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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 12h

I keep liking the DVpit posts and then remembering I'm not supposed to 😅

Gorgeous work!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 12h

Yay! Love Late Bird so much 🎉

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 22h

I think I appreciate them in different ways. Close to my work, I think "oh I see what you've done there, very clever!" But far away from my work it's more "how did you do this? It's so beautiful, it must be magic!" 😅

Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 22h

Well, cats don't lay eggs so... 🙃

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 23h

It's super bugging me that I didn't spell caterfly with two 't's now 😆

Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 1d

I think about this a lot and I wonder if part of why I love the books / illustrations I love is exactly because they are not like what I make.

All those different ways of doing stuff has mystery and magic ✨

I wonder if I did make those types of art, would their magic dull a little for me.

secondlina // Lord of Crows @secondlina.com · 1d

I fall in love with stories that tend to be far from the stuff I draw. I dreamily go, "One day I'll make something like that too!" And then prompty launch myself in the opposite direction.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 1d

Woah! Do they have a second house just to store all this the rest of the year? 😅

Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 1d

Something I've been thinking about lately. 😽🐛🦋

#kidlitart #illustration

Illustration showing the lifecycle of a butterfly, except it's a cat / butterfly hybrid and so is the lifecycle of a caterfly. The cycle goes furball to caterpillar to two-week nap to caterfly and then back to furball

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 1d

So good!

I didn't realise how small the pages are from just the still images.

You might have inspired me to try and fill a tiny sketchbook!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 2d

I wasn't completely happy with my #kidlitartpostcard this month, so I've been redoing it. Here's the result! I prefer the colour palette here and I also worked as if I were making it traditionally. (My previous version I tried out aaaaallll the new procreate brushes 😅)

#kidlitart #illustration

A picturebook illustration by Nicola Schofield. It shows a merman artist chipping away at a large sculpture of his pet goldfish. Made in procreate using alcohol markers and pencils.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 6d

It's #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm a UK based author-illustrator, available to work on picturebooks and black and white interiors. I also have a few of my own dummies ready.

🌐 NicolaSchofield.com

Get in touch with me or my lovely agent @sallymkim.bsky.social

#kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Postcard illustration titled Pet Portrait. It shows a merman artist working on a giant sculpture of his little goldfish. All around the room are other sketches and half finished sculptures of the same fish. #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard

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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 6d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!! 🎃🦇🧙‍♀️

I'm Brooke, I'm a 2025 PB Rising Stars mentee, an author/illustrator, and I'm seeking representation! Check out more of my work at brookebaum.com ...IF YOU DARE ☠️

Digital colored pencil illustration of a witch knitting a scarf, which is being shred by her cat in the background.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 6d

Look at this acorn. So shiny!

It just fell on my head.

A photo of a hand holding a large shiny acorn.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 6d

Thank you Sheree!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 6d

That is such a great book! One I always recommend to people starting drawing from life.

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 6d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I’m Brian Kirby, I write and illustrate humorous stories for kids (and their caregivers).

Website - BrianKirbyStudio.com
Agent - @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social

#kidlit

Cartoon of a ragged-looking mummy sitting at a desk, shopping for cat nail clippers, and an orange cat on the floor next to him, clawing one of his a tattered, loose unravelling bandages.

Brian Kirby
Author/Illustrator
Represented by
Kaitlyn Sanchez
Bradford Literary Agency
BrianKirbyStudio.com

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 6d

It's #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm a UK based author-illustrator, available to work on picturebooks and black and white interiors. I also have a few of my own dummies ready.

🌐 NicolaSchofield.com

Get in touch with me or my lovely agent @sallymkim.bsky.social

#kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 7d

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m Mike and drawing fun, colorful characters is my cup of tea!
I'm repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social & I'm especially looking for middle grade cover work.

See more of my work at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co

#kidLitArt #childrensIllustration #witch #middleGrade #MG

A girl witch and a boy sitting down for tea in a pretty garden next to a cottage. There are a handful of frogs around, including on the table. The girl in her purple witches robes is talking animatedly about something while the boy is smiling nervously as he eyes the green steam from his tea and the frog on the table.
The image header reads "Michael Dashow, illustrator, https://mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co, repped by Vicky Weber @ CMA"

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MiliFayArt.bsky.social @milifayart.bsky.social · 7d

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I’m Mili, an October baby, a Toronto based author/illustrator, trained in classical animation and fine art.

I love a watercolor and ink look. How about you?

milifay.art

Happy creating!

#KidLitArt #GraphicNovels #MG #coverart #illustration #MR #DIS #MH #conceptart

Ellen, a sad, 14-year-old ballerina in a pink tutu sitting in a wheelchair. She has blond hair with a hint of the pink dye she had before. Her eyes are aqua in colour. Behind her is an aqua and green background showing lotus flowers in the rain, painted in a watercolour style. Lotus flowers stand for resilience. The background was interpreted from a photograph created by Nguyên Lam Mili found on Pinterest.

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 7d

Good luck!

I really should do this too!

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 8d

The only drawing challenge I ever finished was one where I went in with this attitude 😄

Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 9d

Agents! Look out for Brooke's work in the #KidLitGN event when it opens on the 1st Oct.

Be quick, she's going to get snapped up super fast - she has so many funny books in development!

#kitlitart

Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 9d

After an amazing summer, today officially marks the last day of my PBRS mentorship and the beginning of my #amquerying journey! I'm jumping right in and just posted my pitch to the #KidLitGN site! I'm so excited to say, starting tomorrow, I'm officially seeking representation! #kidlit #kidlitart #pb

LATE BIRD is sick of Early Bird getting all the worms--and all the glory. But don't worry, Late Bird has a plan. Forget the alarm clock, this calls for a catapult. Look out world, here comes Late Bird!

Brooke Baum
brookebaum.com

Image 1: Three panel sequence of a small blue bird looking for worms and getting progressively angry. He says, "Nothing. Nothing! NOTHING!"

Image 2: The same small blue bird looking tired and sweaty and saying "I made it!" with the terms gasp, wheeze, huff, puff next to him

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 15d

Just reading through #kidlitchat from last night and I was about to post the same. I'd say to trust my intuitions more. People will understand and relate to your weird little ideas more than you think.

Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 15d

I think I would tell myself to trust myself more. My spider senses were more accurate than I gave myself credit for. #kidlitchat

a close up of spider-man 's face with a red background

Alt: Alt: a close up of spider-man 's face with a his spider senses tingling

media.tenor.com

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 18d

help.procreate.com/articles/OIx...

Where did my brushes go? — Procreate for iPad Help Center

An article that explains the Procreate 5.4 brush update and how to resolve some potential questions.

help.procreate.com

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Nicola Schofield @nicolaschofield.com · 18d

I'm told you can switch between the old and new brush sets but I haven't updated yet so I don't know exactly how!

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