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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 30m

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! 🦎 I love to illustrate bright worlds to spark curiosity & wonder! Nature, neon & adventure. I'd love to hear about your next project! 🎉 www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #sciart #kidlitartist

Bright red Harris's Hawk diving down to catch a collared lizard on a red rock in the desert. Blue and yellow sky behind.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy first day of fall, y'all!! 🍂🐌🍄‍🟫🦇 (From "Mother Aspen" PB—pics/me, w/b Annette LeBox) #fall #firstdayoffall #kidlit #kidlitart #kidsbook #kidlitartist #cankidlit

Fall scene in an aspen forest with yellow and orange leaves, different kinds of mushrooms (white, brown, red), a snail, and bats flying in the distance.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fall is happening!! Check out "Mother Aspen" - a PB about the life of an aspen grove through all the seasons & years. tinyurl.com/motheraspen (w/b Annette LeBox, p/b @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social) #kidsbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #fallbooks #fall

Barn owl flying over a canopy of aspen trees in bright yellow leaves at night with a moon on the left side.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just a couple shots of the cutest gecko in the world to brighten your day!! #gecko #geckolove #reptiles #pets #cute

Max the albino leopard gecko showing off on his big fake stump.

Max the albino leopard gecko stalking his prey with big eyes!

Max the albino leopard gecko snoozing on a rock.

Max the albino leopard gecko snoozing in a very 'comfortable' position between two rocks...

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today is #internationalchocolateday and I wish I had an illustration of chocolate to post. 🍫🍪🍩 But I don't. 😢 I could make one. 🤨 But I'll probably just sit here and eat chocolate. 😳

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My sister got me these happy-fall-congrats-on-a-new-contract-i-love-you flowers and I just adore them!!! LOOK at those colours... #flowers #bouquet #bloomscroll #bloomscrolling

Gorgeous zinnias, dahlias, cosmos, sunflowers and more - a bouquet!

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy #buyabookday! 📕📚 I recommend small bookstores rather than the larger companies—but a book is a book! 📕📚 What books have you bought lately? #bookclub #illustration #bookstagram #booksky #kidlitart

A big tiger and a little kid in a magical jungle with twinkle lights. The tiger is yawning while the kid leans against it reading a book. There is a stack of books behind him.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's #nationalhummingbirdday! 💦 A poster about a little pipeline built through wetlands of Colombia in the 1970s –home of the Sapphire Bellied Hummingbird Tidal flows were obstructed & large areas of mangroves died 🪾 Now there are only 50-250 of these birds left in the wild #illustration #sciart

Poster (1950s style) of a hummingbird amid an abstract representation of a pipline. "Just a little pipeline". Blue and green bird, with yellow, green, blue and brown pipeline and orange lettering.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Happy International Vulture Awareness Day!! ☠️ The California Condor population is about 607. It’s not because they are being shot but because they get lead poisoning from eating bullets in their scavenged meals. #internationalvultureawarenessday #vultures #birdart #sciart

Poster of a Vulture in purple pink and green. Text says bullets don’t kill California condors, bullets do. Shows a vulture with bullets in its stomach.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What is the biggest farm in the world? 😱🦀 Find out in this new book I'm illustrating for @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social ! 🐠 By Jennifer Maruno, it follows a family kelp farm on the weest coast. Coming 2028. @jemiscoe.bsky.social @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidsbooks #kidlit #Kidlitart

Announcement for THE BIGGEST FARM IN THE WORLD by Jennifer Maruno and Crystal Smith by Groundwood Books. The background is a scan of a piece of kelp close up.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! 🦎 I love to illustrate wild stories & bright worlds. Nature, neon & adventure. Whatever your project is— let's make it amazing! 🎉 www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

little girl wearing a chameleon hat with big eyes. Her eyes are purple and her short hair is wild. Behind her is a tree and green leaves and blue sky.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🍂🍁 It's a FALL #kidlitartpostcard day!! 🍂🍁 I love to illustrate wild stories & bright worlds. Nature, neon & adventure! 😱 New project? Let’s make it amazing! www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidsbooks

Aspen forest in the autumn with orange and red leaves. Mushrooms fill the front of the image, along with a snail. In the back, bats fly.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Little Ghost says it's time for fall! Acorns and leaves and a favorite hat—hurrah hurrah! 🍂👻 #Aughost2026 #ghost #kidlitart #kidsbookartist #aughost #repostaghost #illustration #fall #halloween

little ghost with fall leaves on his sheet, holding a bucket full of acorns and wearing a little acorn cap.There are red leaves falling and stars in the sky.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Missing the purple cacti of Arizona but not the heat. Whenever I curse the hot weather here (in BC, Canada) I just think of how hot it was in May over there. DANG. 😅🥵 #cacti #illustration #kidlitart #kidlitartist

purple prickly pear cactus illustrated in mixed media. Is situated in the desert with tall cacti behind it and a mountain. Pink/brown sky.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Life is like a bowl of cherries—but when you die make cherry pie. 🥧🍒👻 (Not sure where the axe comes in, but hey, use whatever is handy to cut that pie!) #Aughost2026 #ghost #kidlitart #kidsbookartist #aughost #repostaghost

cute little ghost with cherries on his sheet, holding an axe and smiling over a delicious looking cherry pie!

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Practice drawing IRL in a sketchbook. Get some really big erasers. And you don't need to show it to anyone. Also, if someone tells you that "some artists don't use erasers", just laugh and laugh and laugh. Trust me. We do.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Believing in superheroes is great, but kids need to believe THEY can grow up to be superheroes. #superheroes #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration

Young boy with blue hair, wearing a blue sweater, grey pants and blue sneakers. He has a blue mask and a red/orange long cape.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Little ghost luchador! 💪🏼👻⭐️ Haunting lucha libre matches and reliving his glory days. #AuGHOST2026 #ghost #kidlitart #kidsbookartist #aughost #repostaghost #luchador

liittle ghost dressed like a luchador with a green mask. Behind him is a purple and black starburst patern and green stars.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Happy #worldelephantday ! 🐘💜🐘💜🐘💜 Elephants can't jump, but they can feel low-rumbles and vibrations through the ground with special cells in their feet. What?! #elephants #art #sciart

ink painting of Asian elephant lifting trunk

ink painting of asian elephant with tusks

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NOTE** An artist is not a magic tree meant to produce for you. They are a person with their own goals & motivations—which may or may not coincide with yours 🍐✨ They may not be interested in your idea of a 'great opportunity'. Treating them as a pair-of-hands-for-hire is not recommended. #artists

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Just your friendly, neighborhood plant-loving ghost sharing favorite treat ideas! 🍬🪰👻🪴 #AuGHOST2026 #ghost #kidlitart #kidsbookartist #aughost #repostaghost!

little ghost with leaves on his sheet, talking to a venus flytrap in a pumpkin. Word bubbles with pictures of their favourite treats—flies, moths, spiders and candy.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Walrus love to eat bivalve molluscs! They dive in shallow waters & search the bottom with their highly sensitive whiskers or vibrissae. To eat, they create a seal with their lips and use their tongue to make a vacuum to suck the meat directly out of the shell. YUM!! 🦪🥰 #walrus #sciart #kidlitart

walrus digital art - pink sky and white snow

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

What's cookin'? How many ghost peppers can you add to your soup? 👻🌶️ (I don't love super spicy foods so I probably wouldn't add any TBH) #AuGHOST2026 #ghost #kidlitart #kidsbookartist #aughost #repostaghost!

little ghost with pea pods on his sheet - adding an armful of red ghost peppers to a pot of soup with mushrooms and tomato broth.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! ⭐️ I'm addicted to nature & neon! Creating wild stories & bright worlds... PBs, covers, MG & more— let's make amazing books! 🎉 www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

Underwater scene with jellyfish glowing and seal silhouettes swimming in blue and green water. Above, you can see the bottom of a kayak with paddles.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy #portfolioday everyone!! 💜 I'm a children's book illustrator who loves vivid colors and adventure! www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustration

Burrito food truck in bright yellow and pink, with flags on top and magic fire exhaust.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy #owlawarenessday! My favorite things about owls: 🦉 Their awesome hoot — especially when it's spooky 🦉 How they fly silently & sometimes skim the ground 🦉 Their camouflage feathers What is your favorite thing about owls? #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

barn owl sitting on a dead tree in a field of flowers. It is sunset and the sky is pink with a halo around the owl.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Happy #owlawarenessday! These birds pretty much top my favourite bird list— How do we protect them? 🦉💜🌟 —save natural habitats —don't use rodenticides —reduce light pollution —educate & make aware —support conservation #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

barn owl flying over fall aspen trees (yellow) in a night sky, with full moon behind

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Little Ghost is back for #aughost and #repostaghost! 👻🕷️🍭 A fuzzy purple friend and a lollipop for our little ghost today! #AuGHOST2026 #ghost #kidlitart #kidsbookartist

digital painting of a cute ghost with a crayon pattern on his 'sheet' - holding a lollipop and a purple spider.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I spent some time buried in my collage sketchbooks - lots of little bits and pieces found, cut out of magazines, packaging etc. I always find cool color combo, design ideas or stories in there! #collage #artist #artprocess

collage book - cutout pieces of pictures from mags and products etc. eggs, japanese text on a blue sky, 1950s chair, herons in a tree, green abstract and a green necklace.

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Falcon Ridge - the secret spot only birds know about and has never been seen by people. Where all the secret falcon meetings happen. 😳 #Kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartist #Illustration #falcons #sciart #desert #digitalart

Two falcons sit on a red rock while another flies into the sun. A big cliff hangs behind them, and behind that the sun glows yellow and orange. Just what are they doing up there?

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Momo @heyheymomo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Bliss

4 panel comic
Panel 1: a pink blob character comes through the door with a suitcase. On the foreground we can see some ears popping up. Text reads “when I come home”
Panel 2: We see now the ears belong to a brown dog in her little pink dog bed surrounded with toys. The dog has an open mouth and looks very excited. Text: “She acts like I was away for many years” Panel 3: The pink blob character and the brown dog character approach each other in the foreground. They are both very happy. Text says “Just for a few moments every day is..”
Panel 4: They now are hugging, the dog jumping on the blob. Hearts surround them. In the background we still see the door open and the suitcase on the floor. Text: “The best day of our lives”

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Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Sneak peek at rough thumbnails for a new book I'm working on - all about astronauts and aquanauts and how they work together to train and research! Inspired especially by the latest NASA mission to the moon! Manuscript by @laurabontje.bsky.social

Color thumbnails (rough) of a childrens book about astronauts and aquanauts. Scenes depict underwater and space daily routine, research, and adventure.

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