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You can find my big tutorial about creating this work in the last issue of ARTScene International Magazine.
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Peferences for jewellery was used.]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 13:04:00 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/740203

Hi guys! Let me show to you something new
Fantasy portrait of the private customer ( yes, she's really have such a great lips, it's so sexy!) I paint this picture very quick - during 2 days. I work with new Painter 11 ( I was the beta tester) It's really something, I like it
It's my favourite theme here- beautiful women and mystical nature. And, of course, rich colors.
References for the necklace was used ( from Cartier jewellery collection )
Enjoy!]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:05:48 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/729593

Another work from my Circus series. Used some my own photo references for hands. Also I used few re ferences from google for the character.]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:41:09 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/716363

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Work for my new book. Used some references from fashion "haute couture" collections for dress and jewelry. I was inspired by Lewis Carroll's novel "Alice in Wonderland" Client - NormaEditorial, Spain]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:49:14 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/708878

Painter X.
Used some references from fashion magazines for the dress.]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:51:50 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/699152

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Done for the client Imagine FX Magazine.
http://www.imaginefx.com/0228775433...x-issue-37.html
This is the cover I've made for the last December issue of ImagineFX. Also you can find in this issue my big article, where I talk about creating issue's cover from conception to completion.
Most of it was painted in Painter with some bits of Photoshop. Some of my own images was used as reference for her pose and jevellery. Also I use some references of Dior haute couture collections for her dress.

The main idea of December issue is fantasy art, so I wanted to make this portrait as fantasy as I can inspire...the first idea was more simple and sweet but it was deeply changed in the process of working.

A big thanks to Claire Howlett and Paul Tysall who did the briefing and who provided me with feedback and inspiration during the all process of creating this work. Cheers!

I hope you like it. Thanks for your visit!


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Sorry for repost, I made some chandes in the last version.
This is one of the my latest works. I use references from google for the jevellery and some of my own referenses and sketches of my friend. I like the asian type of woman, so sometimes in my portrait works I try to mix asian and european type of face. I thnin it's very beautiful, unique and elegance.]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:19:28 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/658739

Hi to all!
Let me show you my latest work.Portrait from pencil sketch. Use some my own references for the hand and character's pose. Working with Painter X and Adobe CS3 during the week.
Hope, you'll enjoy it ]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:22:25 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/612407

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Let me show you my new work!
No photo references used. Pencil sketch and after - Painter X and Photoshop here.
Close-ups you can see here:


]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:05:20 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/553004

At summer I`ve written serie of workshops about painting a parts of face (nose,eye, lips, ears)
This portrait was made for the final part of the workshops.
Client - ImagineFX Magazine (issue 18-21)
Software - Corel Painter X.]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:25:59 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/527407

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.

Close-ups, please :














C&C are welcome!
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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

Close-ups, please :


















Used Painter X here.]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:09:05 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/523760

Used Painter and Photoshop here.

Close-ups, please :








Hope, you enjoy it!

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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.
Close - ups, please :






]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:23:42 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/487397

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.

Some close-ups, please :








]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:01:54 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/487398

Few monthes ago my photography teacher had a photoshoot with model Svetlana in his studio.
I made a quick pencil sketches from this beautiful girl (from my teacher`s permission, of course).
One of this sketches seems a good for me, so I decided to paint my new work based on it.
Model - Svetlana.
Used Painter IX a little Photoshop here.
Steps of work you can see here :



And some close-ups:



PS/ one of the my teacher`s photos of Svetlana from similar racurse :
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Hi to everyone!
Finally, I finished my new work and I think it`s something unusial for me.
I painted a girl for this work from my favourite doll, I bought in little shop in Tokyo. So, it`s my tribute to Japan again
When I came back from my trip, feel of impressions, I have thoroughly thought my feelings and when I had an approximate idea of how I want my creation to look, I started to paint.
I have puted off this work after a while, because I had too many other affairs in that time.
After the year I decided to finish it.
( sorry for my bag English, please)
I used Painter IX here.
Close-ups, please :




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Repost.
I`m very sorry, but I have a problem with uploading this image.
Links were broken, close-ups weren`t shows and I can`t edit my post.
Hi guys!
Ok....this is my latest work, called Obscure Remembrances.
I have shown you one of digital sketches for this work:


The first variant has been changed, cause I decide to add some sensuality in girl`s face.
My model Alyona posed me for this painting.
We had one summer session together, it inspired me to create this painting (you can see some photos from this session on my web-page in glamour photography section )
This work done 50 % in photoshop ( background and stone) and 50 % in painter X (face, body and hair)
Used photo references from my own decorations for bracelet and diadem.
Close-ups ( 50% and 70 % of realsize):















Sorry for repost once more!

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It`s a sketch for my future work, I called "Obscure remembrances"
Live portrait from my model Alyona.
You can see she here :
http://www.katarinasokolova.com/pictures/glamour_new/53.jpg.
Used Painter X here.
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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.

Some close-ups (50 % of realsize) :















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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
I`m posting this work in two variants - the whole work and a portrait fragment, you can find it in my CGPortfolio.
The original size of painting is very large (6283*10085 pixels) and many little details were broken after resized.
Here is the close-ups ( 50 % of realsize) :





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"....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,it`s red?..."

No photo references used.
Pencil sketch and after - Painter 8 here.
No photo references used, close-ups you can see here:

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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.

Some close-ups are here :





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Fragment of my new work for one private customer.
Live portrait of the woman which was my client.
Also I drew some live-sketches from my sister`s arms couse I wanted to paint it in such difficult pose.
Using Painter IX here.

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Hi there,
It`s my new work for one private customer ..
Live portrait of the woman which was my client.
Some of my own images was used as reference for guy`s body ( it`s my model Jan)
And I drew some live-sketches from my sister`s arms couse I wanted to paint it in such difficult pose.
I was looking for a mystic mood,daybreak and soft airy feeling...
So I used a lot of airbrushes ( expecially fot background ) and oils brushes here (it`s my favourite
Using Painter IX.
I hope you like it, I have put a much of myself into this painting.
And some closeups:






]]> Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:01:54 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/487394

Re-loading of my old work expecially for new EXOTIQUE 2 where it will be publish.
I used Painter 7 here.
No photo references used, close-ups you can see here:



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Using new Painter X here.]]> Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:09:09 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/448343

Re-painting one of my old works.

This is the portrait of my old friend Maria (Daria).
She is a model and she`s very very beautiful girl.
I with my friends think, that she`s looks like Anjelina Jolie, she`s very sexy
You can see she work, as model:


Using Corel Painter 8 and Photoshop 7.

Sketch is here :



Detailes are here:


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"....Last hour of tonight's milonga... The face an inch into mine, the hair
caught between two cheeks, the eyebrow against the temple... The speed of
the waltz through the impossiblity of our separation. Three cumparsitas in a
row and I had to be told that they were three same melodies. Three different
lifetimes, damn it - in mere fifteen minutes spiraling 'round the midnight
hour"
(C)

Pencil sketch and after Painter 8 here.
I`d like critique on my work.
Comments are most welcome!
Thanks!]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:55:02 +0000 http://sokolova.cgsociety.org/gallery/324783

Ok...
Work created after my last year trippin to Japan.
Original idea is from
http://www.blanpiedrubini.com/treanton/pictures/tr22_03.jpg
This work is mix from photo idea by stylist DELPHINE TREANTON and my own impression from japanise culture, beautiful japan girls
Details are here :


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I wanted to draw history about the young wood fairy Elanie.
She lives in the mystical world of imaginations and dreams.
I tried to show beauty of autumn forest and sensation of lightness.
I used Paintre 7 and Photoshop CS.
I`d like critique on my work.
Comments are most welcome!
Thanks!
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I wanted to draw the magic fairy of the night, the sovereign of moths and spiders. She is nice and crafty. I used Corel Painter 7 and Adobe Photoshop CS.

Comments and critique are most welcome.
Thanks!
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