Sofía Carrasco - Oil pastel illustrator, Mexico City

Sofía Carrasco

Oil pastel on black paper - posters, album art, and editorial work from Mexico City.

Red and gold mask — 01Red and gold mask

Churro stand — 02Churro stand

Reflections, Xochimilco — 03Reflections, Xochimilco

Close dance — 04Close dance

Dried chiles — 05Dried chiles

Dragon rooster — 06Dragon rooster

Asleep at the window — 07Asleep at the window

The chile sign — 08The chile sign

The skirt — 09The skirt

The singer — 10The singer

On the turnbuckle — 11On the turnbuckle

The boatman — 12The boatman

Fireworks over the rooftops — 13Fireworks over the rooftops

45 turning — 1445 turning

Butterfly rabbit — 15Butterfly rabbit

Marigolds — 16Marigolds

Tunnel lights — 17Tunnel lights

The skeleton line — 18The skeleton line

The parrot — 19The parrot

The island of dolls — 20The island of dolls

Empty ring — 21Empty ring

The dip — 22The dip

Flame fox — 23Flame fox

Mirror ball over the street — 24Mirror ball over the street

Series

Feria 01

01 Personal 10 images 2026 Feria

Lucha 01

02 Posters 10 images 2025 Lucha

Sonideros 01

03 Album art 10 images 2025 Sonideros

Xochimilco 01

04 Personal 10 images 2026 Xochimilco

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About

I draw at night, in oil pastel, on black paper - the black does half the work. Posters for wrestling nights and dance halls, covers for cumbia bands, editorial pieces for magazines that want some heat in the margins. Ten years of Mexico City after dark, one box of crayons at a time.

Oil pastel
Posters
Album art
Editorial

Commissions open Booking from November

Bought by

Revista Umbral editorial, since 2019
Disquera Tigre album art
Arena Coloso fight posters
Salón Bravo dance nights
Cervecería Faro label art
Festival Nocturna main image, 2025
Teatro Bartolo season posters
Casa Editorial Sur covers

And a few private clients who would rather not be listed, which is exactly why they stay.

Commission

One line about the job is enough.

Email [email protected]

Based Mexico City, working anywhere

Response Within two working days

Elsewhere