Arpita Choudhury

@fernspikeart.bsky.social

Posts

She/ Her
Lapsed marine biologist turned illustrator.
Looking for representation.
SCWBI Rocky Mtn Region
Interested in PB, CB, ER, MG, BC, NF, puzzles, and kids games.

https://www.fernspikeart.com/moreinfo

Posts Replies Media

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Best part of Russian novels is that you’re never quite sure if a new name is a new character vs a character you already know being addressed by their barber instead of their mom

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

If you want access to free books, please get a library card. In the US, the more people there are with library cards, the more funding libraries have access to. Libraries provide more than books. They are a community resource. As an author and reader, I support libraries! #books #libraries

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Head's up to #Artists and #Writers who use Sticker Mule for sticker orders. The cofounder supports fascism and hate. #StickerMule

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Anyone looking for an alternative to #StickerMule : I put together a spreadsheet comparing 40 diff sticker printing companies, you can download it here: tchiechi.gumroad.com/l/wheretoprintstickers

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

you see your pets twitching their little limbs in their sleep and say to your partner "look, it is running through a field in its sleep", you are wrong: your pet is in a casino: throwing dice, playing slots and video poker, walking on two legs and betting large on a blackjack table

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Subs open July 31st for Issue 9... GO WILD! 🐯🦥🦋🐳 Join us on a wild animal adventure! We want to travel deep into the jungle, across the Serengeti & down through the ocean depths to help bring awareness to endangered species. Get the full theme details here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

THEME | Little Thoughtswww.littlethoughtspress.com

Gnome Home #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #storybookart #picturebookart

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Reminder for the #kidlit illustrators posting their #kidlitartpostcard today - get onto one of the relevant lists/feeds that have been created here on Bluesky, so that more people can find and follow you! boringstorybook.com/a-list-oflis...

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Tiff, a #kidlit illustrator based in Winnipeg. I would love to do more picture books, merch, or what-have-you! I love drawing diverse kids, cute animals, and positive/spooky/quirky themes! Thank you! 💖 💖 tiffbartel.com 💖 [email protected]

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Slowly heading to summer around here in this #KidLitArtPostcard ☀️ Editors and art directors, take a look at my portfolio if you have a chance and let's work together this year: www.thaismesquita.art

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I'm Cani, an illustrator from Taiwan. I am available for work in the #kidlit realm including #picturebook, #boardbook , #nonfiction for kids, as well as puzzles and games for kids. 🎨 www.canigrin.com Represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #kidlitart #picturebook

It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! Hi, I’m Arpita Choudhury and I’m an illustrator seeking an agent. I’m interested in working on picture books, chapter books, early readers, book covers, and kid’s nonfiction 🚀 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity #kidlitagent #kidlitpublishing #kidlitpostcard

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

🌟 Happy #PortfolioDay! 🌟 Hi, I’m Duc Huy, a #kidlit illustrator represented by @mirandapaul.bsky.social of EMLA I am open to working on picture books, chapter books, and book covers. Visit my portfolio to see more of my work at: www.duchuyan.com 📚 #kidlitart #kidlitartist #art #kidlitartpostcard

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Salaams and howdy it’s #portfolioday 😅 & I didn’t know! lol 😆 Sharing some of my favorite illustrations. My artwork is a representation of #childhoodmemories & joy. My art is a mixture between analog & digital art. Hope you enjoy & thank you for being here. #kidlitart

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Hello, #PortfolioDay ✨ I'm a #kidlit illustrator for children's literature who loves to capture magical moments between characters! I'm available for picture books, board books, and kids' magazine projects. 📣 claryillustration.com 💌 hello[at]claryillustration.com

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Happy #portfolioday I’m srinidhi, a #kidlit illustrator who enjoys drawing kids on their day to day wild adventures and emotional roller coaster. I would love to work on #picturebooks #middlegrade Interiors and book covers! View more of my work at www.srinidhidraws.com #kidlitart #kidlit #MG

It’s #portfolioday! Hello! I’m Arpita Choudhury and I’m a marine biologist turned illustrator. I am interested in illustrating picture books, chapter books, book covers, nonfiction for kids, as well as puzzles and games for kids. Also looking for representation. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

This is the second year of SummerFolio. A free art challenge to her #kidlit #illustrators work on their portfolios. I provide prompts to get you started. Have a great Summer!

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Affinity is running a SIX MONTH free trial of their line of publishing software — that's Designer 2, Publisher 2, and Photo 2. Give them a whirl if you haven't! affinity.serif.com/en-us/trial/

Affinity Free Trial | Now Six Months, No Obligationaffinity.serif.com Subscription-free photo editing, page layout, graphic design and illustration apps for professionals. Try for free or buy for one low payment.

Share your space art! #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration

QRT with your space art! 🌕🪐🛸👽⭐️ #kidlit #kidlitart

Morty’s enjoying the summer by the pool. 😎 A sketch from a few years ago. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitillustration #sketchbook #characterdesign

Check out these adorable insect illustrations!!!!!! 😍

So, I decided to expand that into a series with a couple of more illustrations. Here’s fancy bug number 2: the tiny horse fly, world famous dressage champion. #kidlit #kidlitart

Tiger, Tiger burning bright…

This is one reading club I would join. 🐅📚 #kidlit #illustration #reading #library #bookclub #kidlitart

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Should be “Google decides to kill the planet faster for dangerous plagiarism machine no one wants or needs”

Google's carbon emissions surge nearly 50% due to AI energy demand. www.cnbc.com/2024/07/02/g...

Google's carbon emissions surge nearly 50% due to AI energy demandwww.cnbc.com The increase marks a setback in Google's goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030.

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

#BookIndustryNews: Ukraine passes new law that supports bookstores Crystal Kite Winners Announced Book authors get a startup to help them deal with AI companies Levine Querido launches imprint to reissue out-of-print books B&N in-store shopping on rise More: Book Industry News Feed #kidlit

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

i cannot stress how relieving it is to see the president of a major creative tech company like nintendo voice concerns about generative ai and say they’re not interested www.tweaktown.com/news/99109/n...

Nintendo won't use generative AI in its first-party gameswww.tweaktown.com Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has revealed that the company currently has no plans to use generative AI in its games due to IP rights concerns.

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

On the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast we take a quintessential Fourth of July title and put it under a spotlight to see how it’s aged. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/02/f...

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Apple Pie Fourth of July by Janet S. Wong, ill. Margaret Chodos-Irvineafuse8production.slj.com We take a quintessential Independence Day title and put it under a spotlight to see how it has aged.

Adding more #bookcoverart to my portfolio. I love drawing monsters! #bookcoverdesign #monsterillustration #bookcoverillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration

Reposted by

Arpita Choudhury

Reply to

Kim Hu

The great thing about an art feed is also, people who have no interest in my daily shitposting or 50 posts about Taskmaster, can choose to unfollow my account and follow JUST the art feed instead (don’t forget to turn on „show posts from my feeds in my home feed“ in your settings in that case)!

▶️ Creating an Art Feed + Advanced Tips! This #tutorial is based on SkyFeed v0.10.0 and is for artists setting up personalized Art Feeds on BlueSky. I used this guide as a basis (kai-blueskytips.carrd.co#one) and added some additional tips! All images have alt text for full context.