Maria Bogade

Look at this beautiful cover by julia_bierkandt ! With each new project she outdoes herself. It is such a pleasure as an illustration agent to see her grow as an artist! #cover #coverart #kidlitart #chapterbooks… instagram.com/p/B8v3Z_Iq2AB/…

Winter here is fairly warm with no snow in sight, although we did get a really strong winter storm that kept us up most of the night last Sunday. I do miss the snow as there is something very special about nature… instagram.com/p/B8lhuIUqr1i/…

This illustration by the fantastic illustrationunddesign has a special story. Sabine drew this or rather sketched it last year on our train ride to Bologna. I was watching her intently, mesmerized by the level of… instagram.com/p/B8V_PWYqaYZ/…

I love adding patters to my characters. Sometimes a project requires less detail and pattern on the clothing but with this one I could really play with that. As this style is so reduced in color it also helps making… instagram.com/p/B7x04yOKOs6/…

I still love this character. I drew her quite a while back and simply enjoyed playing with the rhythm in the design. If you want to create characters and understand how to play with rhythm in design make sure to… instagram.com/p/B7qptK9K35G/…

I think I need a detective here in the house. Someone has nicked all my pencils. I do have a suspicion as there are two tiny artists in this house that always seem to have enough pencils for some reason 😉. For now… instagram.com/p/B7lh74DK4SA/…

Characters are key in children’s books. If you want to learn how to design them or improve your designs in order to attract art directors and get the commissions you dream of, sign up for my live 6 weeks online class… instagram.com/p/B7jKo7RKi4H/…

This is me happy and contend. It’s a snapshot that was taken when I was actually trying to take a picture of my kids for my journal. I love that my journal helps me embrace all the wonderful and good things in my… instagram.com/p/B7gIB8UKkdr/…

I remember that as a child I loved playing detective or imagine stories with friends that involved having some secret code we could communicate in. Funny my kids start playing similar things. Did you also play games… instagram.com/p/B7d06m1KZmL/…

Look at this! I know what I am reading tonight as a bedtime story, frau.linchen first published board book! This is what makes being an agent even more great, not only do I get to work with wonderfully talented… instagram.com/p/B7bEUCdqKsx/…

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas! The kids are already really excited and everything is ready and magical, just perfect for the next three days of festivities. It is such a joy to watch my kids as they… instagram.com/p/B6dGxYaKWG8/…

No weekend for the wicked ... oh my, we just noticed a technical hiccup with our PayPal payment on illustration-school.com. Thank you so much for the heads up! It is now fixed and in case you wanted to treat… instagram.com/p/B6YD3mYqCyr/…

Little video with snippets from my online classes. Hope you enjoy! Busily putting the live 6 week course on character design for the children’s book market together. Registration starts this Friday!… instagram.com/p/B6Iin0_K3PO/…

I am a total Christmas geek and wanted to do a draw this in your style “challenge” for some time but couldn’t squeeze it in until now. But here is my prompt for you and I am so curious how this will look in your… instagram.com/p/B6Dl-4eKsgc/…

Thank you to everyone who participated in my giveaway!!! The winner was notified by email! Now that the weekend is here it is time to bake cookies and prepare a little more for the festive season. Have a… instagram.com/p/B5-yztUKwx1/…

I am giving away 1 free seat in my upcoming live class on ‘Designing Heads & Facial Expressions’. In order to be eligible to be considered you have to: 1. Sign up for my newsletter on illustration-school.com… instagram.com/p/B50bjMWq2We/…

I love the frost and when the air feels crisp and clear! There is something very peaceful about the first days of cold or winter in general to me. Taking a walk in this setting and atmosphere calms me down more than… instagram.com/p/B5uVQLwKzey/…

At the moment it all feels like a rollercoaster ride here and from time to time I probably look just like these two guys I did for a book cover. Next week I am launching my mini course on facial expressions! So… instagram.com/p/B5aYPP_Kwzb/…

Do you have a favorite art material to create your illustrations with? As I work in many mediums and mix them heavily, this is not an easy question to answer, but when it comes to watercolors I am totally in love… instagram.com/p/B5Px2YxqAQM/…

Each year in Autumn one of these cute little guys buries quite a few hazelnuts in my garden and then happily forgets them. My turn each spring to pull out all the seedlings. Still it’s is fun to watch them and… instagram.com/p/B5LOmDCqQ2B/…