Sea Friends

Date Published:

Time Read:

5 Min Read

portrait of a woman with smokes on her head

Sea Friends

A small cast of ocean characters drawn for children’s books, games, and printed play.

The set keeps a clean outline, flat color, and a warm orange ground so each figure reads quickly on a page or a box. A seal floats in a striped ring. A whale carries a tiny sun. A dolphin juggles rings. A starfish rests on a towel in sunglasses. A turtle surfs. A snail wears a croissant shell. A jellyfish sleeps in place.

The point is character, not realism: simple shapes, soft humor, and a mood that feels like summer without turning noisy. These figures can move into a picture book, a puzzle, stickers, or a single poster and still stay in the same world.

I use this style when a story needs friends the reader can recognize in one glance — then follow from page to page.

Let’s work

Available for children’s books, character design, and printed work. Write to me or follow the work in progress.

© Illustration for books, games, and print

2027 Versatile illustrator

İlker Cihan

Let’s work

Available for children’s books, character design, and printed work. Write to me or follow the work in progress.

© Illustration for books, games, and print

2027 Versatile illustrator

İlker Cihan

Sea Friends

Date Published:

Time Read:

5 Min Read

portrait of a woman with smokes on her head

Sea Friends

A small cast of ocean characters drawn for children’s books, games, and printed play.

The set keeps a clean outline, flat color, and a warm orange ground so each figure reads quickly on a page or a box. A seal floats in a striped ring. A whale carries a tiny sun. A dolphin juggles rings. A starfish rests on a towel in sunglasses. A turtle surfs. A snail wears a croissant shell. A jellyfish sleeps in place.

The point is character, not realism: simple shapes, soft humor, and a mood that feels like summer without turning noisy. These figures can move into a picture book, a puzzle, stickers, or a single poster and still stay in the same world.

I use this style when a story needs friends the reader can recognize in one glance — then follow from page to page.

Let’s work

Available for children’s books, character design, and printed work. Write to me or follow the work in progress.

© Illustration for books, games, and print

2027 Versatile illustrator

İlker Cihan

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