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Erica Lee 🧸
@ericalee.cc
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Sr. Concept Artist at Squid Games, Inc | She/Her
VisDev/Concept Art & Illustration
Kidlit Illustrator
Taiwanese/Cantonese Asian American

💼 https://ericalee.cc
☀️Open for Freelance
✋Seeking #kidlit representation
🎈 https://ericaleeart.carrd.co
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Erica Lee 🧸 @ericalee.cc · Jul 9
Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Erica Lee and am a children’s book illustrator. I love colour, light, and creating narratives.

I’m interested in board book, picture book, chapterbook, graphic novel, and cover!

☀️ ericalee.cc
💌 [email protected]
👋 Seeking Representation

#kidlitart
Illustration of two kids in afternoon light letting a large colourful paper lantern decorated with Chinese well-wishes phrases go in Taiwan An illustration spread of a little girl dressed as a knight clutching her dragon plush as she tries to sneak out of the living room with her older cousin to escape her parents arguing in the background Illustration of a kid in purple monkey pajamas discovering a large yawning tiger in her bedroom with all her other toys that represent the zodiacs strewn around Illustration of young me interacting with some of mg favorite childhood cartoon characters in my childhood living room (Goku, Deedee, Luna, Muriel, Pikachu, Batman, and Zeke)
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Excited to finally share the short animated film I worked on last year! Please take a watch!

#animatedshortfilm #visualdevelopment #asianstories

youtu.be/mUffjCut_RI?...
bé hồng (Little Persimmon) | ANIMATED SHORT FILM | Asians in Animation
YouTube video by Asians in Animation – AnimAsians
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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lunabeat.bsky.social
Fabulous news, we launched our Kickstarter coming soon page for Cozy Beach! We're gonna do a super fun campaign over the winter with lots of cool backer rewards ✨
Click "Notify Me" to be the first to know when it launches! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lun...
#cozygame #cozygames #kickstarter #indie
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
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Demo update for Cozy Beach!
-New character creator! Dress up your kitty in fun outfits!
-New questline! Help Capy catch some fish and get some sweet threads in return ✨
-Cozy Beach works on the #SteamDeck!

Play the demo & wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3489070/...

#cozygames #wholesomegames
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
lunabeat.bsky.social
Dev Update
-Busy week for the whole team!! We're launching a content update next week, everyone is crushing it 💪
-Luna coded the character creator and is coding Capy's Quest - our 1st questline! 🖥
-I made UI 🎨
-Bokhum made apparel rewards, they are so cute 😻
#indiegames #cozygames #wholesomegames
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
lunabeat.bsky.social
Cozy Beach is a multiplayer game set on a tropical island- customize your kitty, catch fish, go swimming, search for treasure, craft drinks, do silly dances, go on quests for capybaras, or just hang out and chat!
store.steampowered.com/app/3489070/...
#pitchyagame #indiegame #cozygame
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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lunabeat.bsky.social
Dev Update for HALLOWEEN
-We're adding to the character creator, then Capy's Quest for goals & prizes
-Steam deck bugs
-Worked on Kickstarter- hoping to launch the coming soon page soon!
-Bokhum is making rad new apparel!
-Happy Halloween!! 🎃 👻 🍬
#gamedev #indiedev #cozygame #wholesomegames
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Happy Halloween! It’s been quite some time since I last posted… Painted my little dino, Rex, looking at the moon

Can you believe he’s almost 15 months old?! Walking, running, climbing, and talking!

#illustration #kidlitart #visdev
A young boy in a light blue tank looking up at the camera staring into the sky. Fireflies flit around The same young boy, but from behind and over the shoulder at a lower camera angle looking into the dusk sky and a pink double full moon. Fireflies flitting
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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😴 The Slumber Party is about to begin and we're jam-packed with amazing games from amazing femme & women-led teams. Get hyped & MARK.YOUR.CALENDARS! 🤩

📅 July 17th, 2025 @ 12PM PT // 3PM ET
youtu.be/Zx4CEM-4-dg

#Dames4Games & #D4GSummer2025
Dames 4 Games Summer 2025 Hype Trailer
YouTube video by Dames4Games
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July 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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lunabeat.bsky.social
We just released the demo for Cozy Beach for Steam's Fishing Fest!! It's a multiplayer wholesome fishing game set on a tropical island where you can swim around, catch fish, do silly dances and hang out with your friends 😸

Here's the link to play the demo!
store.steampowered.com/app/3785450/...
Cozy Beach Demo on Steam
🏝️ Cozy Beach is a wholesome game set on an tropical beach where you can fish and explore, solo or with friends. Pick out your fave kitty, catch and collect fish, explore Paw Print Island, and hang ou...
store.steampowered.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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My partner’s first Father’s Day! He loves being a dad so much and I couldn’t be more grateful, proud, and happy to have a partner like him. My best boys, my sweet angels.

Happy Father’s Day to all dads and dad figures!!

#illustration #fathersday
Portrait of my partner holding our son to sleep in his arms while he also sleeps, resting his head gently on son’s head
June 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
lunabeat.bsky.social
We have new art for our game Cozy Beach!! Done by the incredibly talented @ericalee.cc (ericalee.cc), we're so excited to have these little kitties in our capsule art!!
Wishlist Cozy Beach on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3489070/... #wholesome #cozygamer #cozygames #cozygaming #cozygame
May 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Happy Mother’s Day! It’s my first year as a mommy and it’s been rough, but, seeing Rex grow, and will continue to, makes it all the worthwhile! To commemorate, here’s my first of, hopefully, many short comics about my nursing journey, titled, “Nursing Musing!”

#comic #illustration #mothersday
Short comic of five images about a little thought I had when my baby was nursing as he looked at me. Hoping I’d look beautiful and serene in his eyes but I actually look like a hot mess!
May 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
brianlarossa.com
Hey #kidlit, I’m hiring a (paid) summer design intern. Apply today! 💙❤️

scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Intern, Design & Editorial (Picture Books)
Job Description: THE OPPORTUNITY Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, a leading provider of print and digital instructional mater...
scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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New profile pic! My little dino now replaces my Pooh bear plush. Rex is eight months now! I can’t believe time went by so fast! Soon, I’ll be attending his high school graduation…ahhh! 😱

New > Old

#illustration #kidlitart
Portraiture of me and my baby, cheek to cheek with his left hand touching my chin. Both of us facing camera Old portraiture of me holding a Pooh bear plush to my cheek
April 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Rex got his first government photo taken! Baby passport photos are so fun! We had him sitting on the stool while his dad squatted out of sight holding him so he wouldn’t fall and me behind the photographer trying to get him to look at the camera. He is now half a year old!

#illustration #kidlitart
Illustration portrait of a photo of a baby in blue top over a blue background with graphics
February 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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If you see this, quote with your Night/Dark Art!
Black and white illustration scene of a little girl in a paper knight helmet staring in shock at her father shown in a silhouette on the floor of her room with origami knights and creatures strewn around
February 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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My character design project from Ahmad Beyrouthi’s class I took early last year. Finally finished it!

#characterdesign #conceptart
Character design of Archangel Samael in her mortal form - two renders, one with a sword and one with a staff with a shrike alighting on her extended arm Additional poses of Samael - one looking to the sky and one looking at her unsheathed sword Front and back pose reference with four character expressions Character turnarounds with front cloth callout and back headdress callout
January 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
eychristine.bsky.social
Hello #kidlitartpostcard ☀️ I’m Christine, a kidlit illustrator who loves warm colors and cozy moments. I’m available for book projects, let’s work together! Happy New Year!

☀️ www.christinealmeda.com
☀️ Rep’d by Full Circle Literary
Young girl in orange sundress looking out window with yellow curtains beside her
January 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Happy belated holidays! Tried to finish this last week… My little dino drooling for some gingerbreads! He doesn’t eat solids yet…but at least he knows they smell good, right?!

#kidlitillustration #kidlit #illustration
Illustration of a baby drooling on his stomach while watching two gingerbread men in the foreground
January 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Random sketches of my little dino, Rex! Not sure of the style and design but, it’s fun drawing my babe. He’s over four months already!! 😱🧸💗

#kidlitart #illustration
Doodles of a baby
December 11, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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Hey all, it’s been quite a while! I’ve recently given birth to a beautiful baby boy, Rex, and have been in the trenches of postpartum and newborn care. We’re finally getting into the grove of things now that our little dino, is two months old!

#illustration
Painting of new parents with a newborn skin to skin with mother
October 9, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
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If you see this mermaid, post a mermaid🫧

#kidlitart #mermaid #family
July 31, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Reposted by Erica Lee 🧸
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Classic bullying. From home to school. #kidlit #kidlitart
July 31, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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If you see this mermaid, post a mermaid 🧜‍♀️

(Bowie mer-cat is close enough I think lol)

#kidlitart #mermaid
A mermaid cat dressed as David Bowie's persona, Ziggy Stardust. White cat with red lightning stripe on face, red hair and a green and red striped body against a dark blue background with stars.
July 31, 2024 at 5:11 PM