Drawing of the day (Capitoline Venus) / Crtež dana (Kapitolinska Venera)

Today I'm sharing with you an drawing, only a sketch really, inspired by Capitoline Venus. This statue has an interesting history, but isn't that true of all great art works? I wondered what she might look like today, you know,  if she came to life and we saw her on a street. So, it ended up inspiring me to make a fashion illustration. The medium is coloured pencils on paper.

Danas dijelim sa vama crtež, zapravo više skicu, nadahnutu Kapitolinskom Venerom. Ovaj kip ima zanimljivu povijest, ali zar to nije slučaj sa svim umjetničkim remekdjelima? Zapitala sam se kako bi izgledala danas, znate da oživi i da je slučajno sretnemo na ulici. Tako da sam dobila nadahnuće za modnu ilustraciju. Medij su bojice na papiru.















Comments

  1. Irreplaceable_fashion15 September 2016 at 00:59

    It looks amazing:) I love it:)

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  2. Katarina Stamenkovic15 September 2016 at 02:11

    Draga Ivana,
    znam da nisam prva koja ti ovo kaze ali imas inzvanredan talenat i za crtanje i za modu!
    Obozavam tvoje crteze jer su jako inspirativni i jednostavno prelepi!Nemam reci...
    Sve najlepse u daljem blogovanju. :)
    xoxo

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  3. Unknown15 September 2016 at 02:31

    Bella!

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  4. bellodiesseredonna15 September 2016 at 02:34

    sempre molto brava

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  5. FelyM15 September 2016 at 02:49

    nice dear,
    good job

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  6. Bárbara Marques15 September 2016 at 03:06

    I love the way you see things out of the box :)

    MY KIND OF JOY

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  7. Unknown15 September 2016 at 03:38

    Nice :)

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  8. Unknown15 September 2016 at 04:52

    Obozavam tvoje radove :)

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  9. Mikijiu15 September 2016 at 08:25

    You are gifted person ♥

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  10. Kelsey&Kenecha15 September 2016 at 08:27

    Amazing drawing doll! It looks beautiful colored or not x

    Florals&Smiles

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  11. Andreea15 September 2016 at 08:50

    Lovely drawing! x

    Have a great week,
    Andreea
    http://couturezilla.com/

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  12. the chilicool15 September 2016 at 09:35

    Mitica, sei bravissima!
    Alessia
    new post
    Thechilicool

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  13. Beauty Unearthly15 September 2016 at 09:42

    Wow...it look super amazing...thx for sharing Ivana...:-)
    xx

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  14. JJ15 September 2016 at 09:46

    lovely!
    Dora www.BangsBang.com

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  15. Oksana Zolotukhina15 September 2016 at 10:03

    Beautiful!!! I love your drawings Ivana. It makes me feeling inspired on drawing)) Thanks for sharing dear))

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  16. Nequéren Reis15 September 2016 at 10:26

    Que maximo amei o croqui, obrigado pela visita volte sempre.
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  17. BABALUCCIA15 September 2016 at 11:13

    Ivana a me piace tanto il disegno in bianco e nero ****bravissima ❤

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  18. BABALUCCIA15 September 2016 at 11:14

    Ivana a me piace tanto il disegno in bianco e nero ****bravissima ❤

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  19. Unknown15 September 2016 at 11:23

    Izvrsna ideja i super izvedba! :)

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  20. Fabrizia Spinelli15 September 2016 at 12:32

    Sempre più brava!
    Fabrizia - Cosa Mi Metto???

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  21. Missymayification15 September 2016 at 12:41

    Awww....she's a bit shy. Ha!! Another great illustration here, Ivana dear. Hope you're fine and all is well at your end. Happy weekend in advance. :)

    http://missymayification.blogspot.co.uk

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  22. Iván The Trendy Surfer15 September 2016 at 13:06

    Nice job Ivana !!!


    xo


    http://www.thetrendysurfer.com/

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  23. Rowena @ rolala loves15 September 2016 at 13:13

    I'm not familiar with the Capitoline Venus statue but I'm so curious now after seeing your pretty sketch. Cool that you came up with this concept to do a modern take on her :)

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  24. FashionJazz15 September 2016 at 13:28

    You are super talented :) xx

    www.fashionjazz.co.za

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  25. Fashionelja15 September 2016 at 13:49

    Great <3

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  26. Moscow Blogger15 September 2016 at 13:55

    super!

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  27. tr3ndygirl influencer e fashion blogger15 September 2016 at 14:17

    bellissimo Ivana, sempre più brava
    buon giovedì
    <<< tr3ndygirl fashion & beauty blog >>>
    un bacione

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  28. claire15 September 2016 at 14:58

    Great! You're very gifted, I must say that!:)

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  29. Ana15 September 2016 at 15:27

    It is very beautiful you draw very well!
    Kisses
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  30. So Alice15 September 2016 at 22:51

    You're very clever my dear!! I never thought this way -I don't know why.. Very nice drawing, Have a lovely weekend :-)

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  31. unknown15 September 2016 at 22:53

    Beautiful!

    Stay in Style
    Karen @ Lookbook Store Blogspot

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  32. Miguel Gouveia16 September 2016 at 00:14

    Thank you so much for your lovely words my dear :D I'm glad to know this!

    You always have an amazing draws and have a talent! Keep it up :D

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  33. Unknown16 September 2016 at 05:57

    Kakav je izvor inspiracije, takav je i rezultat. Da, kada bi oživela, bila bi baš takva. Divno, prelepo, ma čarobno! <3
    Želim ti lep vikend :)

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  34. Unknown16 September 2016 at 06:44

    Predivno crtaš! Ja iskreno nikada nisam znala da crtam portrete, sve mi dobro ide osim njih. Imaš veliki talenat i trebaš ga iskoristiti! Samo tako nastavi, uz tebe sam!♥
    Kika's blog

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  35. iamkhan16 September 2016 at 07:03

    Such a lovely post <3
    Would you like to follow each other? Let me know and I follow you back)
    http://iamaliyankhan.blogspot.com/

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  36. Šminkolina16 September 2016 at 08:35

    baš su lijepe slike :)

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  37. Silvia Negretti16 September 2016 at 09:11

    Ma che bella idea che hai avuto Ivana!
    Bravissima cme sempre! :)
    Baci!
    S
    http://s-fashion-avenue.blogspot.it

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  38. Lovviez16 September 2016 at 09:41

    talented drawings <3

    im following you right now.. pls come back and follow me <3

    www.lovviez.blogspot.com

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  39. bambolai16 September 2016 at 10:21

    Bas mi se dopada kako si je ti zamislila i prikazala! Sjajna inspiracija Ivanice

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  40. Gabrielle16 September 2016 at 12:01

    I love how you've drawn inspiration from a statue to create something modern and fresh. Your illustrations are lovely and I particularly like the beginning stages where she can be seen in black and white pencil. Wonderful!!

    aglassofice.com
    x

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    1. Ivana Split17 September 2016 at 03:42

      thank you dear, pencil sketch turned out better, I should have kept it as it was and not colour it with colour pencils, but I guess we live and learn, right?

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  41. Rostrose16 September 2016 at 13:15

    Your Venus is very pretty, dearest Ivana, and I love the idea, how she would look like today ;o)
    Hugs from Austria, Traude
    http://rostrose.blogspot.co.at/2016/09/a-new-life-9-wasser-ist-leben-teil-1.html
    PS: Yesterday I saw a TV thriller, which played in Split. I watched it mostly because you live there - so I have some kind of a "personal relationship" to Split ;o))

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  42. Aimee Bustillo16 September 2016 at 18:50

    love this sketch, your style of drawing is so evident :)

    Capturing Life Memoirs | aimeebustillo.com

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  43. Ivana Split17 September 2016 at 03:37

    <3<3

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  44. Caro *18 September 2016 at 08:40

    Gorgeous drawing. Kisses and have a lovely week dear Ivana :)

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