Maliha L.
Illustrator | Character Design, Concept Art & Map Illustration
My work covers two sides of Illustration: the expressive side that gives stories and characters personality and the precise side that turns products, places, processes, and technical subjects into clear visual communication. When everything starts to look generated, an illustration with a visible human hand in it stands out. Real line work, texture, and small imperfections make people stop and look twice. My work is warm, full of character, and still polished enough for corporate work, events, or a professional mural. What I can illustrate for you: ❁ Caricatures Illustrations and Portrait Illustrations. ❁ Children's Books ❁ Custom illustrated maps: city, neighborhood, tourism, event and conceptual ❁ Brand illustration systems and icon sets ❁ Tattoo designs ❁ Packaging, labels and Merch ❁ Wall Murals ❁ Illustrated infographics and Mascots How it works: ❁ A short brief or call so I understand the goal, the audience and where the art will live ❁ Rough sketches for you to react to before anything is final ❁ Final artwork, drawn by hand and refined digitally (Procreate, Illustrator, Photoshop) ❁ Print- and web-ready files, with usage rights agreed up front Every illustration is drawn by me. No AI-generated imagery. Send me the idea, the rough sketch, the strange reference image, or even the sentence you’re struggling to explain visually. We can start there.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $11k
Billed in all: $66,201$66k
$368 in the last 6 months
Across 34 contracts
Across 176 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 20
Rarest: top 2% in Vehicle & Motorcycle Wrap, of 64. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- Vehicle & Motorcycle Wrap64 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 2%🇺🇸#1 of 17
- #4Tattoo Design157 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 3%🇺🇸#1 of 23
- #4Mural77 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 5%🇺🇸#1 of 28
- #6Advertising Illustration132 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 5%🇺🇸#3 of 27
- #9Map Illustration232 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 4%🇺🇸#1 of 28
- #10Caricature502 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 2%🇺🇸#3 of 57
- #17Character Illustration643 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 3%🇺🇸#5 of 70
- #18Book Illustration646 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 3%🇺🇸#4 of 75