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Leni Kauffman

@lenikauffman.bsky.social
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🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸Illustrator • Based in Lisbon • She/Her • I draw a lot of book covers 📚 Fuck AI 🚫🤖 www.lenikauffman.com

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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻
A painting of fat blobby bears
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just doing my small part to mess with ai datasets 😊😈 (It looks like AI but don’t worry, I drew every part 😇) I included: ✅ weird hair looping back on itself ✅ skin blending into clothing ✅ Too many fingers, limbs, pupils Any AI image generators out there: feel free to scrape this one 😇
Super normal illustration of a woman with no extra limbs or anything (sarcasm)
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly 💔🌹
Illustration of Dolly Parton
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“I freaked out, joined the army, went into business for myself, I’m a professional killer”
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Cover reveal! 🍷 So happy to share the cover I illustrated for The Paris Proposal, by @erinbwrites.bsky.social and Kristen Chaudière 💖 Thank you to Erin and Kristen for the opportunity! 💖
Cover design for The Paris Proposal, featuring a twilight scene of pink clouds and a Parisian skyline. A couple toast with wine on a rooftop in the foreground
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I keep harping on this but AI “writers” and “artists“ keep showing what unserious tourists they are. People who actually create agonize over adverbs and color palettes and metaphors and gesture. AI people can’t even be bothered to skim their own book once
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Emma R. Alban @eraofemma.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I am so SO excited to announce my next sapphic historical romance, YOUR LIPS ON MINE, coming January 5th, 2027 with @avonbooks.bsky.social!! Gorgeous cover is designed and illustrated by @lenikauffman.bsky.social! Available for pre-order in print, ebook, and audiobook everywhere you get books!
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Raph @raphdee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
AI COMPANIES ARE DESTROYING BOOKS as a blatant reminder that they're villains and techbros are useless to society. www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
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AI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about AI companies buying and destroying millions of books
Booksellers say they're facing a sudden surge of orders for seemingly random rare books—and fear they might be profiting from their destruction.
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This Jacquemus look caught my eye recently so I had to draw it 🖤 I would like a giant mushroom hat too please
Fashion illustration of a woman in a large black hat and polka dot outfit
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It’s too hot so I’m air drying in front of a fan after every shower 😅 Does everyone do this?
Nude woman holding her towel open facing towards a fan with an open window and billowing curtains behind her
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Emma R. Alban @eraofemma.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
LOOK AT FRANNIE AND ELSA in this incredible character art from @lenikauffman.bsky.social!!! If you pre-order HAPPILY EVER AFTERLIFE from The Ripped Bodice BK, you'll receive this gorgeous art print, Hot Ghost Mom keychain, and a sticker set along with your signed & personalized copy!
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I’ve been wanting to draw a poster for I Am Love (2009, Luca Guadagnino) for a while now, and I finally carved out some time to draw it ❤️‍🔥 This scene really stuck with me
Illustrated poster for I Am Love, showing 3 women around a restaurant table, the closest woman is illuminated
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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I'm so excited that TINY HOUSE, BIG LOVE--the second novella in my Love Unscripted series--has a gorgeous new cover by @lenikauffman.bsky.social and an upcoming audiobook (out March 24th) narrated by the fabulous Joy Nash. 🥰 Here's where to find the audiobook! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
The illustrated cover of TINY HOUSE, BIG LOVE by Olivia Dade, featuring a man and woman in a loft bed in a wood-ceiling cabin with a peaked roofline. The woman is lying on her back and holding the upper arm of a man bent over her and cradling her face. There's the top of a ladder behind them.
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Whoever wins Best Picture tonight, Hamnet wins best picture for me 🌿 A little illustrated poster design I drew this evening 💚
Illustrated poster of Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao. A woman with long brown hair and a red dress lies on the ground in the woods, surrounded by lush green foliage
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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
One of my self-published novellas, DESIRE AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, has a gorgeous new cover from @lenikauffman.bsky.social and a new audiobook narrated by the incomparable Joy Nash--and that audiobook is out today! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97... I hope you love the cover and the story! ♥
The illustrated cover of DESIRE AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Olivia Dade, featuring a sunset and rocky cliffs in the background near a sandy shoreline, with an embracing couple in the foreground. The woman is brunette and fat and pretty, with her hair swept back. She's wearing a Grecian-style dress and has her arms around the neck of a dark-haired, lean man with glasses in a dark gray suit.
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
‘Happy’ International Women’s Day, I guess. Most women I speak to these days are filled with rage, and for good reason. There’s still so much to do, I want better for women and girls 🔥
A black woman in a white Victorian style dress holds a lit match, posed in a classic portrait style. The decorative border around her is made of stylised flames
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🦎Galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
mood of the morning.
an image of Daisy from the mario franchise edited to be holding a gun, saying "I do not support all indies, some of you bitches use gen ai"
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Glittertooth @ pilk 🍉 @glittertooth.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Learning to draw really just takes lots of time and practice. But when you say that a bunch of people are like "if that was true, then I could do it!" And then you're like "yes" and then they're like "see? that's why you're lying!!" and then they continue to not practice because they don't like to
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cryling.art 🌘💜 Comms Open @cryling.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I've said this before but just because some artists are able to draw BIPOC characters sometimes does not mean that they are "safe" for us to be around. Discernment is good to have, and I don't think I'll ever let that go. The keyword here is "sometimes".
Screenshot of another artists story sharing all these other screenshot of selahsketches  and her right wing opinions on XSelahsketches using her only brown OC Mali to make a WIP drawing about American pride after all the "drama" of her supporting 🧊 Selahsketches saying she os a right wing Christian in her stories, sticking up for her stance on being "pro ice" while using her only brown OC in the background to promote "American Pride"
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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
so very surprising that a filmmaker famous for stealing from - sorry, paying homage to - Satoshi Kon would gladly embrace the latest theft machine
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Helvetica Blanc @helveticablanc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Abolish ICE! For your printer, in both color and black and white.
A ring of people with hands joined encircle a block of ice being melted and crushed by hammers, quill pens, and watchful eyes. In color.A ring of people with hands joined encircle a block of ice being melted and crushed by hammers, quill pens, and watchful eyes. In black and white.
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Tessa Sheehan @acuriousquirrel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Heated Rivalry ❤️
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
here is my little hack that helps sometimes
a little doodle showing a trick for drawing arms and keeping them in proportion: using a T-shaped line and a perpendicular tangent, and letting that point out where you the elbow should be
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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Imagine doing a murder on a train and then you see Poirot. You’re so fucked
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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
An illustration of a comet hitting an ice cube that says "ABOLISH ICE" with "No human is illegal" in the bottom left corner
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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
GenAI companies keep claiming the books and copyrighted works their programed were "trained" on without permission didn't retain complete copies in their systems. This was a lie. These companies may now face for even more liability for violating copyrights. 1/ www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
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Nathan Anderson @nathanandersonart.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
All the best illustrators you have ever known or heard of, whether they admit to it or not, likely make heavy use of reference. Use it. Even if your style is more abstract, the advice still applies.
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Dezi (Boto) @boto.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
what do you mean the stranger things documentary shows them writing the script on a computer with 3 chat gpt tabs open
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BOGLUDDITE @brucemackay.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hi #PortfolioDay Im Bruce, an illustrator, creative director, printmaker & sculptor. Big fan of old goofy SFF covers, forced perspective & experimentation. Nice to meet you :) ILLO: www.instagram.com/bad_manifesto FA: www.instagram.com/oombruce PRINTS: www.inprnt.com/profile/brucemackay
Illustrated poster of the tower of Cirith Ungol in the land of Mordor. In the foreground are a bunch of orcs and goblins with acid green rim-light holding swords and axes and pole-arms. In the middle ground is a narrow bridge leading between two grotesque statues into the multi tiered tower that is lit with sickly green lights. Below it leading into the plateau of Gorgoroth are the hills of the Ethel Duath. In the distance is Orodruin and Ered Lithui. The text at the top is white flame like black metal lettering with the words CIRITH UNGOL. Nine green stars float above them. Plumes of smoke and ash fill the sky. A tiny shadow is grossing the bridge. Lord of the Rings. Tolkien. Prints on InPrint.Digital illustration of an old village lane. Choppy shapes and overlapping oranges and blues.Digital illustration of a The Lord OF The Rings cover. A Nazgûl sits astride its horse between 2 red trees that make a circle. Int he background is Weathertop, the Misty Mountains and Orodruin. Overlapping risk colours - red, teal and yellow. Some mushrooms in the foreground.Digital illustration of a vintage car. it's green. has forced perspective. hazy brush-work and fake light leaks. Does for MUTI in 2024.
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Emma Barry @authoremmabarry.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Read what you want, darlings, but it's odd when books that happen to feature sex are treated as radioactive and those about murder are treated as general interest.
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conner fawcett @badbucket.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
don’t let them in. fuck ice. fuck fascists
a black and white illustration of 4 ICE agents standing at the other side of an open door. They are silhouetted except for their glowing eyes and bared teeth. The text reads “our dire investigations had led us here. danger is everywhere - it is best to comply. may we enter?”
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Starting the new year with a renewed hatred for all things Gen AI. So I drew a knight slaying a dragon, can you spot all the hints that the monster is AI? 🌞
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David Chen @davechen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
If you’re not willing to draw the line on your participation in a platform at “it helps create sexualized images of minors against their will” then I’m not sure you have a line or that it’s particularly meaningful. Many such cases but might as well acknowledge it.
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Kelly Lianne @kellylianne.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Dappled light ✨🍃
Soft digital pastel illustration. Close-up of a green tiled path with some leaves and twigs. Dappled light, like the kind that filters through tree leaves, scattered across the path.
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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas! 🎄
watercolor and gouache illustration of a family of kitties knitting in a christmasy interior
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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 17/12/2025
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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Emma R. Alban @eraofemma.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
4 weeks from today, LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU hits shelves on Jan 13th! If you pre-order LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU with The Ripped Bodice LA, you’ll get this gorgeous art print by @lenikauffman.bsky.social with your signed and personalized copy! And you can come see me on tour in LA, Orlando, NYC, & DC!
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Emma R. Alban @eraofemma.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I can't believe we're only 5 weeks out from LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU on Jan 13th! If you pre-order LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU w/ The Ripped Bodice LA, you’ll get this gorgeous art print by @lenikauffman.bsky.social w/ your signed & personalized copy! Come see me on Tour in January in LA, NYC, and DC!
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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗 The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay. The heat level: steamy! The baked goods: plentiful! www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
The illustrated cover of SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE by Olivia Dade (subtitle: "A Harlot's Bay Novel") is a warm peachy pink, with golden light coming from an overhead light fixture. The picture is set in a bakery, with racks of golden-brown pastries and loaves of broad. In the foreground, a pretty fat woman with long brown hair is sitting on a table, with a handsome fat man with ruddy hair and a beard standing between her legs. She has a hand tugging on his apron, and he has a hand on her thigh. They are nearly kissing and gazing at one another with desire and adoration.
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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Maybe you'd like to see the amazing cover for WORLD'S OKAYEST ORACLE (RELUCTANTLY) SEEKS DEMON, my book about an infamously underpowered oracle saving the world alongside the uptight demon who helped ruin her life 20 years ago? AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/WOOamz Other links: go.oliviadade.com/WOOprh
The illustrated cover of WORLD'S OKAYEST ORACLE (RELUCTANTLY) SEEKS DEMON by Olivia Dade, featuring a man and a woman standing back to back against a hot pink background, appearing poised for action. The woman is holding a curved athame, while the man has a fireball just above his open, upturned palm. There are flames and small hearts surrounding them.
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Every ad now
[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]

JANET:
Ugh...

LIZ:
What's up?

JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!

LIZ:
Have you tried...

AI peas?

JANET:
AI peas?

LIZ:
They're peas with AI!

[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].

LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas

JANET:
What

LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]

Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?

[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]

LIZ:

Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine

[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]

LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!

JANET:
What

LIZ:
Shut up

LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow

From opening the bag of peas

to boiling the peas

to eating the peas

To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.

JANET:
Is it really necessary to-

LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET

[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:

AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.

[Ends]
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Leni Kauffman @lenikauffman.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🔥Cover Reveal!🔥 Thrilled to share the cover I illustrated for World’s Okayest Oracle (reluctantly) Seeks Demon by @oliviawrites.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥 Thank you so much to Olivia for such a fun project, and thank you to brilliant AD @katiecovers.bsky.social at @berkleyromance.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥
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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Could be about anyone. 12x18 prints in store while I'm on parental leave! www.sonnyross.com/shop/letsgo #illustration #medieval #cute
A naive style marching band illustration showing numerous woodland creatures marching carrying tools and a banner that reads "We Will Just Have to Kill Him Together" Could be about anyone!
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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Sloppers fuck off. If you can’t do it yourself maybe learn to be happy as the audience www.sonnyross.com/shop/aisucks
A naive floral illustration with a severed hand that was already all fucked up because it was made by a slopper. With the text “I don’t use ai I’m not a fucking loser”
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Lauri @4yvle1.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The Red Shoes studies 🩰
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Lauri @4yvle1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Frankenstein studies
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 09/11/2025
Zohran Mamdani campaign font "MORE PRETTY ART for Bluesky"
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