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I am a professional illustrator with 10+ years of experience specializing in children's storybook illustration, with consistent characters, coloring books, activity books and educational worksheets. I am an expert in KDP/Amazon and IngramSpark print-ready production. All artwork is hand-drawn from scratch in Adobe Photoshop — no AI-generated images. I’ve worked in cartoon, semi-realistic, and digital painting styles. I adapt to what the project needs and I don’t have a signature look. Ten years working with authors and self-publishers gives me a practical sense of what matters when deadlines are real and the files need to be right.…I am a professional illustrator with 10+ years of experience specializing in children's storybook illustration, with consistent characters, coloring books, activity books and educational worksheets. I am an expert in KDP/Amazon and IngramSpark print-ready production. All artwork is hand-drawn from scratch in Adobe Photoshop — no AI-generated images. I’ve worked in cartoon, semi-realistic, and digital painting styles. I adapt to what the project needs and I don’t have a signature look. Ten years working with authors and self-publishers gives me a practical sense of what matters when deadlines are real and the files need to be right.

Sidra Aftab

Children’s Book Illustrator, Illustrator, Book Illustrator, +2

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I am a professional illustrator with 10+ years of experience specializing in children's storybook illustration, with consistent characters, coloring books, activity books and educational worksheets. I am an expert in KDP/Amazon and IngramSpark print-ready production. All artwork is hand-drawn from scratch in Adobe Photoshop — no AI-generated images. I’ve worked in cartoon, semi-realistic, and digital painting styles. I adapt to what the project needs and I don’t have a signature look. Ten years working with authors and self-publishers gives me a practical sense of what matters when deadlines are real and the files need to be right.…I am a professional illustrator with 10+ years of experience specializing in children's storybook illustration, with consistent characters, coloring books, activity books and educational worksheets. I am an expert in KDP/Amazon and IngramSpark print-ready production. All artwork is hand-drawn from scratch in Adobe Photoshop — no AI-generated images. I’ve worked in cartoon, semi-realistic, and digital painting styles. I adapt to what the project needs and I don’t have a signature look. Ten years working with authors and self-publishers gives me a practical sense of what matters when deadlines are real and the files need to be right.

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I am a professional illustrator with 10+ years of experience specializing in children’s storybook illustration, with consistent characters, coloring books, activity books and educational worksheets.

I am an expert in KDP/Amazon and IngramSpark print-ready production. All artwork is hand-drawn from scratch in Adobe Photoshop — no AI-generated images. I’ve worked in cartoon, semi-realistic, and digital painting styles. I adapt to what the project needs and I don’t have a signature look. Ten years working with authors and self-publishers gives me a practical sense of what matters when deadlines are real and the files need to be right.

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Work Experience

Children's Book Illustrator at Upwork / Fiverr

March 1, 2013 - Present

Freelance illustrator specializing in children's storybooks, covers, and character sheets for KDP and IngramSpark publishing. Delivers print-ready 300 DPI files for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, and self-publishing authors. Maintains character consistency across 20–40 page books with a sketch-approval workflow. Proficient in book title design, character development, and coloring book illustrations. All artwork is hand-drawn from scratch in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; I work across cartoon, semi-realistic, and digital painting styles and adapt to project needs.