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You've reached the web home of freelance illustrator, designer, and artist Shaina Koval. A graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, Shaina focuses on children's book and editorial illustration, and can be hired for freelance work for local jobs in her (physical) home of San Francisco, national work in the US, as well as international projects.

It’s epic. There’s a llama. ‘Nuff said.

In the usual fashion of drawing things for people I like, this is the latest incarnation of …

A prequel drawn after-the-fact to the illustration titled “Sea Kitties.” Maybe they’ll get a whole story… to …

Do you remember that game from the 90s called Hungry Hungry Hippos? This really has nothing to …

Sea Kitties is a children-book interpretation of the doodles I leave behind on every piece of paper …

I dread a future like this, where instead of trees, there are only telephone poles and cables. …

My partner in crime, life, and art, Rahn, has had published an autobiographical essay about gender and …

Otter and Lemur’s saga began here, as a present to my partner Rahn for our fifth anniversary. …

Before I decided to claim my name on the internet, just in case another Shaina Koval popped …

I believe there is, in fact, a Self-Portrait without Hair, but flowing, intricate, green hair suits me …

Marit Larsen sings sweet songs, with a light and pure vibe, and I tried to capture it …

When living in NYC, this is how I felt every ride on the subway, and how I …

Don’t do it.

My partner, the in-laws and I take a ride through the ocean on some badass motorcycles, making …

Based on the book by H.G. Wells.

For an article published in The New York Observer, this piece explores director Elia Kazan’s relationship with …

I like listening to songs and making art about them. This is one of these.

When all you have is money on the mind, and you try to do something as ridiculous …

For my partner Rahn‘s thesis film at NYU, we spent a lot of time with sheep and …