Completely handmade picture replete with whimsy, mistakes and a pig bat creature. Best defence against AI slop.

Posting this again to remind you you dont have to be an amazing artist to draw comics!

Ooo, I have one for this! 🔥🔥🔥

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Look out. #grickledoodle #wizard #magic #cat #pets #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a dragon🐉 (I am a little scared of painting dragons tbh)

If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a dragon🐉💚 #kidlitart #dragon #illustration

Some mermaid sketches

New books. New stories. Same library magic. ✨📚 Come see what’s new! @johngrisham.bsky.social @sarahmensinga.bsky.social @adambecker.bsky.social @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social

Well, I will be spending 2026 working on a graphic novel...

I have learned that trying to balance work/life is super challenging when working on GN's, but worth the effort. Not just for me, but for my family. I've also learned to take a step back from social media when it's messing with my head & creativity. :) #kidlitchat

A few holiday postcard illustrations I sent out to friends and family from years prior ❄️🎄 (....fairly certain the 3rd one's imagery was my subtle dig against all the stupid book-burning and banning that started up in 2022)

Exciting!!! I'll now be writing/illustrating a third Kindred Dragons book (I'm currently working on the second) as well as another middle grade graphic novel with Abrams Books!

Happy Halloween! Things have been busy, but I managed to sneak a witch painting in! 🖤🎃

Tiny demon kitten wishes everyone a happy and safe #Halloween ! 🧡🖤🎃 #kidlitart

My kids' elementary school used to have a book-themed costume parade, where all the kids marched around dressed up as book characters. So fun. Mostly kids wore their normal costumes and found a book to match (like a spiderman book, etc.) but some people did get really creative. #kidlitchat

It's hard for me to appreciate Reese's that I know about Trader Joy's dark chocolate peanut butter cups... We have like three containers in the house right now. 😬 #kidlitchat

Ah, I don't usually make this chat! Hurray! (I am in the middle of making a late dinner for the kids, so I might not be able to stay long.) I think this might be my favorite Halloween book... and it's very subtly Halloweeny. The ending is the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEgp... #kidlitchat

It's release week for my debut middle grade graphic novel, Kindred Dragons, published by Abrams Books! Yay!!!

From the storytelling class I taught at the DFW Writers' Conference last weekend...

#kidlitartpostcard day! What is Tabay doing this late at night? A perfect example on what I am looking for; ghosts, old colonial houses and cats! I am also interested in #MG s, #GraphicNovels and #CoverArt Currently seeking representation More of my work at www.joseanieto.com

I try to keep in mind that there will always be a gap between the ideal art I'd like to create and what I actually create, and to make peace with that. It's probably also a good thing: that feeling motivates me to keep learning & improving.

So true. One of my main motivations for for teaching classes at my local writers convention is because it forces me out of my comfort zone & it also gets easier and less stressful every time I do it.

The nicest thing about the book event at Honey Locust Farms last weekend is that if any conversation got too awkward, I could Homer Simpson myself into the foliage.

if i have any advice to aspiring comic artists, it's that unless you actively really enjoy the process of drawing detailed backgrounds, you will save yourself a lot of time and energy developing a style that does not require you to always include them

The twitchy witch #sketchbook

At the DFW Writers' Workshop's Author Crawl last weekend at Dallas's Half Price flagship store. 💕📚

Happy #caturday ! #watercolor #cats #kidlitart

Time to meet some of the characters in Kindred Dragons, my debut middle grade graphic novel, coming out from Abrams Books on October 14th. :) First up is Brim! #Kidlit #KidsGN #KidlitIllustration #graphicnovels

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Kim, an Illustrator who ADs in games. I love wavy lines and magical looking stuff. www.kimherbst.com for more ❤️ I love creating work for book covers and editorials.

Hey Canadian friends! Kindred Dragons is part of Indigo's "Most Anticipated Canadian Books" online deal! Hurray!!! 30% off Kindred Dragon preorders from today until July 6th! www.indigo.ca/en-ca/kindre...

#KidLitArt chat is this Thursday! Set your reminders!

I had a great time in Portland at #CI2025, the American Booksellers Association's kid lit conference! Thank you Abrams Books for inviting me! #graphicnovels

My new phone has the fanciest zoom! No more "what's that tiny smudge in the distance" photos for me. :)

Inks. Next I’ll start working on the highlights with gouache. After more touches with ink I’ll scan it and colour it.

Delighted to be on the Middle Grade Graphic panel at the School Library Journal's Day of Dialogue, a free virtual event this May 22nd! I really enjoyed reading the other panelists' books. Such a fun selection! #SLJDOD

Happy #mermay2025! Delighted that I found a few minutes to draw/paint/digitally-conjure a merm this year. 💚

I often miss Ontario, where I grew up, but one cool thing about Texas is that fossils are EVERYWHERE. My son found this while walking home from the bus. Tooth? Claw? Tiny unicorn horn?

I dreamed I visited a Severance-themed restaurant with my parents and sisters. They ate together, but I ate in an isolated room. When I tried to find them, I couldn't. I'm the only member of my family who lives in the US, while the rest live in Canada, so my subconscious is getting very dramatic.

The Kindred Dragons ARCs arrived!!! Excuse me as I run outside and press them into the hands of strangers, while whispering, "It's happening!" Can't wait for everyone to meet Alice and Brim on October 14th! 💚 #GraphicNovels #KidsGN

#addKidLitArt Thanks in advance, @kellienicely.com! :)

It was a scarf day. Vera loved scarf days. #pencildrawing #sketch #sketchbook

Finally made a profile here. :) I'll be sure to post more soon. For now, here is a peek at a baby dragon from my upcoming graphic novel, Kindred Dragons!