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Illustration of a children's landscape: a rainbow arcs across a blue sky over a green hill, with a red-berry bush on the left and small animals in the grass.

Where stories come to life

Signature illustration.
Visual solutions for character design
and editorial projects.

EXPLORE MY WORLD

  • Mockup of the book “Quentin sucht ein Quak” on pink fabric: the turquoise cover shows a big-eyed green frog leaning on a reed among rushes and water lilies.

    Quentin sucht ein Quak

    An interactive journey through colors, shapes, and diversity

  • Four covers from the Yimo series on aqua fabric, with brightly colored monster characters and a string of bunting: “Un día de otoño”, “No me quites el queso”, “Ax or Fix?” and “Quick, Quilt, Go!”.

    Acuarela: Yimo Series

    Decodable readers for bilingual education

  • Four covers from the Magic Table series on orange fabric, featuring construction vehicles and a volcano: “El volcán”, “La máquina”, “Crane Rescue” and “Duty Time”, surrounded by illustrated traffic cones.

    Acuarela: Magic Table Series

    Decodable readers for bilingual education

  • Four covers from the Donte series on orange fabric, featuring Black children in everyday scenes: “Una duda”, “Una gota de agua”, “Fun in the Fog” and “The Rat and the Rug”.

    Acuarela: Donte Series

    Decodable readers for bilingual education

  • A tablet resting on pink fabric shows an illustration in progress: two animal characters in an indoor scene, with the layers panel and color wheel open, and a stylus beside it.

    Acuarela: Work in progress

    Decodable series for editorial illustration

  • Illustrated postcard with a rainbow and a red-berry tree, hand-lettered “Let’s work together!”, and a postage stamp.

    I'd love to hear about your next project

HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER?

Children's Editorial Illustration

  • Character development: designing expressive, consistent, and memorable characters.
  • Picture books & illustrated stories: interior artwork focused on visual storytelling, color, and lighting.
  • Educational & decodable projects: clear, functional illustration tailored to early reading levels.

Styles & Finishes

  • Textured Photoshop illustration: warm, expressive finishes rich in detail and digital texture.
  • Vector illustration: clean, well-defined artwork, ideal for children's or educational books.
  • End-to-end book delivery: if needed, I can provide the final artwork fully formatted with text and print-ready as part of the project.

How I work

  1. Briefing & Ideation

    Defining the book's goals, visual direction, characters, and overall project requirements.

  2. Sketching & Storyboarding

    Planning the page flow and visual composition before moving to final artwork.

  3. Color & Final Art

    Applying color, light, shadow, and texture to bring every page to life.

  4. Layout & Delivery

    Integrating text and preparing final files optimized for print.

BEHIND THE CHARACTERS

Workbook-style collage: photos, pencil sketches, papers with handwritten notes and paper planes on a wooden table.

Hi! I'm Yoli.

For me, illustrating is a way of building visual refuges and bringing worlds to life where characters can express emotion, curiosity, and tenderness. I firmly believe in the power of children's illustration to connect with early reading stages and accompany children in their own discoveries.

My goal with every project is to create a visual universe where every color, line, and detail tells part of the story and sparks imagination in whoever opens the book.

Step by step, with context.

I like to thoroughly research and document every idea before drawing, ensuring the visual concept naturally aligns with the child's reading stage.

Attention to detail.

I enjoy overseeing book architecture from start to finish—preparing the layout and files to ensure they reach the printer clean and print-ready.

A shared process.

I believe in active listening and a fluid exchange of ideas with authors and publishers; teamwork is the best way to refine every project.

Where stories come to life and characters find their voice

LET'S WORK TOGETHER!

I'd love to hear about your next project. Drop me a line with your ideas, and I'll get back to you within 24–48 hours.

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To: Yolimar Jaimes Franco

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