Hello, my name is Halina, nice to meet you. I have been working for a children's magazine for four years, drawing illustrations and creating custom children's books. I currently work as a freelance illustrator on Upwork and mainly use Procreate, but I am also proficient in Adobe programs. If you need a wider range of services, such as graphic design, infographic drawings for your website or business, 2D animation, logos, book layout, or designing your book for for electronic media (like Amazon KDP) or printing , I would be happy to help.…

Halina Prakapenka

Hello, my name is Halina, nice to meet you. I have been working for a children's magazine for four years, drawing illustrations and creating custom children's books. I currently work as a freelance illustrator on Upwork and mainly use Procreate, but I am also proficient in Adobe programs. If you need a wider range of services, such as graphic design, infographic drawings for your website or business, 2D animation, logos, book layout, or designing your book for for electronic media (like Amazon KDP) or printing , I would be happy to help.…

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Hello, my name is Halina, nice to meet you. I have been working for a children’s magazine for four years, drawing illustrations and creating custom children’s books.
I currently work as a freelance illustrator on Upwork and mainly use Procreate, but I am also proficient in Adobe programs. If you need a wider range of services, such as graphic design, infographic drawings for your website or business, 2D animation, logos, book layout, or designing your book for for electronic media (like Amazon KDP) or printing , I would be happy to help.

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Language

English
Advanced
Czech
Advanced
Belarusian
Fluent
Russian
Fluent

Work Experience

Book Designer at Amazon Kindle (Upwork)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Designs and formats books for Kindle, collaborating with authors on layout, typography, and cover decisions.
Children’s Book Illustrator at StoryBerries.com
January 1, 2024 - Present
Illustrated seven children's titles published on StoryBerries.com.
Freelance Illustrator, Book Designer at Various international clients (Upwork)
January 1, 2023 - Present
Freelance illustration and book design for clients worldwide, with focus on children's books and editorial visuals.
Art Tutor (Drawing & Painting) at Minsk, Belarus
December 31, 2021 - September 3, 2021
Provided drawing and painting instruction to students.
Illustrator & Graphic Designer at Vyaselka Magazine
December 31, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Created illustrations and graphic layouts for Minsk-based magazine.

Education

BcA Graphic Design at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, Ústí nad Labem
September 1, 2023 - September 1, 2026
Erasmus+, Graphic Art at Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków
January 1, 2025 - October 2, 2025
Glass Studio at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Painting & Teacher (incomplete) at Minsk State Art College
September 1, 2017 - April 1, 2021

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Other
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