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Sayada Ramdial

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Illustrator, Trini, person with things to say occasionally. sayadaramdial.com (she/her) Represented by The Bright Agency #kidlitart #illustration

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · Oct 8

Hi #portfolioday!
I'm Sayada, an illustrator who loves drawing food, fun characters, animals & more.
Itching to do another PB, and would love to branch out to other areas of publishing, packaging or advertising illustration too!
sayadaramdial.com
[email protected]
Rep'd by The Bright Agency

photo of my hand holding up a copy of Julie and the Mango Tree, a hardcover picture book written by Sadé Smith and illustrated by me, with a leafy bush in the background.

repeating patten featuring 26 different animals drawn in black and white, one for each letter of the alphabet

digital illustration of a tabletop with four dishes on it, from a recipe book i illustrated titled Beef It Up!
One is stuffed bell peppers, one is shredded meat with vegetables, one is beef and broccoli on rice, and the one in the foreground is salisbury steak on mashed potatoes topped with a mushroom gravy

digital illustration of a teen girl with brown skin and brown curly hair, blowing a bubble with chewing gum and throwing out a peace sign. she's wearing green jeans shorts and a yellow tshirt with a pink smily face on the back, and green and pink sneakers. In the background is some abstract colourful shapes radiating from the bottom left corner against a pale green flat backdrop.

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Sage Howard @sagehoward.bsky.social · 2h

#bloctober day 15, not sure where that little tire swing came from but I’m not mad about it. Would you like to own this drawing? If you donate $25 or more to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, I’ll send you this drawing as a thank-you. pcrf.net to donate, new drawings all month long.

An ink drawing of an island with collapsing fences, brick buildings, strange piles of trash and a tree with a tire swing.

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 2h

#gardening Many thousands of (scarlet nantes) carrot seeds, and there's still so many to pick off more of the dried flower heads 😵‍💫
I saved these seeds for at least a couple of years' worth of carrots for my garden, plus a lot to share. Not too sure of the germination rate though.

photo of a pile of carrot seeds in a corner of a box filled with dried seed heads

penny for scale on top of a pile of thousands of carrot seeds

Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 8h

Bathroom bouquet and my special funny sitter :)

a photo of a small bouquet of flowers I grew, including 2 pink zinnias, 2 yellow coreopsis, 2 light purple scabiosas, and 2 red dahlias

photo of my cat, a brown tabby shorthair with amber eyes, sitting like a weirdo. I love her so much

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 8h

#gardening photodump!

Look at these glossy boys (Diamond eggplants), little native bee sleeping in a zinnia, and some honker hardneck garlics I grew that it's time to plant out for next year's bulbs.

two medium sized dark, glossy eggplants I grew, on a cutting board. The variety name is 'Diamond'. It's well suited to this region (PNW)

Photo of a pink zinnia flower, with a cute little bee sheltering between layers of petals

photo of a box of garlic and shallots, and my hand holding one large head of garlic to give a sense of scale.

photo of my hand holding two very large garlic cloves, 2-3 times the size of a regular garlic clove

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 15h

Seeing multiple artists lately say they got covid at cons even while masking but then I see photos of most people wearing loose fitting ear-loop masks. For maximum protection you NEED A TIGHT SEAL! Head-loop masks like N95 are best (or at least get ear loop adjusters/mask tape so KN95 fits tighter).

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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday 👋

My name is Denis, and I'm a children's book illustrator who likes stories full of heart, bold lineart, limited palettes, and painterly textures. #kidlitart

🌐 www.denisillustrates.com
📚 Represented by Emily Talbot, United Agents (UK) and Susan Hawk, Upstart Crow Literary (US)

Illustration of a child kneeling on top of his desk wearing pajamas and showing a teddy bear the Ursa Major constellation through the window

llustration of a giant squid, a duckling and a kid in a bathtub. The squid is looking curious trying to get the attention of the kid with its tentacles. The child is looking right at us in fear. The duckling is standing between the two, wings spread out, trying to defend the kid

Illustration of a two anthromorphic zebras in a sculpture studio. One of them has no stripes and is sculpting a bust of the other zebra who is sitting in a stool with her eyes closed

Illustration of a little girl and her dad in the kitchen. The dad is stirring a meal in a pot on the stove. There are aroma lines coming out of the pot and the girl has closed her eyes and is taking in the smell. There is a black cat peeking above the counter top and looking at the pot.

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Zoë van Dijk @creepcaptain.bsky.social · 1d

Hi hello howdy #portfolioday
I've worked in editorial, publishing, advertising, video games, studio production, animation and TTRPGs. Lately it's been mostly book projects and cards. I like drawing everything, but especially light 🌥️
💣 www.zoevandijk.com
🏹 [email protected]

Cover for the new printing of "Animorphs: The Invasion."

Cover for the special edition of "The City We Became."

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Helen Mask 🔜 Seattle oddities🔜Pdx oddities 🔜kumoricon @hemask.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Helen, A freelance Illustrator inspired by art nouveau. I love mythology and folklore, dark creepy things, and Queer love.

I'd love to work on more TTRPG, Book covers/comic book covers, Posters, packaging illustration

Portfolio: helenmask.com
📧 [email protected]

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Lilistrations 🍉 @lilistrations.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #portfolioday !
My name is Lilibeth Jimenez. I am children's book author & illustrator. I am available for picture book and board book projects.

You can find more of my work at Lilistrations.com
Contact my agent at [email protected] for project inquiries.

#kidlitart #kidlit

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 1d

oh no 😰

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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 2d

I've been picking out past designs for a dozen postcard designs and here are a few of the chosen ones! I'm picking out quite a range of my aerial embroidery landscapes from the past few years, its been great to go back and see them all :) which of the 4 below are you most drawn to?

A tilted photo of an embroidered aerial-view landscape. It depicts a rocky moorland scene with shrubs, a brook and boulders made of painted pine bark.

An embroidered aerial-view landscape depicting late summer agricultural fields. The woodland area in the centre has dirt paths running through.

An embroidered aerial-view landscape depicting cherry blossoms and an orchard, all cut through with dirt roads.

A tilted photo of an embroidered aerial-view landscape. It depicts a geometric rose garden with a fountain in the centre made from a repurposed clock cog.

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 1d

oh my gosh!! He's adorable!

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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 9d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Pam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · 2d

An app just asked me if it wanted to AI summarize a contract I was looking at and I beg you to please read your contracts with your own eyeballs.

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 2d

gorgeous ☺️

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Dominique Ramsey 𓃥 @dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social · 2d

The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return

Marker, colored pencil, and ink pen.
11 x 14in

Illustration of a green deer hugging a hare, with the hare is hugging a mouse. All three animals hugging form the silhouette outline of the deer.

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 3d

me every sunday (trash day)

Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 3d

final_edited_v5_revised

alternatively: 'Photoshop has crashed unexpectedly'

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 3d

yesssss great lil guy

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Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social · 4d

I remembered to make some Halloween decorations this year 🥳

photo of a window with paper cut out drawings of ghosts stuck inside.

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Cen Galdre @cengaldre.com · 4d

Thanks for being patient while enduring the wait! I have a re-stock of all new Mini-Altar kits available now in my shop!

A nice mix of burled maple and willamette walnut! Eight (8) total.

Each kit is a mini-altar, a wood support that slots in the top, and a object of mystery!

www.galdrecraft.com

Four Maple Burl Mini Altars displaying their objects of mystery as well as a demonstrating how they can display a tarot card.

Four Walnut Mini Altars displaying their objects of mystery as well as a demonstrating how they can display a tarot card.

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Helen Mask 🔜 Seattle oddities🔜Pdx oddities 🔜kumoricon @hemask.bsky.social · 4d

Started sketching this a few years ago and decided I’m ready to finish it. I completed the inking tonight and I have lots of details to add in coloring stage. (They are the morning and evening star)

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Helen Mask 🔜 Seattle oddities🔜Pdx oddities 🔜kumoricon @hemask.bsky.social · 4d

Last sticker is my cat, and I have proof the sticker of him is his favorite! All my stickers can be found on my Et*y the link is in my bio.

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Sage Howard @sagehoward.bsky.social · 4d

#bloctober day 11, kind of an odd mix here. Some industry, some ruins… anyway, it can be yours if you donate $25 or more to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. Share your receipt and I’ll send you this drawing as a thank-you. pcrf.net to donate, new drawings all month long.

An ink drawing of a rocky island with industrial buildings, power lines, and ruined aqueducts.

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 5d

Hen and Wren.
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.

Drawing in black ink, primarily in silhouette, of a hen and a Wren regarding each other quizzically. The hen stands in a patch of wild grasses whilst the wren perches on a small, leafless shrub in front of her. The hen's comb and wattle are the only touch of red gouache. The drawing is finely wrought and intricate. The piece is roughly the size of a business card.

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