Colleen Coggins

Colleen Coggins – Designer

Children’s illustrator. 20 years experience creating energetic, charming, fun, emotive images that hit you right in the feels 😁 Talk to me!

Overview

Children’s Illustrator

⭐️Booking to fill my 2026 schedule!

⭐️Only 3 spots left

Over a decade of experience as an animator/character designer/storyboard artist taught me how to create appealing, expressive, and compelling illustrations that tell the story clearly, and I’ve learned how to collaborate with other creatives seamlessly.

I’ve written my own books as well so I understand the struggles and needs of writers. Let me help you bring your story to life, give you the visual anchor so your characters can take flights of the imagination.

To me, story is king, but illustration is queen, the art should not merely complement the written word, but captivate the readers and make them want to come back to your book again and again, finding something new every time. (I love hiding Easter eggs!)

I change the style of illustrations to perfectly fit the tone of your manuscript, let’s work together to make your book a reality!

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

Work experience

Self-employed

Jun, 2020 — Present
Bringing authors' words to life with tailored illustrations for indie children’s authors, poets, and storytellers.

Mainframe Studio

Jun, 2021 — Dec, 2021 (7 months)
Create storyboards based on script provided by writing team.

Yowza! Studio

May, 2017 — Sep, 2020 (over 3 years)
Character animator on Green Eggs and Ham, and Looney Tunes.

Jamfilled/Boatrocker Media

Jan, 2016 — Feb, 2022 (about 6 years)
Storyboard artist on an animated boys action adventure tv series.

Playstudios

Jun, 2013 — Dec, 2015 (over 2 years)
Lead a team of artists to create Facebook games. Character design, set design, game mechanics, animation.

MAKE studios

Jun, 2012 — May, 2013 (12 months)
Animation generalist, design, 2D animation, 3D animation, storyboard, concept art, story pitches.

Portfolio

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
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A Tail of 2 Dogs

Johnson, Kara

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
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Tulip: The Brave Little Beaver

Muraco, Holley

Something Wild

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
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Your Picture Is In My Waitress Book: A While I'm Working Story

Ouellette, Morgan M

Morgan Ouellette Books

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
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Dot: A magical story about wanting to be everything, except yourself!

Yakub, Gabriel

The little story merchant

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
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How to Get an Alligator Out of the Bathtub

Martin, Lynsey

Mamabear Books

Cover Design Illustration Typography
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There's an Elephant Sitting in the Apple Tree (Adventures in Silly)

Josephine, Emily

JEB Publications

Cover Design Illustration
Lost But Not Alone

Pearsall, Jo

Jo Pearsall

Cover Design Book Interior Design
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Why Don't We Believe in Santa Claus?

Levine, Arden Remnant Gewirtz

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design Production Management
Illustration Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design

Colleen has 11 reviews

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Robert D.

Robert D.

Apr, 2026

Colleen was great to work with. Her general knowledge helped me navigate the process for the first time with ease and comfort.
Angela D.

Angela D.

Dec, 2025

I cannot say enough good things about Colleen. She worked closely with me to make my dream project come true and she was super responsive and attentive each step of the way. She went above and beyond to make sure every page was exactly right, doing multiple rounds of edits to get it perfect. Col...
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Kenny H.

Kenny H.

Dec, 2025

Colleen is responsive, professional, and an incredibly gifted illustrator. I highly recommend her for all your illustration needs!
Jeff and Ashley W.

Jeff and Ashley W.

Jun, 2025

We love working with Colleen. This was our second project with her, and she continues to deliver amazing and professional illustrations. We highly recommend Colleen and can't wait to work with her on another project.
Morgan O.

Morgan O.

Jun, 2025

Colleen was absolutely wonderful to work with! I am brand new to the process of self-publishing, and she was so knowledgable and gave me answers to the questions that I didn't even think to ask! Throughout the illustration process she was responsive, accommodating, and patient with me and my many...
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