Ciao! I am Masha Pleshakova,
an illustrator and graphic designer.
I am originally from Ukraine, the small city of Kerch located between two seas, and for the last year and a half I have been living and working in the beautiful city of Venice in Italy with my dog Shishka and cat Simon, who came with me from Crimea in 2022.
I graduated from the art academy in the city of Lviv in Ukraine in 2017, specializing in decorative arts and ceramics, this instilled in me a love for stylizations, ornaments and bright colors.
I create my illustrations using the Adobe Photoshop with a graphics tablet, and using Procreate on IPad, I can work with vector graphics using Adobe Illustrator, I have experience in creating custom fonts, and I know the basics of book layout in Adobe Indesign and I also know the Adobe Animate program at a basic level, with which you can add a little shine and movement!
I have over six years of experience working as an illustrator and graphic designer on various projects, including:
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Two published books that I illustrated.
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My illustrations for social media were presented at a conference in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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Additionally, in 2024, my illustrations were shortlisted for the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
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I have also participated in volunteer project Vechory aimed at supporting those affected by the war in Ukraine.
You can learn more about my experience and the projects I’ve worked on in the Work Experience section below, or by downloading my CV.
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Work experiense
Here, you can find more information about each project I've worked on over the past few years.