Four illustrations, one season/ Četiri ilustracije, jedno godišnje doba

I've decided to post these four illustrations together because they seem to match well. Furthermore, if I remember well, I had painted all of them one on the same day. The medium is watercolour on paper. Prior to colouring them, I had sketched them using pencil. You could have seen those original sketches if you follow me on instagram ( for exaple here I'm holding all of these sketches in my hand). To be honest, you probably won't miss much if you don't follow me on insta as most things I post about end up here eventually.  Back to the topic at hand, I often get asked whether I use pencil for sketching and my answer would have to be that it depends. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't, depending on the effect I'm trying to achieve. 

Odlučila sam objaviti ove četiri ilustracije zajedno jer mi se nekako dobro slažu. Uz to, ukoliko se dobro sjećam sve sam ih naslikala istoga dana. Medij su vodene boje na papiru. Prije nego što sam ih obojala, skicirala sam ih koristeći olovku. Mogle ste vidjeti te originalne skice ako me pratite na instagramu ( na primjer ovdje držim sve te skice u ruci). No, da budem iskreno vjerojatno neće propustiti puno i ako me ne pratite na instagramu jer će većina stvari od tamo završiti ovdje prije ili kasnije. Natrag na temu, često me pitaju koristim li olovku za skiciranje i moj odgovor je da to ovisi. Ponekad da, a ponekad ne, zavisno o efektu koji želim postići. 

I like how these four illustrations look together, they all show outfits that are, in my opinion, very feminine and chic. The first one shows a rather bold colour combo of green, purple and pink. It may not suit everyone's taste but it something that I would like to wear. The second illustration is the most modern one among these four. I can imagine some fashionista or a fashion editor wearing something like this. Dark sunglasses completed with an interesting sweater, pencil skirt and killer heels. The third illustration shows one of my favourite trends this Spring and that is (drums please!!!) palazzo pants. I love pallazzo pants because they make every outfit more elegant and ladylike. The final illustration has a retro allure to it. I would love to have a shirt dress just like this one! I I did, I would make sure to pair it with the pointy heels from the illustration( I actually have a very similar pair to those that I painted and now I realize this pair of mine must have been the inspiration behind it). 

Sviđa mi se kako ove četiri kombinacije izgledaju zajedno. Sve pokazuju ruho koje je prema mome mišljenju vrlo ženstveno i šik. Prva pokazuje poprilično hrabru kombinaciju zelene, ljubičaste i roze, koja se ne bi svakome svidjela, ali ja bi baš rado tako nešto nosila. Druga ilustracija je najmodernija među ovima i mogu zamisliti neku modnu urednicu ili ženu koja prati modu da nosi nešto slično. Tamne sunčane naočale nadopunjene zanimljivim džemperom, suknjom olovka kroja i ubojitim petama. Treća ilustracija pokazuje jedan od mojih omiljenih trendova ovoga proljeća a to su (molim bubnjeve!) palazzo hlače tj. hlače posve širokoga kroja. Volim hlače ovoga kroja jer čine svaku kombinaciju elegantnijom i više damskom. Zadnja ilustracija ima neku retro draž. Voljela bi imati takvu košulju-haljinu, a kada bi je imala sigurno bi je nosila baš s ovakvima cipelama na špic s petom (zapravo imam jako slični par ovima naslikanima i sigurno me to nadahnulo za ovu ilustraciju). 

All in all, these illustrated outfits seem perfect for Spring, hence the title 'four illustrations, one season'. I almost forgot to mention this but when I painted these illustrations, some of the body positions were inspired by models from one vintage German catalque. Sometimes it is nice to look at photographs of models from old magazines or editorials to get new ideas about  posture. I try to avoid repetion in posture when it comes to my fashion illustrations. I want my fashion illustrations to look natural, so sometimes I study the different poses, trying to figure out what work work well with clothes that I want to pain. Nevertheless, I can't say that I used any photograph as a reference. I only do that when I paint other fashion bloggers. At the point, when it comes to the clothes and the faces on my fashion illustrations , they are entirely a product of my imagination. If I ever use a photograph as a reference, I will be sure to let you know what was it exactly that inspired me. I've been toying with the idea of drawing illustrations of designer clothes but I'm not sure will anything come of it. There is so much content on my blog that I'm simply not sure is there a space for another feature. 

Sve u svemu, ove četiri ilustracije mi se čine savršenima za proljeće, pa stoga i naslov ove objave glasi " Četiri ilustracije, jedno godišnje doba." Skoro sam zaboravila spomenuti, neke od ovih poza su nadahnute pozama modela iz staroga njemačkom kataloga. Nekad je dobro pogledati neke stare časopise ili kataloge s fotografijama modela za dobiti ideje o držanju tijela jer pokušavam izbjeći ponavljanje poza kada su moje ilustracije u pitanju. Želim da moje modne ilustracije izgledaju prirodno, pa ponekad proučavam različite poze, pokušavajući odrediti što bi najbolje išlo s odjećom koju želim naslikati. Ipak ne mogu reći da sam koristila neku određenu fotografiju kao referencu. To radim kada crtam modne ilustracije modnih blogera, ali trenutno kada su u pitanju moje modne ilustracije,  lica i odjeća, e to je je u potpunosti proizvod moje mašte. Budem li ikada koristila fotografiju kao referencu, svakako ću vam reći što me to točno nadahnulo. Već neko vrijeme se zabavljam mislima o slikanju dizajnerske odjeće, ali nisam sigurna hoću li krenuti s tim. Na mome blogu postoji već toliko sadržaja da nisam sigurna ima li mjesta za još jednu rubriku.