Katarina Sokolova's Portfolio

Elenia.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:23:58 GMT

Elenia.jpg

Hi to all!
I`m very glad to show you my latest work, I`ve created espesially for my own Artwork Books, which will be published at the end of this year.
This painting, portrait of Red Haired Elenia, is from my Forest Fairies series (couse it`s my favourite theme in CG art and I return to it again and again
I used only Painter X here, worked with only my lovely Acrylic and some Oils brashes.
No photo ref was used.
I`ve made some live-sketches from my friend`s arms, I used for this painting.

Mermaid.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:05:51 GMT

Mermaid.jpg

Hi to everyone!
I want to show you my new work, I`ve created for fun and as the present for my friend.
This is the portrait of the young mermaid, which live on the seabed...maybe, somewhere on the Caribbean
I wanted to paint something fantasy about sea during a long time. I think, this work is the beginning of new series
I`ve used photo reference for jewellery ( for the necklace and crown)
Ref is here :
http://www.ljplus.ru/img3/s/o/sokkolova/ker.jpg
Used Painter X here.
C&C are welcome !

Elodie`s Secret Stories.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:16:45 GMT

Elodie`s Secret Stories.jpg

Hi again, guys!
I want to show you my new work.
It`s a portrait of my elder syster.
She has a little daughter, named Lia.
My syster Christina love to devise fairy tales about little princesses, elfs and fairys. I decided to paint some illustrations for this fantastic stories.
It`s painting for fairy tale about kind fairy Elodie and two her little helpers - Mia and Christie.
I worked above this painting during many hours, cause I almost have not sleep last weeks.
Used Painter X here.
Live portrait from my syster.
Also I have done some scratches for Elodie`s hands.

Lady of Blood.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:05:37 GMT

Lady of Blood.jpg

Hi to everyone!

I have just finished my latest work.
It`s the illustration for new fairy tale about Lady of Blood.
She is a kind wizard, who turn blood into the magic liquid of love and life...
Lady of Blood live in her ancient laboratory and conjure with blood.
She want to present love and tenderness to every person in the whole world.
I think I`ll paint few pictures for this story next month :)

A little about technique - live portrait of my syster Christina.
I used my bottle of Jennifer Lopez Live perfume for drawing magic bottle.

Obscure remembrances.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:16:52 GMT

Obscure remembrances.jpg

This work done 50 % in photoshop ( background and stone) and 50 % in painter X (face, body and hair)

Poison Ivy.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:33:24 GMT

Poison Ivy.jpg

Hi to everyone!
This is my new work and something new, which I've discovered in art.
I've drawn it with new Painter X - and for sure it's really incredible software!
Everything has began from live portrait of my elder sister, Christina. That time, I've tried to study drawing of the woman`s body in details.
My sister has helped me in this work and posed for some of my paintings.
But I wanted to create something special, sexy and chaste. All these things in one character!
I hope, I did it and hope thet you would like it
The original size of painting is very large (6283*10085 pixels) and many little details were broken after resized.

Chio-Chio-San.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:06:32 GMT

Chio-Chio-San.jpg

Last autumn I travelled to Japan.
The unique culture, art and tradition of this wonderful country have rendered a lasting impression on me.
Japan has amazed me with its brightness. Tokyo surprised by abundance of beautiful, extravagantly glamour dressed girls.
Here is my last work which would blend two cultures Japanese and my own, European.
I painted it during the last 10 days, using my new incredible Painter IX.

I`m your Angel.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:13:12 GMT

I`m your Angel.jpg

I would like to present you with my new work.

I have been working on it during the last month with some long pauses, to study and prepare for my final exams

My work - it`s a new travel to my imaginated fantastic world were different characters have fancifully interwined. All has begun, as is usual, from a sketch.

At first I have create only the redhead girl playing on harp of oblivion and her blue small fairy. Then it seemed to me pertinent to fill a picture with details which create history...The small story. The girl who recollects the first ball-masquerade, it was so a long time ago...Harp on which she played for her sweetheart, a mask, under which she hided from him...

All this - in the past... And now - there are only memoirs covered by spider's web.

Hisako.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:29:06 GMT

Hisako.jpg

Re-loading of my old work expecially for new EXOTIQUE 2 where it will be publish.
I used Painter 7 here.

A-day-in-the-life-is-a-life-in-the-day.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:43:30 GMT

A-day-in-the-life-is-a-life-in-the-day.jpg

I painted a girl for this work from my favourite doll, I bought in Tokyo. Using Painter IX here.

Beyound-the-Nature.jpg

Katarina Sokolova — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:43:55 GMT

Beyound-the-Nature.jpg

Portrait 2D

Marla

Katarina Sokolova — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:11:19 GMT

Marla

"...I guessed you, my sweet.. guessed. And I lick myself as satisfied cat now.
So, what color there was that thin small filament beetween us....Maybe, red?..."
No photo references used.
Pencil sketch and after - Painter 8 here.

World-without-end-hour

Katarina Sokolova — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:30:13 GMT

World-without-end-hour

Fragment of my new work for one private customer.
Live portrait of the woman from my client.
Some of my own images was used as reference .
Also I drew some live-sketches from my sister`s arms couse I wanted to paint it in such difficult pose.
The sketches will be on my homepage in the special section soon.
Using Painter IX here.