Making of a fashion illustration / Crtanje modne ilustracije ( Dolce& Gabbana Spring Summer 2017)

Today I'll be sharing with you one of my recent fashion illustration. This one was inspired by Dolce & Gabbana  Spring Summer 2017 runaway look. What did I like about this look? Well, frankly I liked everything about it, from the gladiator vibe to  this gorgeous mustard green colour.  The model was also gorgeous, I don't know her name, but I love her attitude on the runway. Who wouldn't want to draw her? Who wouldn't want to illustrate something like this? Who doesn't like Dolce & Gabbana? 

Danas sa vama dijelim svježu (ili kako bi mi u Dalmaciji rekli "frišku") modnu ilustraciju. Ova je bila nadahnuta revijom Dolce& Gabbana za proljeće i ljeto ove godine. Što mi se svidjelo? Baš sve, od gladiatorskog štiha do ove prekrasne nijanse zelene boje koja me pomalo podsjeća na senf (kada mi senf bio zelen). Manekenka je također jako lijepa, ne znam kako se zove, ali sviđa mi se njen stav na pisti. Tko je ne bi želio nacrtati? Tko ne bi poželio ilustrirati ovako nešto? Tko ne voli Dolce& Gabbana marku?

 The process of making a fashion illustration like this is pretty simple if you know what you're doing. If you don't know anything about it, there are YouTube tutorials you can watch and books (not to mention courses) that explain it. I opted for YouTube, probably because it is free. Anyhow, I think I already told you that I found an illustrating teacher I like. I've started following  Zoe Hong (here)  recently and hers is still my go to channel. From my own personal experience, fashion illustrating is mostly a matter of practice. Every illustrator I've talked to says it takes a long time to develop one's style and that is...absolutely true. So, practice, practice, practice.  After that, all you need to do is find a look that you like, then draw it in your own style. I'm pretty happy with this one. Naturally, I'm speaking from a perspective of someone who is doing fashion illustrations for the fun of it. It is not like I'm planning to become a fashion illustrator. I'm just (like every women I know) a perfectionist, so even if something is a hobby for me, I want to own it. Plus, I love fashion so having a lot of fashion inspired paintings, illustrations and drawings is a win win in my book.

Sam proces izrade modne ilustracije je poprilično jednostavan ako znate što radite. Ako ne znate, postoje youtube tutoriali koje možete gledati, knjige koje možete čitati, a i tečajevi koje možete pohađati. Ja sam odabrala YouTube- vjerojatno jer je besplatan. Zoe Hong sam nedavno počela pratiti i već sam je spomenula na blogu, još uvijek pratim njen kanal i mogu ga preporučiti još jednom (ovdje). Iz nekoga osobnoga iskustva, modne ilustracije su većinom stvar prakse. Svaki ilustrator s kojim sam pričala kaže da treba puno vremena da bi se razvio vlastiti stil i to je...stvarno istina. Tako da, vježba, vježba i vježba. Nakon puno prakse preostaje vam samo pronaći neku kreaciju koja vam se sviđa i nacrtati je u svom stilu. Dosta sam zadovoljna s ovom. Naravno govorim iz perspektive nekoga tko radi modne ilustracije za svoju dušu. Nije da se planiram baviti modnom ilustracijom. Po prirodi sam perfekcionist (kao i svaka žena valjda) pa želim da sve što radim bude što bolje, čak i kada je neki hobby u pitanju. Osim toga, volim modu i nekakav scenarij u kojem završim s hrpom crteža, ilustracija i slika nadahnutih modom je svakako pozitivan.

 

The medium of this one is watercolour on paper. When you're working with watercolours, you can sketch with a pencil first. You can always delete the pencil later. This will depend on the effect you're going for, I sometimes do it and sometimes I do not. One trick that I learned from watching tutorials from Zoe is that you should try out your watercolours before you apply them. Make a stroke and see if it is what you want. If not adjust the colour and your tool (in this case a brush). Typically,  I do these test moves on the bottom of the sheet of paper I'm painting on because I figured I can always cut them out..or even leave them be. However, if you want a really clean look then best to do these tests on another sheet (but it has to be the same kind of paper as the sheet of paper you're using for painting). 

Medij je akvarel na papiru. Kada crtate s vodenim bojama uvijek si možete prvo skicirati s olovkom. Uvijek možete kasnije izbrisati olovkom. Ovo će ovisiti o efektu koji želite postići, npr. ja to nekad radim, a nekad i ne. Jedan trik koji sam naučila gledajući tutoriale je da trebate isprobati vodene boje prije nego što ih stavite na papir. Napravite pokusni potez i vidite je li to ono što želite. Ako ne, prilagodite boju i alat (u ovom slučaju kist). Ja uobičajeno radim te poteze na istom komadu papiru na kojem slikam (pri dnu) jer računam da ih uvijek mogu odrezati  ili ih čak tako ostaviti. Naravno, ako želite postići uredan izgledan onda je najbolje da napravite taj test na drugom papiru, ali mora biti iste vrste kao onaj komad papira koji koristite za crtanje).

What do you think about this illustration? Do you like it? What do you think about the outfit itself? I do really like this collection. In fact, I sketched another runaway look from this D&G collection. I'm not sure when I will find the time to colour it, but as soon as I do, I will post that one too. P.S. I'm trying to come up with a new blogging schedule, I still haven't worked it out. All I can tell you for now is that I probably won't post as often as I used to.

Što vam se čini od ove ilustracije? Sviđa li vam se? Kakav je dizajn? Meni se stvarno sviđa ova kolekcija. Zapravo sam već skicirala još jednu kombinaciju s piste iz ove D&G kolekcije. Nisam sigurna kada ću je stići obojiti, ali čim je obojim, objavit ću i tu. P.S. Pokušavam napraviti neki novi raspored objavljivanja, nisam još sve smislila, zasada vam samo mogu reći da vjerojatno neću objavljivati onako često kao nekad.