Monika Baum
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Monika Baum
@monbaum.bsky.social
Kidlitart illustrator, accountant & analyst, linguist. I love watercolor, cakes, the Alps, Scotland, squirrels, Star Trek, and happy accidents. 🇨🇭&🇩🇪.📍Switzerland.
www.monbaum.com
Human art, made by me: a human! 😉 Sketch included for extra humanness.
#starterpack #kidlitart
April 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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!
March 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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
February 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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.
January 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
January 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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
January 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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
January 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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
November 14, 2024 at 9:00 PM
A recent personal project 😊
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#watercolourillustration #engagementrings #weddingillustration #traditionalart #watercolour #love #humanartist #womenillustrators
November 14, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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
November 21, 2023 at 10:57 AM
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’. 😩🤦🏻‍♀️
October 25, 2023 at 7:30 AM
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!
October 13, 2023 at 4:19 PM