Educational picturebook for teens by Dia Lee in Auckland

I am a freelancing illustrator / graphic designer based in New Zealand who is passionate about imagining new world and translate it through my drawings. My name is Dia and I studied Fine Arts at Auckland of University. I also am currently working as a Art & Design teacher at secondary school and I am also a mum of two girls. Although my interest goes across all creative field, I am most interested and good at creating children’a book illustrations. I get my inspirations while I read books, do some gardening and walking with my girls. 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. As you can see it from my portfolio and attached images, my illustrations has a sense of friendliness, gentleness and inocence. It comes from a combination of soft color palette I choose and curvy lines I use in my work. I’ve been participating and creating children’s book illustration at UpWork 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 am very familiar with these programs and I can also make simple gif animations by using these tools. Please visit my portfolio via my profile to see the more illustion work of mine or you can simply check the attached images. I am a good fit for your project because: - I can design friendly characters that are approachable for younger audience - I am a good communicator and will have ongoing communication with you to make sure the job is done in the way you want - I can create not only the illustrations but also simple GIF animations if needed If you believe I am a good fit for your project please contact me. I am looking foward to hear back from you. Regards Dia