Cartoon Illustration Archives | Freelance cartoonist and illustrator

Cartoon Knight

Stand clear all you dragons – the cartoon knight is here! Armed with his trusty sword and shiny armour, he’s off to save the princess from the grasp of the evil cartoon dragon!

I had the legendary St. George in mind when creating this cartoon, although I’ve opted for a royal blue instead of the traditional St. George’s cross.

Creating my cartoon knight

As with all of my cartoon character designs, this knight began life as a simple pencil sketch. Once I had the pose defined, I add in digital outlines, followed by colours.

Cartoon Frankenstein

Rargh! Say hello to my cartoon Frankenstein! A popular fictional monster that first appeared in the 1918 novel by Mary Shelley.

He is the creation of the central character, Victor Frankenstein, on a dark and stormy night!

My version is of course, much friendlier than his fictional counterpart.

He’s clumsily making his way through my portfolio to give you a hug – go on, give him a squeeze!

Creating my cartoon frankenstein

As with all of my cartoon monsters, this creepy critter began life as a pencil sketch.

He was then fully digitised using Adobe Illustrator, adding first base colours and then a few shades and highlights.

Sabre Tooth Tiger Cartoon

This ferocious sabre tooth tiger is better known as Smilodon, who roamed the plains of America during the Pleistocene era some 10,000 years ago.

Smilodon had a very robust build for a sabre tooth tiger, with particularly strong forelimbs and oversized canine teeth; perfect for a precision kill.

Luckily for you, this one has already eaten – although I think he might be partial to a nice chunk of Mammoth!

Creating my sabre tooth tiger cartoon

As with many of my cartoon characters, this sabre toothed beastie cartoon began as a pencil sketch.

Once I had a pose and composition I was happy with, the next stage was digitisation.

Outlines are created first and then base colours added. I went with similar colours to today’s big cats.

I then created a little earthen mound for him to stand upon, proud as punch!

Alien Invader

Take me to your leader! This cartoon alien invader has travelled far across the stars looking for planets to conquer!

With a big, bulgy brain and comical grimaced expression, this alien has his sights firmly set on Earth!

I’m not sure if he has a name, but I think I’d call him something like ‘The Might Flurg’ or ‘Grindar the Green’!

This ship is clearly just a scout though… imagine what happens when the mothership shows up!

The alien invader spaceship

I guess whenever you think of aliens, the first thing that springs to mind is a flying saucer.

I popped a clear dome on top so you can easily see our alien character.

I then added a series of big, grabby tentacle arms (which I felt would look less aggressive than a laser and certainly more fun).

To top him off, I’ve added in a series of planets and a starfield.

This character would work nicely alongside my Metaluna Mutant that I created previously.

Cartoon Mammoth

Here’s one happy and hairy cartoon mammoth, floating around in the ice age on his own little ice floe!

I especially love his comical expression and slightly oversized features – they really help to create a dopey character to my mammoth.

Creating my cartoon mammoth

As with all of my characters, he began as a pencil doodle, which was then digitised fully in Adobe Illustrator.

Base colours were then added, along with some areas of shade and highlighting.

The final stage was to then create an ice-themed backdrop to place him on. I thought having him floating away on a piece of ice would be quite amusing!

Cartoon Turtle Motocross Logo

Who said slow and sure won the race!? Not this little chap! This fun cartoon motocross logo with cute turtle is destined for the finishing line!

A recent commission piece where the client required a fun and lively looking cartoon turtle to form a logo for himself.

Creating the turtle motocross logo

The turtle began as a pencil sketch to get a fun and exciting pose in place.

The next step was to fully digitise all of the outlines, followed by some vibrant colours.

I then worked closely with the client to take the project a step further and incorporate some lettering.

Dakosaurus Cartoon

Dakosaurus was a medium-sized marine predator that lived during the late Jurassic period.

Armed with a mouth full of sharp teeth, its name basically translates as “Biter Lizard”.

Creating my Dakosaurus

This prehistoric beastie was created firstly as a pencil sketch.

The next step was to fully digitise the outlines, followed by a nice bright green.

I then topped him off with a darker green pattern on his back and a few other shades and highlights.

I’ve placed him on a marine-themed background to really make him leap out of the page!

If you like this prehistoric critter, be sure to take a look at the other dinosaurs in my portfolio!

Triceratops Cartoon

Look out! This Triceratops cartoon has charged into my portfolio and he’s ready to play!

With is three great horns and strong, stocky build, it’s no wonder that Triceratops is a firm favourite.

A little about Triceratops

Triceratops means ‘three-horned face’ and was a 6-ton herbivore from the late Cretaceous period.

The horns would have been used to defend itself against hungry Tyrannosaurs!

He would have used that large beak of his to chomp his way through tough cycads and tree trunks.

Creating my Triceratops cartoon

Created firstly in pencils and then fully digitised to give a crisp and vivid appearance, with a rich shade of green to really make him pop!

I especially love his cheery expression and playful gate as he charges through some late Cretaceous undergrowth!

The perfect companion to my cartoon stegosaurus.

Check out my other cartoon dinosaurs