Hi #KidlitArtPostcard !✏️💛👋 I’m Mariana, a children’s book illustrator from Mexico, I love creating cute characters and colorful scenes✨ I’m currently seeking representation and available for kidlit projects💛 💌 [email protected] ✏️marianaavilal.com #kidlit #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitart

updating your icon as an artist is like having a makeover

LOOK at the color preservation ohhhh

Bought a new scanner so I can make prints of my traditional art and I’m excitedddd

Couldn’t find a ceramic paint palette in a shape that I liked so I bought a little sushi plate instead, can confirm it works great

Dreaming of a Fleetwood Mac biopic with the Muppets #sketchbook #gouache

Arwen #sketchbook #prismacolor

Sketch from today

bought new paints to try CMYK colors in gouache and I’m already obsessed look how VIBRANT 😍 that magenta and cyan look so beautiful in person oooh I’m so excited to paint with them

It’s #FantasticFourFirstSteps day so today’s sketchbook spread had to be on theme ✨gouache, prismacolors and digital retouches ✨ #sketchbookspread #mixedmedia

La Patita de canasta y con rebozo de bolita va al mercado a comprar todas las cosas del mandado 🎶🎶 Testing some watercolors today! 🥰

Something lurking in the shadows 🤫👀 Sketchbook spread, experimenting with gouache, color pencils and some digital retouching #mixedmedia #gouache #sketchbook #kidlitart

Pastel teacher raccoon #sketchbook

“AI art is getting hard to spot” it really isn’t, it’s all soulless, uninteresting compositions, characters not doing any particular action, nothing is *saying anything* and you can really tell, as “content” or “images” sure it’s out there adding noise but as art it’s not even in the conversation

Another market doodle from today #sketchbook

Update on the markers: I like them! Very fun 🫶 or Beary Fun 🐻 #sketchbook

Art block 🤝 buying materials to try a new medium

Drew my dogs 🥰🩷 #kidlit #procreateart

Terrifying to finally attempt to understand bluesky but I’m determined to stick around this time and what better timing than portfolio day to be back 🥳✏️

Hey #PortfolioDay !💛 I’m Mariana, I’m a children’s book illustrator from Mexico 🇲🇽, I love drawing cute characters and bright and colorful scenes, and I’m currently looking for work! ✨ 💌 [email protected] 💼 marianaavilal.com #kidlit #childrensbookillustration

had another issue of someone selling stuff with my art on it and when I confronted them they were all “oh sorry I found these on redbubble and screenshot them I didn’t know they belonged to anyone” they’re on my profile what does that even mean

very intimidating to start over fresh in social media