Hello! My name is Angel Trazo and I am a visual artist with 9+ years of experience in digital illustration.
I specialize in character design (especially drawing people of color), children's book illustration, comics + mini-graphic novels, and visual notetaking. I create high-resolution, black and white and full-color illustrations for individuals and organizations.
Design Process: I work in close collaboration with my clients to bring their artistic visions to life. Collaborations begin with a consultation (over email and/or Zoom) regarding your design needs, deadlines, and budget. In regard to budget, I work on a sliding scale (The starting end is for individuals. The sample rates listed beside various projects reflect budgets of larger groups and organizations).
During the consultation stage, please send any textual elements to be included in the design, design descriptions, or reference images that may facilitate my understanding of your design direction. Soon after our conversation, I will send a mock-up (rough sketch in black and white) of my design. From there, we will communicate revisions or potential new directions (which typically occurs over the span of 1 or 2 artistic drafts) until we finish finalizing the piece. Illustrations typically take at least 3-4 weeks to fulfill, so please plan accordingly.
Ready to work together? See the images below for rough estimates of my rates.
Please send any artistic queries to angeltrazo408@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you!
Created the new Department Logo in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Asian American Studies at UC Davis. Design illustrated in collaboration with Dr. Robyn Rodriguez and UC Davis.
Chosen as the Featured Artist of the Southeast Asian American Studies Conference (2021). Design illustrated in collaboration with Dr. Yvonne Kwan and SJSU. Chosen among local LA artists to create the annual fundraising banquet poster for the UCLA Labor Center.
Southeast Asian American Conference (2020), $600
UCLA Labor Banquet Poster (2019), $2000
COMICS
Starting at $150+ per page
I have recently started collaborating with fellow scholars to create comics based on their original research projects! I have so much fun translating academic comics and ethnographic storytelling to a more accessible format like these mini-comics.
Collaboration with Wayne Jopanda
Collaboration with Josephine Pham
CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Starting at $2500+ ($150-$200 per page)
Page from A Father's Love by Katrina Johnson (2023)
VISUAL NOTETAKING
Starting at $150 - $650+ (sliding scale)
"Digital Town Hall," Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) (2020), $650
What is 'visual notetaking'?
In real-time during an event, I combine sketches, hand-written notes, and inspiration from my physical context to create what I call 'visual-notes' or 'notes & doodles.' Onlookers often liken my work to the practice of 'graphic recording' or 'graphic facilitation,' others to comic book illustration. I began this style of note-taking with the project Notes & Doodles' (2016-2017) I created as part of my college art thesis. The style of my practice developed more-or-less organically, as I have always been one to add illustrations or diagrams to my classnotes. I'd also just taken a seminar on figure drawing and happily used my environment to practice sketching the human form. This project continues as a (somewhat) daily practice. Overall, I see 'visual-notetaking' as the best way I know how to keep focused during lectures and conferences, by taking notes I can reference in the future. Read my Amerasia piece on how I use visual notetaking as Asian American art practice here.
Pinoy Powerpoint Party
Duc Nguyen
PJ Raval
