Children's Book Illustrator Needed – Long-Term Series

I'm looking for a talented illustrator to transform my AI-generated illustrations into beautiful, hand-painted-style artwork for a children's book series. This is NOT a project to create new scenes. The composition, storytelling and character poses are already complete. Your role is to professionally repaint and enhance each illustration while preserving the original layout and emotion. The successful illustrator will become my preferred artist for future books in the Lucca series. What I'll provide • AI-generated illustration • Approved Master Lucca reference • Book cover (to guide the overall artistic style) • Character reference sheet • Story text for context Your task Using the AI illustration as your guide, create a polished, professional illustration that looks traditionally hand-painted. Lucca must closely match the approved Master in: • Body proportions • Body, belly and eye colours • Facial features and expressions • Spikes, tail and overall character design • Watercolour brush style and paper texture • Lighting, shadows and painterly finish Please also improve: • Colour harmony • Background painting • Texture and depth • Overall consistency • Print quality The final illustration should retain the original composition while removing the obvious AI appearance. Technical Requirements • 300 DPI • High-resolution, print-ready files for Amazon KDP • PNG and JPG • Layered PSD preferred Before applying Please send examples of: • Children's book illustrations • Watercolour or painterly artwork • Character consistency across multiple illustrations I would like to begin with one trial illustration. If we're a good fit, I have multiple books planned in this series and hope to build a long-term working relationship.