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Nicola Schofield
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Children's book illustrator and author in the UK. Urbansketcher. Creating colourful worlds & characters

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It's an autumnal #kidlitartpostcard day!

The trees are busy changing colour & flinging leaves off in all directions. Huge piles sit around periodically crunchy and soggy. Winter is approaching fast!

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Kidlitart postcard illustration by Nicola Schofield of a forest of trees that change in colour, left to right, from prinks and oranges, through shades of green, to black and bare. Small figures and scenes can be seen through the trees in various places.
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Little llama ready for Halloween 🎃

#kidlitart #sketchbook #illustration
Black and white line drawing of a llama in a skeleton outfit, holding a pumpkin bucket in her mouth, full of treats.
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Hello #portfolioday !

I am a #kidlit illustrator (of many things) and author (of picturebooks) and here is a little snapshot of my portfolio.

For a closer look, head to NicolaSchofield.com

I'm repped by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kitlitart #pb #illustration
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October 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I love the variety of seed delivery / dispersement systems trees have come up with!

These four can all be seen 20 seconds walk from my house this month!

Some hurt more than others if they land on your head 🙃

#kidlitart #illustration #autumn
Illustration titled Autumn Tree Seed Friends by Nicola Schofield. It shows a sycamore seed helicopter, a pinecone, a horse chestnut conker, partially in it's shell, and an oak acorn. They all have little cute faces and are happy to see you.
October 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Something I've been thinking about lately. 😽🐛🦋

#kidlitart #illustration
Illustration showing the lifecycle of a butterfly, except it's a cat / butterfly hybrid and so is the lifecycle of a caterfly. The cycle goes furball to caterpillar to two-week nap to caterfly and then back to furball
October 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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I wasn't completely happy with my #kidlitartpostcard this month, so I've been redoing it. Here's the result! I prefer the colour palette here and I also worked as if I were making it traditionally. (My previous version I tried out aaaaallll the new procreate brushes 😅)

#kidlitart #illustration
A picturebook illustration by Nicola Schofield. It shows a merman artist chipping away at a large sculpture of his pet goldfish. Made in procreate using alcohol markers and pencils.
October 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Look at this acorn. So shiny!

It just fell on my head.
A photo of a hand holding a large shiny acorn.
October 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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It's #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm a UK based author-illustrator, available to work on picturebooks and black and white interiors. I also have a few of my own dummies ready.

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Get in touch with me or my lovely agent @sallymkim.bsky.social

#kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Postcard illustration titled Pet Portrait. It shows a merman artist working on a giant sculpture of his little goldfish. All around the room are other sketches and half finished sculptures of the same fish. #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Artists! Quote with your night art!

#kidlit #kidlitart
Illustration of a girl in a home made rocket costume laying on bed shining a torch at the ceiling.
September 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Magical starry nights are my favourite things to illustrate ✨

More work here: NicolaSchofield.com
Folktale illustration of a boy laying underground. The spirit of a swan flies upwards from the boy, leaving a trail of stars. cross-section landscape illustration showing the starry night sky being sucked into a girl's bedroom. An illustration of a group of houseplants looking in amazement at a plastic Christmas tree being put together. A boy in a bobble hat eats a jam sandwich against the backdrop of a starry night sky, full of shooting stars.
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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What does games night look like in your house?

It's #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm a picturebook illustrator and author, repped by @sallymkim.bsky.social at ABLA and currently open to new projects.

See more of my work here:
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#kitlitart #kidlit
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Children's book illustration postcard in black and white, blue and teal. It shows a witch playing Twister with four of her cats.
September 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Behold!
A collection of animal faces made from painted paper plates. There is a lion, elephant, monkey, green leopard, and red cat. They all look terrified / terrifying.
August 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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If you see this, quite post your cat art 🐈🖌️

#kidlitart #cats
An illustration of a witch sat on a comfy chair. She is holding a mug with green steam emerging from it. We can't see the top half of her because she is covered in cats. We see her boots, broom, hat, and tights strewn around her chair.
August 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Picked up the little pots I made on this pottery throwing try out day. They are so cute!

I liked it so much I've signed up for a 10 week course in the autumn.

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Two little glazed pots. One beige, one blue A hand holding up a small glazed blue pot
August 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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I actually made two postcards this month. Clearly I have too much time on my hands - someone give me a picturebook to illustrate! 😄

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#kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard #picturebook
Kidlit postcard of a girl with a goldfish looking at a display of wild and wonderful fish in a museum
August 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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It looks so tiny on my phone screen. Here a few of the details 😅

#kidlitart #illustration #kidlitartpostcard
Fancy gorilla in a tiara eating a cube of cheese Shocked crocodile wearing pearls Monkey dressed as a banana sipping something bubbly Fancy sloth wants a snack
August 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Another month rolls by!
Welcome to August and this fancy animal party 🥳

Check out my full portfolio here:
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Editors do get in touch if you'd like me to illustrate your picture books!

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Kidlit illustration postcard of a bunch of animals dressed very fancy (top haps, monocles, and tiaras) staring in surprise at a monkey who has come to the party wearing a banana costume.
August 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Working on my kid lit art postcard for next week!

#wip #kidlitart #illustration
Work in progress kidlit illustration of a nicely dressed crocodile looking in surprise at something off to the right.
July 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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When you look at the little preview pane, are the spreads definitely made up of two pages?
Screenshot of affinity publisher showing a book set up with facing pages.
July 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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I went to a pottery throwing workshop and it was so much fun! I'd never done anything like it before.

(Mine is in the middle in the photo. Got to wait a few weeks to pick them up after firing.)
Unfired pottery on a shelf labelled "Bisque"
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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This weekend I had a go at pottery throwing and it was so much fun!

We were told to bring a bunch of stuff and I felt silly for not remembering a towel until one lady said she'd misread it as a trowel (also she didn't own a trowel, so had brought a paint scraper) 😄
Photo of three potter's wheels. They are covered with clay water and dirty aprons and equipment.
June 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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A very windy, but sunny sketching session with Reading USk today.

#urbansketching #usk #rdguk #drawing
A pencil line drawing of a coffee van, held up with the real van behind
June 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Am I doing this right?
A still life set-up worthy of Cezanne I'm sure 😅

#art #stilllife
Objects set up to be painted as a still life. A cereal box, shoe box, sandwich box, muffin case, half a bag of sugar, and a porcelain skull brightly decorated with flower and fruit designs.
June 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Here's to making friends in unexpected places 🚌

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

More work here ⬇️
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I'm a UK based picturebook illustrator, currently open to new projects. Repped by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart #pb #illustration
#kidlitart illustration of two girls with spotting each other and waving across a crowded bus stop. Their parents are distracted and they have the same taste in toys and clothes. Instant friendship.
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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qrp with starry art
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Picture book illustration in peach and indigo of a swirl of stars leading to a window in a house. People and animals look up at the sky.
May 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM