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Michael O.

Illustration Specialist for Product, Training & Technical Diagrams

🎯I solve product communication problems through clear technical illustrations by helping businesses, engineers, patent inventors, educators and product teams turn complex systems into clear, structured visuals so users can quickly understand how things work. From product diagrams and patent drawings to instruction manuals and icon systems, I focus on clarity, precision, and consistency across every asset. 🍀Most clients come to me when: • Their diagrams look messy or hard to follow • They need clean, professional visuals for technical or product documentation • They have rough sketches, photos, or AI outputs that need to be redrawn properly What I deliver 🍀Technical Illustration • Product diagrams and dimension drawings • Exploded views and assembly illustrations • Engineering and schematic diagrams • Patent drawings (USPTO-style line work) • Instructional and training graphics 🍀Instruction & Product Visuals • User manuals and product guides • Step-by-step instructional diagrams • Infographics for technical processes • Clear layout and visual structuring 🍀Icon Design & Vector Work • Clean, consistent icon systems • Manual vector redraw (no auto-trace) • SVG optimization (minimal anchor points, lightweight files) • Brand asset conversion to production-ready vectors 🍀How I work • Clean, precise vector construction (Adobe Illustrator) • Strong focus on readability and structure • Consistent style across all assets • Fast turnaround with clear communication 🍀Deliverables • AI / SVG / EPS source files • Print-ready PDFs • Web-optimized assets (PNG / SVG) • Structured, organized file sets 🍀If you already have: • A sketch • A rough diagram • A reference image • An AI generated visual I can refine it into a clean, professional, production-ready result. If your goal is to make your product, system, or idea easier to understand, I can help you get there.

🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya$35/hr100% JSS4.91 (32)Since Dec 2016

Earnings and projects

MRR
$174

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#118,171 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#731 / 3,243
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $1k

Total earnings
$23k

Billed in all: $23k

World#130,934 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#847 / 3,243
Per project
$349

$261 in the last 6 months

World#216,927 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#1,540 / 3,243
Projects, last 6 months
4

Across 5 contracts

100% fixed0% hourly
World#51,813 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#222 / 3,243
Projects in all
65

Across 68 contracts

81% fixed19% hourly
World#46,499 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#418 / 3,243

Earnings, last 30 days

$23kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$22,500$22,750$23,000$23,250Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 23% in Icon Design

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #22Instructional Infographic92 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #1Top 24%
  2. #23Diagram43 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #1Top 53%
  3. #44Patent Drawing89 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #1Top 49%
  4. #85Instruction Manual248 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #2Top 34%
  5. #105User Manual286 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #3Top 37%
  6. #131Cartoon Style495 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #1Top 26%
  7. #142Technical Illustration360 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #1Top 39%
  8. #233Line Drawing896 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #1Top 26%