Kendyll is an artist and commercial illustrator specializing in creating captivating, realistic work by combining traditional methods and digital approaches.


HOW I WORK

Whether the scope of your project is big or small, one-time or ongoing, I take the utmost care to ensure that you're thrilled with the end result. From the initial sketch to the finished piece, I aim not only to create work that exceeds expectations, but also to ensure that we enjoy the process of working together! I love making art, and I want to make sure you love it too!

In my view, the best creative outcomes emerge from a solid collaborative partnership, which means that prioritizing the process of working together itself is key. With that, I strive to meet all project deadlines, work within scope, and communicate clearly with you throughout the course of the project. 

If you're interested in working together, please contact me directly at hello@kendyllhillegas.com. I’d love to hear about your project!

WHO I WORK WITH

Coca-Cola, Condé Nast, Enlisted Design, Good Culture, Hearst, Interact Brands, Jukebox, Kiva, Liberté, Los Angeles County Parks & Recreation, Make & Matter, Megafood, Milk Street Magazine, Oprah Magazine, Papyrus Greetings, The Safe + Fair Food Company, Southern Living Magazine, Stand MTL, Stranger & Stranger, Stout Design, Teneues Press, Time Inc., Vox Media, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube

What they say about me

We’ve worked with Kendyll on various projects for our CPG clients. Her illustrations are beautiful, detailed and always have a crafted care to them. Beyond her obvious skill as an illustrator, she is incredibly easy to work with. She listens to direction and knows how to ask the right questions to make sure everyone is communicating effectively and on the same page. She is professional, timely and simply makes the process of working with an illustrator seamless and efficient.
— Trina Bentley, Principal/Founder, Make & Matter Design
Kendyll’s exquisite talent, speed in generating sketches, attention to detail, flexibility with necessary adjustments and deadlines, and her ambition in achieving a pristine result, has been key to leveraging Del Valle’s new visual identity system across its portfolio range!
— Filipe Rocha, Brand Identity and Pack Design, The Coca-Cola Company
We could not imagine a better experience working with a partner than the one we had with Kendyll. She took the time to understand our vision, explain her process, and was extremely accommodating to our needs. Kendyll went above and beyond to ensure we were thrilled with the final artwork. The results were beautiful and we can’t wait to work with Kendyll again.
— Kelcy Evans, Account manager, Enlisted Design
Kendyll is fantastic to work with! The quality and creativity of her work speaks for itself (she is beyond talented), and communication, collaboration and passion were always brought to the table. Kendyll has been key in helping to bring our brand to life and tell our story through each product’s illustration.  We can’t wait to continue to partner with her!
— Laura Zander, Product and Ops Lead, Jukebox
Kendyll has exceeded our expectations at Milk Street on every single project we’ve worked on together. Not only does she deliver before her deadline often (maybe even always), she is so warm and easy to work with. It could be enough that she is one of the most capable illustrators, always creating beautiful illustrations for our page, but she goes above and beyond in the way she communicates with kindness and ease. Working with her makes our jobs on the editorial team better. We really love to let her drive the ship creatively after about two years of working together, because she always brings creative solutions to spicing up our content. It’s hard to find an illustrator as organized and professional as Kendyll–she always makes our work better than we hoped for in the first place.
— Devin Sullivan, Art Director, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
We had the opportunity to work with Kendyll on a CPG project and found her delightful to work with. Not only is her work stunning, her attention to detail on everything from schedule to the creative process was incredible. She was flexible and accommodating when needed throughout the collaborative process. We hope to work with her again!
— Adrienne Schell, Account Director, Stout Design
Kendyll was a wonderful and highly professional partner for our brand: she was extremely responsive and timely, which made our tight deadlines feel just a little less frantic, she was able to change direction and take feedback easily, and the illustrations always reflected the care and thoughtfulness that she put into them. We would gladly work with her again in the future.
— Hannah Goodwin, Marketing Manager, Good Culture
Kendyll is experienced, professional, and prompt. Her sublime work adds more to the page than just a regular drawing. It adds that extra panache that is hard to articulate but easy to see.
— Forest Evashevski, Art Director, The Wall Street Journal
Kendyll is the best of the best.  She is responsive, kind, and extremely talented. She sets realistic expectations from the get-go, and always listens to feedback. She is a wonderful collaborator, and I absolutely love working with her. It’s always a positive experience.
— Margaux Andrews, Brand Manager, Good Culture