Dark Queen
Marianna
Kotelevska
Visual Portfolio  ·  2023–2025
Every world she enters becomes real to the people who follow her in.
Between Two Worlds
01 / Original IP
Between
Two Worlds
Dark Fantasy Visual Novel · Ongoing Series
An original franchise in development. Kristian — werewolf of the Grey Wolf Clan. Marisol — elven princess of the Golden Moon. Their clans had not spoken in centuries. Their hearts did not ask permission.

Original literary prose, costume design, and editorial photography. A planned multi-arc narrative with genre transitions.
01 / Production Range
Ancient forest locations scouted and used as natural sets. Fur capes, gold crowns, swords, and wolf companions — all sourced and styled. Each image is simultaneously a standalone editorial and a chapter in an ongoing visual novel.
Fantasy collage
Fine Art
02 / Fine Art
Scarlet
Sonata
Fine Art Editorial · Natural Light · Lakeside Location
Burgundy draped silk, gold arm cuffs, rose petals on grass. A painted cello as both instrument and sculpture — its ornamental body in conversation with the figure that holds it.

Shot at golden hour on a lake. The light does not flatter. It reveals.
Forest Witch
03 / Forest Witch
Spirit
of the Forest
Handcrafted Textile Art · Magic Hour Photography
The fox is not a prop — it is hand-embroidered, a totem worn as armour. Natural stone necklaces. Copper spiral bracelets. Shot on real moss in forest light.

When all decoration is removed, what remains is craft.
Fox detail
03 / Craft Detail
Handcrafted props include: embroidered fox totem with gemstone eye, antler crowns with miniature roses and moss, leaf costumes assembled from real foliage, beaded headdresses and multi-layer jewellery — all made to 1/6 scale.
Tropical Editorial
04 / Tropical Editorial
Wild
Beauty
Fashion Editorial · Natural Light · Location
Three-point composition: toucan, figure, orchid. Gold chains, afro, green eyes. Shot in natural foliage with animals as equal subjects in frame.

Wildlife as creative collaborator.
African Heritage
05 / African Heritage
Roots
& Rhythm
African Editorial · Cultural Reference · Handcrafted Props
Copper neck ring, woven disc collar in red and gold, yellow draped silk, painted staff. Shot against dry savanna brush — the colour holds against dead wood because it has to.

Cultural references sourced, studied, and built by hand. Not costume. Reference.
05 / Colour & Craft
The disc collar is not an accessory — it is the composition. Woven in red, yellow and green, it frames the face the way a painting frames its subject. The neck ring, the teal earrings, the green eyes. Detail at 1/6 scale that reads at full size.
African collage
Haute Couture Street
06 / Haute Couture Street
Kyiv
as Runway
Luxury Fashion · City Location · Ukraine
Chanel and Dior in the streets of Kyiv. Real city architecture as backdrop — cobblestone, baroque facades, iron lanterns.

Fashion exists everywhere. Not just on a runway.
06 / Editorial Range
Multiple Kyiv locations used as distinct backdrops: Andriyivskyy Descent, central boulevards, embankments. The city becomes a fashion week set — familiar to locals, cinematic to the world.
Chanel collage
Victorian Kyiv
07 / Historical & Atmospheric
Victorian
Kyiv
Period Design · Day & Night · Location
Same character, two times of day. Daytime: period costume on Kyiv embankment. Night: working lantern, city bokeh, controlled exposure in darkness.

One concept — two lighting languages.
07 / Night Photography
Night shooting with a live flame light source. The lantern does not overexpose. The face reads. The city skyline becomes bokeh. This is not a filter — it is an understanding of how camera and light interact in darkness.
Victorian collage
Goddess of the Hunt
08 / Ancient & Epic
Goddess
of the Hunt
Mythological · Epic Scale · Wildlife Direction
Mounted on a tiger in real jungle undergrowth. Draped linen, gold cuffs, spear. The tiger is not a prop — it is a scene partner, directed and composed as part of the image.

Scale is not a limitation. It is a creative tool.
08 / Animal Direction
The same goddess, a different mount — black horse at the forest edge. Two animals, two registers of power. Tiger: raw and feral. Horse: sovereign and controlled. Each changes the entire meaning of the figure that rides it.
Horse collage
Ukraine Endures
09 / Cultural Identity
Ukraine
Endures
Identity · Memory · Made in Kyiv During War
Vyshyvanka, red poppies, wheat, black horse, blue-yellow flag. A couple — not a pose, a statement. Shot on the Dnipro riverbank in Kyiv.

This is not aesthetic. This is authorship. Made by someone who lives here, while this is happening.
09 / Identity as Visual Language
Ukrainian identity expressed in three registers: folk costume and flag (direct), blue-yellow palette in fashion (subtle), and kalyna berries on city streets (coded). Each approach reaches a different audience. All are intentional.
Ukraine collage
Hot — Concept Studio
10 / Concept Studio
Hot
Conceptual · Studio · Colour Theory
Red on red on red. The pepper is not background — it is the world. Black latex and straps as the only contrast. Platinum hair as the third element.

When the concept is strong enough, you need nothing else.
10 / Symbolic Thinking
Food, flowers, and everyday objects used as conceptual backdrops and symbolic language: red peppers, playing cards (Queen of Diamonds), Tarot (The Magician's four suits), cherry tomatoes in a harvest field. Every element carries meaning.
Pepper collage
City Girl — Andriyivskyy
11 / City Girl
Andriyivskyy
Descent
Street Style · Natural Light · Kyiv Location
Blue knit dress, yellow scarf, heart-shaped glasses. The city as backdrop — cobblestones, spires, afternoon light.

Editorial energy without a studio. Kyiv as it is, not as it is imagined.
11 / Location Direction
Six distinct frames from a single location session — each with a different focal length, background depth, and body language. The same costume reads differently across the city's changing architecture. That is the skill: making one shoot feel like six.
City Girl collage
The Bachelor Show
12 / Interactive Show
The
Bachelor
Show Creator · 8 Episodes · 2 Months · 2024
Paul. A rose. A hat. A show poster shot and designed from scratch.

1 bachelor. 12 contestants. Audience-driven elimination every Friday for 2 months. ~100 story slides per episode. 800+ produced assets. Peak engagement: 636 likes, 100 comments per episode.

The winning couple is still together. Their wedding is in 2026.
12 / Production Scale
Weekly colour palette concepts. Original scripted dialogue. Location and studio shoots. Live audience voting. Post-season character epilogues. Community members sent physical gifts for the finale. Solo production. Zero missed deadlines.
Bachelor collage
Marianna Kotelevska
"The range is not a genre. It is a disposition — the ability to enter any world and make it feel inevitable."
modelmarien@gmail.com
@marianna.dolls
Kyiv, Ukraine · Open to Remote
LinkedIn: Marianna Kotelevska