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Own your way to breakfast

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March 14th, 2026

Orange and banana illustration

I really believe in breakfast as a way to set the tone for the day. And I think an orange can play an important role in that.

That could have been my brief for this illustration. But as usual, I didn’t bother having one. The approach was familiar: pause, grab sketchpad and pencil, sit down, sketch whatever comes. It started with oranges, so I followed that thread.

Sketchpad of orange character illustrations

I like those early sketches a lot, especially the little orange slices. I tried to push them somewhere and failed miserably. Left it to sit for a while. Still nothing worth sharing.

Then came the usual morning routine. A clementine and a banana were looking at me from the table. I cut the clementine in two, no offence. That opened up a few compositions to play with. The second one was an instant winner.

Clementines and banana photo composition
Clementines and banana photo composition

From there, I’ll let the timelapse do the talking.