Hi, I'm Zainab Uppal, an artist exploring landscapes, color theory, and background design across traditional and digital media. I enjoy creating vivid settings for picture books and dynamic scenes that convey movement, using tools like Krita and Clip Studio Paint. My work ranges from gallery pieces to storyboards and children’s book illustration, with a focus on light, anatomy studies, and mixed-media textures. I'm seeking opportunities in book illustration, concept art, and visual storytelling.…

Zainab Uppal

Hi, I'm Zainab Uppal, an artist exploring landscapes, color theory, and background design across traditional and digital media. I enjoy creating vivid settings for picture books and dynamic scenes that convey movement, using tools like Krita and Clip Studio Paint. My work ranges from gallery pieces to storyboards and children’s book illustration, with a focus on light, anatomy studies, and mixed-media textures. I'm seeking opportunities in book illustration, concept art, and visual storytelling.…

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Hi, I’m Zainab Uppal, an artist exploring landscapes, color theory, and background design across traditional and digital media. I enjoy creating vivid settings for picture books and dynamic scenes that convey movement, using tools like Krita and Clip Studio Paint.

My work ranges from gallery pieces to storyboards and children’s book illustration, with a focus on light, anatomy studies, and mixed-media textures. I’m seeking opportunities in book illustration, concept art, and visual storytelling.

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Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced

Work Experience

Illustrator at Independent Artist / Freelance
January 1, 2024 - Present
Portfolio piece: landscape coloring exploring background creation, using Krita; includes sample for full-bleed illustration for a children’s book; also notes dynamic scene and movement studies with Clip Studio Paint.
Illustrator at Children’s Book Illustration Project (Portfolio)
January 1, 2024 - Present
Full-bleed illustration sample for a children’s book, created with Clip Studio Paint; showcased as part of portfolio.
Illustrator at Portfolio – Dynamic Scene Study
January 1, 2025 - Present
Artwork demonstrating dynamic composition and depiction of movement; created with Clip Studio Paint.
Visual Artist / Illustrator at MSC Traditional Art Collection
January 1, 2023 - Present
Anatomy and light study piece created with Clip Studio Paint.
Painter at MSC Traditional Art Collection
January 1, 2023 - Present
Acrylic on paper titled 'Noor Didi and Her Cat'.
Visual Artist / Illustrator at Professor Malikarshad, Government College University
January 1, 2022 - Present
Mix media on paper piece created in collaboration with or inspired by Professor Malikarshad at Government College University in 2022.
Visual Artist / Illustrator at MSC Traditional Art Collection
January 1, 2023 - Present
Light study and anatomy study piece.
Illustrator at Gallery – MSC / Portfolio
January 1, 2024 - Present
Landscape coloring piece exploring background creation; produced in Krita (2024).
Visual Artist / Illustrator at MSC Traditional Art Collection
January 1, 2025 - Present
Watercolor on paper: eye study.
Visual Artist / Illustrator at MSC Traditional Art Collection
January 1, 2025 - Present
Watercolor on paper: Uswa and Zainab.
Self Portrait at MSC Traditional Art Collection
January 1, 2025 - Present
Watercolor on paper: Self portrait.

Education

Bachelors in English Literature at Government College University Lahore
October 17, 2022 - July 1, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 full-bleed illustration of a girl resting under starry sky
    This is a personal project I created to recreate childhood memories of lying under bare nightsky. created in CLIP STUDIO PAINT pro. illustrator clipstudiopaint childrensbook…