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Rachel Foo
@speakyst.bsky.social
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Children’s books illustrator from Malaysia. Represented by Sol Salinas @solsticeillo.bsky.social of Astound.us

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Happy November! 🍂

I'm Rachel and I love drawing picture books!

Am open for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

Website: rachel-foo.com
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#art #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcard
An illustration of a kid running (walking?) with his bird friends. All the birds decided to walk with him. The kid is holding a net for some reason which escapes me at this point. I think I originally wanted all of them to be chasing and catching insects, but I ran out of time. Done in Procreate.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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My sketchbook has been nothing but rainbows since I got this pencil. I love it so much ‧₊˚🌈✩ ₊˚🫧⊹♡

#art #traditionalart #sketchbook
Photo of some sketches of bears done with Koh-I-Noor magic pencil.
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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A bunch of silly owls 🦉🦉

#art #traditionalart #sketchbook #inktober
Sketches of owls done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen. Sketches of a great horned owl done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen. Sketches of a great horned owl done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.
October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Happy October #kidlitartpostcard day! It's getting a little cold🛶

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

Website: rachel-foo.com
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#art #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit
Illustration of some kids with their dog, setting sail for a nautical adventure. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. Made digitally in Procreate.
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Crabs by the beach 🦀

#art #kidlitart #sketchbook #traditionalart
Sketch drawing of a little girl discovering a crab. Pencil and graphite.
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Memories of the bird park in Singapore 🦜

#sketchbook #kidlitart #traditionalart
Sketch of a bird among foliage, drawn with Koh-I-Noor Magic Coloured Pencils
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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qrp with something watery 🌊
Illustration/drawing of a mangrove forest in summer, boy and heron perched on the roots of a mangrove tree. Also features various animals including but not limited to a turtle, a common bluestripe snapper, a sawfish, mudskippers, an eel and some otters.
September 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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If you see this, post your purple art 💜

#kidlitart #illustration #traditionalart
Sketch of a miniature kid watching ants go by. Watercolors and color pencils.
September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Some closeups of my kidlit postcard that I forgot to include. I don't usually like square compositions but these turned out okay.

#kidlitart #illustration
Group of Malaysian schoolchildren going to school. They are walking there from their before/after school daycare, so they are wearing their identifying yellow caps. Group of Malaysian schoolchildren hanging out. These kids are in their sports clothes, which reflect the color of their respective class/houses.
September 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 🐦‍⬛

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects for 2026!

Portfolio- www.rachel-foo.com
💌[email protected]
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #boardbooks
Illustration of a bunch of kids playing and hanging out underneath a busy overpass. The children on the right wearing Malaysian primary school uniforms which are standard throughout the nation. The ones on the left are in their school sports clothes. Most Malaysian children are bilingual, and our traffic signs are in several languages.
September 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Just a few more #doggust sketches, greyhounds and bulldogs.

#kidlitart #traditionalart
Sketches of some dogs, color pencils. Closeup of a sketch of a dog running, color pencils.
August 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Some borzois for #doggust 🐾

#kidlitart #traditionalart
Sketches of some dogs, done with brush pens
August 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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While doing research for my kidlit postcard, I got distracted by seabirds for days 😓
Sketches of various seabirds. Ink on paper, Pentel pocket brush pen Sketches of various seabirds. Ink on paper, Pentel Artist Brush Sign Pen Sketches of various seabirds. Ink on paper, Pentel Artist Brush Sign Pen Sketches of various seabirds. Ink on paper, Pentel Artist Brush Sign Pen
August 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Happy August #kidlitartpostcard day! I hope everyone is having a great summer☀️🏖️

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

Website: rachel-foo.com
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#kidlitart #kidlit #art #illustration
Illustration of a boy and his dog, chasing seagulls by the beach. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. There are shorebirds in the background and foreground. Made digitally in Procreate.
August 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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A grumpy floof 🐈

#art #kidlitart #traditionalart
Sketch of a grumpy Persian cat done in brown ink with a brush pen.
July 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Swapped out my 10 year old pocket brush pen for one of these artist brush sign pens and I am in loveee 💕

#kidlitart #traditionalart
Photo of sketches of borzoi dogs in brown ink. Pentel artist brush sign pen.
July 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Wren 🪶

#traditionalart #kidlitart
Sketch of a bird on cream paper. Colored pencils.
July 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Finally I dug up the old artwork if anyone is interested. Thank you for viewing 🙏

#digitalart #procreate
Digital artwork of a girl sketching underwater. Done in 2013 in nothing but photoshop, with photoshop round brush nothing fancy. No procreate was used.
July 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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I didn't want to say as I don't draw in this style anymore but I keep seeing this person's brushes getting recommended and wanted to speak out.

This is a set of Procreate brushes being sold by dibrushes.gumroad.com/l/Xebap?layo... which uses my artwork.

#digitalart #procreate
July 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! ☀️🏖️

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

Portfolio- www.behance.net/speakyst
💌[email protected]
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard #illustration
Illustration/drawing of a mangrove forest in summer, boy and heron (see what I did there) perched on the roots of a mangrove tree. Also features various animals including but not limited to a turtle, a common bluestripe snapper, a sawfish, mudskippers, an eel and some otters.
July 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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An okayish dog sketch in a sea of not-so-okay ones

#traditionalart #kidlitart
Sketch of a saluki. Ink and brush pen
June 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Happy June #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

Portfolio- www.behance.net/speakyst
💌[email protected]
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard #illustration
Illustration of a little boy swimming in the ocean with a bunch of colorful sea creatures including (but not limited to) a turtle, jellyfish, a pufferfish, a mahi-mahi, an eel, a brittle star, a cuttlefish and some sunfish. Done in Procreate
June 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Sharing more sketches for #Invertefest 🦋 I was really obsessed with studying insect flight and how their little wings would fold and unfold, especially the beetles 💕

#kidlitart #traditionalart
Study of a cockchafer beetle and a weevil opening their wings and about to take flight. Ink and watercolour. Study of a cockchafer beetle and a weevil opening their wings and about to take flight. Ink and watercolour. Studies of several moth and beetle species. Ink and watercolour. Sketches of a praying mantis and a ladybug in flight. Ink and watercolour.
April 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Happy #Invertefest !
Some of sketches of one of my all-time favourites- the Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect 🦋

#kidlitart #traditionalart
Sketch of a Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect and a tiny little boy hanging upside down (or is it the right way up?) done in watercolour and colored pencils. Photo of a sketchbook page of Giant Malaysian Leaf Insects, done with brush pen and watercolour Photo of a sketchbook page of Giant Malaysian Leaf Insects, done with colored pencils on cream paper
April 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Little watercolor doodle

#traditionalart #kidlitart
Sketch of a tiny boy in a tree surrounded by leaves. Watercolor and color pencils.
April 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM