Ivett Trazsi

Ivett Trazsi – Designer

Award winning international children's book illustrator working with bright colours and textures with digital painting and watercolours.

Overview

Illustration experience:

Vibrantly coloured children's books, cookbooks, travel and food illustrations, wall decals and personalised artworks for clients from the UK to the US, NZ and American Samoa Island, including publications in New York, Canada and Australia. My style is joyfully dictated by bright colours and lots of textures combined with abstract elements from nature, working digitally and with messy paints.


Published books:


Illustration, cover and book design:

Glumbags by Charlotte Tarrant, Starlike Books, UK, 2021

Roni la Rana by Nicola Maguire, Silverwood Books, UK, 2021

Dancing with Cara: The Rainbow Stories by AC Bradburn, UK, 2023

The Pixies Plan Christmas by Cheryl Latham, UK and US, 2023

The Fly's Song by S. Michael Smith, US, 2024

Ten Million Colours by Danielle Bradley, US, 2024

Peter and his Rocket Ship by S. Michael Smith, US, 2025


Children's animation:

Dancing with Cara series, author: AC Bradburn, UK, 2022


Cover illustration

Janet Urban: Inside Actor, Los Angeles USA, 2022


Illustration process:

As illustration is not only my job but my passion, I take all parts of it very seriously and with an open heart.

No matter if the manuscript is about a flamboyant flamingo with white eyelashes or a book filled with mouthwatering recipes or a story with a very important message, when reading it for the first time, it is the most magical feeling in the world: being honoured by an author to read their thoughts and create illustrations for them is like reading a mind! For me, it is the most exciting task in the world.


Firstly, I usually have an online meeting to get to know each other before kickstarting the project. This first impression is very important as it sets a good vibe to the whole experience. After discussing all the important details (expectations, deadlines, fees, terms and conditions etc) the first milestone is always to create rough sketches: setting up the pages, layout, basic scenes and characters, moodboard and colours. After sending off the sketches and receiving feedback (that I never take as a critique, I am easy on feedback as I prefer honesty from day one to avoid unnecessary extra time spent on re-drawing major parts), we start to get into detailed drawings, mostly either with pencil or ink lines and blobs of colour. The last stage is about creating the colourful final artworks ready for printing in the required formats.

This process had been tried and tested with a beautiful outcome in the form of published books and really happy authors!

Services
Non-Fiction
Architecture Art Children’s Non-Fiction Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits Design Nature Travel
Fiction
Children's
Languages
English
Awards
  • Budapest Illustration Festival
  • Readers Choice Award Finalist
  • Readers Choice Book GOLD Award
Certifications
  • MA in Fine Arts
  • AOI
  • SCBWI

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 2018 — Present

Children's books, fiction and non-fiction, cookbooks, travel and food illustrations, wall decals and creating artworks for clients from the UK to the US, NZ and American Samoa Island, including publications in New York, Canada and Australia. My first children's books as an illustrator working with British authors have been published in the UK in 2021.
I created book covers (Janet Urban: Inside Actor), independently published children's books (Glumbags, author: Charlotte Tarrant, UK; Keep on Believing, author: Zenaida Balatbat, CAN), cooking books, wall decal designs (Alphabet the Label, AUS), surface pattern designs (Thea Caye, USA) and illustrations for animations (Dancing with Cara series by AC Bradburn, UK).

Portfolio

Peter And His Rocket Ship

Smith, S. Michael

BisB

Cover Design Illustration
Ten Million Colours!

Bradley, Danielle

The Rainbow Road

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Be Inclusive

Peterson, Monica

Monica Peterson

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
The Pixies Plan Christmas

Latham, Cheryl

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Finn's Funny Feelings

Mengel, Amanda

A to Z Publishing LLC

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Brave Dreams, Little Owen

Becerra, Kandra

Rocky Mountain Sleeping Baby

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
The Fly's Song

Smith, C Michael

Bisb

Illustration Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design

Ivett has 8 reviews

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Monica P.

Monica P.

Dec, 2024

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Ivy was so great to work with, easy to communicate with and her artwork was phenomenal. I've received countless compliments on the illustrations of my book since it was published. I had a pretty tight turnaround, and Ivy was realistic about her timeline and worked efficiently to meet my needs. Th...
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Ivett T.
Working with Monica was a dream job: she had very original ideas, prompt details to follow and realistic requirements with a lot of creative flexibility! Not only she is a brilliant author but a ve...
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Katie H.

Katie H.

Jun, 2024

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Ivett is professional, kind, and incredibly talented. She helped guide me through the illustration process to nurture a dream into being. I loved the process of working with Ivett over the last 6 months. She is thoughtful, timely, and creative. After working with Ivett, I am inspired to keep ...
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Ivett T.
It feels like meeting with Katie was "meant to be" - she is just as lovely, kind and gentle as her book, I knew straight away when I read her manuscript that I would like to work with her! I feel ...
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Denise G.

Denise G.

Mar, 2025

Discovering Ivett Trazsi on Reedsy was the best day EVER. Ivy brought so many amazing talents to my picture book project "Slow Days" -- not only her artistic skill and mastery of color (which is immense), but her understanding of the warmth and magic in a gaze between two characters or the little...
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Ivett T.
Working with Denise was a wonderful experience, both professionally and personally. She is an amazing author who knows what she would like to see in her book, always gave feedback that I could buil...
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Seth S.

Seth S.

Nov, 2024

Ivy's artistic abilities are amazing! She has illustrated two of my children's books and I can't wait to use her on more. She has a unique ability at understanding my vision for a story and brings it to life with her beautiful art.
Ivett T.
I have illustrated 2 children's books for Seth and I can say that working with him has been an absolutely positive experience. Not only he has brilliant ideas that are fun to draw but his feedback ...
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Kandra B.

Kandra B.

Jun, 2024

### Review for Illustrator Ivy Words can't even express how incredible it has been to work with Ivy. She has far exceeded my expectations in every possible way. Her talent and dedication shine through in each illustration, bringing the story to life with such vividness and charm that it's better...
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Ivett T.
Thank you so much, Kandra - I really appreciate your very kind words! I truly felt all along our work together your support and especially those personal details that you shared with me and let me ...
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