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Abby McGrath

@abbytmcgrath.bsky.social

She/they. Illustrator, weird kid, lover of musicals and the silliest Star Trek episodes. MG & Chapter Books, currently seeking representation! Commissions: OPEN 🎨 https://www.abbymcgrath.com/

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Cloudy🐈@hellocloudy.bsky.social · last wk.

black cat adventures 🐈‍⬛🐾

Painting of a black cat looking inquisitively at a bright red crab on a beach covered with tide pools

Drawing of a black cat strolling through a colorful early autumn landscape

a painting of a black cat with big round eyes sitting in a pumpkin patch. in the background we can see a countryside landscape with fields and a small cottage. there are chickens in the grass nearby and a wheelbarrow filled with pumpkins with a black cat sleeping on them. there's also a black cat in front of the house door in the distance. the color palette is warm oranges, pinks, yellows and muted greens.

A drawing of a floating black cat with pink eyes, surrounded by sparkly, glowing jellyfish in various pride flags colors

Jessica Elena @byjessicaelena.bsky.social · 3w ago

A little floral piece!! #art #illustration

A digital drawing of a loose and playful floral composition, with lots of colours, leaves and white flowers.

KaaiLeen 🌱@kaaileen.bsky.social · 4d ago

🌿🍄✨🍀🧡 [ #art ]

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 5d ago

I have a Vision

Black and white cartoon portrait of a young lady in a poofy-sleeved dress with an empire waist looking pensively into the distance, gently decorated with daisies. The text reads “Fuck ‘em up, Elizabeth Bennet!!!”

geneva 🖍️@gdbee.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Moving On.

Illo of a young lady with a halo of light sitting on top of a jeep in a field of flowers, contemplating. It's early morning. There are various plants, and flying insects. By gdbeeart, drawn in Paint Tool Sai 2, 2026

Maxine Vee @maxinevee.bsky.social · 6d ago

Moonrise 🌙🌊 #art

A digital illustration of a woman standing on a cliff during night time. The woman is holding a glowing lantern. She looks beyond the horizon. We see a dragon in the distance flying across the night sky.

Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh hey I have two new zines, a new print, and a new sticker up on my store! Feel free to grab a copy or peruse my other wares! ✨ troubledminnesotan.bigcartel.com

A hand holding two zines, one is Jinkies! A Daphne/Velma zine and the other is Near You, Beside You

mint @mintaii.bsky.social · 2w ago

happy 10 years to witch hat atelier!!!! here's some art i made of it so far this year ◡̈

Happycrumble ⭐@rumwik.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's the Care Bones! ⭐🌈 #art #pokemon #cubone

Pokemon fanart, digital drawing of a group of five cubone designed to look like care bears. There is a blue shooting star themed one called Wishbone, a yellow sunshine themed one called Sunnybone, a pink heart themed one called Cuddlebone, a green four-leaf clover one called Luckybone, and finally a grey rain cloud themed one called Lazybone. Instead of bones, they all carry wands representing their emblems.

Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's not enough to be against AI, you need to be pro art. You need to be a champion of the art you love, you need to share that passion and joy, and do what you can to support the artists who make it, because it's not enough to hate AI, to hate what it's doing to art and media; you gotta love.

Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 3w ago

With everything going on, how scary everything is, how heavy it might all feel, get really intentional. Set a timer for how long you’re on social media. Notice how your body is feeling. Find one immediate cause you can boost or donate to. Take it an hour at a time, whatever pace you can

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 3w ago

For your convenience, the Pride and Prejudice live-posting super-thread 📚

A drawing of Elizabeth Bennet, a lovely young woman with her long hair tied up nearly under a ribbon and wearing what is most likely a neo-classically inspired dress, looking pensive, two letters in her hand. Meanwhile Darcy, a handsome but stern-looking fellow, looks longingly at her. Also there is me, a little gremlin in big round glasses, skulking about in the background and hoping that they kiss.

The accompanying text reads “Trung reads Pride and Prejudice for the first time, somehow.”

Trung Le Nguyen@trungles.com · 2mo ago

So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet.

KaaiLeen 🌱@kaaileen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hii #PortfolioDay 💚 I'm Kai (or Eli), a digital artist from Spain that loves drawing colorful, cozy and fantasy art ✨ Currently open to work on projects and other commissions. 🎨 kaaileen.carrd.co 📧 kaaileencontact@gmail.com

Chris Lewis Lee - available for work @chrislewislee.com · 3w ago

Happy #portfolioday everyone. I’m Chris, an illustrator and game artist looking for more board game, TCG and video game work for the last quarter of this year.

Amanda Dressel @amandadressel.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m Amanda, a picture book writer and illustrator based in Minnesota. 🖍️ I’m currently looking for kid lit illustration opportunities, especially character-driven picture book/board book projects filled with humor, honest emotion, hopefulness, and wonder. www.amandadressel.com

Portfolio of kid lit illustrator and writer Amanda Dressel. Illustrations filled with color, emotion, softness, and wonder.

Abby McGrath @abbytmcgrath.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey there #portfolioday ! I’m Abby, an illustrator that loves kids’ fantasy stories and encouraging creativity! I’m especially interested in MG & YA covers and chapter books. I’m also currently seeking representation! 🖼️abbymcgrath.com ✉️abby@abbymcgrath.com

“A Wizard of Earthsea” “Ursula K Le Guin” an illustrated cover featuring a young man with brown skin in a cloak standing in a boat with a shadow growing from the cloak.

“Mae and the Fairy Key” “Abby McGrath” An illustrated cover with a white girl with purple hair levitating a key in a field of pink leaves with two girls behind her.

An illustration of three fairies playing musical instruments on three glasses with plant propagations growing from the water.

An illustration of two girls in homemade Halloween costumes- left has a highly detailed thunderstorm costume, right has a lowkey sun costume with sunglasses.

lily hoang-zhu 🍎 @ Stationery Fest B01 @liliuhms.com · 3w ago

rainy days 🌧️ #kidlitart #illustration

Mathias Ball+ﾟ*｡:ﾟ+ | illustrator open for work 🍊@mathiasball.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hello #PortfolioDay!! ⚡🌿 I'm Mathias, a queer artist who would love to work on book projects, editorial, advertising, and indie game projects. Open to other opportunities as well! 🍎 mathiasball.com 🍊 mathias.illustration@gmail.com 📚 @socalledyalife.bsky.social [ #illustration #art ]

Nicole Allin @nicoleallin.bsky.social · 3w ago

Happy #PortfolioDay everyone! I'm Nicole Allin, a children's book illustrator from Vancouver, B.C. who's looking for new book, magazine, and greeting card projects! 🎨 www.allinart.net ✉️ allinart@fastmail.fm #kidlitart #CanKidLit #illustration #kidlit

A rather major mistake was made with the amount of EZ GRO fertilizer used and now our two young florists are faced with a massive floral overgrowth!

A baby happily bounces along the kettle drums in an orchestra, he's having the time of his life!

A group of cats sit in a Christmas tree, knocking ornaments off the branches and otherwise being very naughty. They all look pretty smug about their bad behavior.

An orange cat in a sailor outfit looks through a spyglass as the paper boat he's on sinks. He looks rather worried about it!

mint @mintaii.bsky.social · 7mo ago

hi #PortfolioDay im mint!! i love working with fantasy and gothic horror themes 💌 spearmintaii@gmail.com 🌿 mintaii.carrd.co

a lone knight swathed in green armour stands in the dark, knee deep in water, holding an axe. from where she holds it, the metal of her weapon is slowly transforming into sprouting leaves and vines. behind her are several weapons that have long since turned into twisting branches that blend in with the surrounding flora. roots that resemble clawed hands cling to the handles of these weapons.

a gothic horror au interpretation of jayce and viktor from arcane. a dishevelled jayce stands, holding a bloodstained silver hammer, looking up with watery eyes. there's blood staining his face and splattered on his clothes and armour, with scratches marring his leather coat. his left hand is balled into a fist, rot and blood coating his skin. in the background is a semi-eroded, semi-hollowed out, golden statue of a younger him, illuminated from behind by golden fire. golden claws reach out to this statue. framing this, is a structure made up of pale brick and rotting arches. within the arches flanking jayce on either side, are broken stained glass images of him as piltover's man of progress.

for viktor's illustration: viktor stands, looming, holding a staff which carries an eerie, pale flame in its clawed crown. his mask is partially broken, exposing only his human right eye. he holds a clawed hand up to his chest, where red flesh in the vague shape of a heart is exposed, with five puncture marks in it. behind him is a broken, stone statue of his younger self– his face has sliced off the statue and is slipping down. framing him is a stone structure comprised of three main archways, with vein-like ornamentation and clawed hands reaching out to viktor in reverance. within the thicker pillars of this structure, are small arched frames, depicting viktor's transformation through magic.

Marcille is sewing a large patchwork quilt of Falin, with her thread being depicted as a long, thin, bloody sinew. Varying shades of red are used in the quilt, with some patches portrayed as parts of the Red Dragon. Falin's skeleton is used as the main component of the quilt's pattern work; her face split into two patchwork pieces at either side of her skull as Marcille slowly sews it back together. Beneath her ribs, is a large centre piece depicting a heart, with a silhouette of Falin lying on top of it. Tiny figures of Laois and Falin as a child stand on the quilt, looking at each other.

mint @mintaii.bsky.social · 3w ago

the magic she loves

an illustration of agott from witch hat atelier, as she descends alongside swathes of golden light against a sunset-like setting, her cape billowing behind her. above her is a sphere depicting the stars, the animals and their respective decorative sigils like constellations. two borders frame the central piece: in descending order, it depicts the tower of tomes and its connecting bridge, shelves of books and finally agott's desk in the atelier. on the left bookshelf, some of the spines form a young, lonely agott. on the right bookshelf, the spines depict the many faces of the atelier; coco, qifrey, olruggio, tetia and richeh.

mart • commissions open @martapreliy.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey, it's #portfolioday again 🎉 I'm Mart, a freelance illustrator. I love creating vibrant and detailed illustrations! If you need a book or comic cover, a poster, or anything else, feel free to reach out! 🖼️: www.mart-lett.com 💌: hello@mart-lett.com 🔗: linktr.ee/martapreliy

Lyanna 🌙@lyannatropes.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hello #PortfolioDay ! I am a freelance artist from Italy who loves drawing fantasy art ✨ ✉️ lyanna.artworks@gmail.com lyannaartworks.carrd.co lyannacomm.carrd.co

Ipomoea is leaping forward, reaching for a star as her legs turn into wood, merging with the tree below as if in an attempt to hold her or perhaps keep her trapped. Behind her, a starry night sky is shown within a golden frame, tree branches jutting out on the outside of the frame.

Elaine is kneeling down with a hand on her chest, as the moon goddess places a sword on her shoulder to knight her. Elaine is donning her armour, a long blue cloth embroidered with stars draping around her waist and down onto the ground.

The frame is comprised of a crescent moon, within which stars twinkle among the clouds. The rest of the frame is a pale gold border with branches within.

Camellia is wearing an elaborate gown with folds that resemble camellia flowers, and an ornate chest armour with pauldrons. She is standing while holding a long sword with a heart shaped gem lodged between the hilt and the guard.

In the background, within the frame behind her, a castle at sunset can be seen. The outer frame is comprised of an archway, where each column shows a hooded sculpted figure. Morning glories and vines crawl up the archway. On top, the head of a third figure is shown in the relief.

On the right, Thalia leans forward Eirwen with a red flower in her hand. On the left, Eirwen reaches out, her fingers delicately brushing against the petals while her left hand brushes through Thalia's hair. Around them winter is thawing, flowers and foliage emerging still covered in a little snow.

Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi #PortfolioDay I'm Élle • Freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer Specializing in detail heavy B&W work & passionate about occult history, horror & symbolism Open for work in publishing, end-pages, TTRPGs, private & commercial commissions ✉️babeandoak@gmail.com 🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co

Something in The Deep - Black and white ink illustration of a gigantic eldritch inspired underwater creature near a pier. There is a small dock to the left with a building on a pier above the water. In the middle below is a small fishing boat with dark ripples of water to the left of it. Behind is fog rolling in partially covering four giant tentacles coming out of the water

Black and white summoning circle illustration. Lino style illustration of a cross hatched medallion with a large black border, surrounded by twining curling leaves and flowers and 8 point wide black stars. On top of the medallion are two rabbits on their sides facing each other with blank eyes.

Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes.

Sarah Whang @anderkaya.bsky.social · 3w ago

New post for #PortfolioDay! I'm Sarah, a KidLit illustrator and comic artist based in Canada. I love to make warm, colourful, and humorous artwork! 🌲 Represented by @socalledyalife.bsky.social at TLA 🦗 sunhawhang@gmail.com 🍀 sunhawhang.com

William - Aspiring Literary Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hello, I'm Will(iam)! 🥸☕🏳️‍🌈 I'm a coffee-loving queer illustrator/designer and aspiring Literary Agent! I work with trad and indie authors while also writing my own project: THREADBARE (WIP MG Fantasy). 💙📚 📝💕 ✨LINKS✨ -> lnk.bio/willmarstudios [ #portfolioday #queerart #meettheartist #artsky ]

A selfie of me holding up a peace sign bc I'm so kewl lol

Threadbare's PITCH with a five grid mood board (old storybooks, a ghostly hand, a lonely castle surrounded by clouds, a candle and someone twisting thread around their fingers)

The Pitch reads:
When a young bookworm, Curtis Stringfellow (they/them), is targeted by a mysterious figure tapping on their window, who confirms the existence of fairy tales, Curtis is chased into the storybook world of Chartam, which is slowly being ravaged by chaos. They must discover a way to destroy this mysterious figure before all of reality unravels.

A digital illustration of Curtis standing with a flashlight and storybook in hand with a mysterious and ghostly figure looming behind them with a blank face with read string tied on their fingers.

Another promo/cover art for Modelland by Tyra Banks featuring a mountain covered by clouds with a floating eye in the center surrounded by two pairs of high heeled shoes that make the shape of an M

Marta Serraggiotto | children's book author-illustrator @martaserraggiotto.bsky.social · 3w ago

Happy #PortfolioDay everyone! I'm Marta Serraggiotto, an author-illustrator with a big love for stories that incorporate SEL elements with magic and humor. ✉️ martaserraggiotto@gmail.com 🌐 www.martaserraggiotto.com/portfolio-2/ #picturebook #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #picturebookart #kidlit

Four kids playing DND. One of them is angry and pointing at the map of a dungeon. The girl in the middle is worried and the little boy on the left is cheering as he raises his character sheet in the air.

Two fairies and a big pink pencil drawing on a piece of paper. One of them is carrying the pencil and is quite annoying, while the other one is happily pointing to the horizon as she's balancing on top of the pencil.

A little girl wearing yellow pjs is looking quite concerned as her drawing of a dragon has turned into a life-size ACTUAL dragon.

Christmas illustration with two kids looking mesmerized as they are peeking into the window of a shop. The shop is filled with toys, sweets and Christmas decorations.

Karla Adams @karlaadamsillu.bsky.social · 3w ago

Happy #portfolioday everyone! 🌼 I'm Karla, an illustrator based in Mexico. I’m open to all types of children's book projects, let's work together! Check more of my work at www.karlaadamsillu.com Rep'd by @soyadriana.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Claire Hubbard @emseeitch.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m Claire, an illustrator, designer and comic creator specialising in characterful illustration for education, storytelling and play! I’m available for: 💭 comics 📚 picture books 🎲 games 🎁 products 🎓 learning resources Get in touch: claire@emseeitch.com More at www.emseeitch.com #PortfolioDay

my hand holding a tunnel book consisting of four layers of an illustrated scene: a squirrel reading a book in a cosy squirrel home interior while their housemate climbs a ladder into a dark attic full of ghosts and spiders

A snippet of a comic telling the story of the community purchase of a woodland in Scotland. Happy visitors are biking, chatting, exploring and making memories in various woodland scenes across five panels

Four boxes wrapped in different animal themed wrapping paper: cats, crocodiles and alligators, crows and beavers

Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi #PortfolioDay, I’m Mike and I love drawing fun, colorful characters and situations. (I make game art, too!) I'm repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social and I'm especially looking for MG cover work, #kidLitArt, illustration & Art Direction jobs. See all my links at mdashow-links.carrd.co