“For this piece, I challenged myself to work with a limited, high-key palette. I wanted to preserve depth while using mostly light colours where I could”

Polina Kirillov is an artist from Serbia who works in Photoshop, Clip Studio, Art studio and Blender. Polina has been working as a game artist for 10 years. She also loves D&D and likes to explore her characters through art.

“I enjoy experimenting with colour and finding new ways to make colours more expressive,” she says. Here are four examples of her work.

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Lain

(Image credit: Polina Kirillova)

“In this art, I used the lasso tool while still aiming to retain a painterly feel.”

Master Frog

(Image credit: Polina Kirillova)

“In this piece, I wanted the contrasting colours to almost glow on the screen. It was also my way of paying tribute to my D&D Dungeon Master.”

Elven Queen

(Image credit: Polina Kirillova)

“For this piece, I challenged myself to work with a limited, high-key palette. I wanted to preserve depth while using mostly light colours where I could.”

Mena

(Image credit: Polina Kirillova)

“This is my favourite character. I wanted to make a vertical composition, but it took me a long time to find the right pose and angle.”

You can see more of Polina's work on her ArtStation profile.

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