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Olya R.

Full-Stack Childrens Book Creator | Illustrator | Animator

Hello from Ukraine 🇺🇦 I’m an illustrator, full-stack children’s book creator, and animator who can take a children’s book from a simple idea all the way to a finished, publish-ready book — and then bring it to life through animation and video. Whether you already have a manuscript, a few characters in mind, or just a rough idea, I can help turn it into a complete visual world. WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU: 📚 FULL-STACK CHILDREN’S BOOK CREATION From concept and character development to illustrations, layout, formatting, and publishing preparation. I can help you build the entire book, not just illustrate it. 🎨 ILLUSTRATION & CHARACTER DESIGN Warm, expressive illustrations, character design, environments, line art, coloring pages, and visual development using both digital and traditional techniques. 🎬 CHILDREN’S BOOK ANIMATION I can turn your illustrated book into an animated story — making characters, objects and entire scenes move and feel alive. 🎥 ANIMATION & VIDEO CREATION I create videos on a wide range of topics using a combination of AI-assisted tools and traditional frame-by-frame animation. From simple animated illustrations and promotional videos to more complete animated stories. 📖 BOOK FORMATTING & PUBLISHING PREPARATION Print and e-book formatting and preparation for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, and other POD platforms. I especially love projects where I can be involved from the first spark of an idea to the moment the finished book is published. I’m curious, constantly experimenting, and always learning new techniques and tools. My goal is simple: to help you bring your ideas to life with artwork and animation that feels warm, genuine, and heartfelt ✨ If you have a children’s book idea — even if it exists only in your head right now — let’s bring it to life. ✨

🇺🇦Kyiv, Ukraine$35/hr100% JSS5.00 (20)Since Jun 2018

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.9k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#23,441 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#1,278 / 14.3k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.7k

Last 6 months: $12k

World#14,645 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#852 / 14.3k
Total earnings
$80k

Billed in all: $83k

World#49,915 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#3,195 / 14.3k
Per project
$3.1k

$1.7k in the last 6 months

World#54,654 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#2,981 / 14.3k
Projects, last 6 months
7
29% fixed71% hourly
World#28,826 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#1,279 / 14.3k
Projects in all
26

Across 30 contracts

57% fixed43% hourly
World#109,599 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#4,769 / 14.3k

Earnings, last 30 days

$82.8k+$2.7k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$80k$82k$84kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 15

Rarest: top 1% in Freestyle Drawing, of 732. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Mixed Media34 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 3%
  2. #9Hand-Drawn Style553 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #2Top 2%
  3. #10Freestyle Drawing732 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #1Top 1%
  4. #15Animated GIF652 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #3Top 2%
  5. #22Animation Design482 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #8Top 5%
  6. #34Book703 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #3Top 5%
  7. #36Digital Art2,123 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #4Top 2%
  8. #44Formatting1,109 freelancers · 🇺🇦 #2Top 4%