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Sydney J. Stone
@sydleys.bsky.social
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Critter connoisseur and lover of breakfast food.

✏️ Kidlit Illustrator | Spooky and Fantastical
💁‍♀️ Rep’d by @kellydhouse.bsky.social
📚 SCBWI Carolinas

IG 📷: instagram.com/sydleys
Portfolio 📁: sydneyjstone.com
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A day late to #kidlitartpostcard over here because I’m bad at juggling social medias!

If you’re seeing this then it’s time to hire me to illustrate your next #spooky or #adventurous #PB, #MG, or #YA project!

Website: sydneyjstone.com
Rep: @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social
A monotone illustration of a kid standing in a spotlight from an alien space ship. They appear to have just gotten home from a vacation and are wearing sunglasses, and wide brim hat, a neck travel pillow, holding a vacation drink, and a fanny back that contains some sort of small creature with 1 eye. On their ear is a cattle tag labeled “011”. Text reads: sydney stone kidlit illustration rep’d by Kelly dyksterhouse
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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It’s been a minute #kidlitartpostcard !

My name is Sydney Stone and I’m a #kidlit illustrator rep’d by @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Hire me to illustrate your next spooky or whimsical graphic novel, book cover, or chapter book!

#kidlitart #middlegrade #youngadult
July 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Working out my #Telemachus design for the “Legendary” #EPICthemusical animatic that I’m slowly plugging away at in the background.

The song gives me “classic Disney growing up montage” vibes so we’ll see him around age ~10 in the beginning and ~20 at the end!

#characterdesign #kidlit #kidlitart
Designs for Telemachus, specifically from EPIC the musical, both around age 10 and age 20
April 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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1 min gestures ✌️

#gesture #kidlitart #sketch
An assortment of loose sketches of the human body in athletic poses
April 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Has this trend reached Bluesky? Idk but here it is #starterpacknoai #humanartist #kidlit #kidlitart
A mock up of Barbie-esque doll packaging labeled “Human Artist Starter Pack”. The “doll” is modeled after the artist Sydleys dressed in an oversized cardigan, scoop neck shirt, flared pants, glasses, and a her hair in a bun. Accessories include: a bearded dragon, iPad and Apple Pencil, a coffee cup, chiweenie, and a comfy romper with furry slippers as an alternate outfit. Intended to push back on the current “Starter Pack” trend currently being generated by AI services
April 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Some gestures from today's session - face focused!
April 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Howdy #portfolioday ! My name is Sydney Stone and I'm a #kidlit illustrator who loves all things spooky and whimsical.

Want more art? Check my website sydneyjstone.com or instagram.com/sydleys

For book inquiries, please contact the lovely @kellydhouse.bsky.social with @thetobiasagency.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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New friend! 🫖🌳💧

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #middlegrade #chapterbook
An illustration resembling an old photograph that depicts a young girl with curled hair offering tea to another child who is facing away from us. The other child has floor length, damp, unkempt black hair extending behind them and what appear to be scales on their skin. The girl offering the yea appears unfazed by this. A close up of the damp, scaley child A close up of the young girl offering tea
March 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Thank you #epicthemusical for helping me feel inspired to animate for the first time in over a decade 😭

Idk if I’ll ever actually finish, but here’s some in progress shots for the song “Legendary”
March 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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If you see this, post a #dragon ! 🐲

#artshare #illustration
Black and white illustration of a knight hiding from a giant fire breathing dragon. She is battle worn and nervous
March 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Some gesture samples from this week's sesh ✌️

#drawing #gesture
a collection of gesture drawings
March 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you 🐌🐸
[ #ArtShare ]

#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade #graphicnovel
Comic spread featuring a young boy telling a story about a giant ghost snail being driven by a maniacal carriage driver and getting progressively more stressed about it
March 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!!

My name is Sydney Stone and I’m a #kidlit illustrator with a love for all things spooky and whimsical. Hire me for your next book cover, chapter book, or graphic novel ✨

For all inquiries, please contact @kellydhouse.bsky.social

Thanks for stopping by!
A postcard illustration of a humanoid fox looking on in awe at the impressive, multi-story glamping set up that their friend raccoon has put together. Completely with porch and cafe lighting
March 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Compare to a 30 sec 😛
A very bare bones gesture sketch resembling a stick figure
March 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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I hosted a lil gesture drawing session for one of my #illustrator groups and omg I love gesture drawing guys!!

These poses were 2 min ❤️
A collection of 5 gestural sketches
March 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Snuggled up and ready for #monsterhunterwilds
Photo of a small dog curled up inside my cardigan
March 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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I finally started adding more demi-gods to my roster of #eldenring prints. Now featuring Melania, Blade of Miquella and Starscourge Radahn (and Leonard)✨

Carefully designed so that they are rushing in to fight one another ⚔️
Fanart of Radahn and his horse Leonard from the video game Elden Ring Fanart of Melania from the video game Elden Ring
February 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Some additional #Arcane / #LeagueofLegends con doodles from this weekend
Pencil sketches of Viktor from Arcane A pencil sketch of Jinx in her League of Legends design
February 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Continued - now with more Okarun blushing
A similar drawing to the one from the original post but now the characters are blushing and it’s more cleaned up
February 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Con doodlin #dandadan
Pencil sketch of Momo Ayuse from the anime Dandadan applying eyeliner to Okarun in Turbogranny mode
February 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Prepping some zines of my #BG3 fan zine for a comic expo this weekend ✌️
A series of fanned out papers with comic strips printed on them
February 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Redraw/re-imagining of a piece that I made almost 15 years ago 😱💀

#illustration #redraw
A woman sits on the ledge of a brick city building just outside an open window. She is facing away from us, looking at the sunset, and surrounded by a cityscape. Similar premise to the previous image but less practiced
February 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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I’m painting my office and there are some concerned citizens in the house.
Picture of a hallway where a forlorn husky has been blocked off by an office chair
February 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Happy Valentimes Day 🥰💐💖
A happy pink dragon carrying an armful of flowers and chocolates
February 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Do NOT stop drawing y’all oh my goddd
Redraw of an old piece that I was super proud of over 10 years ago. A short haired blonde woman looking out into a sunset. The version on the left is noticeably more practiced even though it’s unfinished
February 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM