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Alissa (有沙) Staples
@alistaps.bsky.social
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Children’s illustrator, game localization editor (8-4), & mother of two. A Japanese-Canadian obsessed with creative pursuits! She/her. 日本語話せます♪ http://linktr.ee/alistaps
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 14h
Hello #PortfolioDay!
My name is Alissa and I'm a Japanese-Canadian illustrator.

I love making art for kids and the young at heart! Seeking new illustration projects for 2026!

🖼️ alissastaples.com
🐹 instagram.com/alistaps

#kidlitart #childrensillustration #picturebooks #絵本イラスト #かわいいイラスト
A cute digital illustration of a busy playground at a woodland school. A doe teacher observes her many students as they climb and play on the slide, see-saw, bouncy mushrooms, swings, hiding log, and rope bridge. The students are all woodland creatures - foxes, hedgehogs, mice, ducklings, rabbits, turtles, and moles. The school itself is in the trunk of a large tree. A cute digital illustration of a cat and three hedgehogs sitting by a campfire, with a tent and trees in the background. The sun has started to set and the hedgehogs are roasting marshmallows. The cat sits on a log, playing a guitar and singing. A cute digital illustration of a happy hamster on a swing. The forest backdrop is filled with dappled light, and a tiny caterpillar watches from a leaf below. A cute digital painting of characters from the video game "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom".
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Sojung Kim-McCarthy @creativesojung.bsky.social · 8h
Happy #PortfolioDay! I’m a Korean illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate PB-MG & would love to work on stories about ordinary brave girls✨Finding & helping community✨Folktales!

Repped by Susan Hawk @ Upstart Crow Literary

🖼️ sojungkimmccarthy.art
✉️ [email protected]

#KidLitArt
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 7h
Physical copies are shipped *on* the release day so I’d imagine they don’t send codes before launch either.
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natalie @nanelsonart.bsky.social · 14h
Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Natalie, an illustrator and cartoonist living in Maine 🦞 I'm looking for rep/work in picture books, covers, and graphic novels. I'd be happy to draw for you!

💠 www.nanelsonart.com
💠 [email protected]
spring reading 2024 a page from my 2023 comic Droplet prismatic passage 2021 no sleep for silas 2024
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Eliott Bulpett 🌈 @eliottbulpett.bsky.social · 14h
hi #portfolioday!

I'm eliott, an illustrator and mural painter from the UK! 🌈I love bright colours, fun characters, and painting big walls! Let's work together!

⭐ www.eliottbulpett.com
🌻 [email protected]
Digital illustration of a girl with long dark hair sitting and painting at an easel. She’s wearing an apron covered in splattered paint over a red stripy T-shirt. You cannot see what she is painting, but she holds a palette in one hand, a brush in the other and the ground around her is also covered in paint. Digital illustration made using real painted textures showing a girl and a dog running through a forest. The forest is made of funky looking trees and plants in pinks and blues and greens. Behind them is a dark purple night sky full of tiny stars. A photo of the book Abbies True Colours being held up in the sunshine in a garden. The cover shows a pride parade full of colourfully dressed people holding a rainbow flag banner with the books title. A photo of a mural spanning 3 walls of room. Its bright colours depict an outdoor scene full of trees, plants and a whole bunch of animals including a peacock,horse, guinea pig, ferrets, a goat, a rabbit and a dog and cat.
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 14h
Peachtober Day 14: Brush 💅 ブラシ

A fennec fox's make-up brushes!
フェネックのお化粧用ブラシ!

#peachtober25 #peachtober25brush #peachtober #foxart #cuteillustration #kidlitart #かわいいイラスト
A cute digital illustration of a fennec fox putting on makeup using her brushes. She is wearing a puffy headband that beauty influencers often wear, and she is looking into a brightly-lit mirror.
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 14h
Hello #PortfolioDay!
My name is Alissa and I'm a Japanese-Canadian illustrator.

I love making art for kids and the young at heart! Seeking new illustration projects for 2026!

🖼️ alissastaples.com
🐹 instagram.com/alistaps

#kidlitart #childrensillustration #picturebooks #絵本イラスト #かわいいイラスト
A cute digital illustration of a busy playground at a woodland school. A doe teacher observes her many students as they climb and play on the slide, see-saw, bouncy mushrooms, swings, hiding log, and rope bridge. The students are all woodland creatures - foxes, hedgehogs, mice, ducklings, rabbits, turtles, and moles. The school itself is in the trunk of a large tree. A cute digital illustration of a cat and three hedgehogs sitting by a campfire, with a tent and trees in the background. The sun has started to set and the hedgehogs are roasting marshmallows. The cat sits on a log, playing a guitar and singing. A cute digital illustration of a happy hamster on a swing. The forest backdrop is filled with dappled light, and a tiny caterpillar watches from a leaf below. A cute digital painting of characters from the video game "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom".
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Dliok ・ᴥ・Comms open! @dliok.bsky.social · Jul 23
Badger 🦡

Commission for @miragedive.bsky.social

#illustration #art #artshop #commission
An adorable badger stands on two legs in the middle of the forest, holding his favorite sweets in one hand, while being visited by his butterfly friend
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 1d
Peachtober Day 13: Marble ⚪ ビー玉

A mouse with his treasure!
宝物を見つけたネズミさん！

#peachtober25 #peachtober25marble #peachtober #kidlitart #mouseart #clipstudiopaint #cuteillustration #かわいいイラスト #ねずみイラスト #クリスタ
A cute digital illustration of a mouse carrying a large marble in his paws. The shiny glass marble has swirls of red, yellow, and purple inside of it.
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 2d
I’m listening to the audiobook of “Dungeon Crawler Carl” while I prep (Canadian) Thanksgiving dinner. Loving it so far but I just started it!
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 2d
Peachtober Day 12: Bark 🌳 樹皮

A happy tree with lots of bark!
樹皮がたくさんあって喜んでる木です！

#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25bark #kidlitart #cuteillustration #tree #natureart #clipstudiopaint #かわいいイラスト #木の絵 #クリスタ
A cute digital illustration of a large tree with a face on its trunk, smiling happily as light pours through its branches.
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ToastyGhostey @toastyghostey.newgrounds.com · 3d
"The heroes travel among the islands and catch a glimpse of a lost land."
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#art #design #deltarune
A red and black worn out book. The text reads... Hometown Publishing Classics Gerson Boom Lord of the Hammer Book 3 The Isles of Northernlight Edited by Annoying Dog With Foreword by Alvin Boom
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vainwin @vainwin.bsky.social · 5d
Day 9. Rope 🧶 #peachtober25rope #pixelart #ドット絵 #animalcrossing
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 3d
Peachtober Day 11: Seagull 🦤カモメ

A mama seagull with her 3 chicks.
母カモメと３羽のヒナです。

#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25seagull #kidlitart #clipstudiopaint #cuteillustration #birdart #鳥イラスト #かわいいイラスト #カモメ #クリスタ
A cute digital illustration of a mother seagull watching over her three chicks in their nest.
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Rumic World @furinkan.com · 5d
A very happy birthday to Rumiko Takahashi! Born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, she is entering into her 47th year as a mangaka! Happy birthday, sensei!
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 4d
These are the costumes I used for reference! 🎃
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Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social · 4d
Inspired by Mike Lowery’s Big List of Sketchbook Stuff (1 A Witch Cooking) + #Peachtober (4 Gingham).
She's making chocolate chip pumpkin cookies!

#SpookySketchbook #SpookySketchbookStuff #peachtober25gingham #peachtober25 #kidlitart
An illustration by Angela Matteson of a young witch baking chocolate chip pumpkin cookies with the ingredients swirling overhead and an unplugged stand mixer blending the batter.
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 4d
Peachtober Day 10: Critter 🐹 クリッター

Calico Critters! I couldn't miss the chance to draw the toy I still love to this day.

クリッターは”動物”の意味だけど、アメリカとカナダではシルバニアファミリーを”Calico Critters”として販売されている。大好きなシルバニアを描く機会を逃したくなかった！

#peachtober25 #peachtober25critter #calicocritters #sylvanianfamilies #シルバニアファミリー
A cute digital illustration of animal babies from the toy series "Sylvanian Families", a.k.a. "Calico Critters". The three babies are dressed in the same Halloween costumes as the toys have. One is wearing a candy hat and is sitting in a Jack-o-Lantern, one is wearing a ghost costume with a witch's hat, and one is flying while wearing a pink, round, fluffy outfit with bat wings.
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 5d
Last year I only did Peachtober for 9 days, and I wanted to beat that number this year. I've been trying to draw faster, and tried to keep my entries under 2 hours, but some have taken WAY longer. I'm not sure I'll manage the entire month, but I'm gonna keep going for now! 🐹
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 5d
Peachtober Day 9 - Rope 🪢 ロープ

Let's share our toys!
おもちゃはシェアしようよ！

#peachtober25 #peachtober25rope #peachtober #clipstudiopaint #cuteillustration #dogart #kidlitart #かわいいイラスト #犬の絵 #ペットイラスト #クリスタ
A cute digital illustration of two puppies holding a long rope toy in both of their mouths. A golden retriever puppy happily sits while a shiba inu puppy grumpily looks like he wants the rope all to himself.
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リズ @rizunm.bsky.social · 6d
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 6d
I am so sorry for your loss. 💔 It’s so unfair how little time we get with perfect souls like Yuki.
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 6d
I really like the idea of all the prompts being animals’ names on t-shirts! I might steal that sometime 😄 Love your drawings, Nina!
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Nina Crittenden @ninacrittenden.bsky.social · 6d
I'm participating in Peachtober this year- here are the first 6 days: acorn, kite (Kate), slug, gingham, poppy, and ring (Ringo)
ink drawing of a beaver wearing a shirt that reads :Poppy," a groundhog wearing a shirt that reads "Ringo," and a duck wearing a shirt that reads "Kate." Ink drawing of a skunk wearing a shirt that reads "Acorn." Ink drawing of a smiling slug. Ink drawing of a checkered pattern.
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Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.social · 6d
The Nintendo 'Close to You' video they released yesterday was for Pikmin!

vooks.net/nintendos-se...
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Alissa (有沙) Staples @alistaps.bsky.social · 6d
Peachtober Day 8: Leaf 🍀 葉っぱ

Some cute little droplets!
キュートな雫たち！

#peachtober25 #peachtober25leaf #peachtober #cuteillustration #kidlitart #natureart #clover #dewdrops #clipstudiopaint #かわいいイラスト #しずく #クローバー #クリスタ
A cute digital illustration of four smiling dew drops sitting on a clover leaf.
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