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King Y
@king_yakson1
Magical art for modern storybooks
Nigeria
Yoruba, English, Spanish, French, German
About me
Hi, I’m King Yakson! I am a professional illustrator specializing in vibrant children book illustration and stunning book cover design. My mission is to bring your wonderful children story book projects to life with magical digital art and whimsical watercolor styles. Whether you need an eye-catching ebook cover design, a captivating story book interior, or professional layout formatting for Amazon KDP, I offer a smooth, highly collaborative experience for self-publishing authors. Let’s partner together to turn your imaginative ideas into a beautifully printed reality!
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Children’s Book Illustration
I will create whimsical children story book illustration watercolor
Illustration
I will do african american children story book illustration and cover
Portfolio
Work experience
Freelance Character Designer & Book Cover Specialist
Kingdom Kids • Full-time
Feb 2026 - Present • 4 mos
Operated a highly successful independent design studio specializing in whimsical children's book covers and interior layouts for international clients. Developed custom visual styles ranging from modern flat cartoons to rich, textured digital paintings with a strong focus on expressive, diverse characters. Maintained a 100% on-time delivery rate while providing clients with full commercial rights and flexible, layered source files ready for animation and marketing trailers.
Senior Digital Illustrator & Layout Artist
SUNSHINE NATURALS INTERNATIONAL CORP • Freelance
Aug 2025 - Jan 2026 • 5 mos
Collaborated directly with authors and editorial teams to create diverse, culturally authentic character designs and highly engaging story spreads for early reader books. Managed the full end-to-end design pipeline, ensuring all illustration files met strict high-resolution (300 DPI) print-ready specifications. Spearheaded a digital optimization workflow that reduced formatting errors for ebook (Kindle) layouts by 40%, ensuring completely seamless publishing across worldwide marketplaces.
Lead Children's Book Illustrator & Designer
Rowdy Pro • Freelance
Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 • 6 mos
Led the creative direction for over 50 self-published children's book projects from concept to final print-ready layout. Responsibilities included developing unique character model sheets, crafting vibrant digital watercolor environments, and designing eye-catching front and back covers. Successfully helped independent authors format and publish their books on Amazon KDP and IngramSpark, with multiple projects reaching Top 10 Bestseller rankings in their respective children's fiction categories.
