Editorial Illustration
Visuals that bring stories to life — from magazine features and long-form articles to book interiors and chapter openers. Made to stop a reader mid-scroll.
Magazines · Articles · Book InteriorsMy Work
Browse the full collection of editorial, character, and surface design work.
About the Artist
Hi, I'm Maya.
I'm a Melbourne-based illustrator with ink-stained fingers, a hundred half-filled sketchbooks, and an obsession with finding the extraordinary in the everyday. Every drawing starts with a cup of too-strong coffee and a blank page — and somehow ends up somewhere magical.
I work with publishers, magazines, brands, and people who just need a little more colour in their lives. Whether it's a book cover that makes you pick it up or a brand character that feels like an old friend — I put the same wonder into every line.
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Concept Sketching
Loose thumbnails, rough shapes, and lots of bad ideas to find the good ones.
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Inking & Colour
Lines go final. Colour palette locked. Texture and warmth layered in.
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Final Polish
Details, tweaks, and that one last touch that makes it sing.
Let's make something wonderful ✦
Trusted by Great Brands
Penguin Books
Wired
Oatly
ASOS
The Guardian
Spotify
Mailchimp
Etsy
Monocle
Dropbox
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Work With Me
Commissions
OPEN for Commissions ✦
Character Design
Memorable characters with genuine personality — whether it's a brand mascot that becomes someone's favourite thing, an OC brought to vivid life, or a character suite for your whole world.
Mascots · OCs · Brand CharactersSurface Pattern Design
Repeat patterns that make objects worth owning. Designed for textiles, wallpaper, stationery, and packaging — seamless tiles delivered print-ready in any scale.
Textiles · Wallpaper · Stationery
How It Works
From first hello to final file
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Enquire
Fill in the project form with your brief, timeline, and budget.
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Brief
We align on scope, style, deliverables and sign off the contract.
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Sketches
Initial concepts land in your inbox. Two rounds of revisions included.
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Final Delivery
Approved files exported in your required formats, licensed and ready.
Got Questions?
The FAQs
Turnaround depends on the scope. A single editorial illustration is usually 5–10 business days from brief sign-off. Character design packages run 2–3 weeks. Surface pattern sets are 3–4 weeks. Rush timelines are available for an additional fee — mention it in your enquiry and I'll let you know if the slot is available.
All final files are delivered as high-resolution PNG (300 dpi, transparent background where applicable), print-ready PDF, and layered PSD or AI source files. For surface patterns, seamless tile files are included in both repeat and half-drop formats. If you need a specific format not listed here — SVG, EPS, TIFF — just ask and I'll accommodate it.
Every commission includes two rounds of revisions at the sketch stage and one round after final colour is applied. A revision means meaningful changes to composition, character, or palette — not a full direction change. Major changes after approval are quoted separately. I find that when the brief is solid from the start, most projects need fewer revisions than that anyway.
Standard commissions include a single-use licence for the agreed medium (e.g. one magazine issue, one product line, one website). Extended licences covering multiple uses, territories, or timeframes are available and priced based on scope. Exclusive rights (meaning I won't use the artwork in my portfolio or elsewhere) are negotiable. All licensing terms are written clearly into the project contract before work begins — no surprises.
Yes — a 50% kill fee applies to any project cancelled after sketches have been approved. If the project is cancelled at brief stage before any work has begun, the deposit (25% of project total) is non-refundable to cover my time holding the slot. This protects us both and ensures I can take on other work with confidence. The full terms are always in the contract.
Ready to bring something to life? Tell me about your project and let's see if we're a good fit.
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