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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I’m selling original artwork created for Wolf Road and Wolf Mountain by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social These are charcoal drawings, roughly A3 or A2 in size. DM me or go to: keithrobinson.co.uk/shop for details.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Throwback to 2015! Some old artwork has found its way to a new exhibition in Paris. 'La Fabrique du Temps' explores the theme of time through postal objects and contemporary art. My original watercolour illustrations of the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter's tea party both feature in the exhibition.

The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, running, looking anxiously at his pocket watch

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Here’s a quick flick-through of my illustrations for Becoming Grace by the wonderful #hilarymckay. Hilary brings to life the world Grace Darling knew before her fame - the hardships and excitement of growing up in a lighthouse, with her large family and a dog called Happy. Out April 10th!

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

This is the full-wrap artwork for the dust jacket of Wolf Mountain by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social , coming this April! I thought it might be fun to animate a parallax pan of the artwork layers.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

COVER REVEAL! I’m thrilled to share the cover for WOLF MOUNTAIN, the sequel to WOLF ROAD, by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social , coming this April! 🐺⛰️

A prehistoric girl, dressed in furs, with her wolf companion, walking through a snow-covered mountainous landscape at dawn.

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Jana Heidersdorf @checanty.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Oh hey, if you need some beautifully haunting illustrations this year, my schedule's (mostly) free starting February! Portfolio: janaheidersdorf.com Contact: janaheidersdorf@gmail.com

A portrait of a boy in school uniform. There are slashes through his face, flowers and thorny vines growing through. The colours are washed out apart from a rose growing where his right eye should be.

Portrait of a boy with dark wavy hair emerging from a thicket of thorny vines like somebody near drowning coming up for air. Vines cover his eyes, scratches cover his skin. Soft pink flowers surround him.

a pale impressionless face surrounded by a mass of bugs and worms looking straight at the viewer. Bugs crawl out of their mouth.

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Chloe Douglass @chloeillustrates.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Not long until #HappyTogether is out. (Feb 4th!) Head to your local bookshop to preorder a copy 😊

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Happy publication day to Robin Hood! I’ve illustrated several covers for the re-issue of Michael Morpurgo’s catalogue but I think this is my favourite, not least because Robin was my childhood hero! #illustration

A photo of the book, Outlaw - The True Story of Robin Hood by Michael Morpurgo. The cover illustration shows a young Robin sitting on the branch of a tree, looking out towards Nottingham castle in the distance.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Mountain background for a thing. I do like drawing mountains! Sometimes, not often, it seems like all you have to do is turn up and the work makes itself. Today was a day like that. I love charcoal, it’s almost magical. You put it down, treat it nicely and it just does stuff for you.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I was thrilled to illustrate this cover for the new book by award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, Geraldine McCaughrean. The fiery sky was painted with gouache and the smoke textures were made with charcoal, all put together in photoshop and finished digitally. Out April '25 #kidlitart

Book cover illustration showing a fiery red sky over the london skyline, with tower bridge in the distance. Searchlight beams criss-cross the sky where bomber planes are flying. In the foreground four young people - two boys and two girls, are sitting on the sloping rooftops of terraced houses. One boy has his arm around a scruffy dog. They are backlit, looking out across the river Thames towards the distant london skyline. Below them, bombed-out dockside buildings are burning.

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Gareth P Jones @garethpjones.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I do actually have a new book out this year, but I'm going to continue to promote my other books too because there are still too many young readers who haven't yet discovered this interactive series in which YOU decide what happens next & yet there are no dead ends. They're different to other books.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Here are some of my favourite bits from 2024. Thank you to all the wonderful authors and publishers who have let me draw all over their work. I’ve also done a lot of silly reference poses this year - here I am as the leader of a prehistoric tribe 😄

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Without downloading any new pics , what’s your energy going into 2025.

My dog, curled up on a blanket, with her head buried in her fluffy tail, giving side-eye to the camera

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It's a pleasure to have illustrated my third book for @hilarymckay.bsky.social, whose writing I love. BECOMING GRACE is the real life story of Grace Darling, a lighthouse keeper's daughter, who overcame her fear of drowning to rescue stranded survivors on the Forfarshire. #kidlitart

Book Cover illustration showing Grace Darling rowing in stormy seas, pulling on the oars as she battles large waves which break over the side of her boat in white foam spray. In the distance is a lighthouse, whose light is shining out in the gathering dawn light.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Beautiful light yesterday. I love how the sun catches the underside of the clouds.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 09/07/2024

Posting a #CoverReveal or #BookBirthday? Credit the ILLUSTRATOR. Not only are you helping boost the artist but it shows people that you or your publisher hired a HUMAN artist. Esp for cover reveals, also credit book designer. #PicturesMeanBusiness art by @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #KidLit 🧵👇🏼

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Congratulations @colmthewriter.bsky.social and @hickesy.bsky.social for inclusion on Toppsta's 100 must-read children's books of 2024! toppsta.com/blog/view/be... I had a blast doing these spooky covers. And remember kids, a psychotic shelf-elf is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I came across a copy of Susan Cooper’s ‘Over Sea Under Stone’ at the weekend, illustrated by Margery Gill, c.1965. I love her energetic line work and the way she balances it with areas of bold black brushwork. Her composition is wonderful and the poses of her characters are so fluid and natural.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 04/12/2024

Okay revised the starter pack description to make it clearer. If u r a designer or illustrator please boost this to help me find other hiring directors. If u r an art, design, or creative director who hires designers and/or illustrators, raise your hand—I’ll add u. go.bsky.app/Hxoz9KX

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Aren't these lovely? And I don't even like Christmas 😄 Get 'em while they last!

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

It’s a huge honour to have illustrated three of the The Times best children’s books of 2024. I know that sounds like an annoying humble-brag, which it is! BUT I also mean it. Thank you @jprosewriter.bsky.social, Ross Montgomery and @hilarymckay.bsky.social for trusting me with your beautiful books 💜

Images of the covers of the titles mentioned in the text of this post

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I know I’ve said it before, but November really does do the best twilight

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I've done a stack of new work in the past few months but I won't be able to share any of it for a while, so forgive me if I recycle the occasional oldie. Here's a little autumnal thing I did for fun 🍁

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Just saw a nice post on Insta from @waterstoneskids.bsky.social, with #MichaelMorpurgo talking about his new book, Cobweb - which I'm using as an excuse for blatant self-promotion! I've been very fortunate to illustrate several new covers for the recent re-release of his back-catalogue. #kidlitart

Six thumbnail images of covers for Michael Morpurgo books. Outlaw shows a young Robin Hood, perched on a branch looking out towards Nottingham Castle. The Dancing Bear shows a girl sitting in an Alpine meadow, hugging a bear cub. Billy the Kid shows World War Two British PoWs playing football in the camp yard. Why the Whales came shows two Narwhales breaching. (We see them as if from an underwater camera, showing them mostly underwater with their heads and long tusks breaking the surface.) The Butterfly Lion shows a back view of a boy in pyjamas with his arm around a lion cub. Both are sitting on a rock, looking out across the savannah towards the sunset. Adolphus Tips shows a girl with pigtails, wearing a school cardigan hugging a black and white cat. The background shows barbed wire cordoning off a beach where World War Two rehearsals for D-Day are taking place. Landing craft, ships and aircraft can be seen in the distance.

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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Hello! 👋 My name is Denis, and I'm a children's book illustrator based in Sofia, Bulgaria. I like bold lines, wonky shapes, crooked perspective, and limited palettes. You can check out more of my work at www.denisillustrates.com #kidlitart #art #illustration

Illustration of a young boy laying in the grass with his eyes closed. There is a blue bike next to him and the shadows of two clouds above him

Illustration of a green dragon flying above autumnal hills, carrying a pink purse

Illustration of a young girl peeking out of a house, sending a paper plane out flying in the wind

Illustration of a child dressed as a ghost wearing a white bedsheet with cutouts for their eyes, sitting on top of a washing machine, getting greeted by a real ghost

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Studiomate Steve @studiomatesteve.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Have started a Studiomate Steve Starter pack - will update as more guests join Bluesky 🥳 go.bsky.app/TvB51WG

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Lots of adorable cat photos on my feed today. Is that because it's #Caturday? I don't own a cat but here are some I drew for Rosa by Starlight, by Hilary McKay.

An illustration of a girl sitting on stone steps in the porch of a doorway. She is hugging a tabby cat, burying her face in its fur. She seems to be sad and taking comfort from the cat. She is surrounded by other cats including tabbys, Siamese and white kittens, who are all looking at her.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I’ve relocated my studio to Narnia ❄️

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Tim Budgen @mrtimdraws.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Here’s a starter pack for picture book and young fiction book creators in the UK - please ask to be added 😄 go.bsky.app/Eopnbgm

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Tim Budgen @mrtimdraws.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello new followers ! Here are some examples of the types of books I illustrate - mostly picture books and young fiction. I also like to promote and share the work of others and sometimes post pictures of my dog Baxter ! 😀 Welcome a long ! #kidlitart #kidlituk #illustration

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello! If you don't know me from elsewhere, here's a quick introduction. I illustrate books like these, along with personal work and some other stuff. I mostly post about #illustration and #kidlit with occasional random musings and photos of my dog. Thanks for dropping by!

A 3x3 grid of thumbnail images showing various book covers I have illustrated. I mainly illustrate books aimed at 8-12 year old readers. The covers shown here are for I am Rebel by Ross Montgomery, Rosa by Starlight by Hilary McKay, Birdie by J P Rose, Wolf Road by Alice Roberts, Shadowhall Academy by Phil Hickes, Dogs of the Deadlands by Anthony McGowan, Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo, THeodosia and the Staff of Osiris by R L LaFevers and Jodie by Hilary McKay. Each cover depicts the central characters of the book, against a background that suggests the setting of the story.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

QRP with your sketch vs final artwork ✏️ I tried a few alternatives for @jprosewriter.bsky.social's beautiful book, Birdie. #kidlitart #illustration #bookcovers

rough sketches for a book cover, showing the central character, a girl named Birdie in various poses (sitting on a stone wall, running, standing) against a backdrop of Yorkshire moorland with a pit pony behind her

Book cover for Birdie by JP Rose showing a girl in a defiant stance against a background of Yorkshire moorland with a pit pony behind her and coal mine in the distance

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Really enjoyed @stevenlenton.bsky.social chatting to the amazing Mikey Please. I bought Cafe at the Edge of the Woods recently and it's FAB!

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Please share your blue art! 💙🖼 (Apologies for the whiplash, going from Vicki's beautiful Pegasus to this!)

A white-robed pagan priestess figure holding a staff topped with a bird skull. Blood drips from her other hand which hangs loosely at her side. A pool of blood at her feet stains the hem of her robe, implying some kind of recent battle or sacrifice. She is standing in front of three large stone monoliths set against a dark, prussian blue sky withthe moon in the top right corner.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Over the next few weeks I'll be illustrating the sequel to Wolf Road by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social. It's been a year since I've worked in charcoal so I hope the muscle memory is still there! I made a couple of these time-lapses while doing Book One which are handy for reminding me of the process!

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Looking forward to the second instalment of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light tonight. Mark Rylance is as mesmerising as ever. This is from a few years ago, inspired by reading Bring up the Bodies.

An illustration of Anne Boleyn. I had the idea of making it reminiscent of a Queen playing card, so her head and shoulders portrait is repeated in mirror image, upside down. The repeat image shows her with her eyes closed and with a red line across her neck in place of her necklace, to suggest her coming execution

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Ed Finch @edfinch.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I'm seeing a LOT of people née to the platform this morning. Which is BRILLIANT. Welcome. Here's a thread of a few tips. None of them my idea and I'm sure you see lots of other threads like this. Hope it helps.

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a sign that says welcome on it with feathers flying in the background

ALT: a sign that says welcome on it with feathers flying in the background

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Ashley Hankins Illustration 🌙 @ashleydoesartstuff.com · 16/11/2024

I finally got around to making a starter pack!!! Sorry it took me so long!! Badass Artists Vol. 1~! Full of lovely artists whose work I freaking adore 🖤 I'll def make more at some point but here's a great place to start. Let's keep the art party going over here on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/JDDkQZP

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Bookshop browsing and adding to my Christmas list - stunning illustrations to Gaiman’s Norse Mythology by #LeviPinfold, for whom my admiration knows no bounds

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Full disclosure for those who don’t know me from elsewhere, my posts may contain Tess. Hard relate to her mood right now.

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WRDaboutbooks @wrdmag.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

AUTUMN/WINTER #WRDmag for readers ages 8+ is OUT NOW & it's BURSTING with BOOKY GORGEOUSNESS! Perfect for getting children excited about their next read, for libraries, book clubs & all fans of children's books! Head over to our website & order yours now wrdmag.co.uk

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John Shelley - Illustrator @studionib.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I've put together a #starterpack of illustrators based in, or focused on, UK publishing bsky.app/starter-pack... Do let me know if your name should be there :) #kidlit #kidlitUK #UKkidlit #kidliART #illustrator #illustrators

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Great to see the love ‘I Am Rebel’ has been getting. Huge congratulations to Ross Montgomery for winning the Books Are My Bag readers award and being shortlisted for Waterstones book of the year! It was such a joy illustrating this cover and being a small part of Rebel’s adventure.

Cover of I am Rebel by Ross Montgomery showing a plucky terrier dog against a fiery red sky with smoke and flames in the distance

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I used to do this in the early days of twitter so, before this place becomes feral...got any questions about children's publishing/writing? I won't have all the answers but I worked in publishing for 15 years before going full time as an author, here for all your demystification needs. #Kidlituk

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JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

🧵For the new arrivals in kidlit and graphic novels looking for their community: thought we’d share all the starter packs we know of so far. Feel free to add more here. From @mariannedoherty.bsky.social go.bsky.app/kRfNFe

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Hopefully this will be helpful. go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR

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