This monster is looking for some tasty snacks to catch! Double the hands, double the trouble! This is a mixture of traditional and digital mediums, the monster created using Neocolor II crayons with water. #kidlitart #monsterart #characterdesign #picturebookcharacter #picturebookillustration

I'm starting a series of not-too-scary monster illustrations, exploring character design, colour palettes and the imaginary habitat they might be living in. This is a mixed media illustration, combining traditional and digital mediums. #kidlitart #monsterart #characterdesign #picturebookcharacter

Neocolor II vs digital crayons in Photoshop (Nathan Brown's Ultimate Brush Toolbox)
It was interesting to try and recreate this look digitally. I layered it with a watercolour brush blended out underneath to imitate the look of using a wet brush with the Neocolors. #artmaterials #illustration

Comparison of traditional and watercolour illustration for a portfolio character named Bubble. I've spent some time figuring out the layering and blending modes in Photoshop to achieve a look as close as possible to traditional watercolours. #kidlitart #characterdesign #characterart #watercolour

Thank you, so happy to hear that! It's taken me a few months to figure out how best to use them as well. I find smooth paper to be best for them, either mixed media or hot press. I tried cold press paper but found it too rough. I use them to draw over watercolour as well since they're so opaque.

A new quirky bird - love doing these! I used light olive, cobalt blue and carmine for this palette. #kidlitart #birdart #neocolorII #quirkyart

I've also been working on middle-grade black-and-white illustrations for my portfolio. Here is my steampunk-inspired Inspector Goose character. #kidlitart #blackandwhiteillustration #middlegradeart #birdart

Some pangolin character sketches done with Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils. #kidlitart #animalcharacters #sketchbook #pangolin

Two quirky bird characters drawn with Neocolor II water-soluble crayons. #kidlitart #birdart #picturebookillustration

I hope everyone had a good Easter weekend! Here are some busy bunnies on the road. The vehicles, helicopter and plane were done separately on paper bunnies & background drawn digitally in Photoshop. #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #picturebookillustration #bunnies

Some watercolour balloon swings to celebrate the long weekend! I used a combination of watercolour, crayon and digital art for this illustration #kidlitart #picturebookart

First post on Bluesky! Meet my little pirate penguin character. He's ready for an adventure #kidlitart