#artist’s children

[emmbrr]

✷ blue jay ✷

#artists on tumblr #my art #illustration #children’s books illustrators #illustrators on tumblr #nature illustration #birds #birbfest2024 #digital painting

[vanessagillings]

Happy Winter Solstice! 🌙✨

#illustration #watercolor #gouache #winter solstice #winter solstice 2023 #surreal art #artists on tumblr #children's illustration #traditional media

[emberwhite]

Not everyone likes my book, and I'm OK with that. There are many classic children's books some people just don't like because of their message or how they portray it, but I love them because they offer something a little different.

I made something straight from the heart and took a big chance on it. It caters to no one and breaks many conventions you find in children's books. I wanted adults to be able to enjoy the story as well, so it's not afraid to get a little sad. There were a few children's book bloggers I had emailed who wouldn't review it because of that reason. And there were Read Aloud YouTube channels who wouldn't make a video on it because they didn't like the ending.

But there were also many people who absolutely loved the book. They got what I was trying to do, so I know there is an audience for this sort of thing. The more secluded you feel you are from society the better the chance you'll like it. This isn't the case for everyone but just a trend I noticed. Reviews on Amazon have been overwhelming positive, and hey, my mom liked it too. And the book has sold almost a 100 copies in its first month.

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But then again, I also get these drive-by reviews from window shoppers. This is just the reality of trying to do something a bit different with a kid's book. People absolutely judge a book by it's cover.

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I know how to write things that are guaranteed to sell and make money, but this ain't one of them. Doing what is guaranteed to work gets boring after a couple of years. It's too safe. It's fulfilling work to make a product that people need but also empty at the same time.

This was a complete gamble. I have been publishing on Amazon for the last 8 years now, and I haven't felt this excited since I released my first book. And thinking back on it, that first book was also a bold gamble as well. And it sold very well. Maybe then, that's just the secret to success.

Anyways, the book is on Amazon. You can also find the full story and illustrations on YouTube for free as well. If you would like to support the book, a quick rating on Amazon or Goodreads is one of the best ways to do so.

#books #childrens books #reading #creativity #deer #furry #illustration #artists on tumblr #queer #lgbtqia #art #therian #transgender

[iamtoothandclaw]

Cerberus, 2022

I cannot believe I never posted this, as it's one of my favorite art pieces I've done in years. A painting of my darling nephew, Buckley.

#yeah my family has entirely embraced the pets as children thing #we're never having kids #my mom has to cope with having no grandchildren somehow #that and adopting neighborhood kids as honorary grandkids #anyyyyyyway #artists on tumblr #pet portrait #my own art #watercolor #animal art

[fabcreature]

you know what, since we've been talking about how annoying it is when people react like "what drugs were they on when they wrote this 🤪" when someone is creative, i just wanna say

everyone who says "HOW IS THIS A KIDS' MOVIE 😱😱", when a kids' movie is a little bit out of the box and features dark or deep imagery and meanings, owes me one thousand euros

#coraline #nightmare before christmas #return to oz #spirited away #secret of nimh #sorry you guys are fucking boring #kids can watch things with more artistic merit than paw patrol you know #children's media can be interesting and deep and dark #kids aren't made of glass. they can handle creepy things. they can Enjoy creepy things. #so you know. shut the fuck up and give me one thousand euros #eg posts

[thechekhov]

👌Content™

#comic #comics #funny #content creator #content creation #writing #drawing #fanart #artists on tumblr #arting #tumblr #before you presume the worst please understand that i draw a steven universe fancomic #and this post is about Very Strong Opinions people have in re: plotholes in a children's cartoon #but seriously dont put content creators on pedestals #dont put ANYONE up there #they will just fall off and hurt themselves and others in the process

[nanariemi]

miss tifa!

#finalfantasyvii #ffvii #ff7 #ff7 remake #ff7 rebirth #advent children #tifa lockhart #ff7 tifa #tifa fanart #tifa #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #my art

[inestheunicorn]

Silly fruits and veggies to make your fridge extra cute!! You can find them all on the shop! ✨️

#cottagecore #illustration #cozycore #cottagecore aesthetic #cottagecore art #art #farmcore #strawberry #peach #carrot #lemon #clay magnets #handmade #polymer clay #artists on tumblr #children's book illustration #illustrators on tumblr #kidlitart #fimo #pumpkin #eggplant #avocado #pear #broccoli #cute fruits #kawaii art

[maura-labingis]

posting my art again AAAK anywho here’s lil frodo and his adventure kit ☘️

#elijah wood #illustration #lord of the rings #frodo baggins #lotr #hobbits #the hobbit #art #illustrator #fanart #digital art #artists on tumblr #childrens illustration #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitart #frodo #frodo fanart #procreate

[nathsketch]

A little baby Aang and Gyatso to start the week 👶🏻🥹

Happy Monday! 🩵

Find me here: Instagram | Website & Portfolio

#artists on tumblr #nathsketch #my art #art #the art of nathanna erica #avatar the last airbender #character design #avatar aang #monk gyatso #brazilian artist #digital illustration #childrens illustration #character artist #character art

[kaatokunart]

designed an outfit for tifa based on her advent children look!!

#my art #fanart #artists of tumblr #digital art #artists on tumblr #tifa lockhart #ff7r #ff7 remake #ffvii #advent children #leather #final fantasy #final fantasy 7

[emmbrr]

blackbird for avian august!

#my art #artists on tumblr #kidlit #children’s books illustrators #avian august 2022 #blackbird #pattern design #inspired by a bunch of vidya games #and otgw and other cozy stuff

[vanessagillings]

Wishing you a peaceful weekend ☕️✨

#children's illustration #gouache #illustration #artists on tumblr #cottagecore

[emberwhite]

I spent the last 11 months working with my illustrator, Marta, to make the children's book of my dreams. We were able to get every detail just the way I wanted, and I'm very happy with the final result. She is the best person I have ever worked with, and I mean, just look at those colors!

I wanted to tell that story of anyone's who ever felt that they didn't belong anywhere. Whether you are a nerd, autistic, queer, trans, a furry, or some combination of the above, it makes for a sad and difficult life. This isn't just my story. This is our story.

I also want to say the month following the book's launch has been very stressful. I have never done this kind of book before, and I didn't know how to get the word out about it. I do have a small publishing business and a full-time job, so I figured let's put my some money into advertising this time. Indie writers will tell you great success stories they've had using Facebook ads, so I started a page and boosting my posts.

Within a first few days, I got a lot of likes and shares and even a few people who requested the book and left great reviews for me. There were also people memeing on how the boy turns into a delicious venison steak at the end of the book. It was all in good fun, though. It honestly made made laugh. Things were great, so I made more posts and increased spending.

But somehow, someway these new posts ended up on the wrong side of the platform. Soon, we saw claims of how the book was perpetuating mental illness, of how this book goes against all of basic biology and logic, and how the lgbtq agenda was corrupting our kids.

This brought out even more people to support the book, so I just let them at it and enjoyed my time reading comments after work. A few days later, then conversation moved from politics to encouraging bullying, accusing others of abusing children, and a competition to who could post the most cruel image. They were just comments, however, and after all, people were still supporting the book.

But then the trolls started organizing. Over night, I got hit with 3 one-star reviews on Amazon. My heart stopped. If your book ever falls below a certain rating, it can be removed, and blocked, and you can receive a strike on your publishing account. All that hard work was about to be deleted, and it was all my fault for posting it in the wrong place.

I panicked, pulled all my posts, and went into hiding, hoping things would die down. I reported the reviews and so did many others, but here's the thing you might have noticed across platforms like Google and Amazon. There are community guidelines that I referenced in my email, but unless people are doing something highly illegal, things are rarely ever taken down on these massive platforms. So those reviews are still there to this day. Once again, it's my fault, and I should have seen it coming.

Luckily, the harassment stopped, and the book is doing better now, at least in the US. The overall rating is still rickety in Europe, Canada, and Australia, so any reviews there help me out quite a lot. I'm currently looking for a new home to post about the book and talk about everything that went into it. I also love to talk about all things books if you ever want to chat. Maybe I'll post a selfie one day, too. Otherwise, the book is still on Amazon, and the full story and illustrations are on YouTube as well if you want to read it for free.

#books #reading #childrens books #lgbtq #lgbtqia #autism #transgender #furry #therian #art #deer #queer #artists on tumblr #creativity #illustration

[theartofjoydawood]

You can never bury people who have zero choice but to act on their necessary resilience since birth.

#free palestine #free gaza #save gaza #ceasefire now #stop killing children #illustration #sketchbook #palestine #art #artists on tumblr #artist #illustrators on tumblr #drawing #free rafah #children

[empiireans]

moth child, sparrow kid and their little spirit friend

last post of 2023, happy holidays!

#played around too much with this one #liked how it came out ngl #even tho i honestly didn’t know what i was doing lol #hopeful steward #season of revival #sky children of the light #sky cotl #that sky game #sky cotl fanart #fanart #character art #character drawings #character illustrations #artist on tumblr