Applied Arts
Book Covers & Stories
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Candy Cards | Blackberry Raspberry
Mermaid Chess | Mango Watermelon
Designs created for water flavoring, with the mission of encouraging us to drink more water. Flavors are Blackberry Raspberry & Mango Watermelon.
La Cenerentola
Zorro
Madama Butterfly
Theater Poster Mockup
Theater poster designs based on AZ Opera's 2025/26 season: La Cenerentola, Zorro, and Madama Butterfly.
Midnight Surfer
Meeting Across Time
No More Sorrows
Skeleton & Surfer Banners
A triptych series, telling the story of two worlds colliding. Designs perfect for banners and bookmarks.
Queen of Diamonds | The Snow Queen
King of Hearts | Pinocchio
Jack of Clubs | Jack and the Beanstalk
Ace of Spades | Rumpelstiltskin
Falling Cards
Playing Cards
Playing Cards with designs based on their suit, face card, and fairy tale characters.
Ratty Library
Ratty Voyage
Ratty Journals | Booklets
Ratty Journals | Sticker Design
Ratty Journals – a series set in a world of rat civilization, following the adventures of Star as she embarks on a mission to find her sister.
The Giver | Cover
The Giver | Spread
Book Cover Design based on the Giver, telling the story of Jonas discovering the truth of reality, symbolized by color entering his life through the cracks of his society.
Book Cover Mockup
It's Raining Time
Sinking In Time
Does it ever feel like time is going by faster and faster? Like you're running out of time, feeling the weight of each moment? Or is that just our perception of time? Designs for a magazine cover.
It's Raining Time Cover Mockup
TIME Magazine Mockup
About Me
Carissa Warnecke is an illustrator who enjoys bringing stories to life through her art. Whether it's character design, book covers, or a sequential series: come and see the world through her artistic lens.
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