is a sea goat. I'm not feeling to inspired by a sea goat. Whatever it's supposed to be. Well let's hope for the best. Sometimes the biggest challenge give the best illustration.

zodiac: aquarius

Here is the latest of the zodiac series: Aquarius

2 versions, tell me which one you prefer

only 2 signs left to do... Libra and Capricorn

you can see the rest of the series here

illustration friday: savour

Here is my illustration for this week Illustration Friday. The topic is Savour.
With the holiday season upon us, I was reminded of a traditional Chilean christmas drink: Cola de Mono.
My family is Chilean and every christmas, my aunt makes her traditional Cola de Mono. Mmmm... can't wait to savour this year's ration!
Here is the recipe:
Ingredients:

1- Bring to a boil 6 cups of milk, 1 cup of sugar and 2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
2- Dissolve 1/4 cup of instant coffee in the mix
3- Put in the fridge and let it cool down
4- Once cold, add 2 cups of aguardiente
5- serve very cold and enjoy!

By the way, Cola de mono means Monkey tail... I guess it explains the illustration

heart serie is finally finished

I finally finished my heart series.
The last piece is Think with your Heart.
Hope you like it!

ps: sorry for being absent for a long time. Life just gets crazy sometimes... a with a 5 month old it just gets crazier. But I really miss doing some illustration and I decided to think with my heart these next weeks.... and create some art! anyway sleeping is overrated and creating isn't

wish me good luck

Zodiac serie - Virgo

Like promise here is Virgo
I really like this one. I like the concept behind it of the lock between the legs. Hope it's not too shocking
to see the complete zodiac serie, click here

Illustration Friday: Dessert

This is my entry for this week illustration friday. The theme was dessert.
I decided to play with little cupcakes and a pattern. It's still a work in progress. I like the little chocolate cupcake but the vanilla one still needs some work. Tell me what you think

Zodiac serie - Gemini

I am currently continuing the zodiac series. And I have just finished Gemini.
This series is going really well ... and I am almost done
Just 4 more to go...next sign virgo

Illustration Friday: artificial

here is my piece for illustration friday's theme artificial

I worked around the theme of artificial smiles. On how you can smile, show happiness with your mouth but have dead eyes. hope you like it!

Scorpio

Do you remember my zodiac series. I just finished the illustration for scorpio. Hope you like it!

This serie is going pretty well. So far I have illustrated: Sagittarius, Pisces, Cancer, Taurus, Libra and Leo. Click here to see them all

ps: I presently working on Virgo and Gemini.. I'll keep you updated on the process

Tea time or Sharing your knowledge

Here is another illustration I created for the show. I created this illustration quickly and just for fun. The theme given was Tea time.... but I feel that this illustration reflects more the concept of learning/teaching and sharing your knowledge with another. What do you think?