Artists, show your range 🎨 #art #tombraider #laracroft #noai

Happy #kidlitartpostcardday and #WorldBookDay This is from a story I sort of wrote about my sister a few years back :-D Sorry I haven't been as engaged on here lately - been mega busy #kidlitpostcard #WBD26 #KidLitArtPostcard #authorillustrator #kidlitart #illustrator #illo #kidlitillo #kidlit

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer. 🧵 1/5

This is pretty cool. One of the books I worked on, Crossed by MB Thurman, now has an accompanying album. Singer-songwriter Cherish Danae has recorded an EP of songs, inspired by the book. Lost & Found was released last week and you can listen here: open.spotify.com/album/179SN5... #MusicMonday

It's World Book Day, and I do have books in the world, so, you know, I think you're legally required to buy them. I think that's how it works. patricksamphire.com/books

"would otherwise receive immediate access to welfare and social housing" is BS. Correct: "after 5 years working in a care home, would be eligible to apply for welfare and social housing on the same basis as the rest of us." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Deliberately misleading/disingenous.

The Beths for this week's #MusicMonday youtu.be/-KACt6YhOyY?...

The BSFA Awards shortlists are up, highlighting an array of excellent work. Do take a look, whether or not you're voting. (Especially if you're in need of an alternative to doomscrolling) bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

I have predesigned covers here: www.ravven.com/book-cover-a...

Just back from a walk on the moor. In sunshine, of all things!

Dozens of U.S. strikes on Iran. Dunno what to say now other than my thoughts are with the Iranian civilians under fire. What a nightmare.

I didn't even plan to be a childrens' book illustrator, but they wanted a #deaf illustrator for this project specifically - and I'm so glad I did it. It was a rewarding experience that I'm very happy to finally see in real physical book form! 😍

Quote with your purple art 💜

Quote with your purple art 💜

Quote with your purple art 💜

I can't pretend that the (temp) title for this one didn't come first and I then worked out the illustration concept to go with it! But if you're looking for a retro vampire cover then this premade might be just right. Available from BookCoversByJon.com

Thrilled to launch the 2nd #DartmoorTorsFestival - celebrating Dartmoor’s nature and culture. We’ve got talks, walks, performances and more .. shorturl.at/8ROTt @visitdartmoor.bsky.social @dpadartmoor.bsky.social @dartmoorcollective.org @dartmoorac.bsky.social

I can't pretend that the (temp) title for this one didn't come first and I then worked out the illustration concept to go with it! But if you're looking for a retro vampire cover then this premade might be just right. Available from BookCoversByJon.com

Book Cover of the Day:

Magic Spell ArtByJon

An intriguing track from Blossom Calderone for this week's #MusicMonday youtu.be/jOTvmLFxer0?...

Happy to announce I’m doing book cover illustrations for The Secret life of Maggie Grey by Granger for Podium Ent. Thanks to @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social letting me be apart of team . The first book physical copies will be everywhere Feb 24th ✨

If you want concentration camps in the UK, people being grabbed off the streets, or murdered on them, five year olds being separated from their parents and locked up #VoteReform

A sneaky glimpse of my illustration for the Twisted Trysts anthology, The first book from the newly minted Dead Fox Publishing.

A sneaky glimpse of my illustration for the Twisted Trysts anthology, The first book from the newly minted Dead Fox Publishing.

Work in progress...

Commissions open! I'm currently booking for both personal and commercial work for March onwards. I'd love to draw more book covers, and as always open for character art, end papers, and the like!~ [email protected], or DM me on instagram and here on bsky #bookishartist

I keep seeing authors getting duped by AI users pretending to be artists (and then sadly realising it when everyone calls their book AI slop). These grifters are everywhere and I don't have a solution, but I have a few pointers:

A spaceship illustration from a few years ago. ArtByJon 📚🪐 #sci-fi

Feels such a luxury to get to paint so many character portraits for a project. This was a vampire metroidvania indie game that I helped build a demo level for, Thirst 🦇

One of many illustrations from the Phantom Canyon project, a collection of short stories from brothers Martin and D. L. Brown. Many of their stories have been collected in the books Phantom Canyon Tales and Grave Tales. ArtByJon

Three guesses which scriptwriter they're quoting. Funny how this fear is so sizable yet contained entirely within one person.

Ooof. I very badly need to make some sales. My electric bill auto drafted and and it was insanely high, even though I was without power for… *checks notes* 6 days! I hate it here. Thanks for any support! www.kellymckernan.com/shop ko-fi.com/kellymckernan

This band is new to me but they are pretty awesome. Weird. But in a good way. I particularly enjoy the step up around the two minute mark. #MusicMonday youtu.be/t7OIc-DBRXM?...

Happy New Year's eve! I just happen to have a fire horse from a few years back.

I've added another premade cover to the small selection available at BookCoversByJon.com

We Rate Dogs is truly brilliant and we always watch their weekly round up videos. But they are also not afraid to talk about important topics, clearly and passionately. youtu.be/-ITnLiqKbeI?...

The fact l've never drawn anything from one of my favourite films yet is criminal. So here's a little look at Evie from the 1999 cinematic masterpiece, The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.

the loss of the World Service would be a tragedy and huge lost of soft power for Britain

I know others have already said this but you should definitely check out Small Prophets on the iplayer. More Mackenzie Crook magic.

That's right! Every single "AI tried to deceive us" story is entirely a result of directly training the models to respond in a certain way to create this specific reaction. This era stinks www.wheresyoured.at/ai-mythbuste...

That's more like it... Some sun at last, Mr Frodo.

If you hate Generative Al, the best way to fight back is to support real artists ✍️

If you hate Generative Al, the best way to fight back is to support real artists ✍️

The Divine Comedy and some excellent wordplay for this week's #MusicMonday youtu.be/HuRx8ajKZkw?...

This is sad news! I was always a big Power Rangers fan as a kid- and got to work on these official anniversary art pieces a while back! (dream job!) . I hope it returns one day. It's such a fun genre, and I love all the practical effects and giant mechs and monsters #supersentai

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

Slot your books into the original post.

Had a really good catch up call with a client today about their book cover. I'm itching to share more details here because it's a really fun concept and I like the way the illustration is turning out, but we're not quite there yet. Instead, I'm just going to vague post about it.

Today's Classic Cover is Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb! This is the UK First Edition, illustrated by John Howe.