Leni Kauffman
@lenikauffman.bsky.social
🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸Illustrator • Based in Lisbon • She/Her • I draw a lot of book covers 📚 No NFTs or AI
https://www.lenikauffman.com/
https://www.lenikauffman.com/
And here is the same knight after a few years… 💀
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
And here is the same knight after a few years… 💀
Happy Halloween! 💀 Here’s an illustration of a bejewelled Saint slowly turning to dust 💀 Memento Mori 🖤
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Happy Halloween! 💀 Here’s an illustration of a bejewelled Saint slowly turning to dust 💀 Memento Mori 🖤
Quick little sketch of Diane Keaton as Annie Hall ❤️ La Di Da indeed
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Quick little sketch of Diane Keaton as Annie Hall ❤️ La Di Da indeed
Picking up more books at the flea market because autumn will always be back-to-school season 🍂📚
October 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Picking up more books at the flea market because autumn will always be back-to-school season 🍂📚
A little Chappell Roan study for your Monday! ✨❤️🔥
September 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A little Chappell Roan study for your Monday! ✨❤️🔥
Whoopsie, she got a little sunburnt at the beach! Can you help her rub lotion into her back? 😉🍑🌞🧴
August 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Whoopsie, she got a little sunburnt at the beach! Can you help her rub lotion into her back? 😉🍑🌞🧴
I have an imposter! Someone is out there taking commissions, pretending to be me. My only emails are mail@lenikauffman(dot)com or studio@lenikauffman(dot)com. Any other email pretending to be me is a scammer.
July 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have an imposter! Someone is out there taking commissions, pretending to be me. My only emails are mail@lenikauffman(dot)com or studio@lenikauffman(dot)com. Any other email pretending to be me is a scammer.
Also drew an alternate version ✨
July 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Also drew an alternate version ✨
K-Pop Demon Hunters but make it a book cover 💖✨ I couldn’t resist illustrating the scene we all wanted to happen 🥹
July 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
K-Pop Demon Hunters but make it a book cover 💖✨ I couldn’t resist illustrating the scene we all wanted to happen 🥹
A quick sketch of these two charming people I saw chatting on the streets of Florence 💛
July 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A quick sketch of these two charming people I saw chatting on the streets of Florence 💛
Artists! Quote with your evil art! 💀😈
June 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Artists! Quote with your evil art! 💀😈
✨Cover Reveal!✨ Happy to share the cover I illustrated for Spellfire, by Agatha Willow✨ Thank you to Designer Toby James and Harper Collins UK for the opportunity 💛
June 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
✨Cover Reveal!✨ Happy to share the cover I illustrated for Spellfire, by Agatha Willow✨ Thank you to Designer Toby James and Harper Collins UK for the opportunity 💛
🌸Cover Reveal!🌸 Thrilled to share the cover I illustrated (& designed) for Hoax and Kisses, by @elodiecolliard.bsky.social ! A huge thank you to Elodie for trusting me with her characters, it was so fun getting to play with watercolour brushes for this one 💖
June 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🌸Cover Reveal!🌸 Thrilled to share the cover I illustrated (& designed) for Hoax and Kisses, by @elodiecolliard.bsky.social ! A huge thank you to Elodie for trusting me with her characters, it was so fun getting to play with watercolour brushes for this one 💖
💖Cover Reveal💖 Here’s the cover I illustrated for Love On Ice, by Sara Ney! Thank you to Senior Designer Ray Shappell at Random House Children’s for the opportunity 💖
June 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
💖Cover Reveal💖 Here’s the cover I illustrated for Love On Ice, by Sara Ney! Thank you to Senior Designer Ray Shappell at Random House Children’s for the opportunity 💖
Dust jacket reveal for ZomRomCom by @oliviawrites.bsky.social 💚 A huge thank you to Olivia for such a cool project, it was so fun getting to explore a 50s pulp horror style for this! 🧟 Preorder at the bookstores quoted here to get it! 💚
June 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Dust jacket reveal for ZomRomCom by @oliviawrites.bsky.social 💚 A huge thank you to Olivia for such a cool project, it was so fun getting to explore a 50s pulp horror style for this! 🧟 Preorder at the bookstores quoted here to get it! 💚
Poster design & illustration for possibly the best movie about Yearning- In The Mood For Love, by Wong Kar Wai ❤️
This movie is 25 years old this year! If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favour and go watch it, it’s intoxicating ❤️ Impeccable design by @jamesmu.bsky.social Illustration by me ❤️
This movie is 25 years old this year! If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favour and go watch it, it’s intoxicating ❤️ Impeccable design by @jamesmu.bsky.social Illustration by me ❤️
June 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Poster design & illustration for possibly the best movie about Yearning- In The Mood For Love, by Wong Kar Wai ❤️
This movie is 25 years old this year! If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favour and go watch it, it’s intoxicating ❤️ Impeccable design by @jamesmu.bsky.social Illustration by me ❤️
This movie is 25 years old this year! If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favour and go watch it, it’s intoxicating ❤️ Impeccable design by @jamesmu.bsky.social Illustration by me ❤️
I also recently illustrated this new cover redesign for PS. I Like You, by Kasie West! Thank you to Stephanie Yang at Scholastic for a super fun project! 💛
June 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I also recently illustrated this new cover redesign for PS. I Like You, by Kasie West! Thank you to Stephanie Yang at Scholastic for a super fun project! 💛
Next up I have a cover reveal for Get Over It, April Evans by @ashleyhblake.bsky.social 🩵 Thank you to Ashley for the opportunity, and thank you to AD @katiecovers.bsky.social at @berkleyromance.bsky.social 🩵
June 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Next up I have a cover reveal for Get Over It, April Evans by @ashleyhblake.bsky.social 🩵 Thank you to Ashley for the opportunity, and thank you to AD @katiecovers.bsky.social at @berkleyromance.bsky.social 🩵
I have a few cover reveals to catch up on! First up: Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming, by Monique Fisher 💖 Thank you to Monique for the opportunity! 💛
June 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I have a few cover reveals to catch up on! First up: Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming, by Monique Fisher 💖 Thank you to Monique for the opportunity! 💛
🧡Cover Reveal!🧡 Delighted to share the cover I illustrated for While You Were Seething by @charlottestein.bsky.social 🧡 Thank you to Charlotte for the opportunity and thank you to Olga Grlic at Wednesday Books 💖
May 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🧡Cover Reveal!🧡 Delighted to share the cover I illustrated for While You Were Seething by @charlottestein.bsky.social 🧡 Thank you to Charlotte for the opportunity and thank you to Olga Grlic at Wednesday Books 💖
Cover Reveal! 💦 Delighted to stare the cover I illustrated for Wet Hot Summer, by @sarahbrenton.bsky.social 🩵Thank you Sarah for the opportunity, I loved drawing this! 🩵
April 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Cover Reveal! 💦 Delighted to stare the cover I illustrated for Wet Hot Summer, by @sarahbrenton.bsky.social 🩵Thank you Sarah for the opportunity, I loved drawing this! 🩵
🌼Cover Reveal!🌸 Delighted to share the cover I illustrated for Like In Love With You, by @eraofemma.bsky.social 🌼 Thank you to Amy Halperin at Harper Collins for the opportunity, and a big thank you to Emma! 🌼💛
April 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🌼Cover Reveal!🌸 Delighted to share the cover I illustrated for Like In Love With You, by @eraofemma.bsky.social 🌼 Thank you to Amy Halperin at Harper Collins for the opportunity, and a big thank you to Emma! 🌼💛
Announcement! 💖
100% of the profits of these two prints in my shop will go towards @notaphaseorg.bsky.social 🩷🤍🩵
Not A Phase is a trans-led, UK based charity helping the lives of trans people.
My shop is here: shop.lenikauffman.com
Thank you! 🫶🏼
100% of the profits of these two prints in my shop will go towards @notaphaseorg.bsky.social 🩷🤍🩵
Not A Phase is a trans-led, UK based charity helping the lives of trans people.
My shop is here: shop.lenikauffman.com
Thank you! 🫶🏼
April 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Announcement! 💖
100% of the profits of these two prints in my shop will go towards @notaphaseorg.bsky.social 🩷🤍🩵
Not A Phase is a trans-led, UK based charity helping the lives of trans people.
My shop is here: shop.lenikauffman.com
Thank you! 🫶🏼
100% of the profits of these two prints in my shop will go towards @notaphaseorg.bsky.social 🩷🤍🩵
Not A Phase is a trans-led, UK based charity helping the lives of trans people.
My shop is here: shop.lenikauffman.com
Thank you! 🫶🏼
Happy Trans Day of Visibility, folks! 🩷🤍🩵
March 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility, folks! 🩷🤍🩵
Here’s my version of what I might look like as a Ghibli character.
Instead of using AI to generate some AI slop of a ‘Ghibli’ style , you can just draw your own version and it will look a million times better and more original than what AI can do.
Make your own art! It’s fun! Say no to AI 😒🚫
Instead of using AI to generate some AI slop of a ‘Ghibli’ style , you can just draw your own version and it will look a million times better and more original than what AI can do.
Make your own art! It’s fun! Say no to AI 😒🚫
March 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Here’s my version of what I might look like as a Ghibli character.
Instead of using AI to generate some AI slop of a ‘Ghibli’ style , you can just draw your own version and it will look a million times better and more original than what AI can do.
Make your own art! It’s fun! Say no to AI 😒🚫
Instead of using AI to generate some AI slop of a ‘Ghibli’ style , you can just draw your own version and it will look a million times better and more original than what AI can do.
Make your own art! It’s fun! Say no to AI 😒🚫