Hi, it’s been a while since I posted because I have been busy with a project, so today I did a little doodling to brighten up the weekend and to remind us to be kind and enjoy life. Scroll through the end to see full story. #bekindalways #lovelife #friendsforlife #childrensbookillustrations #kidlitillustrator #kidlitoninstagram #scbwiillustrator #rmcsbwi #kids #dogs #kidsanddogsofinstagram #childrens_illustration_art #kidlitagents
Working on some projects. Stay tuned for more. #childrenillustration #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitpostcard #illustration #illustrator #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #art #artist #foryou
This month @theschoolmagazine reprints of a play by Mark Konik. I really enjoyed digging up my graph paper and working on “The New Inventors Club”. Can you tell which character is the bossy one? . . #visualstoryteller #storyteller #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #aśkaart #kidsillustration #kidlitart #australiancomicmaker #cartoon #characterillustration #scbwiillustrator #editorial #editorialillustration #theschoolmagazine #australiancartoonist #younginventors #illustratedplay
Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes it's unfair. Sometimes the smallest lights that go out in the world, go out unnoticed. #illustration #illustrator #procreate #digitalwatercolor #digitalillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitauthor #kidlitillustrator #womenwhodraw #scbwiillustrator #bostonauthorsclub @andreabrownlit @jemiscoe
@constababble on @abclisten : The Science Show with Robyn Williams, talking about “How to Save the Whole Blinkin’ Planet”!!! ⚡️⚡️🌏⚡️⚡️ @puffinbooksaus @penguinbooksaus #aśkastorytelling #aśkaart #aśkaillustration #scbwiillustrator #visualstorytelling #visualstoryteller #australiancomicmaker #comic #sciencemiddlegrade #scicomm #sciencecommunication #stem #scienceforkids #climatechangeforkids #howtosavethewholeblinkinplanet
#MerMay #MerMay2024 #merkids #DrawMerMay2024 @mermay_official #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart
Dad has a change of heart and runs outside to rummage in the bins for something… #badbeard Artwork from a story written by David Hill, in this month’s @theschoolmagazine . . . #visualstoryteller #storyteller #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #aśkaart #kidsillustration #kidlitart #australiancomicmaker #cartoon #characterillustration #scbwiillustrator #editorial #editorialillustration #theschoolmagazine #australiancartoonist
Happy Mother’s Day to all those who mother! Especially to my mama 💐 Gealach (🌕) couldn’t care less about the human emotions all the other gods were jealous of. But this one, one aspect of humanity has had her spellbound for thousands of years, countless generations. It seemed so exhausting, so unpredictable, it didn’t matter whether one was an A student, held a phD in psychology, or was perfectly devoted to her religion. This phenomenon arrived without instructions, an abrupt before and after. And yet, throughout those generations it remained unaltered, a timeless potion echoing from the dawn of time. It took on impossible multiple shapes. At times, it came wrapped in grief, while at others, it was only a thought, a desperate longing. Those sleepless nights, those hardships, combined with infinite nurturing joy, led Gealach to an undeniable conclusion: it could only be magic. Thus, she carefully bottled up the potion and labeled it: Motherhood - her most magical human potion. #mothersday #motherday #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbooks #picturebooks #picturebookmaker #fariy #fairyillustration #fairytaletuesday #whimsicalart #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #illustrazioneperbambini #illustrationjeunese #storytelling #thebookoflove #themagneticfields #motherdaughter #mariamola #madoucepatrie
A big hug to all the moms out there. 💕 Happy Mother’s Day! #MerMay #MerMay2024 #merkids #DrawMerMay2024 @mermay_official #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart
As a companion to my tossed salad I have been working on this fruit salad since FOR-ever! I decided to finally finish it in time for mother’s day. I wish all you moms, daughters, grandmothers, aunts, friends, those that are motherless or estranged - ALL YOU ALL - the very best on this beautiful day. Now go eat some fruit! (Thank you to @max_aka_laser for sharing his portrait ratio with me. I’m going to try and bust out of the square) #illustrationforkids #picturebookart #kidlitart #illustration #picturebook #childrensillustration #artforchildren #picturebooks #childrensart #childrensbookillustration #childrensbookillustrator #picturebookart #picturebookillustrator #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #scbwiillustrator #scbwiillustration #colorful #makingarteveryday #whimsicalart #todayatapple #procreate #womenofillustration #fruit #fruitsalad #mothersday #blueberries #pineapple #watermelon #peaches
I will never stop drawing cats. #cats #catsandboxes #illustrator #illustration #illustrationart #digitalart #digitaillustration #digitalwatercolor #photoshop #womenwhodraw #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #bostonauthorsclub
I miss this boy so much but now I get to tell his story in a different medium ☺️ #wip #workinprogress #sketch #sketchbookplay #portrait #scbwiillustrator #scbwiflorida #bingocontentcreation #aprilforartists2024
Aw, I feel bad for my own characters. (Seventh grade is terrible everywhere, even under the ocean!) #mermay #MerMay2024 #merkids #DrawMerMay2024 @mermay_official #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart
This character reminds me of someone, but I can’t put my finger on who. 🤷🏼♀️ #MerMay #MerMay2024 #merkids #DrawMerMay2024 @mermay_official #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart
Dad’ beard is not growing too fast, so he comes up with some ingenious excuses. But just how many dad-jokes can the kids handle? Artwork from a story written by David Hill, in this month’s @theschoolmagazine . . . #visualstoryteller #storyteller #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #aśkaart #kidsillustration #kidlitart #australiancomicmaker #cartoon #characterillustration #scbwiillustrator #editorial #editorialillustration #theschoolmagazine #australiancartoonist #badbeard
Can you find the gnome?
I went down a rabbit hole reading about puffins. TIL a baby Puffin is called a puffling. And the collective is called an improbability of puffins! (Or a circus of puffins or a puffinry.) Their beaks turn brightly colored for mating season and then shed the color when the season is over. 🤯 #MerMay #MerMay2024 #merkid #DrawMerMay2024 @mermay_official #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart #sketchtofinish
👻 It's a Haunted House Party! 🐓 Just kidding it is a farm house with some fabulous chickens! 🤣 🚜 I had a wonderful time with @md.de.wv.scbwi illustrators at the Agricultural History Farm Park! Even with the rain it was a beautiful day to make art. 🐷 No luck finding any piggos though. I am working on character sketches for Peri the pig from my next book and am going to have to meet some pigs in person soon!
It's Children's Book Week!! 📚 Celebrate books this week and share a story with your little ones, support your local library or bookstore, read a picture book!! (They're for all ages, no judgement here 😊) Growing up I was always, always, always reading (still am!). Books have an amazing power to help us connect to others, learn about the world around us, explore new worlds beyond our wildest dreams, and even see ourselves. Getting to be a part of this industry is the absolute best! #ChildrensBookWeek #childrensbookweek #childrensbookartist #picturebookartist #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator #childrensbooks
Look for the little things around you. The ones that, despite all odds... bloom. A lot of folks consider dandelions a weed. Before that, they were used for medicinal purposes, added to meals, planted in gardens or pots. Personally, they are my favorite flower. I let them thrive in our yard to help the bees, for the splash of bright yellow, and look forward to the bouquets of dandelions my son brings me (even at the age of 8), every spring. #procreate #digitalillustration #digitalwatercolor #create #monday #dandelion #flower #bloom #womenwhodraw #scbwiillustrator #illustrationart #illustration #illustrator #kidlitauthor #kidlitartist @andreabrownlit @jemiscoe
Girls’ weekend #kidlitart #grandmaillustration #pittsburghillustrators #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator #picturebookillustration #kidlitartpostcard
Meet Captain Kilowatt and her two side kicks as they guide you through the non stop action of “How to Save the Whole Blinkin’ Planet”. This non-fiction science adventure by Lee Constable ( @constababble ) lays out the facts about where our energy comes from, who are the fossil-fuel climate culprits, and what we can do to embrace a renewable future. Thank you to Lee and the fabulous team at @puffinbooksaus (@penguinbooksaus) for bringing this exciting project together! L!nk to get your copy in my b!o . . #aśkastorytelling #aśkaart #aśkaillustration #scbwiillustrator #visualstorytelling #visualstoryteller #australiancomicmaker #comic #sciencemiddlegrade #scicomm #sciencecommunication #stem #scienceforkids #climatechangeforkids #howtosavethewholeblinkinplanet
What a weekend I had @scbwiaustintx conference 2024! It was just more goodness than I could possibly take in! Since SCBWI New York Conference in February I gave myself a list of homework to revise my portfolio. It really started going since I had an online portfolio review with @catia_chien after the NY conference. Thank you @catia_chien for your great advice and support to push my back! They chose me for the grand winner of illustrator’s portfolio showcase at this Austin conference! This experience will always be a shiny piece of treasure in my heart forever 💎 ✨ Also, @laurentlinn reviewed my portfolio this time. He is the kindest soul. 15 minutes were not long enough, of course, but it meant the world to me, so thank you very much. Most importantly, thank you @scbwiaustintx for making this conference happen. I learned so much the last two days and I can’t wait to start working on my coming projects! #illustration #kidlitillustration #artist #bookart #illustration #kidlitillustration #scbwiillustrator #scbwiaustin #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks #kidlitart #illustrator #art #childrensbook #kidsbooks #illustrationartists #kidlit #bookstagram #childrensillustration #picturebook #drawing #picturebooks #kidsbookstagram #childrenillustration #illustratorsoninstagram #illustrations #childrensbookstagram #picturebookillustration #childrensbookillustrator #booksforkids
We had so much fun at the @md.de.wv.scbwi and @kidscomicsunite illustrator meetup at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, MD. It was nice to see old and meet new friends. They have some live animals, and we spent some time sketching the chickens. They were so adorable and funny. Could have spent all day soaking up the nature and drawing. It was a good way to unwind, as I've been working overtime on book illustrations for the past month and a half. I turned in the last final yesterday and now I'll take a few days to recoop, then come up with a schedule for the next few months. Theres only about 30 school days before school is out, so time is running short on getting anything done before summer break. I hope you had a nice and productive, or relaxing, weekend - which ever you needed it to be. . #scbwiillustrator #pleinairsketch #sketchingoutdoors #naturesketch #chicken #chickensketch #chickenillustration #chickendrawing
May the 4th be with you! #kidlitart #kidlit #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarskids #fanart #kidsincostumes #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #illustrator #characterdesign #costumecontest #animalsincostumes #starwarsday
Who wanted to go to space when they were a kid. Who still does?✋ 🚀🌌 #procreate #digitalillustration #illustration #illustrator #illustrationartists #saturday #spacekids #outerspace #kidlitillustrator #womenwhodraw #scbwiillustrator @andreabrownlit @jemiscoe
Did you guys see @rebeccagreenillustration post about her conflicted feelings about social media? 😭I think every illustrator and artist on this platform feels the same! For me it’s more than even what Rebecca very thoughtfully articulated, but I couldn’t put my finger on what it was. The closest I came was a friend who said, “I feel like the app is fighting against me.” Yes! I want to see all the posts from this drawing challenge or from kidlit art postcard day, but I can only see the “top” posts. I want to keep up with my friends, but I never see their posts in my feed. (I don’t scroll much anymore btw, bc it turns into ppl squishing avocado into their hair as a hair treatment!? and other odd things the algo has decided are interesting.) And finally I came across a (depressing) explanation! This guy, Edward Zitron, writes a newsletter called “Where’s your Ed at?” He’s a technology writer and he’s coined the term “the rot economy.” He details how each product that we use is degraded over time. A very interesting read. He has one about Google and how the Google Ads division took over and broke Google search. Anyway, happy belated #kidlitartpostcard day! Big hugs to all the other illustrators and artists on this mad app! #kidlitartpostcard2024 #MerMay #MerMay2024 #merkid #merbaby #DrawMerMay2024 @mermay_official #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm finally joining in on the 1st-Thursday fun and really enjoying seeing everyone's postcard art! And hello, publishing pros! This is the dummy cover for my WIP retelling of the classic tale, complete with fox characters! 🦊 Can you guess which animal the witch will be?? I often mix traditional and digital media, first painting in watercolors, and then sketching the linework on top digitally. I'm looking specifically for picture book illustration work, but am open to any illustration work for kidlit. You can see my portfolio at nickydrewillustration.com, or use the link in my bio. I'd love to hear if you've got a project my art would be suited for! Thank you so much 💚 #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcard #kidlitpostcardday #scbwiillustrator #kidlitartwork #childrensbookart
This is an extra special #kidlitartpostcard because it was also used for our regional SCBWI conference this year! And to add to this awesome milestone, I was also a presenter at our conference! 🥳😎📚🎨 Thank you to all the illustrators who came to my workshop! I hope you gained valuable insights and enjoy your copy of the PB Planner! And to all the kid lit creators who came out and made the day extra special - THANK YOU for the gifts you bring to this community! What a magical day! 📚🎨 #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #scbwispringspirit24 #scbwispringspirit #scbwicanorthcentral #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator #scbwiconference #scbwi #publishing #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #illustrators #illustration #kidlit #picturebooks #writingcommunity
Happy KidLitArtPostcard Day! My name is Yuko Torii. I'm an author-illustrator. Born storyteller, I love telling whimsical and poignant stories with my spontaneous drawings in traditional medium. * * * * * #SCBWI #cbigNYC #cbigArtShare #cbigmember #childrensbooks #childrensbookartist #childrensillustration #childrensbookillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #prospectportfolio #scbwiillustrator #art #illustration #drawing #midnightatelier #yukotorii #KidLitArt #KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitartpostcard
Lost? No. Only searching for opportunities to use my art supply stash. Often happy with just using my #8Bpencil too. Seeking chances to share and encourage imagination with others. #KidLitArtPostcard #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit #illustrator #scbwiillustrator #pencildrawing #linework See more work here https://www.theresaanackerwohlers.com/
May #kidlitartpostcard! In these fleeting, magical Spring weeks... when life unfolds sandwiched between a carpet of flowers and above...even more blooms, mirroring Earth’s beauty in the heavens! Earth on heaven, a rare beautiful alignment 🌻 #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #childrensbookart #picturebookmaker #illlustrationartist #paudones #esoquetu medas #childrensbookillustrator #kidsbooks #springtime #heavenonearth #children_illustration #cuteillustration #whimsicalillustration #illustrazioneperlainfanzia #illustrazioneperragazz #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #mariamola #madoucepatrie
Hello kidlit crowd! I’m Laura, and I’m an author/illustrator who likes picture books, middle grades, and graphic novels. I’m also looking for representation. Did you know that in Italy, dogs are allowed in restaurants? #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcardart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitpostcard2024 #picturebookillustration #picturebook #childrensbook #illustrationforchildren #kidlitillustration #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlit #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #illustrationforkids #kidsbookillustration #kidlitartpostcardday #scbwi #SCBWIillustrator
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day and happy Mermay!! Hello editors, art directors and publishers! My name is Shiva Delsooz. I’m a Iranian-Canadian children’s author/illustrator that’s interested in working on picture books and book covers. I’m represented by Kayla Cichello @upstartcrowliterary and you can check out my portfolio at www.shivadelsooz.com . . . . . . . . . . #procreate #scbwiart #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #childrensillustrations #kidlitauthor #childrensbookillustration #kidsbooks #childrenauthors #childrenillustration #childrenillustrator #childrensbook #kidslitart #kidlit #kidlitillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists #scbwiart #characterdesign #childrenauthor #portfolioclub #kidlitwomen #scbwiillustrator #kidsbookstagram #characterillustration #mermay2024 #illustratorsoninstagram #childrensbookstagram #childrenpublishing #mermay
What on earth is dad doing to his face? Find out in this month’s fun story by David Hill, in @theschoolmagazine . . . #visualstoryteller #storyteller #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #aśkaart #kidsillustration #kidlitart #australiancomicmaker #cartoon #characterillustration #scbwiillustrator #editorial #editorialillustration #theschoolmagazine #australiancartoonist #badbeard #illustratedplay
Merkid! Looking to explore some kidlit mer-characters this month with the #MerMay drawing challenge. #MerMay #MerMay2024 #merkid #DrawMerMay2024 @mermay_official #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart
#scbwidrawthisbarbershop #scbwidrawthis #scbwiapril #scbwiillustrator
Have you ever stopped to think what atoms actually are? Well, I have! A LOT! In “How to Save the Whole Blinkin’ Planet” I pepper my insights into physics throughout ~90 diagrams, pictures and gags. This non-fiction science adventure by Lee Constable @constababble lays out the facts about where our energy comes from, who are the fossil-fuel climate culprits, and what we can do to embrace a renewable future. Thank you to Lee and the fabulous team at @puffinbooksaus (@penguinbooksaus) for bringing this exciting project together! L!nk to get your copy in my b!o . . #aśkastorytelling #aśkaart #aśkaillustration #scbwiillustrator #visualstorytelling #visualstoryteller #australiancomicmaker #comic #sciencemiddlegrade #scicomm #sciencecommunication #stem #scienceforkids #climatechangeforkids #howtosavethewholeblinkinplanet @annabelbarkeragency
I’m so excited to work with @peterpauperpress and bring this book into the world! 🏄🏽♀️ The Biggest, Highest Wave will be out in 2025. 🌊 And thanks to everyone who sent me the @pwkidsbookshelf deal announcement! ❤️ Yay! Happy surprise—I didn’t expect to see it this week. . . . #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator
Little Chick, digital #draw #drawing #sketch #illustration #springdrawing #springpicture #spring #chick #chicken #babychicks #babychickens #babyanimal #babyanimals #springtime #springtime🌸 #animaldrawing #animalillustration #animalart #bird #birdart #birddrawing #digitaldrawing #digitalart #kritaartist #scbwiillustrator #scbwiartist #asilinart
I loved drawing these fabulous pajamas and playing with the early morning light. ✈️🦥🦕🚒👦🏻 . . . #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitartpostcardday2024 #kidlitpostcardday2024 #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitartpostcard2024
What should Ben do?! 🤔 A new hairstyle trend comes at the wrong time? My submission for April prompt “Barbershop” #scbwiDrawThis #barbershop #scbwi #vidaart #scbwiillustrator #scbwiillustrators #childrenillustration #childrenillustrator #gouache #coloredpencil #traditionalart
Happy Earth Day today and every day!! 🌿🌎🍊 Take some time today to be outside and enjoy this beautiful planet. Look up the status of your favorite animal and see how you can support them and their ecosystem. Commit to one thing you can do in your daily life that can help nature thrive just a little bit more. This page is one of my favorites I illustrated from The Adventures of Walley Nuggets: Beach Clean-Up ☀️ #earthday #earthday2024 #childrensbook #childrensbookillustrations #scbwiillustrator #picturebook #picturebookillustration #picturebookartist
More exciting news from the US, as “Stars in their Eyes” is making it onto many state and national reading-lists, expanding our readership by thousands! It feels amazing knowing there are so many readers hungry for this kind of diverse, inclusive and disability centered content, AND that they’re enjoying our book! <3 Thanks, always, to @jesshealywalton , @fremantlepress and @scholastic for making this possible. @IreadYA @graphixbooks . . #aśkaart #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #visualstoryteller #StarsInTheirEyesYA #scbwiillustrator #teengraphicnovels #aussiecomics #teengraphicnovel #DisabilityYA @rrt_ala @ccbcuwmadison #ccbcchoices @yalsa1957 #maslblackeyedsusan
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of reading “FUN IN THE SUN” to the kids at my local vacation care centre. ☀️ 👧🏼👦🏽🧒🏻 ☀️ I introduced them to the little yellow rubber duckie IRL - it is hiding somewhere in the illustration on each page of the book and they took great delight in pointing it out and getting a chance to give the duckie a squeeze and make it QUACK! 💛 🦆 After listening to Jack and Mia’s adventurous day at the beach (many of the kids recognised Balmoral Beach in my illustrations and told me all about their own days out having fun in the sun) we talked about all the ways we can be sun-safe... and I got to don a whole heap of crazy props. #bighat #heartshapedsunnies #cuterashie #sunscreen #rainbowumbrella 📖 ☀️ 🌊 The kids were so enthusiastic and engaged and it was oodles of fun helping them with the FUN IN THE SUN activity sheets at the end of the session. ✏️ 💛 If your school or library or OOSH would like to book me for BOOK WEEK in August (or anytime… September is also perfect Spring timing for sun-safe lessons as we head into Summer) I do interactive story telling session for the younger years (Kindy - Year 2) in Sydney... DM me or email me at [email protected] 📕 #funinthesun #sydneyschoolvisit #interactivestorytellingsession #illustratorvisit #bookweek #cbcabookweek #sydneyillustrator #scbwiillustrator #storytime #laraporter #littlestepspublishingau
•Duck Dive• . . Two worlds colliding into one another. I’ve been having some fun with my surfer girl character. She’s in her happy place in this setting. 🌊 . . #characterprofile #characterdesign #scbwiillustrator #scbwiartist #kidlit #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #surfergirl #surfergirlillustration
I hope my Vegan and Vegetarian friends don’t find this illustration Fowl. Don’t get Egg-xasperated. It’s just a Yolk meant to Crack you up! Let me know in the comments which chicken is your favorite. #picturebooks #childrensillustration #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebookillustration #authorillustrator #childrensbooks #childrensillustration #scbwiillustrator #scbwi #illustration_best #illustration_daily #illustrationforkids #chicken #illustrated #kidlitillustration #illustrationartists
What egg-cellent timing for this baby chick! She hatched just in time for today’s #SpringWithSCBWI2024 prompt: Baby Animals @SCBWI_Florida #babyanimals #babychicks #picturebooks #childrensillustration #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebookillustration #authorillustrator #childrensbooks #childrensillustration #scbwiillustrator #scbwi #draweveryday #illustrationforkids #chickenart #illustrated
I find it incredible that kids can learn sign language before they learn to talk. This little guy is seeking out an “after wedding” snack! . . . . #kidlitartists #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitartpostcardday2024
First pages ink and colors for my comic, Cherry Creek Paranormal Club Let me know what you think! . . . . . . #illustration #illustrationartists #visdev #visualdevelopment #digitalillustration #digitalart #artistsoninstagram #latinxartist #halloween #cartoonistsofinstagram #illustrationartists #kidlitart #kidlitillustration @procreate #scbwi #indiehorror #scbwiart #buckuback #scbwiillustrator #horrorcomic #scifihorror #scbwinymetro #comics #comicart #comicartist #indiecomics #horrorart #horrorforkids #yahorror #yagraphicnovels #middlegradebooks #youngadultfiction @scbwi @scbwinymetro
STUDIO 2024: Another quick sketch from the jo_blaker Yorkshire Dales sketching session #liquidgraphite #graphitepencil #creatives #drawingchallenge #goodshipillo #goodshippicturebook #goodshipillustration #childrenbooksillustrators #kidlit #scbwiillustrator #visualnarrative #kidlit #workingartist #picturebookmaker #illustation #jaimie_dent_campbell_artist
When I heard the prompt for this month’s #scbwidrawthis was “barbershop”, all I could think about was him much one of my kids hated getting their haircut when they were little. . . . #scbwidrawthis #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #procreateillustration #haircut #kidlitart #childrensbookart #dinosaurs #illustration #artinspo #kidlitillustration #illustrationforkids #illustrationforchildrensbooks
This was not how Chicken egg-spected her day to go. Life can be so peck-uliar sometimes. 😳 #bigchicken #picturebooks #childrensillustration #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebookillustration #authorillustrator #childrensbooks #childrensillustration #scbwiillustrator #scbwi #draweveryday #illustrationforkids #chickenart #illustrated
I love creating a world…a make-believe world where a little mouse named Ruby Love runs a coffee shop inside of a house shaped like a coffee bag, perhaps along the banks of the Seine River…and well, anything is possible in picture books, eh? This one was actually for my @makeartthatsells lettering class taught by @lillarogers (Can’t believe this was the last assignment!). We were asked to do lettering for a coffee package design, and my little brain dreamed up this scenario for my children’s illustration portfolio. May is fast approaching and soon it will at last be warm enough to sit on a terrasse and enjoy a cup of coffee or apéro! 🌞☕️🍷 . . . #makearthatsells #makearthatsellsbootcamp #matsbootcamp #matsprep #matsletteringbootcamp #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #childrensbookillustration #childrensbookillustrator #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #picturebookartist #storytimeillustration #digitalillustration #picturebookportfolio #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator #artforlicensing #lettering #letteringdesign #packaging #packagingdesign #illustrationportfolio
STUDIO 2024: A huge thank you to @jo_blaker for a lovely zoom drawing event. It was a wonderful time sketching the Yorkshire Dales #liquidgraphite #graphitepencil #creatives #drawingchallenge #goodshipillo #goodshippicturebook #goodshipillustration #childrenbooksillustrators #kidlit #scbwiillustrator #visualnarrative #kidlit #workingartist #picturebookmaker #illustation #jaimie_dent_campbell_artist
•Surfer Girl• . . Character Name: Momi 🪸 Likes: Taro iced Lattes, morning surf sessions before school & finding seashells for her grandma 🐚 Dislikes: Trash in the ocean, sea urchins & rainy days 🪼 . . I love making up my own characters and imagining their sweet personalities. I’ve always wanted to create a surfer girl. 🏄🏼♀️ . . #characterprofile #characterdesign #scbwiillustrator #scbwiartist #kidlit #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #surfergirl #surfergirlillustration
Meet Captain Thunderclot’s bush choir, as they sing the finale! I have loads of fun creating these kinds of background characters. It doesn’t matter if they only appear once. What counts is that they feel as if there is a back-story to each and every one of them! Artwork for a play by Bill Condon in @theschoolmagazine . . . #visualstoryteller #storyteller #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #aśkaart #kidsillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #australianillustrator #australiancomicmaker #cartoon #characterillustration #scbwiillustrator #editorial #editorialillustration #theschoolmagazine #illustratedplay
👀 “When Grandma Burnt Her Bra”, spotted at Bologna Book Fair! 👀 Thank you to the book-sleuth extraordinaire, @sylvia_morris for allowing me to live vicariously through your adventures! ❤️⚡️❤️ . . @bolognachildrensbookfair @ekbooksforkids @samanthatidywrites #whengrandmaburntherbra #aśkaart #aśkastorytelling #visualstoryteller #aśkaillustration #kidlitart #kidlit #scbwiillustrator #australiancomicmaker #comic #visualstorytelling
I'm off to Davenport, IA for the SCBWI Marvelous Midwest Conference!! This is Etta leaving for her field trip in the marvelous book, Etta Extraordinaire Goes to the White House, written by Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon. (coming this fall!) . . . #ettaextraordinaire #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #digitalillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebooks #kidlitart #marvelousmidwest #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #scbwiconference
Packing my suitcase and art supplies for the @scbwi Marvelous Midwest Conference! Excited to learn, create and meet some art friends face to face at my very 1st illustration conference! ☺️🎨 . #mmw2024 #marvelousmidwestconference2024 #scbwiminnesota #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #scbwiillustrators #cuteraccoon
So excited for these two events! #scbwiillinois #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator #independentbookstore #independentbookstoreday #independentbookstoreday2024 #clavis #clavisbooks #clavispublishing #thebookstallwinnetka #societyofillustrators #saturdaystories #prospectportfolio #prospectagency
It’s certainly been a busy school holiday! I ran a bunch of workshops and had the pleasure of enjoying loads of wonderful comics made by the next generation of visual creators. One of the best things about these sessions is seeing how quickly after I teach the students a few tricks they take them and make them their own, creating comics that always impress, surprise and delight me. Thanks for having me Kalamunda Libraries, Coolbellup Library and @allsaintscollegewa, plus a shout out to Nat and @kristynitabrownbooks for sharing photos with me. ⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️ If you’re still hungry for comics and comics-making, there is one more (free) event this weekend. Check out the last image or my bio for a QR code. ⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️⚡️⭐️ . . . . #kalamundalibrary #coolbelluplibrary #schoolholidays #aśkaart #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #scbwiillustrator #australiancomicmaker #aussiecomic #indiecomics #comic #kidsworkshop #visualstorytelling #visualliteracy #kidsmakecomics #makingstories #storytelling
Happy #iftar and #eidmubarak to all. May your bellies be full and be surrounded by loved ones. Also free 🍉. Thousands there go hungry during eid. #eid #hijabi #triniartist #muslima #muslimpicturebook #collageillustration #blackmuslim #muslimpicturebook #blackgirlmagic #blackjoy #blackmoms #kidlitart #blackartmatters #blackbabies #blackillustrator #blackauthor #blackartists #blackpicturebook #iloveblackbooks #blackhistorybooks #childrensbook #juneteenthbooks #diversepicturebooks #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #weneeddiversebooks #jeninmohammed
“How to Save the Whole Blinkin’ Planet” is out this month! A must-have, non-fiction science adventure by Lee Constable (@constababble) lays out the facts about where our energy comes from, who are the fossil-fuel climate culprits, and what we can do to embrace a renewable future. It’s been a tonne of blinkin’ fun pouring my own love of science into the many illustrations and diagrams in this beautifully produced book. Thank you to Lee and the fabulous team at @puffinbooksaus ( @penguinbooksaus ) for bringing this exciting project together! You can pre-order the book now. L!nk is in my b!o. . . #penguinaustralia #sciencecommunication #stembooks #climatechangeforkids #aśkastorytelling #visualstoryteller #aśkaart #cartoon #kidlitart #australiancomicmaker #aśkaillustration #scbwiillustrator #newrelease #howtosavethewholeblinkinplanet @annabelbarkeragency
THE PORTAL Collage Paint Illustration #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlit411 #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks #collage #collagepainting
About to take flight for the SCBWI Marvelous Midwest conference. Super excited to reconnect with my kidlit friends and meet new fellow creatives! 😃 Also really honored to have my “Work in Progress” illustration featured as the conference promotional graphic. #mmw2024 #scbwievent #scbwiillustrator #scbwiartists #scbwiillustrators #scbwifeaturedillustrator #picturebookartists #twuvisualarts
How does a florist end up being a bushranger? Find out in this hilarious play by Bill Condon. Reprint of my illustrations in this month’s @theschoolmagazine . . . #visualstoryteller #storyteller #aśkastorytelling #aśkaillustration #aśkaart #kidsillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #australianillustrator #australiancomicmaker #cartoon #characterillustration #scbwiillustrator #editorial #editorialillustration #theschoolmagazine #illustratedplay
Happy #PortfolioDay I’m Adrian, a Latino illustrator/2D artist based in NYC and I do VisDev, illustration, and comics. I love 80s movies, scifi books, and all things spooky. Let me draw your #kidlit book! . . . . #illustration #illustrationartists #visdev #visualdevelopment #digitalillustration #digitalart #artistsoninstagram #latinxartist #portfolio #cartoonistsofinstagram #illustrationartists #kidlitart #kidlitillustration @procreate #scbwi #scbwiart #buckuback #scbwiillustrator #horrorcomic #scbwinymetro #comics #comicart #comicartist #indiecomics #horrorart #youngadult #yagraphicnovels #middlegradebooks #youngadultfiction @scbwi @scbwinymetro @procreate @portfolioday_
*Asking for a friend. 😉 I was listening to an interview about gardening and blue zones (where ppl live long healthy lives) and they said gardening is one of the commonalities in all of these super healthy regions. But there’s so much heartbreak, frustration, disappointment, and rage in gardening (chasing chipmunks or rabbits or deer away or discovering that one little bite has been taken out of every single tomato by some mystery garden-invader!) And I wonder, how does this help me… (cough) people in general live longer? Or am I (at some point?) going to develop equanimity and accept my gardening fails and losses with some Zen sense of calm? Is there an asterisk in those studies for people who cry over their wilted cucumbers or curse out unseen critters? Like I said, asking for a friend. 🤦🏼♀️ #kidlitartists #rabbit #rabbits #garden #scbwiillustrators #illustrators #scbwiillustrator #kidlitart #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationoftheday #illustrationdaily #illustration_daily #illustrationartist #artistoninstagram #womenartists #illustrator #picturebookillustrator #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #kidlit #kidlitpotfolio
I’ve been thinking a lot about my WHY. Why do I want to work in the children’s publishing industry? Why do I show up every day at my desk to practice my craft? The answer is simple: Drawing is observing. Observing is paying attention. Paying attention is living. When we tell stories through words and pictures, we invite others to pay attention as well. Where we place our attention is how we live our life. With children, my hope is to guide their attention towards joy and creativity, connection and belonging, and peace and well being. I hope to share stories that transform the mundane into something memorable, and that inspire children to stay curious and open-minded for the rest of their lives. I hope to teach them how to be emotionally resilient, and to be kinder to themselves and others. If we can inspire this type of awareness in children in the early years, my hope is that they will nurture their attention into an intention to help others in the future, or at the very least, to do no harm. This is my WHY that keeps me going and motivates me to work in the children’s publishing industry for the long-term. What’s your why? . . . #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #childrensbookillustration #childrensbookillustrator #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #picturebookartist #storytimeillustration #digitalillustration #picturebookportfolio #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #scbwiillustrator
Tiny World is expanding #handcraftedillustration #scbwiartist #scbwiillustrator #scbwiillustrators #editorialillustration #editors #artdirectors