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Jonboy W.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

$30/hr
5.0
11 jobs

As a freelance illustrator with over 13 years of experience, I’m all about creating colourful, bold, and adaptable artwork that brings my clients’ visions to life. My unique style is inspired by classic cartoons and comic art and I work primarily as a vector artist. My journey as an illustrator started when I discovered my interest in digital art after studying Fine Art at university almost 20 years ago, and since then I’ve had the pleasure of working with clients from around the world. My approach is focused on quality and client satisfaction, and I’m committed to providing a personalised experience that meets the needs of each client.

  • Digital Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Drawing
  • Illustration
  • Character Design
  • Pencil Illustration
  • Vector Art
  • Vector Graphic
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • Editorial Illustration
  • Character Development
  • Character Illustration
  • NFT Design
  • 2D Illustration
  • Graphic Design
Luke J.

London, United Kingdom

$25/hr
5.0
25 jobs

I’m a professional 2D Animator, Digital Illustrator and Character Designer with over a decade of experience bringing stories and characters to life. My work has generated millions of organic views and engaged global audiences. Highlights include: •⁠ ⁠4.6 MILLION organic views on a single “Coolman” animation I produced. •⁠ ⁠Collaborating with Cardi B and her team to create the full animation trailer and marketing visuals for her crypto project. •⁠ ⁠Producing multiple high-performing animations and illustrations that have exceeded 25K+ organic views for leading crypto projects such as Naked Jim, Broak, Mark Kacy, Milli, and more. I am highly skilled in Illustration & Animation softwares such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Adobe Animate and Toon Boom. While I’d love to work with everyone, my style is best suited to character-driven projects with a strong creative direction and clear narrative. I’m passionate about creating emotionally resonant, visually striking content, while also building long-term relationships with the teams behind them.

  • Digital Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Illustration
  • 2D Animation
  • Storyboarding
  • Character Design
  • Vector Art
  • Explainer Video
  • Whiteboard Animation
  • Animated GIF
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Animation
  • Character Animation
  • Character Illustration
Oguzhan S.

London, United Kingdom

$60/hr
4.9
105 jobs

I'm Oguzhan Secir a.k.a Ozzy from Live Doodle, helping brands like PepsiCo, UNICEF, GAP USA, LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), NHS England and many more to convert their complex & boring content to clear & engaging unique doodles and animations with my 25+ years of experience. I’m a trusted member of UpWork's “Expert-Vetted” group, which is invitation-only to the top 1% of Upwork professionals. ——— "Ozzy is a great partner. We worked on some unique and difficult doodles together, and he handled them with ease. Ozzy is great at turning a vague vision with some bad powerpoints into a great design! PepsiCo has worked with him on workflow graphics, success/year-end recap metric graphics, yearly goal graphics, product doodles, doodles that bring our data to life and more. We'll be partnering more in the future!" Leigha Fukasawa, Global PepsiCo, Consumer Experience Sr. Manager ——— We can meet and work together for many reasons. - Live Doodle performance for your in-person and online events to boost engagement - Whiteboard Animations and Explainer Videos for your online presence - Presentation Design in freehand doodle style to simplify your complex ideas - Infographics and Rich Pictures to enrich your dry and boring content - Isometric Drawings, both in doodle and flat colour style - Illustrated Doodle Maps to be adapted to your ideas and projects I can work in teams, discuss ideas on platforms like Slack, Monday, Notion etc. and try to consider every feedback. While I’m very confident with my unique style and progress, I can also adapt your branding style and suggestions to my style when possible. Looking Forward to Working With You. :) Oguzhan Secir a.k.a Ozzy from Live Doodle

  • Freehand Digital Illustration
  • Illustration
  • Hand-Drawn Style
  • Cartoon Style
  • Whiteboard Animation
  • Black & White Style
  • Line Drawing
  • Cartoon Art
  • Storytelling
  • Freestyle Drawing
  • Doodle
  • Cartoon Character
  • Sketching
  • Explainer Video
Yuv P.

Hook, United Kingdom

$40/hr
5.0
40 jobs

Portfolio • yuvpabla.co.uk • Hi! Welcome to my Upwork profile - feel free to take a look around and ask any questions. Whether it's expectations, costs or about my previous work - I'd love to chat! Here are a few bits about my experience and specialities... Boring bit - experienced Graphic Designer working for a leading international company. Currently building and maintaining branding across UK/AU/CA markets Fun(ner) - Leading brand and social media building across multiple platforms including paid social, online video and other digital formats. Fun(nest) - Loud and brash graphics. Illustrations that pack a punch. Pixel perfect with an eye for detail, I even take animation out on the wild ride with me. Strengths: ⭐️ Illustration ⭐️ Animation ⭐️ Website animations (JSON/Lottie) ⭐️ Brand building ⭐️ Infographics ⭐️ Marketing content Yuv

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Illustration
  • Animation
  • Icon Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Brand Design
  • Brand Style Guide
  • Brochure Design
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Infographic
  • Advertising Design
  • Motion Design
  • Flat Design
  • Animated Banner Ad
  • Animation Design
Dominic F.

Peterborough, United Kingdom

$35/hr
5.0
16 jobs

Nic is a freelance illustrator based in the UK, specialising in vintage travel poster style illustrations and custom artwork. With over 15 years of experience in the design industry, he creates bold, timeless visuals for brands, marketing campaigns, and personal commissions. His experience in the commercial design industry, along with his distinctive retro illustration style inspired by classic travel posters and British railway art, brings projects to life in a timeless, unique way. Nic’s work focuses on clean composition, strong shapes, and capturing a sense of place, making it ideal for heritage sites, tourism, packaging, editorial projects, and home decor. When he’s not illustrating, Nic is a fan of all things fantasy, sci-fi, gaming, being outdoors, and, of course, dogs!

  • Digital Illustration
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Illustration
  • Vector Graphic
  • Character Design
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • Photo Retouching
  • Graphic Design
  • Visual Communication
Graham E.

Norwich, United Kingdom

$25/hr
5.0
150 jobs

Hi, My name is Graham and I am an Illustrator and newspaper page designer in East Anglia, England. I have studied Illustration for four years at Swindon College and have been freelance for eight years. My areas of skill are character design, caricatures, narrative and humorous illustration. All my work is hand drawn in ink and coloured using Photoshop. I have bold simplistic style which is ideal for logos, greeting cards and children’s books. I believe in keeping good communication with the client and that all briefs are met to the client’s standard and within the time scale. I am self critical with my work and will only provide the best of my abilities.

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Illustration

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