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Asad A.

Melbourne, Australia

$30/hr
4.8
49 jobs

Expert-Vetted Children’s Book Illustrator | 40+ Published Books | End-to-End Self-Publishing Support Hi, I am Asad, a Top-Rated Children’s Book Illustration Expert, Book Designer, and Amazon KDP Publishing Specialist with extensive experience helping authors, publishers, and self-publishing businesses create visually engaging and professionally formatted books. Over the years, my team and I have successfully completed 40+ children’s books, delivering high-quality illustrations, custom characters, book covers, KDP formatting, and publishing-ready layouts for clients worldwide. I specialize in creating captivating children’s book illustrations that combine storytelling, creativity, and commercial-quality design to help books stand out on Amazon KDP and other publishing platforms. SERVICES I OFFER: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✔ Children’s Book Illustration ✔ Picture Book Illustration ✔ Storybook Illustration ✔ Character Design & Development ✔ Cartoon Character Design ✔ Custom Character Illustration ✔ Animal & Fantasy Characters ✔ Children’s Book Cover Design ✔ Book Cover Illustration ✔ Amazon KDP Formatting ✔ eBook & Paperback Formatting ✔ InDesign Book Layout Design ✔ Typography & Editorial Design ✔ Coloring Book Illustration ✔ Educational Book Design ✔ Comic & Sequential Art ✔ Storyboarding & Scene Planning ✔ Print-Ready Publishing Files ✔ Self-Publishing Support ✔ IngramSpark & KDP Publishing Assistance WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME : ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✔ 40+ Successfully Published Books ✔ Top-Rated Upwork Freelancer ✔ Expert-Level Communication ✔ Fast & Reliable Delivery ✔ Industry-Standard Publishing Knowledge ✔ High-Quality Commercial Illustrations ✔ Strong Understanding of Children’s Storytelling ✔ Complete End-to-End Publishing Support ✔ Creative Direction from Concept to Final Delivery WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Professional children’s book illustrations • Unique and memorable character designs • Eye-catching book covers • Fully formatted KDP-ready files • Print-ready PDFs and source files • Consistent layouts and typography • High-resolution illustrations for print and digital use • Commercial-use ready artwork • Ongoing publishing support SOFTWARE & TOOLS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe InDesign • Procreate • Canva • Amazon KDP Tools MY PROCESS : ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Story & Vision Discussion Understanding your story, audience, style preferences, and publishing goals. Character Development Creating expressive, engaging, and marketable characters. Sketching & Storyboarding Planning scenes, layouts, and storytelling flow. Final Illustration Delivering polished, colorful, and professional artwork. Formatting & Publishing Preparing KDP-ready, print-ready, and publishing-compliant files. PERFECT FOR : ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Children’s Picture Books • Bedtime Story Books • Preschool Learning Books • Educational Books • Activity & Coloring Books • Early Reader Books • Fantasy Storybooks • Christian Children’s Books • Animal Storybooks • Self-Published Authors • Amazon KDP Publishers Whether you are a first-time author, startup publisher, or established publishing company, I can help transform your ideas into professionally illustrated and publishing-ready books that children and parents will love. If you are looking for a reliable Children’s Book Illustrator, KDP Expert, Character Designer, or Book Formatting Specialist, feel free to message me anytime. Let’s create something amazing together. Best Regards, Asad #ChildrenBookIllustration #ChildrenBookIllustrator #PictureBookIllustration #StorybookIllustration #KidsBookIllustration #CharacterDesign #CartoonCharacterDesign #BookCoverDesign #ChildrenBookCover #AmazonKDP #KDPFormatting #BookFormatting #SelfPublishing #EditorialDesign #BookLayoutDesign #TypographyDesign #DigitalIllustration #FantasyIllustration #EducationalIllustration #ColoringBookIllustration #ComicIllustration #PrintReadyFiles #PublishingExpert #AdobeIllustrator #AdobePhotoshop #AdobeInDesign #ProcreateArtist #CreativeIllustrator #VisualStorytelling #ProfessionalIllustrator #BookDesigner #LayoutDesigner #IngramSpark #PublishingSupport #CustomCharacters #WhimsicalIllustration

  • Illustration
  • 2D Illustration
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • Book Cover
  • Book Design
  • Ebook Design
  • Cartoon Character
  • Vector Art
  • Cartoon Art
  • Digital Illustration
  • Colorful Style
  • Storybook
  • Whimsical
  • Watercolor
  • Realistic
  • Portrait Art
  • Sketch
  • Formatting
  • Book Layout
Khushi A.

Melbourne, Australia

$35/hr
5.0
47 jobs

My name is Khushi. I am a Textile pattern designer. I create seamless patterns for fashion, textiles, and wallpaper. I am creative person passionate about art and design. I create floral, animal, paisley, non prints, kaleidoscopic designs and toile de jouy. I Create complex seamless pattern, combining hand-drawing and painting with digital media to create complete illustration. I can create cohesive range of prints for you.

  • Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Surface Design
  • Print Design
  • Vector File Format
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Home Decor
  • Wallpaper
  • Printable File
  • Fashion Design
  • Textile Design
Muhammad F.

Melbourne, Australia

$15/hr
4.9
2,662 jobs

Logo Design I Brand Identity & Guidelines I Adobe Illustrator I Adobe Photoshop I Brochure Design 🏆TOP RATED - Top 10% talent on Upwork 🟩 Worked with 700+ companies 🟩 2000+ projects delivered 🟩 100% client satisfaction ratio 🟩 Graphic Design Expert with 12+ years of experience 🟩 24 Hours Turnaround Time My name is Muhammad Faizan and I am a Senior Graphic Designer and Branding Expert specializes in brand identity & guidelines. I have over twelve years of experience working both in-house and freelance. Having produced designs for hundreds of businesses across many different industries, I can deliver work according to the unique style and requirements of your brand. My goal is to take my creative skills and develop great designs that will help my clients stand out. I have a great experience and expertise in designing different styles of logo design such as : Minimalist Logo, Minimal, Corporate Logo, Custom Logo, Unique Logo, Luxury Logo, Emblem Logo, Abstract Logo, Logo mark, Signature Logo, Whimsical, Luxurious Logo, Mascot Logo, Pictorial, Retro & Vintage style, Feminine, Traditional style, Badge Logo..... Since I provide a complete branding solution to my clients therefore a part from logo design I have expertise in designing ✔️ Business Card ✔️ Stationery (Letterhead, Envelop, Email Signature) ✔️ Packaging Design ✔️ Label Design ✔️ Brochure Design ✔️ Digital Brochure ✔️ Flyer Design ✔️ Company Profile ✔️ Catalog ✔️ Ad Design ✔️ Social Media ✔️ PowerPoint Presentation ✔️ Illustration ✔️ Adobe Illustrator ✔️ Adobe Photoshop If it is yes, it would definitely be a long term and profitable partnership for both of us. Let's Chat!

  • Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Logo Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Brand Identity & Guidelines
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Corporate Brand Identity
  • Brand Identity Design
  • Packaging Design
  • Label & Packaging Design
  • Brochure Design
  • Minimalist
  • Business Card Design
  • Layout Design
  • Print Design
Steve D.

Melbourne, Australia

$20/hr
5.0
52 jobs

I design social media posts that make thumbs pause. With experience working across different styles, I deliver scroll stopping, high quality design with a fast turnaround time. Whether you need a few posts or ongoing content, I’m here to help your brand stand out on social media.

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Social Media Design
  • Social Media Graphic
  • Instagram Post
  • Social Media Carousel
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Canva
  • Graphic Design
  • Branding & Marketing
  • Social Media Content Creation
Muhammad Khurram H.

Melbourne, Australia

$25/hr
4.9
40 jobs

🎬 AI Video & 2D Explainer Specialist I help businesses create clear, engaging videos quickly, using AI for speed and motion graphics for clarity. If you need content that explains your product, demonstrates features, or scales across platforms, I can handle it end-to-end. 💡 What I Do 🤖 AI Video Production Fast, scalable video content using AI, ideal for consistent output and quick turnaround. 🎥 Explainer Videos Simple, structured videos that make your idea easy to understand. 📊 SaaS & Product Demo Videos Feature walkthroughs, onboarding videos, and product explanations that improve user understanding. 🖥 Screencast Videos Clean screen recordings with highlights and motion to clearly show how your product works. 🎨 Motion Graphics & 2D Animation Modern visuals, typography, UI animation, and branded motion design. ⚙️ How I Work Clear understanding of your goal Fast production using AI workflows Clean, structured execution Quick revisions and reliable delivery 🚀 What You Get ✅ Fast turnaround ✅ Clear, easy-to-follow videos ✅ Scalable content production ✅ Professional and modern visuals ✅ Smooth communication 📩 Let’s Work Send me your idea, product, or script, and I’ll turn it into a clear, engaging video without unnecessary delays.

  • Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe After Effects
  • 2D Animation
  • Animated Explainer
  • Motion Graphics
  • Logo Animation
  • Video Editing & Production
  • Kinetic Typography
  • Character Design
  • Animated GIF
  • Whiteboard Animation
  • Storyboarding
  • Motion Design
  • UI Animation
Tania O.

Melbourne, Australia

$37/hr
5.0
218 jobs

I am a TOP RATED professional freelancer with over 7 years of experience in multimedia design, marketing, video editing, motion graphics, and digital design. I create effective and engaging visual content across digital, audiovisual, web, and social media platforms. My work focuses on helping brands, businesses, and creative teams communicate their ideas clearly through strong visuals, polished editing, and engaging multimedia content. I have worked on projects ranging from social media content and personal business branding to multimedia assets, motion graphics, UI design, and graphic design for professional and government-related platforms. My services include: Video editing for social media, websites, campaigns, and presentations Motion graphics and animated content Graphic design for digital and print materials Branding and visual identity support Social media content creation UI design and web-based visual assets Photo editing, retouching, manipulation, and compositing Marketing visuals and campaign materials Multimedia assets for digital platforms and businesses My main tools include Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Canva, Figma, and other tailored creative software depending on the project. I am used to working in deadline-driven environments and delivering high-quality results within budget and project requirements. I combine creativity, technical skills, and marketing knowledge to create designs that are not only visually appealing, but also purposeful, clear, and effective. I enjoy working with clients who have an idea they want to bring to life, whether it is a video, brand asset, social media campaign, website visual, animation, or multimedia project. I am a quick learner, highly adaptable, and always looking for ways to improve the final result. Do you have a graphic, video, multimedia, marketing, social media, or web project that needs someone creative and reliable to develop it? I would love to hear about your project and help you build something strong, polished, and engaging.

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Canva
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Colombian Spanish Dialect
  • Image Editing
  • 2D Animation
  • Icon Design
  • Social Media Content
  • User Interface Design
  • Motion Design
  • Animation
  • Animated GIF

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