I keep seeing authors getting duped by AI users pretending to be artists (and then sadly realising it when everyone calls their book AI slop).
These grifters are everywhere and I don't have a solution, but I have a few pointers:
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illustrator ๐ต๐ญ I DANCE (Holiday House โ25), DREAMING OF A QUINCEAรERA (Scholastic โ25) ๐ repโd by Full Circle Literary available for freelance! https://www.christinealmeda.com/links
I keep seeing authors getting duped by AI users pretending to be artists (and then sadly realising it when everyone calls their book AI slop).
These grifters are everywhere and I don't have a solution, but I have a few pointers:
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25.01.2026 22:38 โ ๐ 22 ๐ 21 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 6I've already reposted Nala's portfolio guide in every single art discord I'm part of at this point, but since they also shared it here: it's great! Read it! A lot of professional artists (and all aspiring artists who want to do this as a job) can benefit from it!
06.01.2026 12:21 โ ๐ 25 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Mad stands talking on her phone โI live in the Minneapolis area, my parents live in Iowa and I give my mom a call once a week when I can.โ โHi momโ โwhatโs wrongโ โthereโs a rip in my bedsheetโ
A picture of a huge rip in a bed sheet text reads โIโm so tired. A man who works at my school was kidnapped on his way home from work. Whenever I go out I see more cars abandoned in the road Iโve been seeing so many suvs without license platesโ
Madi looks out her window at an suv with dark windows across the street the text reads โtheyโre shooting people, using gasses that cause cancer on civilians, theyโre raping detainees. Theyโre causing car accidents and kidnapping their victims. And we have whistles.โ
Madi rips the sheet further โI havnt even scratched the surface on how bad it is, on how bad I worry it will be. And this stupid sheet is ripped. And itโs the only problem I have that I can solve today.โ
Had a phone call with my mom today. #iceoutmpls #iceoutminneapolis #iceoutcomics
18.01.2026 00:31 โ ๐ 450 ๐ 160 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 3Girl and animals marching down forest path
Book titled โLoloโs Sari Sari Storeโ
Girl sitting in room in front of Zoom meeting on the computer
Family gathering in the Philippines, from book โBox of Dreamsโ
Hello #PortfolioDay ๐ Iโm Christine, a Filipino-American freelance illustrator with a passion for childrenโs books! Iโd love to collab and add warmth, color, and story to your project. #illustration
๐จ www.christinealmeda.com
๐ christine.almeda (at) hotmail.com
gouache painting of a winter forest scene, bare trees, long blue shadows, and stones make up the composition.
gouache painting of a stone and small pine tree. Snow and tree trunks in the background. Blue shadows, white snow, and purple rocks.
Plein air gouache paintings I did while at a cabin yesterday.
11.01.2026 16:47 โ ๐ 375 ๐ 84 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 0Man and cat stare intensely into sink
Just discovered the subreddit r/accidentalrockwell and it is delightful
04.01.2026 19:24 โ ๐ 5656 ๐ 1378 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 13Love the neighbors setting off fireworks and riding loud motor bikes when my babies and I are trying to sleep ๐ซ Aiming for even an ounce of that lack of shame
01.01.2026 04:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ฅน Thank you so much, thats so kind of you! Happy New Year!!
30.12.2025 22:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In 2026, be prepared to fight me! Iโm pro-vaccine, pro-gun control and anti-gen AI. Iโve always been living like that, but I am enraged now!!! ๐ค
30.12.2025 22:15 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I know itโs because people are generally uninformed or ignorant and see it as a harmless photo filter, but ughhhhhhhh make it stop
30.12.2025 22:12 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Not loving this AI โChristmas-ify my photoโ trend Iโm seeing on Facebook ๐คฎ
Calling it โNorman Rockwellโ?! Gross. He would hate it. Not even composed well.
Letting it change your kidโs face?! Absurd.
My #artvsartist2025 ๐ Honestly this was a tough freelance year, but I did take on a lot of new things! Online speaking opportunities, a book festival, website revamp, and more! I go into more detail about this year on my blog โ๏ธ
Thank you for being here and Happy New Year ๐ซถ
Cancelled my Adobe subscription! Going into 2026 with Affinity studio (itโs free and has the features I need)! Goodbye predatory subscription model!! โ๏ธโ๏ธ
27.12.2025 21:32 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Illustration of morning dove, yellow rumped warbler, and cedar waxwing wearing orange and red ribbons
Illustration of morning dove wearing a orange ribbon
illustration of a yellow rumped warbler
Yellow Winter Birds๐ปโ๏ธ
23.12.2025 21:37 โ ๐ 1856 ๐ 765 ๐ฌ 18 ๐ 3Sending solidarity, this art business thing is TOUGH ๐ซ
22.12.2025 18:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I think freelancing this year broke my brain. Iโve wanted to give up multiple times, art just hasnโt been fun lately ๐
22.12.2025 09:42 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Our feature tutorial/artist today is this CLASSIC piece by Jack Hamm on how SLEEVE FOLDS SHOW as the arm is RAISED or PULLED BACK. An excellent reference sheet to have at hand forever! #illustration #comicart #anime #manga #gamedev #illustrationart #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner
21.12.2025 13:49 โ ๐ 496 ๐ 88 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Nanay Claus
Filipino Santa
Carabao
Pasko Sa Baryo event entrance with character cutouts
Filipino Santa, Nanay Claus, and their Carabao for the Pasko Sa Baryo event in LA last month! So cool to know attendees could see these in-person! #illustration
16.12.2025 15:46 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Loved drawing these and love Christmas art. Hope to have more fun collab commissions in 2026 ๐ฅน๐
16.12.2025 15:47 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Nanay Claus
Filipino Santa
Carabao
Pasko Sa Baryo event entrance with character cutouts
Filipino Santa, Nanay Claus, and their Carabao for the Pasko Sa Baryo event in LA last month! So cool to know attendees could see these in-person! #illustration
16.12.2025 15:46 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Our feature artist/tutorial today is this wonderful and concise piece on BEING CREATIVE with your COLOUR SELECTIONS by the talented @alaiganuza! That note on SATURATION is a very useful one to keep in mind. I love this!
#illustration #painting #oilpainting #paint #colour #ART
Some favorite Santa PBs. ๐๐
12.12.2025 19:55 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0drawing of a chaotic winter scene of various woodland animals, mostly amphibians, frolicking in the snow outside a rustic hobbit-type dwelling
more frog, again. seasonal frog
10.12.2025 19:20 โ ๐ 6464 ๐ 2057 ๐ฌ 13 ๐ 23Day 8 of 31 Days, 31 Lists: Wordless Children's Books. A look at books that take a chance and tell their tales with quiet aplomb. #31days31lists #kidlit ๐๐ afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/08/3...
08.12.2025 12:16 โ ๐ 30 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I love love love that they hired a painter to do these portraits and then acknowledged her by name. Artists of all kinds supporting each other is so beautiful.
07.12.2025 03:31 โ ๐ 1307 ๐ 312 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2It flew by!! ๐ญ
04.12.2025 23:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0a slice of fruitcake filled with dried and candied fruit chunks, with a thin layer of white icing on top, and a puppy-like face made out of marzipan and icing on its surface
day 1 of my 2025 holiday sweets advent calendar: fruitcake!
this year i'm attempting to draw a different holiday-themed treat for each day of december leading up to christmas! check back tomorrow for a new sweet surprise ๐๐
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Original artwork of the children's book, The Brave Little Tailor. The tailer is looking down at the 7 flies he swatted in one blow. There's dresses and other items of clothing nearby.
Original artwork of the children's book, The Brave Little Tailor. The tailor is outside of his town, looking at a little bird in his palm.
John Parr (J.P.) Miller (1913-2004) - original art from The Brave Little Tailor, a Little Golden Book from Simon & Schuster, 1953. Pages 04-05 and 06-07.
04.12.2025 18:46 โ ๐ 28 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0