#picturebook illustration

[zivazivc]

“Your hair…

“Les…

“Leslie.”

“Mmhm?”

Les barely stirred in his sleep and the iridescent golden speckles in his dreads already started to dull and the rest of his hair started to darken. It was as if a large cloud had just passed over them and blocked out the sun during this uneventful, pleasant afternoon nap.

Floyd snapped out of his surprise, but only partially as he fisted the desaturating hair in a thoughtless attempt to hold onto the fleeting moment. But much like sand, the harder he squeezed the quicker the color and shine drained between his fingers as Les roused.

Sensing Floyd’s distress, he quickly lifted his head.

“What’s wrong?”

Floyd felt tongue-tied, still stunned from what he had just witnessed. He was staring at Les—the familiar dark-haired Les that he knew all the quirks and details of better than the back of his own hand—, and who he was now trying to picture with the out-of-nowhere sparkles and saturated brightness. But he hadn’t even noticed the change appearing, and by the time he realized what he was seeing, it was already gone.

“Your dreads…” he finally blurted out, “they were golden.”

The crease of worry between Les’s brows smoothed out into a more relaxed look of confusion.

“It’s just a dirty yellow-green color,” he said while glancing to the right, at his three dreads flopping over the side of his face. “But I guess it sometimes looks a bit like gold in the—”

“No, I mean for real. And your hair was bright,” Floyd cut in, “like, as bright as mine.”

Les hesitated, trying to process Floyd’s steady wide-eyed expression, before pulling a strand of his dark purple hair in front of his face. He inspected it carefully but decided it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary the way Floyd claimed.

“My hair’s always been this shade. Are you feeling okay?”

[vonzent]

Breakfast Commission piece for Marty

[themakingsofbirdnest]

Sown the Caretaker, 2022, Birdnest

Sown the reflective and friendly salamander. Her Kith is a Fennec Fox named Fern. They grew up with ambitions to become artists together, but Sown found that her ambitions changed over time and the divide between them sent Sown on a journey of solitude to find herself. On this journey, she has taken to the task of being a Caretaker, and helping little lost gods find their way home.

[sjwinklerart]

Nature is Strange Tho

Citrus Root Weevils

[lillianmelcher]

My hare occasion card. Available now in my shop!

[itousa]

[nicholas-jp-wright-illustration]

A pattern of pigeons!

[davidhohnillustration]

Is there anything better than finding yourself in the middle of a book where you can't wait to see what happens next‽

[thecreativegarden]

New adventures await those who dare step into the unknown.

[remontti]

Pathéon (Paris, France)

[bearybigworld]

It's here! The official trailer for #newpicturebook, The BEAR and PIERRE le FLAIR in Blue's Moon Mystery by Barry Brandon Waldo. Please share a little #joiedevie and trip to #France in this new adventure story from the bestselling #BearinaBowTie book series. Now available wherever books are sold online.

[milenamilak]

[alexandermostov]

The Thief Lord. Written by Cornelia Funke and cover artwork by me. For our spring promo, The Cat Agency artists reinterpreted our favorite stories. The Thief Lord was one of my favorite books growing up and definitely played a part in my love for reading. I just reread it for this illustration and it holds up. The lion is a crucial symbol throughout the book and repeated often. I was surprised to see that none of the previous editions of the book included it on the cover. In addition to a lion, I also wanted to include the protagonist, Scipio, in a way that would help build up his mystique. After the initial plot twist is revealed (no spoilers) the reader might look at the cover a little differently, noticing Scipio’s uncertain expression. I wanted the cover image to contain enough information that a young reader could come back to it again and again as they progressed through the story. I would love to hear what you all think. Especially if you love this book like I do.

https://alexandermostov.com/

[sjwinklerart]

Nature is Strange Tho

[lillianmelcher]

My Loon Occasion Card! Risograph printed. Blank inside and ready for your sweetest sentiments!

[maxwestart]

Hilda & Richie's Sandwich is in its final 64 hours left to fund!

Go back it now!!