Mariya Stoyanova

Mariya Stoyanova – Designer

Freelance illustrator specialised in creating illustrations for children's books and character design.

Overview

When I was a little girl I use to take every piece of paper available in the house so I could draw. Later on I ended up in Graphic design field but I was always missing the excitement of illustrations funny characters and cute looking backgrounds. In 2010 I decided to take the leap and became an illustrator. That was the best decision I ever made.Whether you are looking for crazy camel character or flapping wings ink machine I am ready to approach the clients projects with uniques ideas.My style is cartoonish, colourful and playful to attract children's attention. I love to sketch my ideas on my Wacom Cintiq tablet and then digitally colour the sketch constantly improving it to suits clients needs. The programs I use are Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC.I can work tightly to a brief or let my imagination to fly and bring the story to life.I was really lucky to work for clients around the world like " Kaisercraft" and " Newmommymedia".
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Middle Grade Picture Books
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction

Work experience

Self-employed

Feb, 2011 — Present

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy
Fulami Wins The Race

Golden, Lamar

Lamar Golden

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
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Nishka's Golden Heart

Kucenic, Mel

Palmetto Publishing

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Illustration
Illustration
Will You Remember?

Minor Brigance, Chanda

Illustration
Illustration
Illustration
Illustration
A Seed Finds Home

Merriman, Chentell

Illustration
Saying Goodbye to Stein is a sentimental rhyming storybook, to help children overcome the loss of a pet. It's a great way to help parents teach children the concept of death and dying, while u... read more
Illustration
Did you know, sloths are slow? Meet Lento, the 3-toed sloth, as he interacts with the world around him. Written by Kimberly Marino, an experienced licensed Speech Pathologist, to assist in are... read more
Illustration

Mariya has 18 reviews

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Teresa C.

Teresa C.

Jul, 2025

Mariya was very professional and easy to work with. She completed the job as requested ahead of schedule.
Noureddine C.

Noureddine C.

Jun, 2025

I had the pleasure of working with Mariya on character design for my children’s book project, Sarah Around the World. While our artistic styles didn’t fully align for this particular project, I was truly impressed by Mariya’s professionalism, dedication, and open-hearted approach to feedback. Sh...
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Sally H.

Sally H.

Feb, 2025

Mariya was a pleasure to work with. She understood the types of designs I wanted, was professional and reliable. I highly recommend her and absolutely love the illustrations/designs she did for my book. Thank you Mariya!
Ryan A.

Ryan A.

Dec, 2024

She illustrated the cover and all the pages of my children's book. Her characters are child-friendly and she made changes and updates I requested quickly. I'd be happy to hire her again.
Sapphira V.

Sapphira V.

Jun, 2024

Mariya has been fantastic to work with, she has fulfilled what we requested and helped to make adjustments as needed. We are very happy with the illustrations we have received to date, and we hope to collaborate again in the future.
Mariya S.
Thank you for the opportunity to do your characters! I really enjoyed the whole process and the communication was great! Hope to work again with you!

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