DAMILOLA EMMANUEL OLURONBI

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Hi, I’m Damilola Oluronbi—an illustrator and creative designer from Nigeria.

About

Hi, I’m Damilola Oluronbi—an illustrator and creative designer from Nigeria. I specialize in bringing stories to life through colorful children’s book illustrations, engaging character artwork, and professional comic-style and digital illustrations tailored to each client’s vision.

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Telecommunications
  • Professional Services
  • Agriculture & Mining
  • Consumer Goods
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Financial Services
  • Gaming
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Life Sciences
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Software & Internet
  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Wholesale & Distribution
  • Other

Projects · 25

This project showcases a professionally designed interior spread for a children's illustrated storybook. I combined immersive watercolor-style illustrations with carefully positioned text to create a visually engaging page that guides young readers through the story naturally. Every page is optimized for readability, emotional storytelling, and high-quality print production. The design includes proper margins, bleed setup, gutter spacing, typography hierarchy, and seamless illustration placement, making it suitable for paperback, hardcover, and Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).

  • Book Cover Designer
  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

A breathtaking final illustration for a children's fantasy picture book, featuring a magical farewell between a young child, a loving guardian, and a gentle fairy watching over them from the clouds. This emotional storybook spread celebrates love, hope, courage, and the enduring belief that kindness and magic remain with us wherever we go.

  • Book Cover Designer
  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

A colorful, print-ready devotional designed to help children spend time with God every day. Each day is built as a two-page spread: one page to read, one page to do. What each day includes A Bible verse (KJV) and a short, child-friendly story A full-color illustration made for that day's story A "Big Idea" line that sums up the lesson A hands-on activity: counting game, color-by-number, maze, word search, kindness checklist, secret code, or draw-and-write page A reflection question and a simple closing prayer Bonus pages Welcome and how-to-use guide, contents page, week-in-review matching game, prayer journal, draw-your-favorite-story page, certificate of completion, answer key for parents, and family discussion questions. Specs 24 pages, 8.5 x 11 in, full color Print-ready PDF with embedded fonts, built to Amazon KDP paperback requirements Reading sizes and activity spaces planned for ages 6 to 10 My role Concept, page layout, illustrations, activity design, typesetting, and print-ready file preparation. Need a devotional, activity book, or children's book laid out for KDP? I'd love to help bring it to life.

  • 3D Animator
  • Book Cover Designer
  • Book Illustrator
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A vibrant 2D cartoon-style classroom scene featuring expressive students and a welcoming teacher engaged in a lively learning environment. The illustration combines strong character expressions, natural interactions, detailed classroom elements, and warm colors to create an engaging educational setting. It demonstrates the ability to create polished children book illustrations with clear storytelling, appealing character design, and rich environmental details.

  • 2D Animator
  • 3D Animator
  • Comic Illustrator
  • +1

A colorful 2D cartoon-style family illustration showing parents and their child preparing for a journey together. The scene features expressive characters, detailed surroundings, storytelling props, and warm family interactions. It demonstrates strong character design, environmental composition, appealing color work, and the ability to create engaging illustrations for children books, educational materials, and family-oriented stories.

  • Comic Illustrator
  • Freelance Digital Illustrator

A colorful 2D cartoon fantasy illustration featuring a young adventurer in a mysterious wooden setting. The scene combines expressive character design, exaggerated facial expression, imaginative creature elements, and detailed environmental storytelling. It demonstrates the ability to create engaging fantasy artwork with strong personality, atmosphere, and visual narrative.

  • Comic Illustrator
  • Illustrator

Wonders of the Wild is a beautifully illustrated children's picture book that inspires young readers to discover the beauty, peace, and wonder of the natural world. As a curious child explores a sparkling mountain stream, friendly woodland animals, colorful wildflowers, and soaring birds, every page encourages observation, imagination, and a deeper appreciation for nature.

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

The Wild Within is a touching children's picture book that helps young readers understand that love, kindness, and forgiveness are stronger than anger. In this emotional woodland story spread, a gentle lamb teaches a young child that saying “I'm sorry” and choosing compassion can heal hurt feelings and rebuild friendships.

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • Illustrator

A colorful 2D cartoon-style illustration depicting three schoolchildren interacting in a lively school environment. The scene combines expressive character poses, natural facial expressions, detailed background elements, and warm storytelling. It demonstrates the ability to create engaging children book illustrations with strong character design, environmental composition, and clear visual storytelling.

  • 2D Animator
  • Comic Illustrator

A complete brand identity project created for BREWD Café, a coffee brand built around warmth, connection, and memorable coffee experiences. This project showcases a cohesive visual identity system featuring a custom logo, brand icon, packaging design, typography, color palette, and branded product applications. The design combines rich coffee-inspired tones, modern typography, and handcrafted illustration elements to create a premium yet approachable café personality. Each visual element was carefully developed to communicate quality, passion, and the comfort of everyday coffee moments.

  • Brand Designer
  • Graphic Designer

A beautifully illustrated children’s storybook spread inspired by ancient biblical storytelling. The design combines vibrant historical environments, expressive characters, and clean page composition to create an engaging reading experience. The two-page layout balances storytelling text with detailed illustrations, bringing timeless lessons and memorable moments to life through warm colors, immersive scenes, and child-friendly visual storytelling.

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • Freelance Digital Illustrator

A complete brand identity project created for Sarra Hadab Design, focusing on building a sophisticated and memorable visual presence. This project showcases a full branding system including a custom logo design, brand colors, typography, stationery design, patterns, and professional brand applications.

The design combines a bold orange and black color palette with elegant typography and a refined monogram logo to represent creativity, confidence, and modern design excellence. Every element was carefully developed to create a consistent and professional brand experience across digital and print platforms.

  • Brand Designer
  • Graphic Designer

Work experience

Freelance Children's Book Illustrator · Self-Employed | FreelanceSep 2026 – Present · 3 mos

I create original illustrations for children's books, storybooks, educational books, and book covers. Collaborate with authors and publishers to develop expressive characters, engaging scenes, and print-ready illustrations while maintaining a consistent visual style across each project.

Education

Bachelor of Technology · Federal University of Technology, Akure2016 – 2021

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