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Pekanbaru, Indonesia
hi im Fadilla from indonesia .i draw random stuff but mostly its anime art and fanart. i can draw based on your photos and turn it into a digital drawing.
- Character Design
- Anime
- 2D Illustration
- Illustration
- Freestyle Drawing
- Drawing
- Graphic Design
- Digital Painting
- Famous Cartoon
- 2D Design
- Comic Art
- Caricature
- Cartoon Art
- Manga
Daet, Philippines
Hello weary traveler, so you’re on the lookout for 2d artists for your project. I’m glad I caught your attention, while you’re here, let me give you a quick rundown. I’m Von, I’ve been in these trenches since this was still called odesk, that’s 13 years and counting of freelancing for hundreds of diverse projects from clients all over the world. From the usual 2d animation, comics and games, you know, the good stuff~ to creating niche personalized pieces like discord emotes or stickers, tattoo designs, album covers, and the list goes on. Drawing for a living seems fun, until you have to draw and bring forth ideas to canvas for people from different countries with different cultures and English is both of ya’lls second language, but against all odds, I managed, through refining my process and the service I provide, I have been part of the intimate personal projects, successful campaigns to raise funds, to ambitious big projects and they have all altered my artistic and professional life in the process. You’re on the lookout for a 2d artist, let’s have a chat and see if we can work something out. A brief summary of what I can offer: Character/creature design. (model sheets) Tabletop Card/boardgame design. Comics production. Storyboarding. 2D animation. Game art. Web3.0 art assets And everything else in between. Here’s the link to my PERSONAL portfolio. Rather than the style, let it show you the degree of polish I can provide, my technical skill with 2d digital art. This link contains pieces I did in my spare time, from games, shows etc. I enjoyed throughout the years. :vonstrous.artstation.com
- Illustration
- 2D Illustration
- Storyboarding
- Anime
- Character Design
- Concept Design
- Digital Painting
- Comic Art
- Manga
- Drawing
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Children’s Book Illustrator | Founder of Funtikidbooks Studio Hi! I’m Yuna (Thu Thao) — a passionate illustrator and the founder of Funtikidbooks Studio, where I lead a team of 12 skilled artists. We specialize in custom, warm watercolor, hand-drawn illustrations for children's books, storyboards, and educational materials. With years of experience and a strong eye for storytelling, I’ve helped authors around the world bring their stories to life through vibrant, engaging artwork. Whether you need full-page illustrations, character design, or book covers, I deliver high-quality, print-ready files that meet professional publishing standards. I offer a wide range of styles including: ✅Digital Painting ✅Concept Character for Kid or Animal ✅Children and Family Illustration ✅A series of books for Children ✅Children's book/ Animal Book ✅Card Game and Character Design What you will receive: ✅ 100% Original Artwork – No AI Used ✅ Unlimited Revisions Until You're Satisfied ✅ High-Resolution (300 DPI) for Perfect Print Quality ✅ Fast, Friendly, and Reliable Communication ✅Smooth Collaboration from storyboard- Sketches- color- final art- print file ✅ Final Files Delivered in PSD, PNG, JPEG, PDF, and More From whimsical characters in imaginative worlds to educational visuals that spark curiosity, our illustrations are crafted to capture the hearts and minds of young readers. If you have a story in mind, I’d love to collaborate and turn your ideas into captivating visuals. In addition to children’s books, I also create original illustrative products — including prints, posters, and merchandise — available on platforms like Etsy. These artworks help spread the joy of storytelling and creativity to an even wider audience. I’m truly passionate about my craft and dedicated to delivering illustrations that exceed expectations. If you’re looking for an artist who can breathe life into your children’s book or creative project, I’d be honored to work with you. 📩Want a sample sketch? Please send your character description or a short scene, I'll create quick rough sketch within 24 hours so you can confirm whether the style is a perfect match. I'd love to help bring your story to life with warm colors, gentle emotions and illustrations that children will impress and remember. Best regards, Yuna (Thu Thao) Founder & Lead Illustrator Funtikidbooks Studio
- Cartoon Character
- Children's Book Illustration
- Digital Painting
- Illustration
- Character Design
- 2D Illustration
- Animal Illustration
- Storyboarding
- Map Illustration
- Graphic Design
- Book Design
- 2D Game Art
- Hand-Drawn Style
Monterrey, Mexico
Most animated videos look polished but feel empty. Mine feel alive. 17 years directing animation for Warner Bros, Louis Vuitton, and Nissan — trained under Pixar artists. I specialize in the space where something technical or complex needs to connect emotionally: SaaS products that need a face, games that need a world, brands that need a voice. I work best with clients who know what they want to achieve and trust me to figure out how. If you need someone to execute a storyboard frame by frame, I'm not your person. If you need a creative director who happens to be a technical animator, let's talk! If my portfolio made you feel something, that's not an accident.
- Autodesk Maya
- 3D Animation
- Character Animation
- 3D Modeling
- 2D Animation
- Motion Graphics
- Animation
- 3D Design
- 3D Rendering
- Video Production
- Video Animation
- Music Video
- 2D Design
- YouTube
- Explainer Video
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
🚀 Helping studios and Developers create high-quality 3D characters and assets 🎨 I’m a 3D Character Artist with experience in building production-ready assets for mobile apps, games, and interactive experiences — from stylized characters to hyper-realistic humans. 💪 8+ years in 3D design industry ✅ 50+ character projects (games, mobile apps, real-time avatars, animations) ✅ 40+ Assets and Props projects 🎯 Lead 3D artist on 6+ large-scale projects 🔷 Specialized in stylized & realistic characters, fully rigged and production-ready 🔶 Strong experience with game, animation, and real-time avatar systems with facial rigging & lip sync 🤖 I specialize in: - 3D Character Creation (Stylized & Realistic) - Real-Time Lip Sync & Facial Setup (Visemes / ARKit/ Audio2Face) - Rigging and Animation (Game Animation, Game-Ready Rigs, Character Animation) - Modeling (Weapon, Vehicle, Props, Characters, Outfits) - Texturing and Material Setup (PBR Texturing, Unwrapping, Baking) - Game & Mobile Optimized Assets (Low poly + High quality) - Cinematic Animation and Rendering 🛠️ Tools & Pipeline - Blender - Zbrush - Character Creator 5 - iClone 8 - Metahuman - Substance Painter - Autodesk 3ds Max - Marvelous Designer - Unreal Engine - Unity - Adobe Photoshop - Cascadeur If you’re building a game, mobile app, or interactive experience and need high-quality work, I can help. 🟢 Available for both short-term projects and long-term collaboration. 3D Character | Character Artist | Game Assets | Mobile Game | Real Time Assets | Unity3D | UnrealEngine | Lip Sync | ARKit | Optimized Assets | Stylized Character | Game Pipeline | 3D Animation | Cinematic Renders | CC5 | Blender | UE5 | WebGL
- NFT Character
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- 3D Animation
- Pixologic Zbrush
- Character Design
- Blender
- Unreal Engine
- 3D Game Art
- 3D Design
- Game Asset
- 3D Modeling
- Animation
- Metaverse
- 3D Avatar
- 3D Product Rendering
Abuja, Nigeria
🏆 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 | 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 & 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 🏆 𝐊𝐃𝐏 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 & 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🏆 𝟐𝐃 & 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭 Every children’s book starts with a beautiful idea. But many authors discover challenges along the way… 🟢 Characters don’t look the same from page to page 🟢 Illustrations don’t clearly explain the story to children 🟢 Kids lose interest because visuals feel flat or confusing 🟢 Books get rejected or perform poorly on Amazon KDP 🟢 Covers fail to attract parents or stand out I help prevent all of that before it happens. I’m a professional children’s book illustrator specializing in illustration, character design, cartoon art, and digital illustration. I help authors, self-publishers, and educators turn children story books into engaging picture books that children can follow, feel, and remember. 📘 How I Work (And Why It Matters) I don’t just “draw pictures.” I approach every project with a mix of storytelling, illustration expertise, and thoughtful character design. I study your story, age group, and message, then create 2D illustrations using sketches, digital illustration techniques, and professional tools like Adobe firefly, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. My process ensures illustrations that: 🟢 Guide children through the story visually 🟢 Keep characters consistent, expressive, and recognizable 🟢 Use a playful, colorful, or magical cartoon art style when needed 🟢 Match the emotional tone of the story 🟢 Meet Amazon Kindle / KDP children book requirements This approach helps your kids book feel professional, readable, and enjoyable from the first page to the last. 🎨 My Illustration Expertise 🟢 Children’s book illustration & book illustration 🟢 Story book & picture book illustration 🟢 Kids story & children story illustration 🟢 Children’s book cover design & page layout 🟢 Character design for children’s books 🟢 Cartoon art, playful illustration & colorful style 🟢 sketching, line drawing & Ai image generator 🟢 Digital illustration, 2D art & watercolor illustration 🟢 African American & diverse character illustration 🟢 Ebook, Kindle books & Amazon KDP children book 🟢 Page-ready illustrations with basic graphic design support 📖 Who I Help 🟢 First-time children’s book authors 🟢 Self-publishing authors (Amazon KDP) 🟢 Publishers & content creators 🟢 Educators creating learning and story materials If you’re looking for a children’s book illustrator who understands illustration, character design, storytelling, and young readers, not just how to draw ; I’m ready to help. 📩 Send me a message and let’s bring your story to life. children book illustrator | children’s book illustrator | childrens book illustrator | kids book illustrator | picture book illustrator | story book illustrator | children story book illustrator | kids story illustrator | children illustration | children’s illustration | kids illustration | story illustration | book illustration | book illustrations | book illustrator | illustrate children book | children book illustration | children story illustration | kids book illustration | picture book illustration | story book illustration | children book artist | kids book artist | illustration for children | illustration for kids | hand drawn illustration | hand drawn children book | watercolor illustration | watercolor children book | digital illustration | 2d illustration | 3d illustration | 3d children book illustration | cartoon illustration | cartoon children book | whimsical illustration | whimsical book | magical illustration | magical children book | animal illustration | animal children book | character design | children character design | kids character illustration | african american illustration | african american children book | diverse children illustration | book cover illustration | children book cover | kids book cover | cover page design | ebook illustration | kindle books illustration | amazon kdp illustration | kdp children book | kdp artiste | amazon kindle children book | self publishing illustration | publishing illustration | book layout design | book design | children book design | kids book design | page ready illustration | print ready illustration | educational illustration | learning illustration | children educational book | preschool illustration | early learning illustration | comic book illustration | comic illustration for kids | realistic drawing | stylized illusyration | ai image generator | digital illustration | story book art | picture book art | kids book art | children book art | illustrators | illustration service | children illustration service | kids illustration service | book illustration service | children book freelancer 👉 Send a message to get started.
- Illustration
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- 2D Illustration
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