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Carla Morrow
@dragonladyart.bsky.social
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Artist behind DragonLady Art
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Cute arctic animal illustration! Fingers crossed puzzle company falls madly in love. Painted in #procreate
#kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart #cuteanimals #arcticanimals #illustration #kidsillustration #puzzle #kidspuzzle
A bright and colorful arctic scene with penguins sliding down a rainbow and I to the ocean. There is a humpback whale far in the background with a seal and two orcas on the left, a waving polar bear with a narwhal on the right of the rainbow slide.
December 4, 2024 at 12:07 AM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Definitely #notMooDeng

….definitely
#cutepicture #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration
Cute illustration of a baby hippo floating in space wearing a spacesuit with a helmet. The helmet has water in it that covers the lower part of the hippos face. There is a star that’s trailing a rainbow with a night sky filled with bright yellow stars. Adorable, cartoony illustration.
November 28, 2024 at 2:19 AM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Why yes I grew up on Lisa Frank, why do you ask?

(Waits for C&D)
#kidlitart #kidlit #cuteillustration #nostalgia #procreate #digitalart
November 24, 2024 at 12:58 AM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Practice with daily prompt, Starry Gazer. This took a few days (and an art show in the middle) but I’m much happier with the work and the story telling. #procreate
#kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart #cuteowl #illustration #kidsillustration
November 22, 2024 at 5:51 AM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Happy giraffe is happy!
#childrensillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart
November 19, 2024 at 7:48 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Chaos of Creation, my newest #dragonart. #spacedragons are so fetch.
#procreate #digitalillustration #fantasyart #dragonsrule
November 17, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Reposted by Carla Morrow
reimenayee.com
The Comics Devices Library is a free online educational resource that catalogues and describes all of the visual-literary devices used in comics. comicsdevices.com

I've been doing the research for this library since 2020. It launched to the public in October 2023.
More devices on the way!
Poster for the library. The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices. Comics are also known as sequential art, graphic narrative, graphic literary, visual-literary and a bunch more euphemisms depending on who you are speaking to, but these are devices that apply to all oof those terms. A free online catalogue of over sixty comics devices. Subscribe to the newsletter to get the news in your inbox. Screenshot of a sampling of the devices catalogued in the library. Rhythm, evocation, contraction, expansion, under and overlapping panel, flow, tracking, long drop, long path, smear, pop out, crossing. Each entry has a description and accompanying illustrative example.
November 17, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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amybrownart.bsky.social
My first Bluesky Social post. Watercolor painting “The Caretaker”
November 16, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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amybrownart.bsky.social
Green Faeries🌿🍄💚
November 17, 2024 at 4:51 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Practice with daily prompts. Moonlight Perch. I’m not thrilled with the tree, but I’m getting closer and enjoying these little prompt sessions. #procreate
#kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart #cuteowl #illustration #kidsillustration
A cute children’s storybook style illustration of a round brown owl sitting in a tree looking at the moon. He’s surrounded with drippy leaves that range from purple to blue with dark purple leafy vines. There is a purply night sky with a pale yellow crescent moon in the sky. The owl has many pin-lights of fireflies fliting around.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Strength of Light
💫RAWR💫

(Quote and repost with your art that has ✨)
November 14, 2024 at 2:31 AM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Happy rainbow whale with starry rays!
#procreate #kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart
Killer whale wearing a spacesuit swimming through space looking at a shooting star. The star is trailing by a rainbow with purple stingrays with stars.
November 14, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Reposted by Carla Morrow
chilidraws.bsky.social
My name is Allen or Chili. I doodle whimsical fantasy characters and illustrations. I also try encourage young artists as an Art Para in a K-5 classroom in SE Kansas
Purple dragon Green Man face Witch with frog familiar Little Krampus illustration
November 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
The plushies I designs based on my baby dragon art. This was before I devoted the IP. Seems I did things a little backwards… 😅
1 green sitting baby dragon plush with a red stripped sock in its mouth on a table with 2 blue baby dragons on a crate behind the free one. The blue baby dragons are sotting up holding a blue and white striped sock each. Behind the blue dragons hover up is a pink baby dragon plush.
November 13, 2024 at 5:42 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Hello #kidlitchat! I’m a fantasy artist from the US who’s now dipping my toe into the kids illustration world by working on my first book. I’m so very excited to be on this journey and I’m learning so much! Thank you to all the amazing illustrators out there!
kidlitchat.bsky.social kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social · Nov 13
TOPIC: Hey, everyone--it's been a good year for #kidlitchat here on Bluesky, and the community is growing! Let's push some tables together, grab a slice of pie, pull up a chair and introduce (or re-introduce) ourselves.
November 13, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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billwearsties.bsky.social
Two Kipo writers back at Dreamworks to help deliver a petition (with 60k signatures!) demanding a fair contract for animation artists & workers. Oh, and the rest of @animationguild is here too. #StandWithAnimation #unionstrong
November 12, 2024 at 9:08 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
I’m SO doing this!
jonscrazyblues.bsky.social Jon Esparza @jonscrazyblues.bsky.social · Nov 8
Just under 2wks away from the return of the ever popular #CRAZIESDayParade on Nov 21! No follows necessary, simply inflate your OC’s as hilarious parade balloons and post with hashtag! All art MUST be SFW (i.e., All Ages), no exceptions! Hope to see you there! @lollipopcomics.bsky.social
November 12, 2024 at 5:35 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
These steps can be used for fantasy art and illustration as well! Share away!
charlenedraws.bsky.social Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · Jun 14
Hello to all the new (or returning) #kidlit & #kidlitart folks!

We're working to try to get the community more active, but also, it helps if everyone tries a bit to interact with one another! BlueSky likes interactions - you have to say something to get something back!

Here's some tips to help:
November 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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purrinink.bsky.social
🐾🐾.
November 12, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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sumrow.bsky.social
Oh hai! @moonbroth.bsky.social is a great guy and a hell of a creative writer! Cover by yours truly. ❤️⚔️🎨
moonbroth.bsky.social Nick Brooke @moonbroth.bsky.social · Nov 12
Available now in premium and standard hardcover print-on-demand: “Dark Side of the Moon,” a collection of Lunar apocrypha for #RuneQuest #Glorantha by Nick Brooke, Katrin Dirim, Chris Gidlow, Mike Hagen, Greg Stafford, Jeff Erwin and Margaret Gill. Cover artwork by John Sumrow.

tiny.cc/jc-darkside
Two proof-printed copies of our new book “Dark Side of the Moon” showing off John Sumrow’s gorgeous cover art which depicts Sedenya, our beloved Red Goddess, encountering Arachne Solara in the Underworld at the mid-point of her GodQuest.
November 12, 2024 at 12:43 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Admittedly I’m still not feeling much like creating anything new, but I do still have a lot of #art I can share, so if you need a #rest, just a short #brainbreak and a moment of #peace, I hope you see this in your feed. Take care of yourself, you deserve #selfcare too. #dragons #fantasyart 🌌🦋💚
November 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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brianlarossa.com
I teach critical writing for the art department at The City College of New York. The following is a short thread full of words from people who are smarter than me about the vital role that artists play in society generally, and doubly so in the face of authoritarian regimes.

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November 8, 2024 at 3:10 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
Howdy #kidlitartpostcard 💌

I have been an artist for 20+ years but I’m new to this world! This is such a beautiful community filled to the brim with stellar art. I’m Carla and I’m currently exploring more styles while #illustrating my own picture book.

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration
November 8, 2024 at 5:44 PM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
A master study for the prompt vampire. The original is from Vampirina Ballerina, by Anne Marie Pace and illustrated by LeUyen Pham.
#kidlitart #childrensillustrations
#kidlit #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #digitalart #design #bookdesign #kidsbookillustration #childrensillustrationart
October 29, 2024 at 4:28 AM
dragonladyart.bsky.social
For my armor painting friends!
xavierck.com Xavier needs a job, oh my god. @xavierck.com · Oct 28
Time for another reference dump!

This zip file contains 2,566 photos (6.58 GB) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arms and armor collection. I tried to focus on the types of details you don't see in most available reference, like hinges and fasteners.

Enjoy!

drive.google.com/file/d/1emF3...
A shot of an eggplant-shaped samurai helmet sitting on a wooden stand in a museum display case. It's made of darkened metal and has gold trim and accents. A closeup shot of some buttons, fasteners, and ties on a small section of a samurai armor set's front chest plate. There are various ornate patterns, complex knots, and overlapping pieces. A closeup shot of the thumb and forefinger of a European steel gauntlet inlaid with gold. It has bronze rivets and a white leather glove under the overlapping finger armor pieces. A closeup shot of an extremely ornate double barreled shotgun's firing mechanism and trigger. The hammers are shaped like squirrels holding nuts and there is floral filigree everywhere.
October 28, 2024 at 8:14 PM