I’m DonCarlos. Artist, illustrator, designer. Building my own lane out of Southern California.

The first big step was My Hip Hop Story, a children’s book I created with my high school friend Gil. No blueprint, just hustle. Since then it’s been sketchbooks, canvases, deadlines, plenty of misses and a few wins that made it all worth it.

Now it’s Smiley Face: Season One (2024). 365 drawings collected into a book. No skipping, no shortcuts. Some pages clean, some messy, all made with a smile. The book’s out now, and it’s already finding homes.

This isn’t just an archive. It’s a living project, carried forward by the people who connect with it.