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Tori Kate
@torikateillo.bsky.social
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canadian kidlit illustrator ✏️ & full time mama i love joyful, silly and heartwarming characters ✨ rep’d by Analía Cabello @ ABLA @andreabrownlit.bsky.social portfolio: www.torikateillustration.com email: [email protected]
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · Apr 8
Hi #portfolioday!

I’m Tori, 🇨🇦 illustrator who loves to create silly, heartfelt and funny characters on wonderful adventures

Rep’d by Analía Cabello at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
@analiacabello.bsky.social

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A boy in an astronaut suit is cheersing his hot cocoa with a googly eyed alien in space. Little tiny aliens surround them, one trying to eat the floating marshmallows. Scribbly sparkly star background An illustration of the first Christmas night, nativity scene with barn animals peeking around at joseph, mary and baby jesus A yellow bus sits at the bus stop while animals hurry to catch it! we see birds flying in with a lunchbox, a fox carrying way too many books, a mother bear offering her bear kiddo lunch, a skunk crossing guard is helping a disabled dog across the street and a turtle is late for the bus! Firefighting team! A dog in uniform is holding the trunk of a purple elephant. Three frogs are slung over the elephant, one on a ladder and two uptop on the head - these frogs are holding up a siren and calling into a megaphone
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Sadee Schilling @sadeeschilling.bsky.social · 18h
I’ve been regulating my nervous system this week and warming up for a commission with this new great-horned owl cut paper #collage. It’s likely one of the only #calmtober prompts I’ll get to, though I’m still enjoying everyone else’s illustrations! #watercolor #cutpaper #owl #calmtober25
Great Horned Owl art by Sadee Schilling rendered in watercolor and cut paper collage. The artist holds the finished assemblage with detailed, layered feathers and textured watercolor washes in earthy blues, violets, and browns. A watercolor painting of a tree in a similar color palette peeks out from behind the owl.
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Jessica Elena @byjessicaelena.bsky.social · 16h
A drawing for #peachtober prompt "strawberry"!

#art #illustration
A digital drawing of a dark background with lots of strawberries on top. The strawberries are bright red and white, and the leaves are a soft yellowy green.
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 15h
late night creating ✨✂️

#kidlit #kidlitart #paperart
Paper cut out artwork of a tree stump with mushrooms and leaves
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 1d
a little painting for another #peachtober day! the prompt for this one was STRAWBERRY 🍓

i pictured these two friends, dorothy & toto having a little nap after a wonderful picnic together

#peachtober25strawberry
#kidlit #kidlitart
Dorothy and Toto laying on a pink blanket after eating a strawberry picnic together Close up of Dorothy and Toto on the blanket
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 2d
Im surprised how great they are !!!
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Kness @kness.bsky.social · 3d
The inspiration / the art
Corgi butt , half splooted Corgi figurine , half splooted
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 3d
Crochet strawberries are TOO CUTE! 🍓🍓🍓
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 3d
ummmm so hot take : dollarama acrylic paints are actually SO awesome!

and easy on the wallet
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · Mar 5
QRP with your fanart ✨🤍
#illustration #disneyfanart
Belle and the Beast are seen sitting together, Beast is kneeling down to listen to Belle who has a book in her lap excitedly reading
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · May 21
ahoy mateys!! some friendly, bubbly friends are splashing your way today! 🫧

#kidlit #kidlitart
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A turtle,a purple shark, a blue hammerhead, an orange octopus , a pink jellyfish, and a yellow puffer fish are all smiling with a textured blue background. Seaweed starfish and seashells scattered about.
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 4d
I love!!!!
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 5d
#peachtober prompt today is GINGHAM ✨

just a lil guy for your feed today!

made with acrylics, coloured pencil and a teeny bit adjusted digitally

#kidlit #kidlitart #peachtober25
A crow with a red and white gingham patterned scarf. Orange leaves sprinkled around him
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Lynn Lovegreen @lynnlovegreen.bsky.social · 5d
Reading Rainbow is back, with Mychel the Librarian! people.com/reading-rain...
Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars
Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 5d
A bonus is during a meltdown i can usually say “back beast! Back to your infernal pit!” and giggles quickly come 😂
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 5d
The Princess in Black books are a TREASURE!!! My 4yo is obsessed and we go to the library and take out the ones she doesnt own (begging me to get them for xmas) my kids even act out all the ‘battle phrases’!!
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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 6d
What’s your life’s dream? Tell me all about it!

#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25slug #kidlitart #illustration #artshare
Collage & paint illustration: A slug looking into a bathroom mirror and imagining itself a champion with a medal
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 6d
This is FANTASTIC!!!
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 6d
Oh no! Makes sense to have to sell it, but still a bummer! Mine is actually given to me for my job since i work from home, i’ve had it about a year now - honestly i dont really use the touch bar its too advanced 🙃🤪
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 6d
i have to hide all my WIP stuff from my kiddos otherwise my 2 year old will rip it up and destroy it all 🙈

plus - thinking about filming a process video but i just dont even know how to start?! and my lighting is so bad when im working at 2am …

oh the dream for just an extra lil office space 🙏
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 6d
i see so many lovely and cute artsy setups that artists have but this is me!

i set everything up once my kids are in bed and of course, the office playing ep after ep so i can giggle at the show while i work

and then i pack it all up before bed so my little goblins dont touch my stuff 😅
A sketchbook sitting on the table with slug sketches. Paints and brushes in the background plus a laptop playing The Office
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 6d
Eeek the best compliment! Thank you!! I think its all those happy colours ✨
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 6d
#peachtober25 todays prompt is SLUG 🍃

i don’t think i’ve ever thought about drawing a slug but i had SO MUCH FUN creating these slimy bright sluggys!

Painting & paper cuts has been such a blast to work with in the late late hours of the night ✨

#peachtober25slug
#kidlit #kidlitart
Three bright slugs in a dark murky background. Theres a blue slug, a purple slug and an upside down smiley pink slug. Some grass and leaves poke in from the sides and bottom. Very Neon!!!
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Sojung Kim-McCarthy @creativesojung.bsky.social · 7d
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m a Korean illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate PB-MG, & love working on folktales, food, and stories about finding a new home & friends.

Portfolio: sojungkimmccarthy.art

Email: sojungkimmccarthy.gmail.com

Agent: Susan Hawk (Upstart Crow Literary)
New agent announcement illustration in traditional Korean minhwa style. A Korean girl in hanbok riding on the back of a roaring tiger is greeting a three-legged crow on a pine tree. The writing in a red square in traditional stamp style says “Repped by Upstart Crow.”
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 7d
eeek thanks 😊
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Tori Kate @torikateillo.bsky.social · 7d
thank you!!
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