✅ Book funded ✅ Bookmark unlocked ✅ Extra spreads unlocked ✅ PAPERBACK unlocked! ✅ COLORINGBOOK unlocked! ✅ Deluxe SOLD OUT!!! Just over 24hr left! Yall I’m so blown away and grateful, I can’t even with how awesome everyone is. THANK YOU!!! Make sure to grab a copy before Sat July 4th!

Relaunching the Language of Flowers book! The book is finished. Has been collecting digital dust for years. It’s now time. Time to try again, time to put this book into a physical medium. It’s time to publish. June 18th 2026

@chilidraws.bsky.social and I are doing an awesome thing! Check it out!

@chilidraws.bsky.social are doing a thing, talking to artists about what dragons they are facing! Join us live on Mondays or watch at your leisure via YouTube, substack, and more!

Working on some very different art these days! WIP Watercolor and gouache on birch panel. 12x24

Cute arctic animal illustration! Fingers crossed puzzle company falls madly in love. Painted in #procreate #kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart #cuteanimals #arcticanimals #illustration #kidsillustration #puzzle #kidspuzzle

Definitely #notMooDeng ….definitely #cutepicture #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration

Why yes I grew up on Lisa Frank, why do you ask? (Waits for C&D) #kidlitart #kidlit #cuteillustration #nostalgia #procreate #digitalart

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

Happy giraffe is happy! #childrensillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart

Chaos of Creation, my newest #dragonart. #spacedragons are so fetch. #procreate #digitalillustration #fantasyart #dragonsrule

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!

My first Bluesky Social post. Watercolor painting “The Caretaker”

Green Faeries🌿🍄💚

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

Strength of Light 💫RAWR💫 (Quote and repost with your art that has ✨)

Happy rainbow <killer> whale with starry rays! #procreate #kidlit #kidlitart #cuteart

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

The plushies I designs based on my baby dragon art. This was before I devoted the IP. Seems I did things a little backwards… 😅

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!

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

I’m SO doing this!

These steps can be used for fantasy art and illustration as well! Share away!

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Oh hai! @moonbroth.bsky.social is a great guy and a hell of a creative writer! Cover by yours truly. ❤️⚔️🎨

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 🌌🦋💚

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. 🧵1/4

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

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

For my armor painting friends!

Very much so!

Children’s illustration is way different from what I usually do and I’m struggling with the shape language and need a lot more practice… Hand drawn in Procreate. #halloweenart #cutewitch #kidlitart #illustrators #childrensbookillustration #kidsbookillustration #childrensillustrationart

A little ghostie for #caturday! Another from the daily print group. I'm trying to keep these at about an hour, hour and a half tops. Hand drawn in Procreate. #halloween #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #childrenspublishing #childrensbookillustration #kidsbookillustration #childrensillustrationart

Birbs vs magic birb. Technically all birbs are magical. #dailycreating #halloween #halloweenart #kidlitart #childrensillustrations #illustrators #kidlit #childrensbooks #childrenspublishing #childrensbookillustration #digitalart #design #publishing #bookdesign #childrensillustrationart

Spider-spider, spider-spider, doing whatever a spider spider can... Testing some new techniques for a future children's book! #dailycreating #halloweenart #spiders #kidlitart #illustrators #kidlit #childrensbooks #design #kidsbookillustration #childrensillustrationart

This past year has been so hard on single artists trying to sell their work. Social media changing, the cost of EVERYTHING going up, and of course AI issues it’s just been stressor on top of stressor. I have slowly been shifting my focus to children’s illustration for licensing. Its a new adventure!

New calendar for 2025! I hadn’t planned on making one, to much weirdness going on, but I was able to eek one out. Yay! Available on my website!

Surrender to the DarkStar, my newest painting.

Attempt 2. For him finished. How to have 1 more done in time for Cruces Renaissance Fair!

Chipping away at a new painting slowly…

Time to try something new!