Hi! I’m Nataliia Kholodniak, a passionate children’s book illustrator and 2D artist with over ten years of experience in bringing stories to life through vibrant and engaging illustrations.
I specialize in:
🎨 Illustrating children’s books – from character design to full-page storytelling
📖 Book cover art & print preparation
🖌️ Coloring book pages that spark creativity
🎲 Board game illustrations & layouts
📚 Educational materials & visual storytelling
✨ Simple animation illustrations
🎨 Illustrating children’s books – from character design to full-page storytelling
📖 Book cover art & print preparation
🖌️ Coloring book pages that spark creativity
🎲 Board game illustrations & layouts
📚 Educational materials & visual storytelling
✨ Simple animation illustrations
Using Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign, I create high-quality, print-ready illustrations that captivate readers and enhance storytelling. My style is versatile, adapting to different themes and audiences while maintaining a sense of warmth, whimsy, and storytelling magic.
I love collaborating with authors, publishers, and creative teams to turn ideas into beautiful books and illustrations. If you're looking for an illustrator to bring your vision to life, let's connect!
📩 Contact me: n.holodnjak@gmail.com
🌎 Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/nataliiakholodniak
🌎 Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/nataliiakholodniak
WORK EXPERIENCE
CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
Freelance (UpWork)
Aug 2015 - Present time
Implementing full process to creating children's book: illustration, layout and preparing for print.
• illustration and page interior for children's book or any other books
• illustration for children's book cover and preparing for print
• making coloring book pages
• creating illustrations and layouts for print for board games
• illustrating study materials and presentations
• simple animation illustrations
• pages layout and preparing book for print and for Amazon (KDP).
• illustration for children's book cover and preparing for print
• making coloring book pages
• creating illustrations and layouts for print for board games
• illustrating study materials and presentations
• simple animation illustrations
• pages layout and preparing book for print and for Amazon (KDP).
YOUTUBE CHANNEL "БОГАТЕЙШИЙ ДИ"
Graphic Designer (YouTube Video Preview)
Sep 2018 - Feb 2022
• making preview image for a video on the YouTube channel.
• performing other tasks (creating a cover for the channel, cover for a book, icons, etc.).
• performing other tasks (creating a cover for the channel, cover for a book, icons, etc.).
7 SUMMITS (SPORTSWEAR STORE)
Graphic Designer
Feb 2017 - Feb 2022
• design and preparing for print advertising printing materials
• design and framing advertising for web and social media
• creating designs and preparing for print for outdoor advertising
• making short advertising videos.
• design and framing advertising for web and social media
• creating designs and preparing for print for outdoor advertising
• making short advertising videos.
VICONDA (WINDOW MANUFACTURER)
Graphic Designer
Dec 2016 - Aug 2017
• performing and preparing for print advertising printing materials (stickers, flyers etc.)
• performing and preparing for print outdoor advertising (signs, stickers on windows, pillars, banners etc.)
• performing and preparing for print outdoor advertising (signs, stickers on windows, pillars, banners etc.)
VAASTU.EXPERT
Graphic Designer
Sept 2016 - Nov 2018
Implementing graphic materials for design of webinar landing pages:
• preparing and framing social media banners
• creating site banners and accompanying design elements for webinar landing pages
• creating short advertising videos
• creating site banners and accompanying design elements for webinar landing pages
• creating short advertising videos
Fashion Watch Company
Content Manager, Graphic Designer
feb 2015 - Jul 2016
Design:
• Creation and preparation of printed promotional materials (stickers, banners, flyers, etc.);
• Creation, preparation and installation of promotional videos on the led screens in retail outlets.
• Creation and preparation of printed promotional materials (stickers, banners, flyers, etc.);
• Creation, preparation and installation of promotional videos on the led screens in retail outlets.
Filling the site:
• Adding products to the online store website (creating and processing photos, writing unique descriptions, META descriptions, Title);
• Editing previously added products;
• Shooting and processing of unique photos of the goods;
• Writing articles (blog), technical texts on the site and their html-layout;
• Selection, planning and implementation of a content plan. Participation in the generation of ideas of advertising campaigns, and the choice of sources for their implementation, promotion.
E-mail marketing (creating a letter template, successful implementation of the introduction of systematic mailing).
• Adding products to the online store website (creating and processing photos, writing unique descriptions, META descriptions, Title);
• Editing previously added products;
• Shooting and processing of unique photos of the goods;
• Writing articles (blog), technical texts on the site and their html-layout;
• Selection, planning and implementation of a content plan. Participation in the generation of ideas of advertising campaigns, and the choice of sources for their implementation, promotion.
E-mail marketing (creating a letter template, successful implementation of the introduction of systematic mailing).
SMM:
• Filling and development of company pages in the social. networks (Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Twitter), as well as their development statistics;
• Creation and implementation of advertising campaigns in Google, Facebook and Instagram.
Monitoring competitors 'prices (dumping control using Z-Price portal), working with suppliers' prices.
• Filling and development of company pages in the social. networks (Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Twitter), as well as their development statistics;
• Creation and implementation of advertising campaigns in Google, Facebook and Instagram.
Monitoring competitors 'prices (dumping control using Z-Price portal), working with suppliers' prices.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree of international information
Kyiv Slavonic University
Sep 2006 -June 2011
Game Art online course
Artcraft (artcraft.net.ua)
Now 2023 -Feb 2024
Studied all stages of studio graphics development for games in the following genres: runner, platformer, city builder, match3. I learned to work with quick sketches, isometry, composition, light, tone and general stylization. And also got acquainted with 3D software, which will help to choose the right angle and build large-scale 2D scenes.
Drawing Appealing Characters with Personality
Domestika (www.domestika.org)
Sep 2023
A course by Magdalina Dianova, Character Designer
Dynamic character design to tell a story through expressions, poses, clothing, and more.
Dynamic character design to tell a story through expressions, poses, clothing, and more.
GoIT
Sep 2022
Training on learning the basics of Front End - HTML, CSS layout. Training on learning English HTML.
Alpaca School
Sep 2022
Training on learning the basics of UX/UI design:
• basics of work in Figma
• how to make the first screen of the site (practice)
• what is UX and UI design
• site composition
• mobile adaptation
• how to make the first screen of the site (practice)
• what is UX and UI design
• site composition
• mobile adaptation
GoIT
Sep 2022
Training on UX/UI Design (mobile application)
• the basics of working in Figma.
• implementation of the mock-up design of the mobile application in Figma (based on the provided design).
• creating an animation of the application layout in Figma.
• implementation of the mock-up design of the mobile application in Figma (based on the provided design).
• creating an animation of the application layout in Figma.