Brian Harold Taylor
@brianharoldtaylor.bsky.social
Kid Lit Illustrator, Comic Artist and Animator. Creator of THE WILDER.
www.brianharoldtaylor.com
For freelance inquiries contact info@shannonassociates.com
www.brianharoldtaylor.com
For freelance inquiries contact info@shannonassociates.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Lowland Snoot. Summer phase. Known for its comical bark-roar and legendary tracking ability thanks to its distinctive snout.
Yeah, I have no idea what I’m doing guys. I’m supposed to be putting together a kid lit portfolio, but I just wanna draw critters and ink them. Help.
Yeah, I have no idea what I’m doing guys. I’m supposed to be putting together a kid lit portfolio, but I just wanna draw critters and ink them. Help.
September 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lowland Snoot. Summer phase. Known for its comical bark-roar and legendary tracking ability thanks to its distinctive snout.
Yeah, I have no idea what I’m doing guys. I’m supposed to be putting together a kid lit portfolio, but I just wanna draw critters and ink them. Help.
Yeah, I have no idea what I’m doing guys. I’m supposed to be putting together a kid lit portfolio, but I just wanna draw critters and ink them. Help.
Hi all, happy kid lit postcard day! Currently open to work. Picture books, middle grade and graphic novels. Represented by @shannonassociates
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlit #kidlitillustrator #picturebookillustration l
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlit #kidlitillustrator #picturebookillustration l
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hi all, happy kid lit postcard day! Currently open to work. Picture books, middle grade and graphic novels. Represented by @shannonassociates
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlit #kidlitillustrator #picturebookillustration l
#kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlit #kidlitillustrator #picturebookillustration l
Sage meets the woof named “WOOF” - a couple panels from the graphic novel.
#graphicnovel #indiecomic #characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitillustration
#graphicnovel #indiecomic #characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitillustration
July 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Sage meets the woof named “WOOF” - a couple panels from the graphic novel.
#graphicnovel #indiecomic #characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitillustration
#graphicnovel #indiecomic #characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitillustration
Something I’ve been sending out recently, some compiled images for potential clients to get an idea of the work I do…
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator
July 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Something I’ve been sending out recently, some compiled images for potential clients to get an idea of the work I do…
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator
Finally getting around to coloring this Samurai Squatch story. Though the pitch didn’t really go anywhere, I’m glad I’ll still have a chance to tell the story (albeit a much shorter version). More on that coming soon.
#indiecomics #sasquatch #kidlit #kidlitart #comicsforkids
#indiecomics #sasquatch #kidlit #kidlitart #comicsforkids
July 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Finally getting around to coloring this Samurai Squatch story. Though the pitch didn’t really go anywhere, I’m glad I’ll still have a chance to tell the story (albeit a much shorter version). More on that coming soon.
#indiecomics #sasquatch #kidlit #kidlitart #comicsforkids
#indiecomics #sasquatch #kidlit #kidlitart #comicsforkids
Sage and Woof searching the Wilder forests for rare and legendary wildlife. Gotta add them to her field journal!
#picturebooks #graphicnovelsforkids #indiecomics
#picturebooks #graphicnovelsforkids #indiecomics
July 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Sage and Woof searching the Wilder forests for rare and legendary wildlife. Gotta add them to her field journal!
#picturebooks #graphicnovelsforkids #indiecomics
#picturebooks #graphicnovelsforkids #indiecomics
The heroes heading out on their great big adventure. Trying to channel my “inner Jeff Smith” (Bone/Rasl/Tuki) with the inking. I love traditional inking, mistakes and all. Coming back to it after all these years makes me feel more like myself, if that makes any sense.
June 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The heroes heading out on their great big adventure. Trying to channel my “inner Jeff Smith” (Bone/Rasl/Tuki) with the inking. I love traditional inking, mistakes and all. Coming back to it after all these years makes me feel more like myself, if that makes any sense.
Hey it’s SeerCat and his pal Chirp! Another one for the picture book portfolio.
#characterdesign #kidlitillustration #kidlit
#characterdesign #kidlitillustration #kidlit
June 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Hey it’s SeerCat and his pal Chirp! Another one for the picture book portfolio.
#characterdesign #kidlitillustration #kidlit
#characterdesign #kidlitillustration #kidlit
A post from a few years back, I still feel like I was onto something here…
#kidlitart, #kidlitillustration,
#kidlitart, #kidlitillustration,
June 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A post from a few years back, I still feel like I was onto something here…
#kidlitart, #kidlitillustration,
#kidlitart, #kidlitillustration,
Another whiny post, inspired by navigating the treacherous waters of a freelance career. I promise future newsletters to be much more enlightening…
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brianharoldtaylor.substack.com/p/what-you-w...
What You Want vs. What the Market NEEDS
Currently I’m caught between what I want to do and what the market needs. Anyone else?
brianharoldtaylor.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Another whiny post, inspired by navigating the treacherous waters of a freelance career. I promise future newsletters to be much more enlightening…
brianharoldtaylor.substack.com/p/what-you-w...
brianharoldtaylor.substack.com/p/what-you-w...
Heads. What I draw when I don’t know what to draw. Sketchbook practice. I say “sketchbook”, but I actually mean “stack of 8 1/2 x 11 paper”. I’ve never been able to make sketchbooks work for me; I dunno, I’m weird.
#characterdesign #sketching #colerasepencil
#characterdesign #sketching #colerasepencil
June 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Heads. What I draw when I don’t know what to draw. Sketchbook practice. I say “sketchbook”, but I actually mean “stack of 8 1/2 x 11 paper”. I’ve never been able to make sketchbooks work for me; I dunno, I’m weird.
#characterdesign #sketching #colerasepencil
#characterdesign #sketching #colerasepencil
June 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Decided to ink this dude, my take on a TMNT. These guys got me into drawing comics back in middle school. Also, I’ve been loving using a brush these days. Brush pens are close, but nothing beats the real thing!
#characterdesign #tmnt #raphael #ninjaturtle #inkingcomics
#characterdesign #tmnt #raphael #ninjaturtle #inkingcomics
June 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Decided to ink this dude, my take on a TMNT. These guys got me into drawing comics back in middle school. Also, I’ve been loving using a brush these days. Brush pens are close, but nothing beats the real thing!
#characterdesign #tmnt #raphael #ninjaturtle #inkingcomics
#characterdesign #tmnt #raphael #ninjaturtle #inkingcomics
Digitally inking one of my Samurai Squatch comic pages with some custom brushes I’ve made. They were created using actual India ink textures. I wanted to emulate actual ink brush work as closely as possible. Also listening to the great @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social !
June 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Digitally inking one of my Samurai Squatch comic pages with some custom brushes I’ve made. They were created using actual India ink textures. I wanted to emulate actual ink brush work as closely as possible. Also listening to the great @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social !
Finally finished this guy for THE WILDER character design lineup. Trying to give this whole comic a bit of a whimsical feel in the design. Three adventurers out searching the forests for “wilder critters” of every shape and size.
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
June 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Finally finished this guy for THE WILDER character design lineup. Trying to give this whole comic a bit of a whimsical feel in the design. Three adventurers out searching the forests for “wilder critters” of every shape and size.
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
Inking a character design for the Huntsman using a brush from my Storyteller BrushPack in Procreate.
#inkingcomics #characterdesign
#inkingcomics #characterdesign
June 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Inking a character design for the Huntsman using a brush from my Storyteller BrushPack in Procreate.
#inkingcomics #characterdesign
#inkingcomics #characterdesign
Turns out Samurai Squatch loves video games. A panel from my middle grade graphic novel pitch.
#graphicnovel #kidlit
#graphicnovel #kidlit
May 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Turns out Samurai Squatch loves video games. A panel from my middle grade graphic novel pitch.
#graphicnovel #kidlit
#graphicnovel #kidlit
Inking comics in Procreate with brushes from my Storyteller Brush Pack I’ve been working on lately. I hope to have it available for others soon.
May 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Inking comics in Procreate with brushes from my Storyteller Brush Pack I’ve been working on lately. I hope to have it available for others soon.
I never really had the dream to work for (fill in the blank) studio. I’ve always kinda just wanted to do my own thing. Tell my OWN stories. That’s what motivates me. Take that away, and work becomes dull. That’s why I keep doing COMICS. It’s the one medium where you can just make your thing.
May 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I never really had the dream to work for (fill in the blank) studio. I’ve always kinda just wanted to do my own thing. Tell my OWN stories. That’s what motivates me. Take that away, and work becomes dull. That’s why I keep doing COMICS. It’s the one medium where you can just make your thing.
Sage & Woof - character designs for a #kidlit graphic novel project I’ve wanted to do for years. Continuing to document my progress on this.
#indiecomics #characterdesign
#indiecomics #characterdesign
May 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Sage & Woof - character designs for a #kidlit graphic novel project I’ve wanted to do for years. Continuing to document my progress on this.
#indiecomics #characterdesign
#indiecomics #characterdesign
WIP. Back to work on my “fantastical field guide” comic. Pushing character designs to be more like an animated cartoon for the middle grade crowd. It also makes them faster to draw, since I don’t have a great deal of time for comic drawing these days.
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
May 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
WIP. Back to work on my “fantastical field guide” comic. Pushing character designs to be more like an animated cartoon for the middle grade crowd. It also makes them faster to draw, since I don’t have a great deal of time for comic drawing these days.
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
#characterdesign #kidlit #indiecomics
A bit from the pitch I wrote for Samurai Squatch. I can’t share all of it, but figured I could at least show this. Moving on now to new projects while I wait to hear any news. #comics #indiecomics #sasquatch
May 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A bit from the pitch I wrote for Samurai Squatch. I can’t share all of it, but figured I could at least show this. Moving on now to new projects while I wait to hear any news. #comics #indiecomics #sasquatch
New Graphic Novel pitch going out to publishers starting today! Fingers crossed. Lemme know if you or your kids might dig some samurai squatch heroics & tomfoolery!
#samurai #sasquatch #bigfoot #indiecomics #kidlit #comicsforkids #middlegradebooks
#samurai #sasquatch #bigfoot #indiecomics #kidlit #comicsforkids #middlegradebooks
May 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New Graphic Novel pitch going out to publishers starting today! Fingers crossed. Lemme know if you or your kids might dig some samurai squatch heroics & tomfoolery!
#samurai #sasquatch #bigfoot #indiecomics #kidlit #comicsforkids #middlegradebooks
#samurai #sasquatch #bigfoot #indiecomics #kidlit #comicsforkids #middlegradebooks
Another design from the Samurai Squatch middle-grade graphic novel pitch…GREAT WHITE the Gugwe, the nemesis of Samurai Squatch. Inked with a brush from my upcoming Storyteller’s BrushPack.
#indiecomics #comicsforkids #graphicnovelsforkids #kidlit #characterdesign
#indiecomics #comicsforkids #graphicnovelsforkids #kidlit #characterdesign
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Another design from the Samurai Squatch middle-grade graphic novel pitch…GREAT WHITE the Gugwe, the nemesis of Samurai Squatch. Inked with a brush from my upcoming Storyteller’s BrushPack.
#indiecomics #comicsforkids #graphicnovelsforkids #kidlit #characterdesign
#indiecomics #comicsforkids #graphicnovelsforkids #kidlit #characterdesign