Beautiful Children’s Book Illustrations by Arief Putra
My name is Arief Putra and I am a children’s book illustrator. I’m working from my small home studio in the corner of Jogja City, Indonesia.
Initially, I was trained as an architect. After graduate I work in a landscape architecture firm, but unexpectedly, my love of drawing took me to another path which is becoming a children’s book illustrator. Since I bought my drawing tablet, I know that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
In my journey to pursue career in art, I fell in love with storytelling illustration. My first inspiration in digital art was Pascal Campion and his daily sketches, I love how he tells story from a simple illustration. His art creates a foundation on how I tell my story through my art. From there, I was constantly learning to craft my own style by studying a more established children’s book Illustrator like Benji Davies, Dan Santat, Jon Klassen, Jim Field and many more. After I found gouache brush, I instantly fell in love with the texture.
The one with the angel and her 2 kids is called “Angel Mother”
The one with the old man doing barbecue is called “Get The Ball Back Bro!” Children’s book illustration
The one with the family in autumn is called “Autumn Sonata”
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The one with the pirate ship is called “The Grand Quest” 
The one with the girl and the orangutan is called “It’ll Grow this Big” Children book illustration
The one with the moon and lighthouse is called “The Moon Retriever”
The one with the jellyfish is called “One Jellyfish”
My art style can be described as magical, colorful, fun and bright. Check more of Arief’s work on Instagram or visit Website | Trendy Art Ideas
