Platinum Award

Ekaterina Borodacheva

 

The meeting


In the window


Stranger in the mirror


Transformation


The girl and the wolf

used art supplies or application soft

All illustrations are made by hand, without the use of computer graphics. Materials: watercolor paper, watercolor, colored pencils, white tempera (for small details).

Artist's comments

I would like to present illustrations for the fairy tale by Charles Perrault, "Little Red Riding Hood." This is my personal creative project. I believe that working with such a well-known story is a challenge for an artist. I wanted to look at it from a different point of view and give the characters individual features. It was important to show respect for the historical text. Not to try to "rewrite" the story told by Charles Perrault, but to "breathe new life into it." I hope I succeeded.

 

 審査員評

I wish that when I was a kid, I could have read "Little Red Riding Hood" with the illustrations Ekaterina painted! They are so beautiful, capturing the essence of the story perfectly. The facial expressions of each character reveal their soul, adding depth and emotion to the tale. Her artwork brings the story to life in a way that is both enchanting and memorable. I also love the use of watercolor; the subtle gradients created by the blending are spot on

Van Li


The storytelling is effectively conveyed through color and composition. The mood is vividly captured in each carefully chosen moment, with notable attention to details such as the shoes, the puppet held by the girl, and the wolf's facial expression.

Haimeng Cao


Ekaterina's use of trational mediunm in this series is incredible. This seires successfully breathe new life into the story while maintaining a deep respect for the original text. The attention to detail and the expressive aspect of the artwork vividly depict this new interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood.

Rita Yuwei Li


Surprising talent in softness and subtlety. Everything is illuminated in fantasy with exquisite fur, details that only someone with a deep love for what they do can achieve. A few small flowers on the wolf's fur say a lot about the thoroughness in valuing what is done, it is beautiful. The same in the details of the sleeves of the dresses, decorations on the mirror, the expression of the eyes, everything has vitality in this fantasy. Playing with cinematographic compositions and also still life paintings, it shows the artistic extension that Ekaterina dominates. Tremendous artist, her vision of the story is a strong achievement.

Lucas León


The artist's reinterpretation of traditional fairy tales is highly successful. The artwork portrays a childlike innocence in a realistic style. The details in the work is astounding, especially the rendering of fur and lace, which has left a deep impression on me.

PINGNAN LU


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