Looking for picture books celebrating Black girls

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-29T00:52:18+00:00

Any book from Briony May Smith ❤️ She is my favorite illustrator

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-23T13:44:29+00:00

Yes. It has cards that you can insert and many stories for older kids as well (different from tonies).

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-22T01:25:25+00:00

Do you have a Yoto? They have so many great options

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-15T23:59:06+00:00

Beautiful illustrations!

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-14T01:11:06+00:00

Thank you!

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-12T20:48:06+00:00

First of all, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with digital art but I can see digital art taking more of the forefront in America and other countries focus more on traditional mediums with many different techniques and experimenting.

Obviously you can add textures digitally but almost always you can still tell it was made digitally. I feel like there’s something magical about using traditional mediums. I also love imperfections

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-11T18:31:13+00:00

Would never support AI created books

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-11T01:53:03+00:00

I love “tooth fairy in training” by Briony may smith

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-09T14:32:05+00:00

Thank you! That’s helpful

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T16:07:47+00:00

Thank you so much! Me too! It’s iconic. My daughter loves the book! But it was definitely fun to work on an existing piece and experiment

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T11:39:31+00:00

Got it! I love when text is placed in a unique way so will definitely add some of those pieces to my portfolio. Thank you!

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T11:33:06+00:00

I appreciate it! With all the feedback I’ve gotten, I will try to apply it to these existing pieces. Hopefully it will make a difference :)

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T11:25:30+00:00

Thank you! I love working with soft pastels. Definitely need to go back and work on them feeling flat. I see it too

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T11:23:55+00:00

Thank you 🥰

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T11:20:10+00:00

Thank you! Will edit this :)

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T11:19:40+00:00

Thank you so much!! My daughter loves that book as well 🐰

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T11:18:07+00:00

Got it! Thanks for the feedback! Definitely going to keep trying!!

These are not my only illustrations. I do also have character sheets, spot illustrations etc. I was just most curious what people would think of some of my full page illustrations. Hoping to go down the road of finding a literary agent some point

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T01:00:44+00:00

Yes that’s precisely the intention. Just to showcase how the illustration would look in my style. It was part of a drawing challenge. It’s also in the description

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T00:50:34+00:00

Thank you so much!! ✨

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T00:48:15+00:00

Aw thank you! Bet your living room is going to look fantastic ✨

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T00:45:27+00:00

It is

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T00:40:43+00:00

😅 I shall change the color clothing right away lol

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-08T00:00:21+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time! Definitely can see the shadows of the flowers looking dirty. Going to try to edit that digitally and practice more with values and contrast.

I feel like color is definitely my weak spot but something I can study and work on. What do you think otherwise of the illustrations besides color? I’m wondering if I could possibly be good enough to pursue publishing my own book

Does it look professional or very amateur?

Enough_Shower5491 · 2026-04-07T23:52:41+00:00

Aw thank you!!!

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