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Alex C.

Handmade Children's Book Illustrator | NO AI | 20+ Books

I bring children’s stories to life with illustrations that captivate kids and earn parents’ love - all 100% handmade, hand-painted, and completely AI-free. You can trust every stroke is fully authored and original. With 10+ years experience and 20+ books published in the US & UK, I specialize in storybook-realistic illustrations that combine watercolor sensibility with hand-painted digital art in Procreate. Every page is alive, emotional, and unforgettable - no shortcuts, no AI. What I do: - Full Picture Book Illustration - sketches, final artwork, and cover - Print-Ready Layouts - InDesign + hand lettering, publisher-ready - Flexible Style - gentle, silly, dreamy, bold; perfectly matched to your story - Kid-Tested, Parent-Approved - animals, magic, friendship, and warmth I deliver a smooth, collaborative process: clear communication, on-time delivery, and 100% job success. Whether it’s a bedtime story, rhyming picture book, or a read-aloud adventure, I create illustrations that children cherish and parents trust. Let’s make your book impossible to forget. Message me - I’m ready to start bringing your story to life today.

🇺🇦Kiev, Ukraine$35/hr100% JSS4.99 (20)Since Jul 2015

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#43,361 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#1,976 / 14.3k
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.2k

Last 6 months: $6.7k

World#37,525 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#1,639 / 14.3k
Total earnings
$24k

Billed in all: $26k

World#127,204 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#6,460 / 14.3k
Per project
$746

$6.7k in the last 6 months

World#147,389 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#6,485 / 14.3k
Projects, last 6 months
1
100% fixed0% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#4,718 / 14.3k
Projects in all
32

Across 33 contracts

91% fixed9% hourly
World#92,223 / 412k
🇺🇦Country#4,060 / 14.3k

Earnings, last 30 days

$25.7k+$1.2k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$24k$25k$26kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 3% in Digital Painting

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