Hi there! I’m Peili Huang, a freelance illustrator specializing in children's books, editorial art, and licensing-friendly artwork. I love crafting playful characters and warm scenes that invite kids to imagine and explore. My work blends watercolor textures with digital polish to create vibrant visuals for young readers and educational materials. I’m based in Concord, California, and I’ve collaborated with clients like Savvas Learning Company, Brown Books Publishing Group, SCBWI, Popshot Magazine, Art Cricket Media, and Room to Read. When I’m not drawing, I enjoy exploring color, storytelling, and sharing process sketches with fellow artists online.

Hi there! I’m Peili Huang, a freelance illustrator specializing in children's books, editorial art, and licensing-friendly artwork. I love crafting playful characters and warm scenes that invite kids to imagine and explore. My work blends watercolor textures with digital polish to create vibrant visuals for young readers and educational materials. I’m based in Concord, California, and I’ve collaborated with clients like Savvas Learning Company, Brown Books Publishing Group, SCBWI, Popshot Magazine, Art Cricket Media, and Room to Read. When I’m not drawing, I enjoy exploring color, storytelling, and sharing process sketches with fellow artists online.

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Hi there! I’m Peili Huang, a freelance illustrator specializing in children’s books, editorial art, and licensing-friendly artwork. I love crafting playful characters and warm scenes that invite kids to imagine and explore. My work blends watercolor textures with digital polish to create vibrant visuals for young readers and educational materials.

I’m based in Concord, California, and I’ve collaborated with clients like Savvas Learning Company, Brown Books Publishing Group, SCBWI, Popshot Magazine, Art Cricket Media, and Room to Read. When I’m not drawing, I enjoy exploring color, storytelling, and sharing process sketches with fellow artists online.

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Language

English
Advanced
Chinese
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Illustrator at Savvas Learning Company
December 31, 2024 - July 8, 2025
Illustrated art components and stories for online educational system users ranging from K-8.
Freelance Illustrator at Brown Books Publishing Group
December 31, 2024 - July 8, 2025
Illustrated picture book The Monster Job.
Illustrator at The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
December 31, 2023 - July 8, 2025
Illustrated 2024 SCBWI Winter Conference Art.
Illustrator at Cricket Media
December 31, 2023 - July 8, 2025
Illustrated Lizzie's Bedtime Questions and Snip, Cut, Stick for Ladybug magazine.
Illustrator at Montero Media LLC
December 31, 2022 - July 8, 2025
Illustrated picture book Ana's Alphabet Affirmations.
Illustrator at Popshot Magazine
December 31, 2021 - July 8, 2025
Illustrated the article The Blight Inside in Popshot Issue 34.
Illustrator at Room to Read
December 31, 2021 - July 8, 2025
Illustrated picture book The Golden Acorn Tree.
Content and Marketing Curator at Pink Light Design LLC
January 1, 2021 - Present
Designing graphics for social media, handpicking and curating premium content from licensed artists suitable for the studio's social media presence and other, overseeing and managing the content calendar, crafting and designing promotional materials that align with the brand's identity and overarching marketing strategies.
Freelance Illustrator at Savvas Learning Company
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Illustrated art components and stories for online educational system users ranging from K-8
Freelance Illustrator at Brown Books Publishing Group
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Illustrated picture book The Monster Job
Illustrator at Art Cricket Media
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023
Illustrated Lizzie's Bedtime Questions for Ladybug magazine; Illustrated Snip, Cut, Stick for Ladybug magazine
Illustrator at Montero Media LLC
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Illustrated picture book Ana's Alphabet Affirmations
Illustrator at Room to Read
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Illustrated picture book The Golden Acorn Tree

Education

MFA - Illustration at Academy of Art University
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
B.Eng - Electrical Engineering at North China Electric Power University
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2011
MFA at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
B.Eng - Electrical Engineering at North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

Agented Grand Prize
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
EQI Award
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Society of Illustrators' 64 Exhibit and Book
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Grand Prize - Portfolio Showcase, SCBWI Summer Virtual Conference 2023
January 1, 2023 - April 4, 2026
EQI Award - BELONG : TOV Creator Award
January 1, 2021 - April 4, 2026
Illustrators 64 Exhibit and Book selection
January 1, 2021 - April 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Consumer Goods