kip alizadeh
@kipalizadeh.net
Lambda Award finalist. Illustrator, author ✏️ they/she. rep Mandy Suhr at Storywise. 📍 Belfast
Portfolio → kipalizadeh.net ✍︎ [email protected]
Links → https://linktr.ee/kipalizadeh
#KidLitArt
Portfolio → kipalizadeh.net ✍︎ [email protected]
Links → https://linktr.ee/kipalizadeh
#KidLitArt
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@kipalizadeh.net
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Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
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In this time of being grateful, I'm thrilled to share A CELEBRATION OF YOU, illustrated by award-winning artist @kipalizadeh.net, available from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social on March, 17, 2026!
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In this time of being grateful, I'm thrilled to share A CELEBRATION OF YOU, illustrated by award-winning artist @kipalizadeh.net, available from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social on March, 17, 2026!
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
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Adding on:
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
Remember: Comic creators make far less than you think. Generally page rates haven't gone up in about 40 years, and in some cases have literally gone DOWN. Plus way more comic creators have day jobs (hi)/family support/etc than you think. Nothing wrong with that! But no one is doing this to get rich.
June 3, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Adding on:
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
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I am 35 today and I am doing very well at being in my 30s (I’m lactose intolerant and I’m doing a marathon next year ) 😆
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I am 35 today and I am doing very well at being in my 30s (I’m lactose intolerant and I’m doing a marathon next year ) 😆
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BIG STORE UPDATE!!
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
BIG STORE UPDATE!!
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
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COVER REVEAL TIME!!
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
COVER REVEAL TIME!!
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
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Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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re: last repost, in case you haven't seen it, my comic for the Nib (RIP) on Nan Goldin, gender, and the closet (delete and repost because the Nib's display code is messed up somehow :/ ) ohtiniestplanet.com/short-comics...
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
re: last repost, in case you haven't seen it, my comic for the Nib (RIP) on Nan Goldin, gender, and the closet (delete and repost because the Nib's display code is messed up somehow :/ ) ohtiniestplanet.com/short-comics...
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When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
just did the best Christmas painting that I thought I'd fail at and have to do digitally but I DID IT 🎄🎄🎄
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
just did the best Christmas painting that I thought I'd fail at and have to do digitally but I DID IT 🎄🎄🎄
ICYMI I'm doing commissions!
Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
ICYMI I'm doing commissions!
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• Mary Oliver •
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
• Mary Oliver •
COVER REVEAL TIME!!
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
COVER REVEAL TIME!!
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
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Reposted by kip alizadeh
I'm participating in #folktaleweek2025. Prompt 1: NIGHT
To see this in triptych form, check it out over on IG. The challenge this week was to:
1. Make a triptych.
2. Use a flat folk-inspired style.
3. Tell a story.
4. Same color palette all week.
#folktaleweek #kidlit #kidlitart
To see this in triptych form, check it out over on IG. The challenge this week was to:
1. Make a triptych.
2. Use a flat folk-inspired style.
3. Tell a story.
4. Same color palette all week.
#folktaleweek #kidlit #kidlitart
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I'm participating in #folktaleweek2025. Prompt 1: NIGHT
To see this in triptych form, check it out over on IG. The challenge this week was to:
1. Make a triptych.
2. Use a flat folk-inspired style.
3. Tell a story.
4. Same color palette all week.
#folktaleweek #kidlit #kidlitart
To see this in triptych form, check it out over on IG. The challenge this week was to:
1. Make a triptych.
2. Use a flat folk-inspired style.
3. Tell a story.
4. Same color palette all week.
#folktaleweek #kidlit #kidlitart
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If Link's dialogue isn't just "Hyup!", "Hyaaattt!", and "Heeuuunngh!", I'm smashing all the pots in the producer's house.
First look at the live-action ‘LEGEND OF ZELDA’ movie
In theaters on May 7, 2027
In theaters on May 7, 2027
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If Link's dialogue isn't just "Hyup!", "Hyaaattt!", and "Heeuuunngh!", I'm smashing all the pots in the producer's house.
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I don’t usually draw Per the Bear with a mouth but the little happy smile on them is pretty cute
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I don’t usually draw Per the Bear with a mouth but the little happy smile on them is pretty cute
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Alice Wong, Presente. Thank you for everything.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Alice Wong, Presente. Thank you for everything.
Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Sleepy bear 😴 watercolour and oil pastel
#KidLitArt
#KidLitArt
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Sleepy bear 😴 watercolour and oil pastel
#KidLitArt
#KidLitArt
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no borders. we should all be free to move around the world like the birbs do.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
no borders. we should all be free to move around the world like the birbs do.