Santhya Shenbagam R

Santhya Shenbagam R – Designer

I'm a professional children's book illustrator based in the UK. I love drawing people, animals and rich landscapes.

Overview

Hello,

I’m sandy, originally from India, but wandered around in United States for a brief time before finding my home here in United Kingdom.

I'm a professional illustrator specializing in children's picture books and chapter books. I'm very versatile in my work and love exploring different color palettes and styles. I love creating different worlds and characters. I love drawing people, Dinosaurs, animals and expressive landscapes.

I have worked with art directors from publishers like maverick, Harper collins, Oxford University press and hachette. Having worked with self publishing authors and traditional publishers, I have specialized in packaging illustrations for self publishing in platforms like Amazon kdp and ingramspark. I can guide you through the process of self publishing from the beginning till the end.

My future wish is to work more on book covers, ethnically diverse stories and most importantly books with Unicorns and dinos. If you are looking for a professional and passionate illustrator, please give me a shout. I'm always on the lookout for captivating stories to illustrate. Please feel free to drop in and say hi. I would to chat about your story and vision for your book.

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

Work experience

Self-employed

Jul, 2018 — Present
I'm a visual story teller. I get involved in all the process of book creation. From character design, thumbnailing till producing print ready files. I have worked on children's picture books, middle grade books and book covers. I also work with clients on commercial products illustrating cartoon characters as per a project's need. I also design books in Adobe indesign and prepare them for publishing. I edit and proof read manuscript and refine a story, if a project requires it. Number of children's books worked so far: 65 Clients: Big cat collins, Nottinghamshire council, Hachette, Sweet cherry, Macmillan, Oxford University Press.

Portfolio

Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Taj Tremble and the Evil Eyes

Santhya Shenbagam Radhakrishnan

Illustration
She Can

Stanley, Calvin Kendu

Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Shoes Can't Choose: A Story About Embracing Differences

Ganas, Jeanna

Peekaboo Publishing LLC

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Christmas with the Corgis

Örtegren, Danielle

Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
These decodable stories complement the original Traditional Tales series. The inside cover notes help teachers and parents support children during reading. The stories will delight children wh... read more
Illustration
Illustration
Illustration
Rockster the Rottweiler: Goes to School

Gunderson, Autumn

PeekaBOO Publishing, LLC

Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Dino-snore

Jenny Jinks

Illustration
Layla Fox

Comollo, Lacianna

Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

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Danielle Ö.

Danielle Ö.

Dec, 2025

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Santhya did an amazing job with my children's Christmas book. Highly recommend!
Santhya Shenbagam R.
Danielle is a wonderful person to work with. She always had such positive words to talk about my work at every phase of the project. I had so much fun working on her story. Would love to work with ...
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Danielle Ö.

Danielle Ö.

Jul, 2025

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Santhya did an excellent job with my book, I highly recommend her and would use her again.
Rick S.

Rick S.

Feb, 2026

Santhya was fabulous to work with. She did so much more than simply illustrate what I asked for, but helped put the entire book together, ready for publication, and educate me on the publication process. The book has a compelling cover and characters thanks to Santhya's wonderful illustrations.
Santhya Shenbagam R.
I had a great time working on Rick's amazing story. He always gave positive and timely feedback on my work which helped me immensely to finish the book on time. I wish his book all the success.

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