Creating art these days feels like I'm pulling a heavy wagon with my bare hands. I'm trying hard not to get bogged down by the Ai news or the news in general. Holding onto a dream feels like a full time job now. 😄

#kidlitartpostcard Hi Art Directors, publishers, authors - I'm a children's book illustrator based in UK. I have worked on picture books, early reader books, non fiction books. Hoping to work on chapter books, book covers, Hand lettering projects and board books. santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. Hello Art directors, Publishers, Authors - I'm a children's book illustrator based in UK. I love drawing people, animals and whimsical characters. I'm available to work on Picture books, chapter books and middle grade books from July onwards. Please share and support.

Created this little mermaid for #Mermay. #art

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. Hello, art directors, editors, authors and Publishers - I'm Santhya, a children's book illustrator based in UK. I'm interested to work on Picture books, chapter books, early readers and book covers. If you have a project for which I'm a good fit for, please reach out.

Made prints of my work for bologna children's book fair. I painted this fully using gouache and pastel pencils. Then added eyes digitally. This was such a fun experiment. #art #childrensbooks #picturebook

#kidlitartpostcard Hello art directors, publishers and authors- I'm Santhya, a children's book illustrator based in UK. I love working on picture books, chapter books and graphic novels. I'm open to work on new projects. Kindly share and support :) Santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Wishing you an otterly snuggly day. I am repped by Lara Perkins at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

🌷 Hello #Kidlitartpostcard Day! 🌸 I'm Alissa, a Japanese-Canadian illustrator! 🌻 Seeking cute illustration projects for the spring 💜 🪻 alissastaples.com #kidlitart #illustration

#KidLitArtPostcard here's mine! colourful painted picture book work

#kidlitartpostcard Hello art directors, editors, publishers and authors- Im santhya, a children's book illustrator based in uk. I love working on picture books , chapter books and graphic novels. My work is mixed media - gouache/watercolor + Digital. Website : Santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

Thoughts behind a sketchbook #art #childrensbookillustrator

I got a new printer. My first ever one that can do photo prints. Eeeek!! Im so excited 😆😁 Im giggling like golum hehe.

Happy year of fire dragon. I'm currently open for illustration projects and if you or any of your friends have any leads, please share my profile.🙏 Santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

#kidlitartpostcard Hello Art directors, authors and publishers, I'm a children's book illustrator based in Uk. I'm currently open for illustrating picture books, chapter books, book covers and graphic novels. Im represented by @advocateart01 agency. Santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

Things have been pretty bleak lately, so I have been scribbling non stop since yesterday. It's nice to see that i have an outlet which helps me keep my sanity during my depression episodes. #sketchbook ##picturebookillustration #art

I illustrated a sticker book for macmillan last year. This is my first sticker book and I'm very happy to have worked on it. Hope 2026 brings more of these my way soon. #art #childrensbook #picturebook

First #kidlitartpostcard day of 2026. Hello art directors, editors, publishers and authors- Im a children's book illustrator based in uk. I love working on picture books , chapter books and graphic novels. My work is mixed media - gouache + Digital. Santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

This Saturday I'm participating in illustrators fair at granary square, kings cross. This is the first time I'm doing this and I have hand painted a bunch of christmas cards and prints. If you are in uk, and plans to visit London, please drop by to say hi. Your support means a lot #illustrationfair

Im participating in #folktaleweek Today's prompts was "night". Let me know what do you think. #illustration

Hey everyone, I'm going to be at the illustrator's fair this year with my prints, handdrawn christmas cards and original paintings. Im very excited to be participating among amazing artists. Please stop by and say hi 👋 I would love to meet you. @illustratorsfair.bsky.social #art #illustrator

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. Hello artdirectors, publishers and authors I'm an illustrator based in UK. Im available to work on new projects from February 2026. I love working on picture books , chapter books and books. Santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

I made a little postcard for my neighbour's pup lily. #art

Feeling really compelled to write a story based on this mock cover. #illustration #chapterbooks

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! Trick or treat? More like trick or meat! Just kidding, I’ll take the candy! 🎃👻🦕 #kidlitartpostcard #FrightFall2025 #ghost #halloween #trickortreat #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustrator #illustration #childrensart #childrensillustration

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day Hello Art directors, publishers and authors - I'm a children's book illustrator based in UK. I love illustrating people, places and whimsical characters. I'm looking for projects from Jan 2026. I'm represented by advocateart. santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

Some character design exploration for today. #characterart #illustration

Trying to achieve a print look in my digital drawings. I’m focusing more on my character art these days. I have a specific goal in mind and I’m hoping to achieve them by these little practices. #art #digitalpainting

I did a mini sketch yesterday and decided to color it digitally. Finally learnt how to efficiently scan my images and extract the line art from them. 😊 Small wins! #sketchbook #illustration

I just got my first royalty cheque for £15. I'm over the moon hehe. Even though it's a small amount, I feel like I'm moving in the right direction.

Happy Monday everyone. #art #kidlit

Quick warm up for today. Happy Friday everyone. #art #digitalsketchbook

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day Hello artdirectors, publishers and authors . I'm a children's book illustrator based in the UK. I love illustrating picture books, chapter books and book covers.I'm always on the lookout for working on interesting projects. Website : santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

Some character exploration sketches for pirates. I tend to make a character a bit complicated by adding more details to it. I learned my lesson the hard way haha. #art #characterdesign

These two paintings are a year apart. Last year I wasn't very confident with traditional tools. This year it felt effortless to work on my sketchbook with just my pencil and travel watercolors. #art #watercolor #sketchbook

Some of the sketchbook pages from this week. For a long time I didn't want to waste my sketchbook with my ugly sketches. By doing so, I forgot the most important point. My sketchbook is a playground. The more messy sketches I create, the better I get. It feels like I'm in the right direction.

Some pages from my sketchbook. I realised that I'm not very comfortable drawing horses. So I practiced some and couldn't resist adding color. I'm pretty new to watercolor as well, so trying to find a good balance. I started to love watercolor a bit more every day now. #sketchbook #watercolor

The Stand off! #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration

It's #portfolioday yay! Here are four of my most favorite works so far. My dream this year is to work on picture book about magic, mystery and halloween. Oh and Graphic novels :) website: santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com www.instagram.com/santhya_illustrates

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day Hello art directors, publishers and authors : I'm a children's book illustrator based in UK. I love working on picture books, chapter books and book covers. If you have a project for which I will be a fit, please reach out. santhyaillustrates.myportfolio.com

The heat wave in UK is reminding me of my village back in India. During summer holidays the weather usually goes up to 36°c, yet my neighbor kids and I used to play outside almost all day. I have no idea how I survived the heat. All I remember are laughter, mangoes &popsicles. #art #childrensbook

I injured my right thumb pretty bad. It's healing now, but I wanted to try sketch with my non-dominant left hand. It was quite an interesting experience. #art #breakingpatterns

Some warm up sketches I did over the week. #sketchbook #illustration #characterart #childrensbook

Working with my snoozy colleague today. #childrensbookillustration #pup

Today's warm up sketch before work. Spent 15 mins on this one. Watercolor+gouache. #practice #art #sketchbook

Today's practice was more rooted towards color and light. This whole process was so joyous that I loved every single minute. Oh and also, I'm being more active on substack these days. If you are there, please give me a shout :) imperfectartist.substack.com #art #childrensbookillustrator

Look what came in the mail! Invested in a book after a long time.. I always get my books from library / charity shops. But Lynda Barry's words are irresistible, I had to get a copy. Going to read it over this weekend. Are you currently reading anything ? I would love to get more book suggestions.

Is the kidlitpit events happening in Bluesky or x ? Does anyone know ? #publishing

Happy Friday everyone. Today's warm up sketch. I did this in procreate as I don't have the patience to take my watercolor tools out 😶‍🌫️. I'm in love with a dry brush in procreate and have been using it for my sketches. What do you think ?