Audrey Valbuena

Illustration

An interest in illustration is what initially brought me to design. As a Washington Post designer, I occasionally craft illustrations to accompany stories in the Style and Business sections.

Below are selected illustrations, some using iStock and some original illustration, created for The Washington Post and Scene + Heard.

Masks are here to stay. And they’re quickly becoming a way to express ourselves. →

Created for a Robin Givhan piece exploring mask fashion during the coronavirus pandemic.

Credit: Washington Post illustration; iStock

What it’s like to suffer from the coronavirus’s weirdest symptom →

Created for an article on losing the sense of smell due to coronavirus.

Credit: Washington Post illustration; iStock

Fashion was broken even before the pandemic. A reboot could be just what it needs. →

Created for a Robin Givhan piece on the fashion industry’s inward look as the coronavirus pandemic exposes it as an industry of “smoke and mirrors.”

Credit: Washington Post illustration; iStock

Our group texts are blowing up during the pandemic. We’re taking the drama personally. →

Created for a story on the overwhelming nature of group texts as spaces for support, sympathy, grief and laughs.

Credit: Washington Post illustration; iStock

Some day, we’ll hit the dance floor again. And it will be glorious. →

Created for a Washington Post series on experiences that the pandemic has endangered — and whether they're worth saving.

Credit: Audrey Valbuena/The Washington Post; based on iStock image

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Softening →

Created for a friend’s personal essay on tattoos and healing.

Credit: Audrey Valbuena

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Last updated September 2020