Abel got inspired to delve in to the world of animation after having been engaged in the profession of children’s book illustration for the past seven years. He developed his interest in animation by researching online and practicing self help instructions. He first started an animation project by creating a bouncing ball followed by the running wolf character on his book illustration of ‘The Wolf runs from Bale to Bole”. Furthermore, he was awarded the privilege of assisting a British animator in Bristol who had him involved in the design of 11 characters for an interactive digital children's book project. In order to refine his skills and ensure he can deliver quality work, he enrolled in “Storyboarding for Film, Video and Animation” and "Graphic Novels and Comic Book Art", short courses offered at the University of Arts London.

Abel Tekleyes

Abel got inspired to delve in to the world of animation after having been engaged in the profession of children’s book illustration for the past seven years. He developed his interest in animation by researching online and practicing self help instructions. He first started an animation project by creating a bouncing ball followed by the running wolf character on his book illustration of ‘The Wolf runs from Bale to Bole”. Furthermore, he was awarded the privilege of assisting a British animator in Bristol who had him involved in the design of 11 characters for an interactive digital children's book project. In order to refine his skills and ensure he can deliver quality work, he enrolled in “Storyboarding for Film, Video and Animation” and "Graphic Novels and Comic Book Art", short courses offered at the University of Arts London.

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Abel got inspired to delve in to the world of animation after having been engaged in the profession of children’s book illustration for the past seven years. He developed his interest in animation by researching online and practicing self help instructions. He first started an animation project by creating a bouncing ball followed by the running wolf character on his book illustration of ‘The Wolf runs from Bale to Bole”. Furthermore, he was awarded the privilege of assisting a British animator in Bristol who had him involved in the design of 11 characters for an interactive digital children’s book project. In order to refine his skills and ensure he can deliver quality work, he enrolled in “Storyboarding for Film, Video and Animation” and “Graphic Novels and Comic Book Art”, short courses offered at the University of Arts London.

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Freelance Comic Artist at Ethiopia Reads UK
March 6, 2026 - Present
- Worked remotely and at a library in Addis Abeba - Collaborated with writers to translate their written stories into sequential art - Rendered 12-panel illustrations by hand on A5 paper - Finalised the illustrations with ink and coloured pencils - Prepared resolutions to ensure the quality standard is met
Animation Character Designer & Children's Book Illustrator at Ethiopia Reads
August 1, 2024 - Present
Freelanced remotely as: Animation Character Designer - Collaborated with an animator remotely, utilising Adobe After Effects - Conceptualised and rendered fictional characters that fit in a story - Utilised Sketchbook Pro software to modify each character - Designs were then given to the animator, who engineered character dynamics and manipulated character rigs Children's Book Illustrator - Collaborated with an author sponsored by the Mayor's Campaign in Addis Abeba - Conceptualised from a given story through rendering by hand - Utilised Sketchbook Pro software to render illustrations originally drawn by hand - Managed end-to-end productions from initial rough sketches to pre-press final layouts for printing and publishing and resolutions to ensure a high-quality standard is met
Children's Book Illustrator at Open Hearts Big Dreams
February 10, 2018 - Present
February 2018 - Present Worked remotely as an illustrator both traditionally and digitally. - Collaborated with various authors on a variety of books - Previously supervised and trained another illustrator who was commissioned for a similar project - Conceptualised from a given story through drawing by hand - Utilised Sketchbook Pro software to render illustrations drawn by hand - Managed end-to-end productions from initial rough sketches to pre-press final layouts for printing and publishing, including preparing high-resolution images to ensure a high-quality standard is met The 6 books illustrated and published are: - The Wolf Running From Bale To Bole - Thank You Cow - Sometimes I Feel Scared - Leftover - When Was I Born - Over the Mountain To find out more, here the link below to access: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Abel+Tekleyes&crid=LY5GIQDKTBOZ&qid=1785691278&sprefix=abel+tekleye%2Caps%2C320&xpid=8JpO8yKY_Dggs&ref=sr_pg_1 less

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    Umbrellas
    This video shows characters holding umbrellas. The characters were designed by myself utilising Sketchbook Pro. The animation was done by an animator I collaborated with using Adobe After Effects. This video is released by Ethiopia Reads. You can find it on Curious Reader: https://www.twine.net/signin
    A man with his Masinqo from Over The Mountain
    One of the pages of Over the Mountain show a man playing with his māsinqo after passing over the mountain. This book is published by Open Hearts Big Dreams. illustrator You can find it on Amazon: https://www.twine.net/signin
    Fabrics from Leftover
    A person choosing one of the leftover fabrics to make a bag. This Leftover] book is published by Open Hearts Big Dreams. illustrator You can find it on Amazon: https://www.twine.net/signin
    A Simien fox and a cub from When Was I Born?
    The third illustration from the book describes the mother fox showing origins of the cub's birth. Published by Open Hearts Big Dreams. illustrator Those of you Interested to purchase can find it on Amazon: https://www.twine.net/signin
    An elephant and a calf from When Was I Born?
    Another illustration of the pages explains the mother elephant showing the origin of the calf's birth. This is published by Open Hearts Big Dreams illustrator Those of you who are interested to purchase this book can find it on Amazon: https://www.twine.net/signin
    A dog and a puppy from When Was I Born?
    This page describes a mother dog showing her pup the origin of its birth. The book When Was I Born? is published by Open Hearts Big Dreams. illustrator Those of you who interested to purchase this book can find on Amazon: https://www.twine.net/signin

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