Fashion illustration of the day (green coat) / Modna ilustracija dana (zeleni kaput)

moja modna ilustracija/ my fashion illustration

I've been getting a lot of questions lately about my fashion illustrations. How do you I manage to be so productive? What brand of watercolours I use?...etc. Well, I'm not sure there is a trick to being productive. There are some methods we can employ, but they're pretty personal, by that I mean they are something we develop on our own, so I'm not sure how helpful will my advice be to somebody. I think it is like with food, the more you draw or paint, the more you feel like drawing or painting, the more you need it (ok, now it sounds a bit more like drugs than food but you know what I'm getting at. Besides, metaphors are never perfect). I might share some tricks that personally work for me (like sketching a lot) in the future but being productive is a relative term. Some illustrations might take a lot of time, so even if you make just one per day or month, you're still being productive. Do you know what I mean? Productivity is one of those words that needs a context to be understood. It will all depend on what level you're working on and for what purpuse, that is, what is your goal. This applies to all creative work, not just to drawing. You are probably the one who can judge the best if you're being productive or not. Maybe it is all a matter of work ethics. I said many times I personally don't believe in waiting for inspiration. If you have a creative job or hobby of any kind and you're waiting for that perfect day when everything is alright and you have a few hours to yourself, that day will probably never come and you won't get any work done. You must do what matters to you even when you're having a bad day,  when you have fever, when you have a headache and even when you don't feel like doing it in the first place. Sure, there are times when you do need your rest but if you leave your creative work only for those times when everything is perfect, the chances are that day may never come. Now, I will answer another frequently asked question and that is the one about my drawing style. When it comes to my fashion illustrations, I don't follow any rules. I don't think there is anything wrong with exploring new styles. In addition, I personally find it boring when all fashion illustrations start to look the same. Sometimes the proportions of a body are not realistic at all. They don't have to be...and sometimes they are if I want them to be. If you are a professional fashion illustrator and you're working on a comission, then you will have to talk with your client and see what they want. If you are making that fashion illustration for yourself or your friend, then other rules apply. It all depends for what purpuse you're making that fashion illustration in the first place. There are many different methods and styles you might opt for if you want to make a fashion illustration. I might elaborate on that some other time. Finally, let's talk about watercolour brands. I'm a pretty honest person. There isn't a particular brand of watercolours that I use, I usually just buy the cheapest sort. There are some paintings that do require special watercolours, but the kind I'm working on right now can be done with the worst type. That's my opinion anyway. If you have any other questions, feel free to send me an email or leave the questions in the comments.

Dobivam puno pitanja u zadnje vrijeme o svojim modnim ilustracijama. Kako to da sam tako produktivna? Koju marku vodenih boja koristim? ...i tako dalje. Prvo, mislim da ne postoji neki trik kojim postajemo produktivni. Postoje neki načini koji nam mogu pomoći, ali oni su dosta osobni i ne znam koliko bi moj savjet u tom smislu mogao biti nekome koristan.  Mislim da je to kao s hranom, što više crtate ili slikate, to više imate želju za crtanjem ili slikanjem i to vam postaje zapravo potrebno (sada to već zvuči kao droga, a ne hrana, ali što ja mogu, nijedna metafora nije savršena). Znate li na što mislim? Produktivnost je jedna od onih riječi kojima je potreban kontekst da ih razumijemo. Sve ovisi o tome na čemu radite i za koju svrhu, te koji je vaš krajni cilj. Ovo se može primijeniti na kreativan rad bilo koje vrste, ne samo na crtanje. Vi ste vjerovatno onaj ili ona koji može  prosuditi jeste li produktivni ili ne. Možda je u pitanju samo radna etika. Rekla sam puno puta da osobno ne vjerujem u čekanje nadahnuća. Imate li bilo kakav kreativni posao ili hobi i čekate taj nekakav savršen dan kada ćete imati nekoliko sati samo za sebe, vjerovatno ga nikad nećete ni dočekati i nećete ništa napraviti. Morate raditi ono do čega vam je stalo čak i kada imate loš dan, kada imate temperaturu, kada vas boli glava i kada vam se ništa ne radi. Naravno, nekad se morate i odmoriti, ali čekate li nekakav savršen dan za kreativni dan, on vjerovatno nikad neće doći. Sada ću odgovoriti i na još jedno često pitanje, a to je ono koje se tiče moga stila crtanja. Ne slijedim nikakva pravila kada su u pitanju moje modne ilustracije. Ne mislim da ima išta loše u istraživanju novih stilova i meni osobno je dosadno kada modne ilustracije sve izgledaju isto. Ponekad su proporcije tijela koje crtam potpuno nerealne i to je u redu, a nekad su realnije jer mi je to namjera. Ukoliko ste profesionalni modni ilustrator i radite na nekoj narudžbi, onda ćete se savjetovati s klijentom da vidite što su oni imali na umu. Radite li modnu ilustraciju za sebe ili za prijatelje, onda vrijede druga pravila. Sve ovisi o tome u koju svrhu ste počeli stvarati tu modnu ilustraciju. Postoje različite metode i stilovi među kojima možete birati ako želite napraviti modnu ilustraciju. Možda i o tome jednom  nešto napišem. Konačno, reći ću nešto i o markama vodenih boja. Ja sam poprilično iskrena osoba pa ću odmah reći da nema neka određena marka koju koristim, obično koristim obične jeftine vodene boje koje se mogu kupiti u svakom dućanu za nekoliko kuna i mislim da mi zasada ne treba ništa drugo. Istina je, da za određeni tip akvarela doista treba kupiti bolje i kvalitetnije boje, ali za ovo na čemu trenutno radim, moje je mišljenje da i nije potrebno. To bi bilo sve, ako imate još kojih pitanja, slobodno pitajte preko epošte ili ovdje u komentarima.