Caricatures of a happy pigeon, a Harris's antelope ground squirrel, a sleep harbor seal, and a mockingbird created by Leveille Illustration.
Gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan celebrate in a pile of food on the back of the Los Angeles ZooMobile. Vehicle graphics wrap by Leveille Illustration.
Sifaka, bongo, and elephant jump on the side of the Los Angeles ZooMobile. Vehicle graphics wrap by Leveille Illustration.
Tiger with a ball in the water, graphic by Leveille Illustration.
Pregnant wallaby graphic by Leveille Illustration.
Orangutan caricatures on a billboard for the Los Angeles Zoo. Graphic by Leveille Illustration.
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These digital animal images are rendered in a slightly different style than those above. Contact Leveille Illustration if you would like to see your animal caricatures drawn in any style.
Rendered in acrylic, this is an illustration for a children's book about a day at the zoo. Text by Lauren Arenson.
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Red-headed uakaris sometimes repulse Zoo visitors with their gruesome grimaces and bawdy displays. This sign is an example of an attempt to turn viewer's disgust into admiration. (Note: the Spanish translation was not complete at the time of this posting.)
A prehensile-tailed porcupine vocalizes in distress:
A laughing kookaburra eats gumdrops. "Merry king of the bush is he":
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Not all biological illustration has to be serious. Here are some samples of the more lighthearted graphics made for signs at the Los Angeles Zoo. Please do not reproduce these copyrighted graphics in any form. Scroll down to see more illustrations.
Animal caricatures
Prehistoric cycad plants
Amusing images help draw Zoo visitors into reading signs that they might not normally be interested in.
Here, a cartoon dinosaur engages viewers long enough to "hook" them into learning a bit about cycad plants. Imparting information to people leads to respect and appreciation for the subject matter.
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Spider City inhabitants
Spider City was a temporary exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo, opening just in time to coincide with the opening of the latest Spider Man movie. These illustrations, and dozens of others, were used on signs to identify Spider City's inhabitants. They match the comic book style of the exhibit.
A Brazilian pink-toe tarantula:
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Sexy 'Possum
This is a portrait of our beloved pet opossum, Maggie. She was painted sexy as a challenge, because she was anything but sexy. The background was rendered in acrylic paints and the foreground is water-based oils.
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Red Apes of the Rain-Forest billboard
This illustration was made using a variety of media, including wax crayons and nail polish, but mostly water-based oil paints. It was used on the billboards advertising the Los Angeles Zoo's newest exhibit.
A billboard in downtown Los Angeles:
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Children's book illustrations
Rascal the Recycling Raccoon
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Rascal is the Los Angeles Zoo's recycling and waste management mascot. Originally designed in 1999, along with an annual recycling activity book, a natural gas vehicle, and a costumed character, the program has gained many honors. Rascal's latest theme is to "Celebrate California Wildlife."
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Animal interpretive sign graphics
ZooMobile graphics
These rambunctious animals were featured on the
side of the Los Angeles Zoo's outreach van, the "ZooMobile." To see more of Leveille Illustration's vehicle graphics wraps, click here.
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Various attention-grabbing animal caricatures
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Red Apes graphic by Leveille Illustration
Red Apes graphic by Leveille Illustration
Mockingbird by Leveille Illustration
A message to my new Italian friends:
Furries caro dell'Italia,
Grazie per la visita del mio Web site. Sono felice perché avete trovato il mio materiale illustrativo. Sono un pittore per i medici e veterinari, ma a volte gradico fare le illustrazioni divertenti.
Questa immagine è del mio animale domestico marsupiale dell'opossum della Virginia, Maggie. Era molto brutta. Ma era graziosa nel suo cuore.
Spero che capiate questa traduzione. Grazie per lettura.
Francamente,
Michelle Leveille
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