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Sidra M.

Sidra M.

Children's Book Illustrator | Picture Book, Coloring & Activity Book

Hand-drawn children's book, kids book and picture book illustrations, plus coloring and activity books for Amazon KDP, never AI and never stock art. Your characters stay consistent on every page, and files arrive print-ready. I'm Sidra, an illustrator with an MFA in Illustration, 10+ years of experience, and 90+ Upwork projects at a 100% Job Success Score. Authors, publishers, teachers and KDP sellers hire me to create books that kids (and adults) love. STORYBOOKS & PICTURE BOOKS Rhyming, bedtime, adventure, faith-based and nature books. Styles include whimsical, cartoon, 3D/Pixar-style, semi-realistic and textured digital painting. Character turnaround and expression sheets keep your characters consistent. COLORING BOOKS FOR KIDS & ADULTS Clean black-and-white line art: cute animals, fantasy, dragons, space, holiday and seasonal themes, and story-based coloring books for kids. For adults: detailed realistic animals, cats, birds and botanical scenes. ACTIVITY BOOKS & WORKSHEETS Mazes, dot-to-dot, spot the difference, shadow matching, word puzzles, finish-the-drawing pages, counting and early-math books, and printable worksheets for kids and classrooms. PAINT BY NUMBER & STICKER BY NUMBER Numbered line art and color keys for adult paint-by-number pages, plus sticker-by-number mosaic books. BOOK COVERS for KDP, IngramSpark and Etsy. HOW I WORK 1. Sketches first, so changes are quick and cheap 2. Final art in full color or line art 3. Print-ready files at 300 DPI, CMYK, with correct trim and bleed, plus full commercial rights "She worked tirelessly to bring my book to life!" Clients rehire me book after book. I reply within hours and meet tight deadlines. Send me your idea or manuscript and within 24 hours I'll send a style suggestion, a page plan and a timeline.

🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan$30/hr100% JSS4.95 (89)Since Nov 2015
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$198

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#113,574 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#15,415 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$619

Last 6 months: $1.2k

World#57,354 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#7,056 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$19k
World#143,081 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#14,174 / 52.9k
Per project
$206

$198 in the last 6 months

World#262,190 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#33,287 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
6
100% fixed0% hourly
World#34,405 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#7,556 / 52.9k
Projects in all
94

Across 98 contracts

85% fixed15% hourly
World#30,096 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#4,514 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$19.4k+$619 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$18.5k$19.0k$19.5kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 18% in Digital Painting

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  5. #94Children's Literature418 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #3Top 22%
  6. #148Storybook573 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #22Top 26%
  7. #156Hand-Drawn Style553 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #12Top 28%
  8. #217Line Drawing896 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #14Top 24%