Ruchi Mittal

Illustrator & curator - passionate about social justice, inclusion and equality

[Ruchi Mittal @RuchiMittalArt]

What's the #seahorse saying, I wonder?
#sealifeillustration #childrensbookillustration #picturebookartist #kidlitart #ruchimittalart

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Another houseplant-inspired illustration, this one started life as a tulsi plant on my balcony but while art-ing somehow turned into a lemon plant
#plantillustration #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #kidlitart #ruchimittalart

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I'm calling this one "High-Rise Living" 😆 Srsly, the number of creatures we get on/from the balcony even in Singapore is stunning, but to be fair my flat's not really that high up haha
#northerncardinal #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #kidlitart #ruchimittalart

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Working on a larger illustration - can you guess the setting? The lil bee from the last illo is gonna feature too...
#northerncardinal #redcardinal #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #kidlitart #ruchimittalart

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Back to some digital art, though I really am loving playing with traditional materials - it's helped me find the joy in making again. For now, a determined busy bee on its way.
#childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #kidlitart #ruchimittalart

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Enjoyed the graphite stick so much I got myself a black pastel stick and this cat just jumped out of it
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#cat #sketchbookillustration #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #illustrationsforkids #ruchimittalart

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Loving graphite stick for quick, characterful sketches - here's a goat amongst some grasshoppers
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#goat #grasshopper #sketchbookillustration #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #illustrationsforkids #ruchimittalart

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Jellyfish in graphite stick
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#jellyfish #sketchbookillustration #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #illustrationsforkids #ruchimittalart

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Collage title: 30 Under 30 - 3
Source images: Forbes Magazine⁠
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#collage #collageart #ruchimittalart

[Ruchi Mittal @RuchiMittalArt]

Collage title: 30 Under 30 - 2
Source images: Forbes Magazine⁠
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#collage #collageart #ruchimittalart

[Ruchi Mittal @RuchiMittalArt]

Collage title: 30 Under 30 - 1
Source images: Forbes Magazine
Been experimenting with different materials lately, here's some #collage
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#collageart #ruchimittalart

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Another, slightly more anatomically accurate, dolphin sketch!
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#sketchbookillustration #ourplanetweek #childrensbookillustration #ruchimittalart

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Because I love dolphins but somehow never ended up illustrating one before
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#sketchbookillustration #ourplanetweek #childrensbookillustration #ruchimittalart

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Sketches of the cactus wren - it's so hard to carry over the immediacy of a sketch to a finished artwork!
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#sketchbookillustration #ourplanetweek #childrensbookillustration #ruchimittalart

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Inspired by spring and a springtime flower I love
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#ourplanetweek days 4 & 5: #breathe #climateheroes⁠
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#dandelion #springtime #childrensbookillustration #ruchimittalart

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Reposting this twilight zone illustration from a year ago that I still love for today's prompt
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#ourplanetweek day 3: #oceans⁠
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#oceanillustration #childrensbookillustration #ruchimittalart

[Ruchi Mittal @RuchiMittalArt]

I've had this picture in my head for a while now, and it fit today's Green Living prompt perfectly.
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#ourplanetweek day 2: #greenliving
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#natureillustration #childrensbookillustration #ruchimittalart

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Happy Earth Day! Deserts cover about a third of the planet's land area. Also, these boss cactus wrens perch on spiky cacti without flinching.
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#ourplanetweek day 1: #earthday
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#natureillustration #childrensbookillustration #ruchimittalart

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Hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend, Happy Easter!
#easterchick #happyeaster #easteregg #childrensbookartist #childrensbookillustration #illustrationsforkids #ruchimittalart

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This determined kingfisher has thwarted me for literally months so I'm really glad I managed to finish it!
#commonkingfisher #animalillustration #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #ruchimittalart