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Sam Kallis

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She/her. Creative Director of Visual Development for Disney Television Animation. Angeleno with many cats. Illustrator, mom, award winning gardener. Portfolio: www.samkallis.com

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Drawing on the plane.

28.05.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For those wondering - I went with the MacBook Air but added 32 gigs RAM and 2T storage. So far itโ€™s been great and manages photoshop very efficiently. I should say I donโ€™t often deal in HUGE files, but so far itโ€™s handled everything I have thrown at it.

22.05.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a tree with moss growing all over it in high key fantastical colors.

An illustration of a tree with moss growing all over it in high key fantastical colors.

Meditation sketch at the end of the night.

17.05.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

"Perhaps prison would have persisted this way forever. Perhaps our granite hearts and iron wills would have never crumbled. Perhaps the prison mentality, that we be cold and heartless, would have endured.

Perhaps. But then there were kittens."

04.04.2025 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1623    ๐Ÿ” 528    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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id never seen this piece of Eyvind Earle concept art for Sleeping Beauty before and i'm losing my mind it is so good

27.04.2025 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3070    ๐Ÿ” 662    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

I went with the most tricked out Air. Will report back.

21.04.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

21.04.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I need to buy a new laptop - curious if illustrators/vis dev artists are using the MacBook Air. Iโ€™ve always had a Pro, but if I can avoid the hefty price tag I would like toโ€ฆ

21.04.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I am a professional artist but I find buying paper very intimidating.

19.04.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This was on the poetryisnotaluxury Instagram today and I felt it reverberate against my ribcage.

19.04.2025 04:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tapping the sign again: Ableism is the problem and what we should expend our energy on dismantling. Autistic folx live full lives โ€” if your narrative of โ€œfullโ€ is based on ableist stereotypes then you should re-evaluate where the REAL problem lies and do the work of unlearning ableism.

17.04.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 134    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonโ€™t share RFK Jr.โ€™s lies about autism.

Itโ€™s disgusting and dangerous.

If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.

Autistic people contribute every day to our nationโ€™s greatness.

To every kid with autism, Iโ€™m in this fight all the way for you.

17.04.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44526    ๐Ÿ” 8836    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1352    ๐Ÿ“Œ 391

What about me feeling the earthquake in the kitchen but my husband not feeling it in the living room?

14.04.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Oh, and Ezra Kleinโ€™s podcast is very good.

11.04.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh no, Iโ€™m in the imposter syndrome part of this painting.

11.04.2025 04:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hi #PortfolioDay ! I'm Shiho a Japanese children's book illustrator working from SoCalโœจ

Portfolio: shihopate.com
Agent: Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency
Books: would love to illustrate books with Halloween, funny, nature, family, adventure๐Ÿ’›

#kidlitart

08.04.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
An image with four illustrations in the shape of a square. One illustration is of people walking toward a glowing rectangle in the distance, the second is of varies birds, the third is three men on horses, and the fourth is a swamp on fire. The text reads DOMINIQUE RAMSEY-www.dominiqueramsey.com, dominiqueramsey9@gmai.com

An image with four illustrations in the shape of a square. One illustration is of people walking toward a glowing rectangle in the distance, the second is of varies birds, the third is three men on horses, and the fourth is a swamp on fire. The text reads DOMINIQUE RAMSEY-www.dominiqueramsey.com, dominiqueramsey9@gmai.com

Hey hey #portfolioday! My name is Dominique and I am an illustrator and designer. Past clients include Netflix, Walmart, Delta Air Lines, and Penguin Random House

๐ŸŒตwww.dominiqueramsey.com
๐ŸŒตdominiqueramsey9@gmail.com

09.04.2025 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 253    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really like Political Gabfest - sometimes they are a bit centrist for me but I always come away from listening feeling smarter.

08.04.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt from the cover of her book Capture Creatures, featuring the Red Panda based creature Bon Bon Fire.

Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt from the cover of her book Capture Creatures, featuring the Red Panda based creature Bon Bon Fire.

Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt of a grey tabby eating a taiyaki red bean treat

Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt of a grey tabby eating a taiyaki red bean treat

Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt from her Bouquet Forest series of a forest creature, Big Reggie, holding a flower with his friend Kiffie standing on his shoulder.

Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt from her Bouquet Forest series of a forest creature, Big Reggie, holding a flower with his friend Kiffie standing on his shoulder.

Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt of Thumbelina and her animal friends

Gouache illustration by artist Becky Dreistadt of Thumbelina and her animal friends

Itโ€™s #PortfolioDay! Iโ€™m Becky, an animation character designer and painter. Hereโ€™s a few of my favorite gouache paintings, with some character designs to follow! Iโ€™m looking for work right now!
๐Ÿ”— beckydreistadt.com
โœ‰๏ธ beckydreistadt@gmail.com
๐Ÿ›๏ธ store.beckyandfrank.com

08.04.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 142    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello #PortfolioDay ๐Ÿ’—
I'm Alecia, and I'm a freelance Concept and Illustrator based in Montrรฉal. I love designing humanoid and robotic things!

I'm currently looking for work!

Portfolio: tallnquirky.artstation.com
๐Ÿ“ง: aleciadoyley@gmail.com

08.04.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 446    ๐Ÿ” 162    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh interesting- I will check to make sure itโ€™s not dropping the dpi down

08.04.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Digital illustration of a young cricket boy going down a pebble road on his way to school. His mom is waving him off from a blue door in a tree stump, and the scene is a forest floor.

Digital illustration of a young cricket boy going down a pebble road on his way to school. His mom is waving him off from a blue door in a tree stump, and the scene is a forest floor.

Digital illustration of animal characters who are mailmen, with a bigger shot of a panda blowing in his post horn and then smaller animals who look like they are walking out of it, featuring an orange cat, an anteater, a giraffe, a hedgehog, a badger, a turtle, a mouse, a rabbit, a rhino, a rooster, a duck and a guinea pig.

Digital illustration of animal characters who are mailmen, with a bigger shot of a panda blowing in his post horn and then smaller animals who look like they are walking out of it, featuring an orange cat, an anteater, a giraffe, a hedgehog, a badger, a turtle, a mouse, a rabbit, a rhino, a rooster, a duck and a guinea pig.

Digital illustration of four kids having fun on their sleds on a snowy hill. One boy and a girl are coming down, the boy is scared and the girl has a big smile on her face. Their black and white dog in a yellow sweater is following them. Two other kids are staying behind and waiting for their turn. The boy in the back has a smug facial expression while the girl is looking at the boy with concern.

Digital illustration of four kids having fun on their sleds on a snowy hill. One boy and a girl are coming down, the boy is scared and the girl has a big smile on her face. Their black and white dog in a yellow sweater is following them. Two other kids are staying behind and waiting for their turn. The boy in the back has a smug facial expression while the girl is looking at the boy with concern.

Digital illustration of a group of kids with their teacher on a visit to a botanical garden. In the foreground there's a boy using a magnifying glass to take a better look at a flower and in the background there's three kids reading a book with pictures, a boy and a girl looking at a butterfly, one girl reading a sign in front of plants, and another looking up at her teacher with amazement at his story.

Digital illustration of a group of kids with their teacher on a visit to a botanical garden. In the foreground there's a boy using a magnifying glass to take a better look at a flower and in the background there's three kids reading a book with pictures, a boy and a girl looking at a butterfly, one girl reading a sign in front of plants, and another looking up at her teacher with amazement at his story.

Ohh itโ€™s #PortfolioDay!! Iโ€™m Katria, a kid-lit illustrator & author based in Berlin. I love helping bring peopleโ€™s ideas to life and Iโ€™m available for both short and long term projects ๐Ÿ™Œ

katriaraden@proton.me
www.katriaraden.com

08.04.2025 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 630    ๐Ÿ” 133    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

ello #portfolioDay - looking for more projects to work on this year! sajanrai.co.uk/portfolio

08.04.2025 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 931    ๐Ÿ” 282    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A large ocean wave is about to overtake a bedraggled man in a weathered rowboat. He looks distressed about this, knowing he's not going to be able to get clear of the wave in time.

A large ocean wave is about to overtake a bedraggled man in a weathered rowboat. He looks distressed about this, knowing he's not going to be able to get clear of the wave in time.

A rusalka possessively embraces a man she's pulled under water in a pond; he doesn't appear to be struggling against her very much.

A rusalka possessively embraces a man she's pulled under water in a pond; he doesn't appear to be struggling against her very much.

We peer through ornate curtains at a king kneeling before a man in armor who stands before him. The king gazes up at the knight and is in the process of shrugging out of his ornate robes, which trail behind him. The knight cradles the king's face in one hand, and the king has a hand on the knight's armored leg.

We peer through ornate curtains at a king kneeling before a man in armor who stands before him. The king gazes up at the knight and is in the process of shrugging out of his ornate robes, which trail behind him. The knight cradles the king's face in one hand, and the king has a hand on the knight's armored leg.

A medusa in gold jewelry with gold rattlesnakes for hair, clutching the stone head of a king and breaking it to pieces while making intense eye contact with the viewer.

A medusa in gold jewelry with gold rattlesnakes for hair, clutching the stone head of a king and breaking it to pieces while making intense eye contact with the viewer.

Hi #portfolioday! I'm Julie Dillon, and I'm a freelance artist working mostly on MtG cards and book covers. Here are a few personal paintings I've done in the past year. :)

08.04.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2886    ๐Ÿ” 564    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Is actually #PortfolioDay ? I always post the wrong day lmao ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ–ค

08.04.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1025    ๐Ÿ” 212    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hey #portfolioday i'm still looking for work!! revisions, boards, illustrations, graphic novels!!!

08.04.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Jung-Ha, a 2D character designer!

I've worked on characters, creatures, props featured on titles such as Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Skull Island, Mighty Nein , etc.

I'm available for work!

junghakimart.wixsite.com/junghakimart/
www.linkedin.com/in/junghakim...

08.04.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hullo, itโ€™s #portfolioday! Iโ€™m chuck, I make picture books. I like drawing animals, far away places, and light.

08.04.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 330    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I know people do books in procreate and Iโ€™m wondering if Iโ€™m missing a secret step haha

08.04.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right now Iโ€™m just exporting b&w but the tooth in the line feels pixelated- like itโ€™s degraded some how? Wondering if I just need to work SUPER BIG and then shrink it in photoshop? Itโ€™s like itโ€™s the wrong resolution or something

08.04.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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