It's a great time!

Love this comparison 🙌

I’ve seen lots of posts promoting the National Year of Reading which is brilliant!

Not so brilliant is that there are some using AI-generated imagery which is disheartening.

Illustrations are really important when it comes to children wanting to pick up books. Let’s keep the industry thriving!

Thank you for sharing!

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Becka Moor. Elegant and appealing caricature for Reggie Rabbit and the Metro Mice, part graphic novel, part chapter book by Swapna Reddy. Young detective Reggie Rabbit investigates underground. Oxford Children’s 1 Jan. @beckamoor.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social

My take on @beckamoor.bsky.social dtiys challenge ✨

#dtiyschallenge
#illustration #dtiys #drawthisinyourstyle #beckamoordtiys #kidlitart #kidlit #art #childrensillustration #picturebookillustration

The true Hogwarts Legacy is 70k pounds donated to the people who took the legal definition of 'woman' to the UK supreme court and got a ruling that excluded trans women.

You can't 'separate the artist from the art' when the proceeds of the art are used to attack trans people.

Yes, because we shouldn’t ever progress as a society should we?

The UK Supreme Court really thinks it's done something. Trans people aren't going anywhere no matter how many courts they buy out. This ruling will be a shameful mark on the UK for decades to come and is the real legacy of JK Rowling.

I was a huge fan of HP growing up, and into adulthood. That is passed, that is purged. I will not line the pockets of hateful people who do harm to vulnerable communities. I stand with the trans community and am deeply saddened by today’s ruling. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. 🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you! ☺️

She is beauty, she is grace… one wrong move, and she’ll eat your face.

Hello 👋

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. I’ve been very busy working on several projects. I’ve just finished the 4th book in a series I’ve been working on for about 3 years, so I’m taking a minute to catch my breath a bit.

Back soon with some new work!

YIPPEE!! So proud to see Reggie Rabbit by me, @beckamoor.bsky.social and @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social on this incredible longlist. Hugest congratulations to all the awesome authors and illustrators on the list and thank you @alligatorsmouth.bsky.social 🐰🔍🥕

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Letter #4 I dun a birthday, and other stuff

💌 New letter!

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Character Workshop / Exercise One / Lesson 2 Progress on our first character and second prompt

Character Workshop / Exercise One / Lesson 2

Letter #2 Put the kettle on, for goodness sake

Letter #2

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this.

www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

The first lesson in my Character Workshop is now live! You can find it via the link in my bio.

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My bank balance did not need to see this today

My Character Workshop starts this Monday!

We’ll be looking at our first prompt and examples of great character design. I will share some tips on how to get the most out of your characters.

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8 February 2025 Cancel the Christie's AI Art Auction Nicole Sales Giles & Sebastian Sanchez Christie’s, New York Dear Nicole and Sebastian, We are writing to express serious concern over your upcoming auction of AI art at Christie’s. Many of the artworks you plan to auction were created using AI models that are known to be trained on copyrighted work without a license. These models, and the companies behind them, exploit human artists, using their work without permission or payment to build commercial AI products that compete with them. Your support of these models, and the people who use them, rewards and further incentivizes AI companies’ mass theft of human artists’ work. We ask that, if you have any respect for human artists, you cancel the auction. Yours sincerely, The undersigned artists

🔴CALLING ALL ARTISTS🔴

Christie's NYC is planning an AI art auction expected to bring in over $600,000 to creators who've used models trained on copyrighted material from non-consenting artists.

If you object to this, please sign and share this open letter.

openletter.earth/cancel-the-c...

Character Workshop Intro / 5 Characters in 5 Weeks / Portfolio Development

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Behind the Scenes / Reggie Rabbit A look at the development for the Reggie Rabbit series ahead of finishing the fourth and final book

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1 / Weekly De-brief Happy Friday! Let’s take a look back through the week.

New post: 1 / Weekly De-brief 💌

Charcoal chickens!