Kawaii Children’s Line-Art Illustrator Needed — No AI

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

I need an experienced kawaii-style children’s illustrator to revise, redraw, and harmonize an existing set of black-and-white illustrations for workbooks, worksheets, and coloring books. Important: AI-generated artwork is not acceptable. I am looking for original hand-drawn illustration work only. Please apply only if your artwork is created by you and does not use AI image-generation tools. This is not a general cartoon job. I need someone with real kawaii-style experience. The illustrations must feel cute, soft, rounded, expressive, clean, and professionally drawn. The work may include: 1. Redrawing selected images in a stronger kawaii style. 2. Revising existing images for consistency. 3. Simplifying busy illustrations. 4. Improving composition so images are centered, open, and layout-ready. 5. Adjusting linework and stroke weight. 6. Creating some new images when needed. Style requirements: 1. Kawaii children’s illustration experience. 2. Clean black-and-white line art. 3. Smooth, consistent stroke weight. 4. Cute, rounded, child-friendly style. 5. Original artwork only; no generic clip art, copied, stock, licensed, unlicensed, or third-party artwork. Project structure: The project will be organized in milestones, starting with a small initial batch to confirm style fit before moving into larger production batches. Shortlisted applicants will receive a short style-reference preview and project checklist before final selection. When applying, please include: 1. Relevant kawaii-style samples. 2. Black-and-white line-art samples, if available. 3. Your experience with children’s books, workbooks, worksheets, or coloring books. 4. Your usual pricing for revision/redraw work.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $15.00

    -

    $25.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Children's Book Illustration
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:yesterday
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    13
  • Invites sent:
    0
  • Unanswered invites:
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About the client
Member since Mar 9, 2024
  • Japan
    Tokyo7:40 PM
  • $415 total spent
    3 hires, 1 active

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