Comissioned portraits by Dia Lee in Auckland

I’ve been freelancing and creating children’s book illustration from 2019 and so far I have made 8 children’s books. Most of them had animals as a main character (bat, weasle, koala, bunny, etc) and often my clients transferred my illustrations into simple animations. I use Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Procreate to create my work. I get my inspirations while I read books, do some gardening and walking with my little ones. As I observe how my daughters are crawling, their behaviours and the way they talk and play with each other in the awe of New Zealand great nature, I imagine animals and plants playing with them.