Children’s book illustrator. I also create bespoke art commissions. Please visit my website at marikris.com to see my work.https://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3mej47tom5s2rWork in progress! The lightning looks pretty good if I may say so myself 😍10 Feb 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej47tom5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lvdmfgxoqk2pHave you ever seen a golden doodle runnnn 🐶 #kidlitart #childrensillustrations01 Aug 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdmfgxoqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3ltxoq254ts2tGnarly branch using one pan. The color is called “frog’s breath” from an Etsy store based in Thailand. It has such an interesting tone when dark bark color changes to a green gray with water. Brush from Lebenzon brushes.15 Jul 2025 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltxoq254ts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lts6upo6ws2eFirst attempt at using Nicker Poster Colors. Gouache is harder than I thought 😭 Got any tips? #gouache #art12 Jul 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lts6upo6ws2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lti6aqa3jc27Character sketching and mixing different colors to get a richer skin hue. Do you mix or do you just use the color straight from the pan/tube? #kidlitart08 Jul 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lti6aqa3jc27https://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lt3tagpgxk2yI cannot stress enough how bookkeeping is a skill a creative must learn early. #kidlitartist03 Jul 2025 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt3tagpgxk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lt3dm7vcik2oA curious little seahorse for #kidlitartpostcard day 🌊 I’m an illustrator living in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina USA. Looking for representation and projects: picture books, and MG and YA covers/interiors.03 Jul 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt3dm7vcik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3ls4pmafnhk2cOne of my oldest artwork. I drew this in 2009 when I first bought my Copics. It’s my very first marker art. It’s cool to see how my style has changed since. I started with watercolors ~10 years later and then digital last year. Let’s see your old pieces! I’d love to see them. #kidlit #illustrator21 Jun 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls4pmafnhk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lqn3nve2wc2eWho’s going to #scbwiCarolina’s fall retreat? Me too!02 Jun 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqn3nve2wc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lqkto3rta22wDo you do this too? Pic of me from 2014 at a restaurant while waiting for my food to come.01 Jun 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkto3rta22whttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lo4qvzzxts2iHello #kidlitartpostcard day! I am a children’s illustrator based in NC, USA looking for representation. I work in both traditional and digital watercolors and love illustrating Asian and AAPI cultures. Aside from depicting traditions/ the family unit, I love exploring fantastical elements as well.01 May 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4qvzzxts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lo2hemdf6c2bThis is so exciting! First time entering this year. Good luck to all of us who are hoping for good news 💕 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2hemdf6c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lg3yqe5fzc26Feeling the tiktok ban this morning, so I thought I’d post my first video here in Bluesky — only to be unable to post any videos. Videos are not even visible for me to select for upload. So here’s a picture instead, whomp whomp. #booktok19 Jan 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg3yqe5fzc26https://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lfwymjs5rk2zCheck this out! #childrensillustrator [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwymjs5rk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lezjyienl22nWho? Who? Chonky baby owl wants to know 🦉 Weekend musings on cheap sketchbook. Watercolors: A.Gallo Brush: Lebenzon small kolinsky #childrensillustrations #scbwi #kidlitart05 Jan 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lezjyienl22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3les6megai224Happy 1st kidlitartpostcard of 2025! I’m a Filipino American children’s illustrator based NC, USA! I love amplifying AAPI stories, whether PB, MG or YA. I’d especially love to be considered for fantastic myths and fables, specially if the lore is based in Asia. My website is at marikris.com02 Jan 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3les6megai224https://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lerr6dgwc22pOne of the things I want to do more in 2025 is buy art books for inspiration and reference. Studio Ghibli is one of my ultimate inspirations. #childrensillustrator #kidlitartist02 Jan 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerr6dgwc22phttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3ldjcg3f7tc27She’s so cute 🥺🥺🥺 I had to wait till she was completely dry and then packed her up this morning. If you’re looking for artwork for the coming new year, please save the first pic with my info and email me with a description of the art you need. #blueskyartists #ncartists #petportrait17 Dec 2024 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjcg3f7tc27https://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3ld6zj6a6rc2jDid this a few months ago when I first started using gouache. It’s definitely different from watercolor, even if it has similarities. Here’s my doodle Comet playing with a butterfly 🦋 Do you like watercolors or gouache more? #gouache #childrensbookillustration13 Dec 2024 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6zj6a6rc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3ld4qywqzok2mArtists — do you love granulating watercolors? Here’s a side by side comparison swatches of @danielsmithartistsmaterials Green With Envy set vs @schmincke_official Super Granulation “Shire” set. #watercolors #artists #paintswatches12 Dec 2024 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4qywqzok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3ld4j6j6t5k2gThe fact that they haven’t even dried yet but I can literally see that this set of greens from Daniel Smith watercolors and I are going to be besties. They are separating into beautiful colors. What’s your favorite green? #art #watercolors #childrensillustrations12 Dec 2024 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4j6j6t5k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lcoaw7fxms2bOne house portrait art commission done! I love when they request for extra details like this cute puppy. My client is gifting this to her friend (so sweet!) Imagine getting gifted a custom watercolor. Wouldn’t you like to receive a house portrait for Christmas? 🎄 #houseportrait06 Dec 2024 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcoaw7fxms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lclnfxgf7k2lHappy #KidLitPostcard Day! I’m a children’s illustrator based in NC USA interested in picture books, MG and YA. You can see my work in print in Yobe Qui’s The Missing Red Envelopes, a middle grade novel about two sisters celebrating Lunar New Year with their family. Or visit marikris.com05 Dec 2024 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclnfxgf7k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lclizz6ya22sI’m in this stage in the middle of art commissions where I look at my work and I seriously think about all my past decisions and wonder why I keep making art. You’re an artist if you know this feeling 🫠 #ncartist #childrensillustrator #watercolorpainting05 Dec 2024 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclizz6ya22shttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lcg2wcg2pk2vOpened up one of my watercolor blocks and what do I see? A story that I forgot to finish telling. This was probably from 4-5 years ago. #childrensillustration #mushroomart03 Dec 2024 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcg2wcg2pk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lbrmszhe3s2yI paint in both traditional and digital watercolor media. Can you spot the digital painting? #artist #childrensillustrator25 Nov 2024 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrmszhe3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/krisfulkart.bsky.social/post/3lbmyh5ewrs2yRemember that you are a business even though you’re an artist. You need an agreement. You also need a retainer/advance/deposit. Make sure the payment terms are in your contract. You should also use questionnaires so that you don’t have to type your questions every time. Time is money :) #artists23 Nov 2024 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:3nr6kttk55icbcmt2ev3jdtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmyh5ewrs2y