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Got a strange idea?
I’ll draw it or make it move!

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I’m Sofya — illustrator and professional 2D animator


I love fantasy, horror, weird creatures, loud colours and a cool punk attitude!

My work mixes quirky folklore, chthonic urban grit and wild nature — and I love it ♥I enjoy working with:
⟡ Animation studios
⟡ Musicians
⟡ Publishing houses
⟡ Independent creatorsI can turn odd ideas, moods and brand identities into expressive visuals!Open for freelance projects and collaborations
dorozhinskaya2013@gmail.com

What I do | Services

Brand Characters & Additional illustration


Memorable characters and illustrated assets for packaging, products and brand communications

Rhythms of Taste for KONIX | Brand packaging illustration



Brief: Develop packaging illustrations for KONIX beer, integrating its deer mascot into the product identity.

My Idea: Explore the parallels between taste and music, using illustration to express the character and rhythm of each beer variety.

The result: I created a series of illustrations that translate musical styles into distinctive visual imagery, giving each beer its own personality while maintaining a cohesive brand language. Every beer looks like it sounds, and the whole line still feels like one family.
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Publishing cover illustrations


Brief: Create a series of cover illustrations for an independent online feminist publishing project. The articles focus on complex, sensitive topics: digital safety, cyber-surveillance, mental pressure, and state/social displacement. Client identity withheld for safety reasons.

My Idea: I translated heavy social and psychological themes into sharp visual metaphors. I used tactile textures, uncanny surrealism, and bold blocks of colour to capture the reader’s attention instantly.

The result: A visually cohesive series of covers that gives sensitive educational content a powerful, immediate voice while maintaining a consistent look across the publications.
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Comics & Narrative Illustration


Interior illustrations, book covers and visual series for stories with a distinct atmosphere and point of view

My Bad Habits | Narrative Illustration


Brief: Create a series of illustrations exploring everyday habits.

My Idea: Turn familiar behaviours into humorous visual situations, using exaggeration to make ordinary experiences more expressive and recognisable. I combined expressive linework, playful characterisation and visual exaggeration to give each illustration its own mood and narrative.

The result: A personal narrative illustration series built around the absurdities of everyday life.
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Myth of Arachne | Comic Book & Merch


Brief: Develop a comic inspired by the myth of Arachne, expanding its visual world beyond the original story.

My Idea: I reinterpreted a classical myth through character-driven storytelling and a modern visual approach. I developed the comic’s visual language through narrative design and character development, then explored merchandise concepts.

The result: A comic and a set of merchandise concepts that extend Arachne’s visual world beyond the page.
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Animation


Stylised character animation, storyboards and animatics that turn visual ideas into moving stories

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Animated intro for 2×2 | Finalist 2026


Brief: Create an animated ident featuring the 2×2 logo. The visual concept was open.

My Idea: I imagined an absurd giant cow towering over houses and mountains. By day, she looks ordinary, but at night, her spots light up with neon and transform into the 2×2 ident.

The result: An animated ident built around a neon cow, selected as a finalist in the 2×2 Spring 2026 contest.
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Shell | Social animation for the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center


Brief: Create a social animation introducing the Social Theatre at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center.

My Idea: I used a cracking nutshell as a metaphor for personal barriers falling away, showing how a supportive environment can help people open up. The animation explores vulnerability, self-expression and connection.

The result: A social animation communicating the value of theatre as a space for personal growth.
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Life Under Cover | Personal Animation


Brief: Create an original animation exploring absurdity and relationships through experimental techniques.

My Idea: I explored the awkwardness of human relationships through a tactile, unconventional visual language. I combined vegetable imagery with handcrafted animation techniques to express the absurdity of interpersonal dynamics.

The result: An experimental personal animation blending material exploration with absurdist storytelling.