Yearbook Illustrations in Watercolor for Novel

I'm seeking a talented artist to create watercolor-styled character illustrations for a yearbook within a novel. The illustrations should be yearbook-like profiles of 8 characters featured in their 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades (8 characters x 4 years = 32 images total).

Requirements

- No generative AI - Watercolor illustration expertise - Ability to depict various emotions - Ability to convey aging of the characters over 4 years (ages 14 to 17) - Experience in creating bright, cheerful themes Ideal Skills & Experience: - Strong portfolio in watercolor art (digital is fine; real paint would be ideal) - Previous work with emotive character illustration - Attention to detail and creativity Please provide samples of similar work. Looking forward to your bids! Character Details: Characters attend a (fictional) private school in Nashville, TN, USA called Penderton. All characters wear a school uniform of a navy blazer with a crest on their jacket and wear a tie. The girls wear a plaid skirt while the boys have navy trousers. School uniform tie colors are the same blue & white plaid for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. The 8th grade ties are solid light blue. For some additional context, the school's mascot is a gryphon with the primary school colors being navy and white. Looking for 4 poses for each character, one for each age of 14, 15, 16, and 17 in the school uniform. Neil Erickson: Italian-American with dark wavy hair, light olive skin, and green eyes. He's smart, studious, and sweet in nature. He looks like a little adult in the 8th grade and only gets taller from there. Generally standard thin-to-fit body throughout the grades. (actor inspiration: Francesco Gheghi) Cade Riley: The star athlete type that starts out thin-fit & lanky and grows noticeably more muscular by 11th grade. Tall with brown/blonde hair and blue eyes. Confident, playful, cocky, boisterous, but kind-hearted. (actor inspiration: Jace Norman) Jenna Frist: Medium brown wavy hair, beautiful, smart, and a best friend look. She tends to be a bit of the "mother" type in the friend group, everyone likes her, but she can get a little controlling. Grows from a young girl to a shapely female figure (actor inspiration: Britney Murphy or Ariel Winter in Modern Family). Mads Chandler: Light brown hair with blueish-violet eyes and a sharp wit. She dresses with an edge outside of her school uniform. Her dad is Australian with some Aboriginal heritage. (Kat Dennings/Anna Farris) Sophie McCallister is a blonde trans-girl with green eyes and a beautiful smile, yet a little bit of a mystery to her look. Very quiet when young, but grows in beauty & confidence. She's less put together when younger but always very feminine. (actor inspiration: Hunter Schaffer from Euphoria) Kip Wendell is African-American with short, blonde dreads. He has a high sense of style and pushes the boundaries of his uniform, sometimes adding an orange fur collar to his navy school blazer. Lots of dramatic looks from Kip. (actor inspiration: Billy Porter's personality, looks similar to actor Miles Gutierrez-Riley) AJ Collins is tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He's a longtime soccer player, aggressive on the field, but a chill & relaxed guy with everyone. (actor inspiration: A young Channing Tatum) Savannah Holt has long blond hair and blue eyes. A pageant girl who actually was never in pageants. She's a cheerleader but with a stoic personality. Always poised and statuesque. She's well-liked and popular, but she doesn't know why because she doesn't really know herself. (actor inspiration: Madison Iseman)