Devaka Perera | Artist & Designer

Tea-Drinker Toons

A fun little project i did for a tea export company, creating characters from differing background with tastes for different types of tea!
 
Creative & Happy Harry!

Creative, vibrant, and very very fashionable, Harry has loved art his entire life, & loves creating! Not afraid to mix the modern & vintage, and totally discard the conventional, Harry is completely comfortable in his persona of constantly experimenting & evolving with different mediums & styles, cup of tea at his side!

Potential Careers/Background –

Artist, Art director, fashion designer, interior decorator, sculptor etc.

Tastes –

Experiments with everything, and that means his tea! Berry infusions, cinnamon and vanilla blends, and the occasional iced tea with lemon & honey, the variations are infinite!

* spruced this one up a bit from the original sketch to better reflect his persona
 
Sportsman Stu!
Strong, confident and supremely confident in his masculinity, Stu is a man’s man, never missing gym time, and always flexing his well-practiced swing on the golf course! He has his routine down to a fine art, which helps him stay in peak condition & performance!
 
Potential Careers/Background –
Professional sportsman, high-profile personal trainer, doctor, fitness enthusiast, entrepreneur dealing in active-wear, fitness equipment etc.
 
Tastes –
Starts his day on the course with the invigorating bite of ginger tea, or a dash of cinnamon. If its a plain tea, a piece of jaggery on the side is a must, its all about enhancing and adding on and taking one more step towards that perfect cuppa!
 
Smooth & Sauve Stanley!
Smooth, trendy, with a taste for the finer things in life, a healthy blend of the classic & modern. Always invited, always present at high-society gatherings. His cup of teal is a vital part of his everyday routine, when living the demanding life of a public figure.
 
Potential Careers/Background –
Actor, businessman, member of an influential family, always in the public eye, a trendsetter & trailblazer!
 
Tastes –
Swears by the pick-me-up, good old plain tea from the little shop around the corner, and/or the classic tea with milk & sugar. between meetings and in the evening, just before heading out to that swanky dinner or high-profile launch!
 
Feels great to be drawing again!