Human art, made by me: a human! 😉 Sketch included for extra humanness.
#starterpack #kidlitart

I tried to get familiar with Affinity Photo today, but the brush just wasn't being very smooth. So I switched to Clip Studio Paint and it felt a little more natural.
Still… it also feels like starting over!

I wasn’t aware of the 50% price increase by Adobe on my monthly plan until yesterday.
I have 28 days to fully embrace my Clip Studio Pro 2.0 Perpetual Version and the Affinity 2 Universal License. Change is hard. Any words of encouragement by CSP or Affinity users who switched from PS? #kidlitart

I made up for not sketching yesterday by filling two pages today.
But… I’m quite disillusioned about sharing art on social media at the moment. It’s like it doesn’t matter whether I post or not. 😔
What matters to me: having a daily art practice & showing up as consistently as possible. For myself.

Brezen, Brezeln or Pretzels, what do you call them? 🥨🍻

#WatercolorIllustration #FoodIllustration #Pretzels #Watercolor #Illustration #Brezeln #Brezen #Bavaria #Bayern #PatternIllustration

I need to make art daily. This is a rather recent intention, and I am going with the flow. No overthinking. Basically, I’m getting started immediately, and that is the most important thing.

Here’s my sketch for today. No kidlitart, just groceries.

#dailysketch #watercolour #arthabit #artroutine

Happy first #KidLitArtPostCard Day of 2025!
I’m Monika, a German/Swiss #kidlit #illustrator 👋🧀🍫🏔️🥨🍻
I am looking for #representation from Oct’2025 onwards. Until then I’m refreshing my portfolio with new pieces and updating my website monbaum.com.
See recs at: ch.linkedin.com/in/monikabaum

I had the pleasure of working on an Advent story book this year, with one little story for each day of Advent.
Story time is the best time, and good night stories are the bestest!

#KidLitArt #WatercolourIllustration

A recent personal project 😊
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#watercolourillustration #engagementrings #weddingillustration #traditionalart #watercolour #love #humanartist #womenillustrators

Life has a way of putting art in the back seat, doesn’t it?
I’m feeling rusty but also thankful not having to start from scratch ☺️. The sketch for this was 1 year old 😱.
#WIP #digitalwatercolour #illustration #kidlitart #winterillustration #anthropomorphicanimals

I printed my current WIP’s lineart before going to work this morning. The point has been reached where I must make progress in the smallest incremental steps, otherwise nothing gets done. 💪
I also discovered that one of my watercolor blocks is ‘rough’ instead of my usual ‘cold pressed’. 😩🤦🏻‍♀️

Hi all! I create #kidlitart, and I love #watercolour. After taking the summer off, I’m now getting back into things 👩‍🎨🎨. Here’s some of my older #art, and I hope to cook up some new #illustrations soon!