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Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy #PortfolioDay! I’m Angela, an illustrator, creating for #PictureBooks, #BoardBooks, #magazines, #puzzles, and #SurfaceDesign. Open for new projects! 📩 angela@amatteson.com angelamatteson.com For books, rep'd by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #KidLitArt #kidlit #illustration #ChildrensBooks

An illustration by Angela Matteson of a firefly character holding a glowing lantern while a young firefly looks up in awe.

An illustration by Angela Matteson of Verreaux's Sifaka and Ring-tailed Lemurs eating fruit up in the trees.

An illustration by Angela Matteson of a park scene with a dala horse mom sitting on a bench next to a knitting owl watching her youngest boy ride off on his scooter while big sister is looking up at Mom saying, "Ma! mama! ma! Ma!", and another dala sister is walking on wood logs. A bird couple and a squirrel are on the path.

An illustration by Angela Matteson of many penguin characters being served snacks by a kindly polar bear and walrus.

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Jaws🎃 @jaws-stone.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay - I'm Jaws, an artist, podcaster and streamer. My focus is queer art and storytelling. ✉️ jawswork@protonmail.com 🖼️ www.jawsstone.com 🎙️ @theartofpod.bsky.social 📺 twitch.tv/jaws_stone

An illustration of a man in a leather jacket filled with activist slogans. His face is obscured by flying doves

An illustration of a sloth hanging down from a cluster of flowers

An illustration of a couple kissing in a botanical garden bench

An illustration of a woman laying on the ground, inside a big jacket. Next to her stands a pair of boots

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Gillian Galang @gillianthreeg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Hiiii #Portfolioday I'm a visual development artist and background painter!

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Arielle Guevara, an illustrator from Manila, PH! Let's work together to tell great stories! I'd love to do some picture books and book covers 💛 ✏️ www.yelliedraws.com 💌 arielledraws@gmail.com 🌱 Rep'd by Adria Goetz of KT Literary #kidlit #illustration #characterdesign

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

i seem to be in quite a book cover kind of mood lately so a lot of the personal work i get to squeeze in have been mock book cover illustrations! here's a fun one i made for a pretend middle-grade mermaid book 🧜‍♀️ #bookcover #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

❤️‍🔥🎾Like the rest of the Philippines, I've been rooting for Alex Eala, and I know a book about her story is absolutely going to come someday, so I am already putting it out there that I, a Filipino illustrator, would love to illustrate this someday! #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #bookcover

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Luisa Uribe @lupencita.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy 5th birthday #kidlitartpostcard! Thank you to @ginaperry.bsky.social for this amazing event ✨ It has been such a great motivator for me to make new pieces, and it's great to see everyone's lovely art. This is me as a kid in one of my all-time favorite costumes 🦋. www.luisauribe.com

An illustration of a brown haired girl wearing a handmade butterfly costume, sitting on a log in a green filed with flowers.

An old photo of a girl wearing a handmade butterfly costume.

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Catarina Oliveira ✦Illustration✦ @catoliveirastudio.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wow, 5 years of #kidlitartpostcard! 🥳 I'm Cat, a Kid Lit Illustrator* This "You, as a kid" illustration is based on a true birthday party story 😅 *available for cover art. 🎨 Portfolio at catarinaoliveirastudio.com 💼 Rep'd by T2 Agency #kidlit #birthdayParty #kidlitart

Two kids are holding tight to the same small yellow ball, both screaming and looking mad. They have party hats on their heads.

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Lizzie Savanella @elizabethsavanella.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Art directors, editors, publishers & agents... If you want hand drawn, perfectly imperfect, unmistakably human art, I wanna work with ya! Adding new folio pieces all summer long so  Bookmark: 🌐: ESprints.com <---check here often & let’s connect! #kidlitartpostcard 🦄 #kidlitart #illustration

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Ronni Runyon - Illustrator 🎃 @ronnirunyonillo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#kidlitartpostcard June, with the theme of "yourself as a kid." This was so fun!! Although, I'm actually still scared of spiders 😂 I'm open to pb, mg and more. I'm also seeking representation! 💕 ronnirunyonillustration.com

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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy 5th birthday #KidLitArtPostcard ! 🎂 My name is Denis and I'm a children's book illustrator, who loves bold inky linework and limited palettes. 🌐 www.denisillustrates.com 📚 Rep: Emily Talbot at United Agents (UK) and Susan Hawk (US) #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

Illustration of a mother crocodile sitting in a floaty in a river, with fish swimming underwater, holding a glass of orange juice and smiling at her two crocodile children playing badminton on the shore.

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy 5 years to #KidLitArtPostcard! Joining this month's "You, as a kid" theme! I'm Arielle, a Filipino illustrator with a love for nostalgia and whimsy! Interested in PBs, MG, and cover projects! ✏️ 🌱 www.yelliedraws.com 💌 Rep'd by Adria Goetz of KT Literary #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

this week's ai agenda is just reminding of me at a wake last month and i had a "artist" relative talking to me and saying i better start using ai in my work or i'll be left behind lmfaooooo

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🌜Sara Kipin🌛 🔜 LBX Table #629 @sarakipin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I think we’re long past the “ai bad because of stealing” argument and fully in the “ai is also actively and tangibly destroying our planet why are you even trying to use it as an art tool at this point” stage

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robyn 🎃 @haykebyr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

truly, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart: fuck ai

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♥ Chaotic Brush ♥🔞 @brushofchaos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

How to use AI ethically: 1) DO NOT USE AI. THERE IS NOTHING ETHICAL ABOUT IT.

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Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Hello, it’s #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Yara, I’m a mixed-media illustrator, who’s also writing stories. Dear art directors and editors, I’m open for kidlit, nonfic, MG and YA projects. ✏️ odnatamyara.com Represented by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social

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rilee @rileesart.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

hello #kidlitartpostcard! 📚🧸 i’m rilee, an illustrator who loves bright heartwarming stories! i’m available for picture books, interiors, and any other fun colorful projects! 💌 represented by Chelsea Hensley at Mad Woman Literary Agency 🌐 rileeroldan.carrd.co #kidlitart #illustration #art

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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Brooke and I’m an author illustrator who enjoys making goofball art for goofball kids. I’m open to PB, early reader, and graphic novel projects. Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties! brookebaum.com #kidlit #kidlitart

A digital illustration of Big Foot, as seen through a video camera, in his underwear and saying “Do you MIND?”

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Nathasha Padrón @muakata.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Hello and happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Today is raining 🌧️ See more work on muakata.com And my contact is hola@muakata.com

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 05/02/2026

Pastels and pencils for #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator living in France, and I'm available for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +). Taking the chance to announce I'm now represented by the lovely @jenazantian.bsky.social! 😊 🖥️ victoriamaderna.com ✉️ hi@victoriamaderna.com

Two kids and a dog sitting on a log under the falling snow. Drawing in pencil and pastels.

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

My first traditional piece for #KidLitArtPostcard 🍄 Been having loads of fun painting traditionally again! I'm Arielle, from Manila, and I love to draw for kids! I'm interested in PBs, MG, book covers, and projects for kids in general! Rep'd by Adria Goetz of KT Literary 🌻 www.yelliedraws.com

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

i rarely make b&w pieces and i want to change that this year! here's something witchy for today 🪄🔮 #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #characterdesign

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Arielle, an illustrator and character designer from Manila! I'm available for freelance and interested in projects for kids 💖 Let's work together! 🐚 www.yelliedraws.com 💌 arielledraws@gmail.com Rep'd by Adria Goetz of KT Literary #kidlit #illustration #characterdesign

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

let it be known that i'm attempting my first sourdough starter, and while it is only day 2 and quite early to tell, i have named him Doughbi-Wan Kenobi

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

unfortunately i have still not fixed my sleep schedule and i am still waking up at 2AM every morning

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

i feel like my days have truly gone a little darker ever since the Mini was taken away from us 😮‍💨

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Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Hello! #KidLitArtPostcard! A snippet from my archives to welcome the autumnal vibes, although I'm still enjoying late summer blooms and garden tomatoes! angelamatteson.com I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #ChildrensBooks

An illustration by Angela Matteson of a chipmunk setting a fresh baked pie on a shelf from inside her pumpkin house.

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Sara Lynn Cramb @saralynncramb.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Sara and I love illustrating books about animals! Open for 2026 book projects. View my portfolio at saralynncramb.com I'm represented by Alice Jin "AJ" Zhang (aj@astound.us) at Astound US artist agency. #kidlitart #illustration #boardbooks #childrensbooks #kidlit

Textured and vibrantly colored illustration of a red-eyed tree frog

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Anu C. @anumation.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day, I am open to upcoming picture book, board book, and cover art projects! 📚 Publishers and art directors, please contact my agent to get in touch thao@dijkstraagency.com 🎨: www.anumation.ca #kidlit #kidlitart

Illustration of a bored teenage girl working in a cluttered, South Asian clothing boutique. She is hunch over by the cashier, looking at her phone

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

i genuinely still dont know how to use this app

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Srinidhi Srinivasan | Kidlit Illustrator @srinidhidraws.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day I’m srinidhi, a #kidlit illustrator who enjoys drawing kids on their day to day emotions and adventures. I’m currently open to #picturebooks #middlegrade Interiors and covers! View my work at www.srinidhidraws.com #kidlitart #picturebookart “Food is memory”

Kidlit illustration of a boy travelling to a memory via food

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 04/09/2025

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! 😊 I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator and gouache splatterer living in France, and I'm looking for new projects! Portfolio: victoriamaderna.com Email: hi@victoriamaderna.com

Painting of a little witch on a chair with a black cat and a crow.
Text underneath says: Victoria Maderna - hi@victoriamaderna.com - victoriamaderna.com

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! Have a pony! 🦄 jwahlgren.com/children

A textured, painterly illustration of a little girl using a ladder to climb on a big horse

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! ✨ Hi ADs & Editors, I'm Arielle and I'm interested in PBs, Chapter Books, MG interiors and covers, & general illustration projects! Please reach out to the lovely Adria Goetz of KT Literary and let's make something fun 🫶 adria@ktliterary.com www.yelliedraws.com

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

don't you know what's out there in the world? . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ #IntoTheWoods #musicals #illustration

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Tom Taylor @tomtaylormade.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

What a headline.

Superman Isn’t Trying to Be Political. We Just Have Real-Life Supervillains Now.

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

#KPOPDEMONHUNTERS really got me listening to my kpop playlists after MONTHS

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

1/? of me making illustrations based on music! this is based off of a song by my favorite band in the entire world: Valley's Water The Flowers, Pray for a Garden 🌻please give the album a listen, it's such a special piece! spti.fi/ik06GNP #illustration #music

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Hi #PortfolioDay! 💖 My name is Arielle and I'm a character designer & illustrator! I love color and fun times, and I'm available for freelance work. 🌊 www.yelliedraws.com 💌 arielledraws@gmail.com

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Claire Hummel @shoomlah.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It's been 30 years of A Goofy Movie, and 31 years since we briefly lived in Paris while my dad worked on it! Truly one of the coolest things as a kid, to hang out at the studio or watch pencil tests over dinner.♥️ Also eternally grateful to mom for secreting away a bunch of original model sheets:

Photo of me and my sister (Emily Hummel) at one of the light tables at Walt Disney Animation France. I'm drawing goofy? I think?? With a bunch of model sheets from A Goofy Movie scattered in front of me.

Photo of one of the animators on A Goofy Movie at Walt Disney Animation France.

A collection of original model sheets from A Goofy Movie.

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

putting it out into the universe how much i adore stephen sondheim's work and that most of life's lessons can really be found in his music

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! 🌱 My name is Arielle, and I love drawing kids, nostalgic scenes, & environmental stories! I'm available for picture books & covers! 🌻 Represented by Tara Gilbert of KT Literary • tara@ktliterary.com @literarytara.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #childrensbooks

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

my entry to ghibli art is my markl fanart i made when i was around 13?? 14?? 🫡

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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

THIS! Everyone can learn to draw. If you only knew how much I struggle with fine motor control and coordination and yet here I am, drawing. Drawing, writing, all creative pursuits are SKILLS you can very much learn to do. At this point anyone who uses genAI is either hateful or lazy or both.

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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

One bright side to being forced to live in an AI slop tornado is now I see my artistic mistakes as incredibly endearing. The human machine of my body made that weird line. My worst day of drawing is completely untouchably better than anything AI will ever produce until the heat death of the universe

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Arielle 🌟 @yelliedraws.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

coming on to bluesky to cleanse myself after all the ghibli ai everywhere else lmao!

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caitlin rose BOO!yle @caitlinroseboyle.com · 27/03/2025

thinking about princess mononoke a lot, these days

a screenshot from the animated film princess mononoke. a man covered in bandages lays on a straw mat, under a straw blanket. the caption says “The world is cursed, but still, you find reasons to keep living.”

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