Claudia Ylagan is a mixed media artist based in San Diego, California

View fullsize Marine life sketches 🦈💙 MATERIALS: •5.5 x 8.5 inch sketch book •Blue pen ——— Type of marine life: mako shark, pelican, sting rays, great white shark, and an octopus. Practicing with a single pen color and using h
View fullsize Sadie the seahorse 🐚🌊 MATERIALS: •9 x 12 Black piece of paper •Prismacolor pencils ——— I’ve always loved working in a realism style (capturing things as true to life as possible) but with this piece, I wanted
View fullsize Woodie the wood duck 🦆 MATERIALS: •9 x 12 Black piece of paper •Prismacolor pencils ——— After playing around with a few pieces on toned paper, I wanted to go bold 😤 and challenge myself with a more detailed piece o
View fullsize Oh duck, guess who’s back? 🦆 MATERIALS: •9 x 12 Tonal Paper •Black and White Soft Chalk Pastels ——— To kick things off, I’m bringing back one of my favorite styles called chiaroscuro drawing (according t

Children’s Book Illustrator

A children's book titled "Goodnight Gus" by Katie Norton, illustrated by Claudia Ylagan, is placed on grass, accompanied by various stickers and a small sticker of a dog. The book cover features illustrated animals, including a dog, giraffe, and elephant, in a cozy setting.

Goodnight Gus is one of my proudest passion projects! This two year project started merely from a spark of inspiration to a real life book. This wouldn’t have been possible without my cousin Katie Norton (@ktnorto ), whose creativity and brilliant rhymes brought this playful story to life.

If you have little ones in your life, or know someone who does, please consider sharing Goodnight Gus. I promise it’s a story that will be fun and memorable for years to come!

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Published Summer of 2025

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Colorful drawing of penguins wearing silly accessories, like a cowboy hat, helicopter hat, tie, purse, large clown shoes, standing on a colorful landscape with a rainbow-like ground.

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Colorful illustration of a couple small spiny lizards on top of a larger spiny lizard, both depicted with detailed scales and patterns.