Message  02/02/05 @947

SO beautiful...perfect

Jujika  02/02/05 @949

oh my gosh, that's incredible! I love love love the fabric and the roses. This your first post? Welcome!

liiga  02/02/05 @958

Oh wow, amazing! Welcome to GFX! Such a beautiful picture, all it needs now is a description.

Cinnamon  02/02/05 @962

That is BEAUTIFUL! I love the clothes. Great work!

kittyKat  02/02/05 @965

bravo I had to to look really hard I thought it was a chop very very very good work on the fabric welcome to GFX EXCELLENT WORK Max Points

Fooxoo  02/02/05 @968

9+ Please grace us with a link to a bigger version!!!! The cloth of the dress is AMAZING. Exellent job.

DreamTheater  02/02/05 @970

whoop de doo you can paint incredibly awesome, big deal!!

Katarina  02/02/05 @972

Wow, thanks for all I used my favourite colours in this work and my feelings, ideas and dreams are part of my works. I`m glad, you like it

yerffej  02/02/05 @978

Yeah,I noticed this on cgtalk.Everything is wonderfully detailed and there's some great textures.My one gripe is that it looks like she has a left foot on a right leg....maybe I'm seeing it wrong,good work though.

Kantov  02/02/05 @980

This is really beautiful!! The tiny details, the folds and texture on her clothes...just wow. I only have one complaint about the flowers on the bottom right--they seem a bit too sharp and sort of distracts me from the girl. But otherwise, it is really lovely. Keep up the good work .

reilanchan  02/02/05 @981

I'd really like to see a huge version. This background is so damn detailed that it looks like a photo o_O It also looks a bit puzzeled. Like background and foreground are two different subjects.

ekualajzer  02/02/05 @986

amazing, especially the background welcome to GFX!

bellas  02/02/05 @988

perfect!!! have you website? or deviantart account?

Katarina  02/02/05 @989

Oh, thank you very much for your opinion, critique and attention! Under the laws of perspective - if girl has deviated back and has waved a leg - her leg will be nearer to the spectator. Therefore it seems slightly big. Try to make it yourself before a mirror - and you convinced! I drew a figure of the girl from a nature, but the dress and the forest I have thought up then Border of roses and grasses in the original size ( 34*34 sm) is more soft. Here I do a little sharpness for gallery image for contours because I wanted to do details not degraded. Sorry for my bad english Fragment of the work you can see here : http://www.ljplus.ru/img/sokkolova/____1.jpg http://www.ljplus.ru/img/sokkolova/25.jpg http://www.ljplus.ru/img/sokkolova/__3.jpg http://www.ljplus.ru/img/sokkolova/____4.jpg

reilanchan  02/02/05 @990

PS: This foot looking out of the dress looks a little strange. huh edit: thx for the close ups! *takes a look* Wow. On the close ups many things looks different than expected. For instance I didn't know that her mouth is open. Sadly you cut out the eyes

nelsondepaula  02/03/05 @013

Lovely story and fairie.

RamonContini  02/03/05 @028

Good Painting. love the flowers on the forground. Her dress is also nicely done. How long did this one take to make?

EideticImage  02/03/05 @034

Wow.I feel like im looking into a secret garden,Ilove the persepctive you give it.Great Job !

StellarCaravan  02/03/05 @050

Very beautiful. There is nothing I don't like about this. It all goes together very well. Great painting. +max

TheMangoHippo  02/03/05 @058

Her face is very beautiful, and I really like her hair...very detailed

Lilie  02/03/05 @124

Really, really gorgeous work. The details and particulary the atmosphere is what i prefer the most. ;Though i must admit that the foot pointing up seems a bit akward tu me, like if it is a left foot instead of a right foot but oh well, it is a very minor detail. +max score from me.

silentstudio  02/03/05 @200

incredible bg and sense of distance.

uncle-xeN  02/03/05 @252

if you copy something try to keep the lighting and colours equal or it will look like a bad puzzle.

DigitalDust  02/03/05 @396

Exquisite - can't really think of a word to better describe it.

Fizzii  02/03/05 @420

The detail and textures are great! There is indeed a problem with her foot - you have painted a left foot instead of a right... the big toe should be on the other side of the foot

fumble  02/03/05 @485

great work, really. But you seem to want a critiques. So I search and search and finaly find something to say \o/ Didn't you have put a left foot instead of a right foot ( I search for a long time i swear!) Anyway great paint + max

Crow  02/03/05 @517

meticulous. What uncle-xeN said. And that foot, yeah..

BaronImpossible  02/03/05 @607

Detail! That clothing! Colour and depth Atmosphere Cut & pasted look due to blurred background with no gradual transition Her foot is on the wrong way round Very nice indeed

Katarina  02/03/05 @625

Thanks for all for the critique and attention But I drew exactly a left foot - the right leg of the girl is hide under a dress.

brianmc  02/03/05 @730

I absolutely love evrything u did with the background, foreground, her dress....her! > It REALLY gives you the feeling your deep in a forest!

SailorDidi  02/03/05 @734

I already saw it, but I tell you again : gorgeous ! +9

keiiii  02/03/05 @775

This is a breathtaking, beautiful image, but it really bothers me how everything doesn't fit together. 1) The flowers and bush in the foreground, 2) the woman and the swing, 3) the big tree (on which the swing is tied to), 4) the forest in the back, AND 5) the ground... These five things look like they belong to five different pictures. I hope you will address this issue on your next piece

Wysiwyg  02/03/05 @848

I think that everything I was thinking was said already, I'll just comment on the great detail once again.

Katarina  02/03/05 @898

Thank you very much for all, guys Your fair words is very pleasiant for me

BlacKeri  02/03/05 @937

Such lovely work! The dress fabric is simply amazing and the face is so pretty too! I love the background as well!..Hell I love everything hehe! As some people mentioned before, I think theres something wrong with the foot... maybe it's about the fingers? hehe can't name it. Doesn't matter much anyway! It's al ovely piece altogetehr, I'm sooo impressed! I am staring at it fora few minutes now and still find some detail which I haven't noticed before! Max points!

Sulariade  02/04/05 @027

Beautiful details, especially the flowers and the fabic. I think if it is her left leg that is showing it looks pushed too far over to the right side of her body. Also the folds of the pink part of the dress skirt gives the impression that there is a leg folded underneath that - which would be her left leg as she sees it. Gorgeous work, though. I can't wait to see more from you.

breathing2004  02/04/05 @208

sossoossosososososo beautiful!! and I love all the cloths and trees and flowers!!!

Metrini  02/04/05 @474

WOw the details are stunning. The dress the trees and the flowers!! Beautiful job

Medrano  02/05/05 @703

amazing Perfect there is no more to say! +10

hsh0t  02/06/05 @326

neat. i really love the fadeing.

tetbautista  02/06/05 @556

this is "wow"!

arisuart  02/06/05 @560

so beautiful... really beautiful.. +10

Katarina  02/06/05 @633

Oh, thank you all so much!

DanteAd  02/06/05 @930

Oooo!!! Eto prosto voshititelno! takie detali!! mmmmmmm +9! Uspehov Katarina! bigUp!

marla  02/06/05 @940

awesome, like a photo !

Kaduflyer  02/06/05 @988

OMG!....Jaw hits keyboard! That background is stunning...absolutely stunning...oh yeah so is the dress...and the roses..and the.........

Inspiron  02/07/05 @018

I think this is a lovely painting. There is something wrong with the foot, The toes indicate that it is the wrong foot for that leg. That foot doesn''t make sense because of the position of the knees. Her legs don't looked cross so the big toe should be on the otherside.

CZYklon  02/07/05 @479

Wow..wow..wow. You made a masterpiece. *thumbsup* unfortunately I can only give you 7 out of 7.

Kalathis  02/07/05 @496

could you pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaassssssseee pretty please post a full version?

ohce  02/07/05 @523

I really love the bg... the bg is super ~

Poshspice  02/07/05 @708

Wow! Incredibly detailed work! Were you inspired by 'The Swing', by Jean-Honoré Fragonard? Without the guy looking up her skirt!

Enialadam  02/07/05 @761

I think everything I was thinking has pretty much been covered by everyone else, so all I'm gonna say is, WOW! BEAUTIFUL!

McCracken  02/07/05 @817

Well, hmm, impressive pic, but you might want to consider developing your own style instead of copying Linda Bergkvist. I think your work would have much more impact.

Pestilence84  02/07/05 @831

It is really amazing. However, the foot does look a little off but all in all it is a great piece.

zzzak  02/07/05 @864

Lovely painting!,,, I love this type of work. @Poshspice - funny you mention "The Swing" by Fragonard - I was thinking the same thing. It's also funny that we see so many crits on the foot being off here - there was also the same talk over the female's legs/feet not fitting right in "The Swing." ...Maybe these large frilly dresses covering up much of the top of the legs will cause akwardness no matter what(?)... either way, great work!

Katarina  02/07/05 @899

Thank you once more I have seen "The Swing" by Fragonard for the first time today, thanks to your comments. I was not inspired by this picture - I don`t think, that my work is similar to Fragonard`s picture. There are completely different forests, an atmosphere, different epoch and the mood of the works Thank you for the comparison with Linda Bergkwist, it`s very flattering for me, but I think we have absolutely different styles

saud  02/07/05 @996

i like it .. that was so nice ... good 4 you ..

adamfrancuzik  02/08/05 @032

It's very beautiful! The only thing I see as being odd, is the foot... I can't really tell how the legs might be crossing over the other, so I agree with some of the other members observations that the foot should be symmetrically opposite to its current situation. It also looks just a little too big. Those were the only unusual things I could find. Other than those, it is very beautiful! Keep up the great painting!

EQUiNO-X  02/08/05 @047

eto zagladenie katarina is it PERFECT!!!

shibbyhippo15  02/08/05 @048

I don't know 'bout the rest of you but I like the distinction of the foreground and background and stuf. It looks superb btw. Absolutely awesome! Good job!

native29  02/08/05 @059

amazing indeed my max 7

eduardobedoya  02/08/05 @067

AWESOME The deep effect of the forest. +9p bm.

Bougal  02/08/05 @078

Great two point perspective. Composition, color and detail are all excellent. The lighting on the girl is different from that in her environment, much like a flash on a camera. +9/10

kate  02/08/05 @096

Amazing work, it's beautiful

Splatkin  02/08/05 @197

pulchritudinous, it looks fan-didily-tastic. cant wait to see more art from u

nomaD42  02/08/05 @250

Truly lovely artwork. There is a wonderful feel of depth and volume to this piece. I absolutely adore the way you handled the light filtering through the forest canopy and down into the background. I do have to agree with the above comments about the quality of lighting on the woman, it appears too harsh and cold (flash-like) compared to the beautiful soft and diffuse lighting that you have throughout the remainder of the painting. The crispness of the flowers in the foreground are not so distracting to me, the do a good job of framing the image. It would be far worse to have it blurred out of focus, or worse, yet, just have some blurry forground dirt and leaves. Ugghh! Thank you for doing it the way you did. I am trying to make some sense of the foot issue. I think I can see where the intention is for the left foot, and it would work better if not for the crease in the fabric, looking as though there is a leg there, and the crease between two knees. If the crease were painted to appear as one knee and forming a ridge line along the leg, then it would work much better as being the left leg. Either that or you could just reverse the foot and make the world happier. This piece is a dream to look at, and wonderfully executed. I am jealous.

monk  02/08/05 @259

Tree on right it's a little too flat and first plane also may looks better (the same problem like with a tree)... BUT - overall is really very.. amazing! (^_^)

MayYeo  02/08/05 @319

Wait in here while I try to jump from the balcoony This is uber great. All critics have been said. I just wanna ask which kind of fabric it is??

Jane  02/08/05 @335

The textures on the dress is wonderful, as well as the trees and the roses surrounding her. But, how are the ropes fastened to the tree...? +10

DrInker  02/08/05 @358

wow! +10

dizzi  02/08/05 @361

this is really masterpiese, Katarina! So lovely details! I like face of girl and mood of picture! amazing amazing work!!!! privet zemlyakam! ya ochen rad, chto slavyane poyavlyajutsya zdes vremya ot vremeni! klassno risuesh!

spasquini  02/08/05 @396

I'm sorry I can't give you more than 8 ... really awesome ...

shyamshriram  02/08/05 @453

SPEECHLESS :X

maytree  02/08/05 @511

the clothing - i never seen something like that before. the mood of autumn forest and sensation of lightness are amazing! but the transform between sharp foreground and blurry background is a little bit hard.

mattsemp  02/08/05 @553

This is absolutely beautiful. if i were to pick out every detail i liked it would take a little too long to type, but i will say that the trees in the background are amazing. Keep up the good work

blackholes  02/08/05 @578

Exellent work!!

Remiel  02/08/05 @604

If you can do all that with painter and photoshop then I'll make it my quest to go in search of these programs.Must get programs,yeeesssss....... Of course, theres amazing skill involved to,dont get me wrong or anything.7/7

billtvshow  02/08/05 @641

Unbelievably good. MAX

Taintra  02/08/05 @663

awesome

vitecrow  02/08/05 @732

Slov net! +7 maximum chto pozvolili! A to postavil bi +50!

BigCircus  02/08/05 @752

Very Nice classical feel. The background is left nicely out of focus reinforcing the main character. Beautiful! Your graphic bar or what ever it is called looks like a crop from another nice piece.

windandfire  02/08/05 @980

WoW!!!!! IT's amazing! And your first post here? Excellent work!!! +10

Moni  02/09/05 @230

Can you tell me one thing??? Why can't we give more than 10 to an artwork??? This is just super....I already fallen love with this girl

WhaleBob2000  02/09/05 @270

amazing +10

curlyhair  02/09/05 @279

Skazo4no! Just beautiful! 9/9

Errant  02/09/05 @334

Beautiful... simply beautiful. I love the light and the trees and her hair and.... *sighs* I'll work up the courage to talk to you once I can do that. +7/7

Mr-Graphic  02/09/05 @394

woooow : | good job Katarina i like the colors, trees, back ground and the girl , she's Beautiful +10

Bigmitch  02/09/05 @413

It is beautiful work. What I was most impressed with was the rendering of the fabrics, they are exquisite!

alseides  02/09/05 @508

everything is great but when i looked at the ground under her i noticed it had a stranbe texture taht doesnt quite match. well its not noticeable.

A78  02/09/05 @608

is this a photo manip ?

Karmann  02/09/05 @668

wow eye candy

bluepulse  02/09/05 @672

Absolutely stunning. The wrong foot showing is something to consider. Also the dirt in the foreground ( just behind the roses)should be clearer with more definition. It's blurriness does not compute with the clarity of her dress. The background, trees and girl on a whole are really remarkable. I only wish I had your imagination. "Do another one"

Miroonn  02/09/05 @817

Whoa how many votes !! I give U my max because i never seeing something like this before. Amazing work, really good job . . .

OkorO  02/10/05 @006

WOW

caddman  02/10/05 @163

Stunning work...

mks5958  02/10/05 @184

This literally made me catch my breath and murmur 'Oh my, oh my!" So beautiful! I love everything about this - the trees and the roses, the embellished swing and the wonderful fabric of her dress. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely work with us, and welcome! I hope to see much more from you.

lion  02/10/05 @282

Good Job;-))))

PtitBen  02/10/05 @388

Oooo! this is SO gorgeous! I love the scenery, the movement, the details and this silk/satin. I wish I'll be able to achieve suc a colr mastery in the future! (y) +8

Murada  02/10/05 @516

Wonderful! My max! 5/5!

Kyena  02/10/05 @628

When I first saw this at CGTalk I was totally in awe - now after looking at your website I am also wondering if you worked in some pictures. I know you did show some close up but I am still unsure. For once the style doesn't fit your other works displayed in the computer graphic section on your site and your photography is absolutely beautiful and some pictures you have listed there look like paintings with some kind of filter and things. Also some of the branches on top of the picture look so strange - like erased out. I think it is still a very beautiful composition - I would just love to be fully convinced it is 100% painted.

SSemerdjian  02/10/05 @738

Amazing work! Everything is perfect! +7!

BlueWolf  02/10/05 @773

Really great work. Can you publish a full version. Hvala na ovoj strava slici! +1000

eightballfreek  02/10/05 @804

I find that sometimes the hardest thing to pull off is the softness of the "glow" that you render so effectively. Beautifully done.

Nenne  02/10/05 @811

I have to agree with Kyena.

Katarina  02/10/05 @849

To Nenne and Kyena : I engage computer graphic not for one year. My style varies - I think, as well as yours. I draw my works how I want to draw them and as I think necessary to draw . It`s not interesting for me to draw identical pictures. I like to try myself in different genres and styles. My photos are not processed by filters Probably, you are not well understand in photos and photoart

LaSet  02/10/05 @853

... "я балдію" mean Wonderful!!!

Katarina  02/10/05 @859

To Nenne and Kyena : I engage computer graphic not for one year. My style varies - I think, as well as yours. I draw my works how I want to draw them and as I think necessary to draw . It`s not interesting for me to draw identical pictures. I like to try myself in different genres and styles. My photos are not processed by filters Probably, you are not well understand in photos and photoart

Nightwolf  02/11/05 @531

Hello Elain Very NIce colors and composition. I have a question...i just got my Intous3 Wacom tablet 9x12 and just want to know if you or any artist sets it up in a certain way to paint or draw better? Meaning is there a special way to setup your wacom or just paint in a default setting and hope for the best? any suggestion would be helpful...thanks ahead..

wanialdo  02/11/05 @727

WoW.. that's really beautifull... very very nice... I only think the hair need a bit more of movement.

kairikeymaster  02/11/05 @978

how did you get the texture of the fabric? its absolutely perfect, it really looks like...wait, what's the name of that fabric again? oh well, it looks great

SinisterUrge  02/12/05 @727

+8 Looks great, just two little mistakes...concerning the foot and she isn't casting a shadow. There's an amazing amount of detail in this painting, u did a fantastic job.

w0lf  02/13/05 @557

very very very well...

slizgi  02/13/05 @614

wow great trees and face women.... and "deep effect" just greate.. +7

muffles  02/13/05 @902

Gorgeous

LandonXD  02/14/05 @048

amazing.... max points!!!!!!

Freiz  02/14/05 @213

Stunning. The textures are captured beautifully, from her skin to her hair to the cloth of her dress. The background is detailed, but doesn't detract from the subject. You have such excellent composition!

kpekep  02/14/05 @407

прикольная ! да какой там прикольно .... Восхититтельно !

tifilis  02/14/05 @605

Wow. Your setting is so vivid, I want to jump into it.

Rela  02/14/05 @648

Wonderful Background...seems too real ! Awesome details...

chaliezhou  02/15/05 @162

Wonderful~

ArtisLife  02/15/05 @206

Pure and simple brilliance. I have never seen anything as amazing as this masterpiece you have set before us. I commend you on an amazing job. You are truly worthy of being an elite. Bravo.

DigitalFirefly  02/15/05 @255

Thats an awsome painting. I really love it. Feeling Jealous about u

Madanapale  02/15/05 @273

Perfect!....Wonderful mood and details...I had to scroll down 1 mile to get here...but I don't mind...Incredible work! +10/10

maxdiamond  02/15/05 @362

great detail... i have no adjectives to describe the artwork... simply amazing... awesome!!!

tomkoff  02/15/05 @435

first work and it's so damn good, waiting for more Welcome to GFX

reminitype  02/15/05 @502

it lovely +vote

Heliconius  02/15/05 @538

since you are rich of complements, I will say something more critical; -I wish to see a bit more of the foot and leg .. Since the textile has translucence you could emphasize the shape of the leg some more maybe..another option is not to put it at all. but it is just the ear of the camel you know! really nice work though.. Hope to see some more!

ridvan  02/16/05 @961

atmosphere is great!

Santanu  02/17/05 @478

u already hve too lot of critiques... wht i've left to say! good work!

Maximilian  02/18/05 @545

that FEET didn't do well

brayan  04/09/05 @883

very nice. I love it too much.

kairikeymaster  04/12/05 @143

oh yeah, I can't believe I just noticed this but the foot is backward! sorry if other peopel ahve already pointed that out and sorry that i did...

lullaby  04/22/05 @334

Love it!!!!

flowjoe  04/22/05 @430

wonderful details, so beautiful and amazing

Biter  06/04/05 @578

beautiful paintings!

Pie  06/11/05 @771

That is so, so stunning. Every bit of it is my favorite, but especially the swing. The roses are lovely. I wish I was there.

meyo  06/17/05 @586

10++

jacksonlapalma  06/19/05 @567

perfect it seems so real!!!!!!!!!

mccarlee  07/12/05 @627

i find this to be the most beautiful (if not the best) painting on GFX. seriously.

Elysiumfire  09/25/05 @961

This is a beautiful image, even with the anatomical error. The right foot having the big toe on the wrong side. It is not the left foot peeping out as the left knee is clearly delineated and the rest of the left leg is pointing down, as per the fall of the wonderfully detailed and exquisite dress. My only other gripe with this wonderland pastiche is that there is no evident energy to the movement of the swing. Although, movement is clearly depicted, there is no sense of energy to it. The three-D effect is excellent! Regards Elysiumfire

Katea  12/15/05 @973

Very nice 10 points

metapuppet  12/18/05 @725

Apofiss  01/08/06 @704

Looks so alive!!! Beauty!!! Max points! (umm... I wonder how it would look with brighter sky and sun-rays coming down through the branchies ^^ )

Cigaro  03/04/06 @857

simply amazing

troublesleeping  03/10/06 @160

wow!!!!! i don't think there's anything wrong with it. my max.

hiddensoul  04/02/06 @908

red X.

TheNyoStyle  04/08/06 @625

amazing!

avariction  04/09/06 @396

Want to know something? She's BEAUTIFUL. Her dress is gorgeous, I love the lighting, the shadow in the trees is perfect, though it makes me wonder where her illuminating light source is coming from... Still gorgeous. LoveLoveLove.

bloody  05/02/06 @368

great work.i like it the roses are very well drawn.i will give u +9

sajjad  07/08/06 @355

woooooooowwwwwwwww very very very very very very NICE goodluck.

Albtraum  10/14/06 @391

Beautiful detail work on the forest glad, the foot however looks awkward and unusually thick. Perspective or no, it strikes a sour note in an otherwise enchanting picture. The clothes and fabrics are awesome!

DustandEchoes  12/09/06 @966

ace piece keep up the good work

JordanRoots  12/22/06 @813

perfect!! +10

Ronin-D  01/08/07 @786

Absolutely amazing. Superb attention to detail. I look forward to more of your work in the future.

Gitte  01/15/07 @424

http://www.rodneysmith.com/image_popup.php?opener=portfolio&image_id=2139 Quoting Katarina : "I drew a figure of the girl from a nature, but the dress and the forest I have thought up"

arov  01/23/07 @924

Klassnaya rabota. Tak dergat! ))) ___________________ http://www.lokomotiv.info

CalinnVojnngat  01/28/07 @891

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5598/rodneysmith29td.jpg I found this picture on the net, I think it's very similar to your piece...well, is quite the same scene. Have you used it as a reference? I think that the background in your pic is veery well done, I like it. Her head seems to be a bit big, and I find something wrong with the foot. I like the mood

slickgreekgeo  02/24/07 @849

I think it looks quite different from the reference.

deManuel  04/01/07 @334

Amazing work. Love the atmosphere. +10

Saimain  04/01/07 @932

This is absolutely amazing...I can't find anything else to say. ^__^

Toni  04/03/07 @680

WOW! +7/7

Guidd  04/03/07 @823

great +5/5

Algfader  04/17/07 @373

Truly beautiful piece.. tho i have serious doubts that you are beeing completely honest about not using Fragonards "the swing" as a reference.. I would even like to claim that you have made a partial "paintover". I have taken the liberty to mirror Fragonards piece agains yours so that the identical symmetry will be more obvious. Proof? The tree has identical shapes with a few twigs added and the swing has been moved a bit closer to the trunk. I think the foreground is painted and the girl has been given a new dress. Also shoulder area looks very much like a paintover. I'm even gonna be so bold as to say that the background is probably an altered photo seeing how you have used Fragonards piece you probably wouldn't think twice about doing something simular with the background. I truly hope that im wrong about this but the proof seems to overwhelming to ignore. *Quote* slickgreekgeo: "I think it looks quite different from the reference." Have a closer look *Quote* Katarina: "Thank you once more I have seen "The Swing" by Fragonard for the first time today, thanks to your comments. I was not inspired by this picture - I don`t think, that my work is similar to Fragonard`s picture. There are completely different forests, an atmosphere, different epoch and the mood of the works"