Beata Zurawska

Beata Zurawska – Designer

Children's Book Illustrator ✏️ Bringing picture books to life with playful characters & bold covers. Let’s create magic that kids will love!

Overview

Looking for illustrations that children will never forget?

Are you looking for illustrations that bring your story to life—full of personality, emotion, movement, and humor?

Work with a professional children's book illustrator with years of experience illustrating books, designing memorable characters, and collaborating with publishers.

I understand not only how to create beautiful artwork, but also how to develop illustrations that support your story and are ready for publication. Although I work digitally, every illustration is drawn by hand to preserve a warm, hand-crafted feel, while allowing for quick revisions and a smooth, flexible collaboration.

How can I help?

🎨 Design memorable characters that perfectly fit your story.

🎨 Create vibrant, lively scenes for your picture book, full of energy, emotion, and storytelling.

🎨 Design a cover that makes people stop scrolling and want to discover what's inside.

🎨 You're in experienced hands—I can design your entire book, from the cover and endpapers to every interior spread. If needed, I can also create the page layout and seamlessly integrate the text into the illustrations.

What is it like to work with me?

1. Initial Consultation

Once you decide to work with me, I'll send you a short questionnaire to better understand your vision.

2. Character Design & Sketches

I'll begin by designing your main character. Once the characters are approved, I'll create rough sketches for each page / spread.

3. Feedback & Revisions

Your feedback is an important part of the process. Because I work digitally, revisions can be made efficiently.

4. Final Illustrations

After the sketches are approved, I'll create the finished illustrations in full color.

5. Final Files

You'll receive professional, publication-ready files prepared according to your publisher's or printer's specifications.

You're in experienced hands.

Creating a children's book is an exciting journey, and I'm here to make the illustration process enjoyable, collaborative, and stress-free.

Services
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction
Fiction
Picture Books
Languages
English

Work experience

KAKADU Publishing House

Jan, 2023 — Aug, 2024 (over 1 year)
Working on the KAKADU series was an exciting opportunity to illustrate children in various situations. ✨ I contributed to a two-part interactive illustrated dictionary for children ✨ I created over 250 unique and engaging characters! ✨ I designed the composition for all the dictionary's spreads, combining illustrations with words and their translations, as well as additional elements like riddles and activities. This project was a wonderful challenge and a testament to my ability to bring playful, relatable scenes to life for young audiences.

MAC Edukacja Publishing House

Mar, 2022 — Mar, 2024 (about 2 years)
At MAC Edukacja, I honed my ability to: ✅ work with briefs and meet strict guidelines, ensuring illustrations perfectly align with detailed descriptions and project requirements. ✅ This experience strengthened my skills in adapting artwork to specific educational needs while maintaining creativity and clarity.

Self-employed

Jan, 2018 — Present
As a freelancer, I have had the pleasure of working with many publishers and collaborating closely with editors throughout the publishing process. My contributions include: 📝 creating vibrant illustrations for book interiors, 📝 detailed double-page spreads, and charming small elements, 📝all tailored to bring stories to life and capture young readers' imaginations.

Self-employed

Apr, 2016 — Oct, 2020 (over 4 years)
With a passion for design and illustration, I have created layouts, brochures, books, flyers, and logos, delivering visually cohesive and engaging projects. My experience includes: 🎯 building visual identities through illustration, logo design, posters, and postcards 🎯I am particularly keen on typography and composition, 🎯 combining creativity with a strong understanding of technical aspects to produce polished and professional designs.

Portfolio

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
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Pozytywka Poli. Tom 2. Daleka wyprawa

Aniela Cholewińska-Szkolik

Zielona Sowa

Cover Design Illustration
Gwiazdka! Nie przeszkadzac!

Barbara Supeł

Zielona Sowa

Cover Design Illustration

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