Illustration

Carmen Murariu

A man and woman walk through a forest with animals around them

Character illustration from the fantasy book ‘Casters and Crowns’

My name is Carmen and I love drawing characters and storytelling. My biggest inspiration comes from fantasy, romantic themes, books and nature.

I enjoying working with a range of materials such as oil paint, gouache and watercolour but I prefer the mess free alternative of working digitally. My illustrations are usually atmospheric and preferably (must) include a character.

Illustration of a man standing in middle of snowy forest
Illustration of man with an owl on his shoulders
An illustration of a person on a moon next to an image of a woman dancing by stars
illustration of a woman's face next to a passage of text from the book
An illustration of a man's face with a red forest background
Fantasy book illustration of character in the Winter Forest Illustration of original fantasy fairy character Illustration of Harlequin and Columbine Book illustration of a double page spread for the short story ‘The gift of Claudius’ A portrait illustration of a fairy character