Very excited to share that I was awarded a grant by the Ontario Arts Council for my next animated short “Little Treasures.” Huge thank you to OAC and the Gov. of Ontario. Next deadline Oct, see OAC website. @ontarioarts.bsky.social @chrisgloverndp.bsky.social #animatedshort #animation #2danimation

Red is part of the Official Selection of the Portobello Film & Art Festival, running 28 August - 21 September. Red will be screened September 11, at the Muse Art Gallery. 🧶✨ @portofilmfest2025.bsky.social #2danimation #animatedshort #filmfestival #handmade #animation

Very happy to announce that Red will be screened at the Soo Film Festival September 10-14, 2025, Michigan. 🧶 @soofilmfest.bsky.social #2danimation #animatedshort #filmfestival #handmade #animation #shortfilm #officialselection

My 2D animated short Red was screened at Les Sommets Du Cinema D'Animation (26-31 May). Had a great time visiting Montreal, and even sneaked in a trip to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. 🎈 Older screenings to follow. @sommetsanim.bsky.social #animation #2danimation #animatedshort #animationfestival

They call me Wild Cactus The final cover for #theimaginedbookcover2024 Day 7 #theimaginedbookcover2024g #bookcoverillustration #coverillustration #picturebookillustration #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverart #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #visualstorytelling #illustration #bookcover #freelance

The Lute Player #theimaginedbookcover2024 Day6 #theimaginedbookcover2024g #bookcoverillustration #womenillustration #coverillustration #picturebookillustration #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverart #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #visualstorytelling #digitalart #illustration #bookcover #coverart

Gumball and Duncan Butternut #theimaginedbookcover2024 Day 5 #theimaginedbookcover2024e #bookcoverillustration #coverillustration #picturebookillustration #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverart #visualstorytelling #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #bookcover #freelanceillustrator #duel #visualstories

Back to book covers: Mr Philpot's Mushrooms #theimaginedbookcover2024 Day4 #theimaginedbookcover2024d #bookcoverillustration #coverillustration #picturebookillustration #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverart #visualstorytelling #digitalart #illustrator #illustration #bookcover #kidlitart #kidlit #mushroom

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Elif, an illustrator and animator. I love designing weird little characters and visual storytelling. I use both digital and traditional media. elifboyacioglu.wordpress.com #kidlit #illustation #kidlitart #childrensillustration #picturebooks #bookillustrations

A House in the Peppertree #theimaginedbookcover2024 Day 3 #theimaginedbookcover2024c #bookcoverillustration #coverillustration #picturebookillustration #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverart #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #visualstorytelling #illustration #bookcover #freelanceillustrator

Lester Bocconcini goes Fishing #theimaginedbookcover2024 Day 2 #theimaginedbookcover2024b #theimaginedbookcover #bookcoverillustration #coverillustration #picturebookillustration #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverart #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #visualstorytelling #illustration #bookcover

The Imagined Book Cover challenge has begun on IG. Day 1 Title: The King’s New Crocodile #theimaginedbookcover2024 #theimaginedbookcover2024a #theimaginedbookcover #coverillustration #picturebookillustration #bookcoverdesign #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensillustration #visualstorytelling #bookcover

The final piece of @folktaleweek.bsky.social Blossom #folktaleweekblossom #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #visualstorytelling #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #bookillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebookart #storytelling #fairytale #traditionalillustration #watercolor

And there it was… #folktaleweekbone Bone Day 6 @folktaleweek.bsky.social #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #visualstorytelling #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #bookillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebookart #storytelling #fairytaleart #traditionalillustration #watercolor

Day in day out, out to the sea he went to put everything back in place… #folktaleweekdepth Day 5 @folktaleweek.bsky.social Depth #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #visualstorytelling #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #bookillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebookart #stars

An adventure on the trail of something big and possibly scary… #folktaleweektrail Day 4 @folktaleweek.bsky.social Trail #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #visualstorytelling #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #bookillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebookart #watercolor

And then there was nothing left… Day 3 @folktaleweek.bsky.social Blight #folktaleweekblight #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #folktales #visualstorytelling #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #bookillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebookart #watercolor #crow #scarecrow

Day 2 @folktaleweek.bsky.social prompt: Gate Sometimes the adventure leads to unexpected places… #folktaleweekgate #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #folktales #visualstorytelling #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #bookillustration #childrensillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebookart #watercolor

First time doing the @folktaleweek.bsky.social challenge here. 1st prompt: Mist #folktaleweekmist #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #folktales #visualstorytelling #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart #bookillustration #childrensillustration #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #picturebookart

One more day with the Halloween theme, little gothic single panels #inktober #characterdesign #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator #gothic #horror #creatures #singlepanel #comics #stories

For Halloween, another little gothic two panel story, I would also mark this as possibly #kidlit but that may just be my weird humour, ancient #inktober #characterdesign #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator #gothic #horror #creatures #twopanel #comics #stories

Gothic little single panel stories, once upon an ancient #inktober #characterdesign #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator #gothic #horror #creatures #singlepanel #comics #stories

More in sync with the season and not kidlit, little stories, this one is called Waiting, ancient #inktober #characterdesign #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator #gothic #horror #creatures #twopanel #comics #stories

More little single panel stories, on an ancient #inktober #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator #creatures #singlepanel #comics

Little single panel stories, on the way to halloween, on an ancient #inktober #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator #creatures #spider #singlepanel #comics

Ok these one are some of my favourite, I don’t know where my head was at during that #inktober but I like the end result… #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator #creatures #dog

More ink characters, I like how lines themselves can become textures #inktober #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling #illustration #illustrator

Cont’d older ink sketches weird characters, I find that I love how a single look can tell us so much… also learned that we cannot edit these posts after the fact ^^ #inktober #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink #characters #storytelling

Also weird animal character sketches were a thing… they are still a thing ^^ but going with the ancients for now #inktober #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink #characters #animals

I had a phase when no scrap of paper was safe from me; weird character sketches cont’d #inktober #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink #characters

Continuing with weird little character sketches ancient #inktober #cat #characterdesign #kidlit #childrensillustration #scribbles #ink

More older #inktober posts #kidlit #childrensillustration #illustration #ink #chrocodile #lifedrawing #tree #stylized

Another ancient #inktober #fox #kidlit #childrensillustration #illustration #ink

Decided to move some older stuff over as I delete the twitter posts… From the first #inktober I ever participated in a #tiny #hedgehog #kidlit #childrensillustration #illustration #ink