Esther is a multidisciplinary freelance illustrator based in Michigan, US. She works with both traditional and digital media in an iterative process.

Person wearing a red shirt with a colorful abstract background

Street Creds

Esther's Art Lab

Her art has been licensed by multiple companies including Cloud9 Fabrics. Her work has been featured multiple times by the UPPERCASE Magazine and was named as Top 100 Surface Pattern Designers by UPPERCASE Magazine in 2019. She has 6 years of Top Teacher on Skillshare before she teaches at Esther's Art Lab. With both places combined she has worked with 46,000 students and well over 1.6 million minutes between her classes, including 8 Staff Pick classes. Her creative design projects are also featured in Spoonflower Blog, Skillshare Blog, and Print and Pattern Blog.

Street Creds

Cartoon hand holding a blue sign with 'Super Power' text against a colorful background

How multidisciplinary tho?

Beyond working knowledge on all topics below

Illustration, 2D Animation, Hand lettering, Surface Design, Calligraphy, Video Production

Colorful children's rugs with cartoon designs, including a pencil and a donut.

A few favorite things to draw

Children's Picturebooks, Food Illustration, Nature Illustration, Illustrated Handlettering and Calligraphy, Animated Illustration

Colorful illustration of a person on a skateboard with a multicolored abstract background
Colored pencils floral illustration
Picture book character animated
Mochi and Frosty picture book cover
Illustrated cake
Sofa illustration
Hand lettering plant lady
Dog portrait colorful plaid
Dancing illustration
Roller skating girl
Fish streamers
Yorkshire dog portrait
Girl portrait floral background
Coffee illustration
Diverse portraits illustration
Colored pencils floral
Hand lettering plant lady
Illustrated cake
Dog portrait
Dancing

A few process shots

I work fluently across traditional and digital media, from ink, gouache, colored pencil and printmaking to Procreate and Photoshop, often combining hand painted textures with digital drawing to create playful, layered illustrations.
A person using a stylus on a tablet displaying a nature scene
Hand drawing a dog on yellow paper with a pen
Collage of a person using a stylus on a tablet with purple circular designs, close-up of stylus, and digital editing interface.

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