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Simon Credland
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Artist, illustrator animator and writer for books games and TV. Most recently concept and story artist on the new Wombles CG show
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Simon Credland @simoncred.bsky.social · Aug 7
Hi, I'm Si, an illustrator, character designer and writer.

After many tears creating artwork for games and animation (see more on my website)...

...now I'm moving into full time illustration so I can do more of this :)

Simoncred.myportfolio.com

#illustration #comicart #kidlitart #art
A cartoon-y colour illustration of a gold coloured fish with a very surprised expression on his face and bubbles coming out of his mouth. With a little watercolour blue water behind him. It looks funny
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If you see this, post your bird art

#illustration #kidlitart
A cartoony illustration of a duck enjoying a retro roller skate ride while listening to a cassette Walkman. There are musical notes floating out of his headphones
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Heyyy!, its #kidlitartpostcard day!

Hi, I'm Simon an illustrator, comic artist and writer from the UK.

I'm busily writing and illustrating my own stories…..

I'm looking for a friendly agent :)

simoncred.myportfolio.com

#illustration #kidlitart #comic #comicart #graphicnovelart
A colour and ink illustration for this month's #kidlitartpostcard day. It's of a happy little green alien that has come to earth playing on a children's coin operated rocket ride as if it were the sort of thing he would ride on back home
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Daily sketch from a little while ago but….. Luke in the Wampa cave.

Nice undies :)

#illustration #kidlitart #starwars #ink #comicart #graphicnovel #funny #dailysketch
A inked illustration in a comic style of Luke in the wampa cave from Star Wars. He’s dangling from the roof of the ice cave trying to reach his lightsaber which is starting to move….could be the force…. As he is hanging upside down you can see his red polka dot pants (if you are English) or underwear (if you are from the US)
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Sketch of the day... everyone's favourite Lombax, cartoon style

#illustration #kidlitart #comicart #gameart #ratchetandclank #ink #art #sketch #dailysketch
A black and white sketched illustration of a cartoony style Ratchet from the ratchet and clank game series.
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Sketchbook character designs for this year's pumpkins

#illustration #kidlitart #sketchbook #pumpkin #pumpkins #halloween
An inked sketch of a cute pumpkin character with a cartoony face - and this one with bat wings An inked sketch of 3 cute pumpkin characters bouncing along, with cartoony faces - pulling funny expressions An inked sketch of a cute pumpkin character with a cartoony face - and this one with bat wings An inked sketch of a cute pumpkin character with a cartoony face - and this one with a pirate hat
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Cool character design of the day :) anyone for ice-cream.

And yeah, I gave him ice cream hair :)

#illustration #sketch #dailydraw #ink #kidlitart #comicart #comic #art #graphicnovelart #funny
An inked sketch in a comic style of a bit wearing an apron serving up an ice cream. He has a hair cut that looks like a scoop of ice cream :)
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Oh hi, I've just seen this, been deep in work mode and have just come up for air :)

I'm working on a project of my own (finally) so: writing, 'boarding, sketching, cleaning up, inking, colouring.

I still start with pencil on paper - I'm getting through lots of paper
A photo of work in progress of my own project, showing a stack of pencil on paper sketches of cute animal characters and an ipad screen of a cleaned up drawing of a mouse character who looks like he's scared of something
October 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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morning Ink sketch, little alien on his way to school :)

#illustration #kidlitart #ink #comicart #comic #cute #dailysketch #sketch
An inked sketch of a cute alien character with long ears, a big wide mouth showing two round teeth, a hoody, shorts and backpack. He looks like he’s on his way to school
October 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Hey, its #portfolioday

Hi, I'm Simon an illustrator, story and comic artist from the UK.

I'm busily writing and illustrating my own stories with cool characters…..

I'm looking for a friendly agent :)

simoncred.myportfolio.com

#illustration #kidlitart #comic #graphicnovelart
A black and white inked illustration in a cartoony style of a young girl and her cat off on adventures. The girl is wearing shorts, boots, a hoody and a flying helmet with goggles. She has a big grin on her face
October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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A quick inked sketch of the world‘s greatest superhero… Captain underpants :)

Tra La La

#illustration #kidlitart #dailysketch #ink #sketch #captainunderpants #cute #comic #comicart #graphicnovelart #childrensbookillustration
An inked head and shoulders sketch of Captain Underpants. You can see a bit of his cape flowing behind him, and a big grin on his face
October 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Did this a few weeks ago…. A page of Chewie character studies :)

Happy Friday

#illustration #starwars #dailydraw #kidlitart #comic #comic #art #sketchbook #friday
A page of 4 poses of a comic style chewbacca from Star Wars. With him smiling, frowning, looking worried and looking happy. Pencil sketches drawn up in procreate
October 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Trying out some of the new pencils in the new #procreate library.

This is Waratah, cool name, really nice pressure sensitivity for layering lines. I land of sculpt shapes when I draw and this has a good feel to it

#illustration #dailysketch #kidlitart #pencilsketch #comicart #art
A sketch drawn with a pencil brush in procreate on the iPad of a cute cartoon cat with big cat eyes and ears perked up
October 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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From one of my sketchbooks. Sketched this while on a bumpy train in north Spain last year.

#dailysketch #sketchbook #art #ink #lifedrawing #illustration #drawnfromlife #sketch
An inked sketch of a traveller on a train in north Spain that I drew in my sketchbook. She has a large backpack and is leaning to one side while busily looking at her phone. Drawn from life in real time
October 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Woah!, its #kidlitartpostcard day!

Hi, I'm Simon an illustrator, comic artist and writer from the UK.

I'm busily writing and illustrating my own stories…..

I'm looking for a friendly agent :)

simoncred.myportfolio.com

#illustration #kidlitart #comic #graphicnovelart
An inked and coloured illustration of a cartoon Han Solo riding on a Tain Tain on the ice planet hoth from Star Wars, the empire strikes back. Han is wearing an enormous furry jacket and the Tain Tain doesn’t look too happy about being out in the freezing cold. This is a postcard for the kidlitartpostcard day
October 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Warm up sketch this morning. It’s a scene from Calvin and Hobbes with Calvin’s mum reading on the sofa. Amazing

#dailysketch #sketchbook #illustration #calvinandhobbes #comicart #kidlitart
A pencil sketch of my own taken from a pose in a Calvin and Hobbes story showing Calvin’s mum trying to relax on the sofa reading a book
October 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Sketch of the day…..young George Beard when he first meets Harold with his epic hair, love this look so much :)

#illustration #captainunderpants #comic #comicart #procreate #graphicnovelart #kidlitart #sketch #dailysketch #art
An inked sketch of George from the captain underpants books when he was very young and had a huge Afro haircut (which looks great) He is sitting on the floor with his school uniform on and with a big smile
September 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Had this idea that made me laugh. Sketch of the day

#illustration #art #inksketch #sketch #sketchbook #kidlitart #comicart #comic #dailysketch
And inked sketch of a sandwich character (a sarnie with a face on the front, arms and legs) being picked up by someone’s hand. The sarnie looks worried ( he’s about to be eaten) and is waving one hand as if saying ‘noooo don’t bite me’
September 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Meet Crabby Joe, cute character design for Friday :)

#illustration #art #kidlitart #comicart #comic #graphicnovelart #cute #friday #dailysketch
A cute illustration of a cartoony crab with a round body and a spiral shell. He has a comic expression on his face as if he’s saying ‘Woah’. Inked outline, with a light blue colour on a coral-pink background.
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Sketched this in pencil, made me laugh so I inked it up…..
A chubby Wampa :)

I’ve done s whole page of these

#illustration #art #comicart #comic #starwars #dailysketch #kidlitart #ink #graphicnovelart
A black and white inked sketch of a cute/comic Wampa from the ice planet Hoth in the Star Wars Empire strikes back film. He looks far more cute than scary :)
September 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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I inked a toxic turbo toilet 2000 as a present for a big captain underpants fan.

Great character design

#illustration #kidlitart #art #comicart #comic #captainunderpants #ink #sketchbook #dailysketch
An inked illustration of a turbo toilet 2000 from the captain underpants books A pencil sketch of a turbo toilet 2000 from the captain underpants books
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Neville trying to fly a broom for the first time, storyboarded sequence

There’s bits of Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes) trying to ride his bike in there and some Linguine from ratatouille :)

#illustration #kidlitart #comicart #harrypotter #comic #funny #graphicnovelillustration #storyboard
A 3 image sequence showing a cartoony Neville longbottom from the Harry Potter stories trying, and failing, to ride a broom for the first time. The first image shows the broomstick shooting before he is ready, he’s just holding onto it, then he starts to wrap his arms and legs around it as it soars up into the sky
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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From one of the games I art directed, storyboard and final render of this little dude being fired out of a canon….

…he’s not that happy about it :)

#illustration #art #animation #gameart #kidlitart #storyboard
Two images, of a storyboard panel next to the final cg rendered frame. This is from the Squeeballs game I was the art director of (it came out on Nintendo Wii) the scene is a little cute round character looking worried as he’s about to be fired out of a canon - which was one of the mini games :)
September 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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From a pencil sketch that made me laugh so I inked it up.

That scene in the first Harry Potter book when Neville tries, and fails to ride a broom for the first time :)

Bless him

#illustration #art #comicart #kidlitart #harrypotter #funny #graphicnovelart #comicillustration
An Inked drawing of the scene from the first Harry potter book where Neville tries to fly a broom for the first time and it flies off with him struggling to hold onto it
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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A page of morning warm up sketches.

I'll open a book from one of my favourite artists/writers and do a page of studies to understand why a pose works etc.

This was from cabin and Hobbes, the main movement, the FX, the emotion still inspire me every day

#sketchbook #art #drawing #dailysketch
A page of pencil sketches studying illustrations from Calvin and Hobbes showing him running, jumping, catching a ball (that tries to eat him) and blowing bubble gum that explodes in his facr
September 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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@louiestowell.bsky.social this is for you

Talking to my children after their french club this week one of them naturally asked what 'to fart' is in french, it's 'Péter' - to blast. As in to blast from yer end.

So the already terribly named AI ChatGPT, in french:

Cat, I farted

Vive la phonetics
A screenshot from a Google search of how to pronounce ChatGPT in french, which is, cat, I farted
September 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM