Brincadeira de Criança - Toy Illustration

My first job as an illustrator was a tactile box toy titled “Find and Fit: Learning to Write.” With this toy, children can exercise their sense of touch, visual perception, and motor coordination by fitting the pieces together while simultaneously practicing their writing skills. In this way, the toy follows the Montessori method of self-correction. I illustrated the 16 bases and the illustrations for the tactile box, and, being my first job, it was a very big challenge at the time, as I had to juggle it with various university subjects, but it was a very rewarding project.

I also completed a second project, in which I illustrated a 3D toy titled “Tree House Montessori Forest Animals,” which aims to explore children’s creativity. This project was a bit more challenging, as I illustrated 16 characters, the roulette wheel, and the entire tree and base scenery, illustrating each piece individually since it’s a stacking toy. In this project, I was able to explore my creativity further, even while following the company’s brief, seeking to bring different characters, personalities, and colors to encourage children’s creativity.