Derek Roberts

Children’s Book Illustrator & Background Designer

Born and raised in Orange County, California, I’ve always been a huge lover of nature, mountains, the arts, and surf. I graduated from Laguna College of Art & Design and my experience spans from watercolor illustrations, background design for animation, and graphic design.

I have a huge passion for creating children’s content and am the illustrator behind the new children’s book series, Brudders’ Books. Since we self-published that series, I’m fortunate to hold experience in all steps of the book creation and publishing process, from character design, to storyboarding, to background design, illustrating, layout and editing work, and the tedious technical upload process for printing and distribution.

Prior to Brudders’ Books, I’ve done set design for the animated stop motion comedy television series, Robot Chicken. I’ve also done background design work for Armikrog the video game, and everything from concept design through animation for a startup studio, Mana Animation. Additionally, I’ve done freelance design work for various businesses and brands as well as personalized commission pieces for individuals. You can view some of those specific portfolio pieces on my Contact page, and you can also follow a lot of my work on Instagram.

I’m available for freelance work in the areas of background design and illustrations, as well as commissions work. Please reach out to me using my Contact page and tell me a little more about what you’re looking for. I’d love to connect!

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