PUFFED PINK DRESS (OUTFITS, ILLUSTRATIONS & RUNAWAY INSPIRATION)

This morning while I was browsing  Pinterest, I came across a fuchsia runway look that made me think. The look in question was a gorgeous fuchsia sequin dress ( look 25 from Cristian Cowan Spring 2020 Resort Collection).  I believe this is the first look by this designer that really caught my eye, I wasn't familiar with this brand before. Anyhow, I remembered that I have a puffed sleeved fuchsia  mini dress in my closet as well. Mine is not sequin like Cowan's creation, but it does have some similarities with it. Seeing that photograph made me realize that I have recently illustrated similar pink dress looks using Paint 3D to edit my fashion illustrations. Suddenly I wanted to do this post where I would show you five ways to style a fuchsia puffed sleeve mini dress as well as my new fashion illustration. That's what I will be sharing with you today so scroll down to see more. 
USING PAINT 3D TO EDIT MY FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS: MY EXPERIENCES
Last Friday I showed you a couple of my fashion sketches that I coloured with the watercolour tool in Paint 3D. If you have followed my blog for a while, you probably know that I don't have much experience with digital art. I try editing my art with some digital tools and got some interesting results but that's just touch ups, not really digital art as such. Last weekend I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what possibilities there might be. One thing I like about using Paint 3D is that I can draw directly over my art. That makes the whole thing more easier. I can change the colours and the design slightly while still maintaining the original lines, proportions and feel of the painting. Interesting stuff. It's also good to make really fast sketches. Digital art is actually a lot alike regular art, you actually need to invest a lot of time and effort to get great results. That is probably why I avoided digital art so far, I was already keeping myself busy exploring the more traditional art mediums. Art definitely takes work. I'm looking forward to learning how to use this program properly. Have a look at the images bellow and tell me what you think.  Do you remember what this original watercolour  pencil painting looked like? How to do like the new versions? 
FIVE WAYS TO WEAR A PUFF SLEEVE DRESS FOR SPRING


1. LAYERED WITH BOOTS AND A MATCHING TOP
2. LAYERED WITH A NEUTRAL TURTLENECK, BOOTS AND LEGGINGS
3. PAIRED WITH SNEAKERS AND TIGHTS
4. WORN WITH HEELS, A TOTE BAG AND JEGGINGS 
5. WORN WITH A DIY NECKLACE AND BIKER BOOTS 

MORE FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS- MIXED MEDIA (DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL)
 As always thank you for reading and commenting. Have a nice day. 

Comments

  1. Anđela Vukčević29 April 2020 at 11:01

    Sjajni predlozi. A što se tiče tvog, da ga tako nazovem ,,digitalnog crteža", odlično je i veoma mi se dopada. Divan post.💖

    ReplyDelete
  2. Mica29 April 2020 at 13:49

    It's such a fun dress on you and a beautiful colour! You wear it so well! It's nice seeing you have fun making digital art too! :)

    Hope you are having a great week :)

    Away From Blue

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sugar Lane29 April 2020 at 16:01

    so inspiring! I never learned digital illustration properly, always like the real watercolors better!
    stay safe,
    S

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ivana Split2 May 2020 at 23:39

      Thank you. I also prefer the traditional media, but it is fun to try digital as well.

      Delete
  4. Amy Aed29 April 2020 at 16:09

    The pink colour is absolutely beautiful, and I love how you have edited the images together!
    I hope you are doing well during this quarantine x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Jodie's Touch of Style29 April 2020 at 16:20

    Wow. Your dress is so very much like the other. And how you've styled it is such a creative way to wear it. I just love this Ivana,
    XOOX
    Jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sheila29 April 2020 at 18:31

    That is so fun, that you've found a way to take your drawings to another level! Good for you for exploring that, and learning and experimenting!

    I love that dress - the sleeves are to die for! I like it best with the magenta long-sleeved tee under it - it gives it a very Renaissance feel. The colour is fabulous.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Vix30 April 2020 at 03:05

    Love that pink dress on you, I much prefer it to the catwalk insiration which, to my eye, is too short for those exaggerated shoulders and looks somewhat unbalanced. x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ivana Split3 May 2020 at 00:19

      Thank you. The one I have is also too short for my liking, that is why I always wear it with leggings.

      Delete
  8. MariaTamara30 April 2020 at 04:04

    Wonderful dress, beautiful colour!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Pablo Parra (Fungi)30 April 2020 at 06:54

    Hey Ivana, how you doing?! Hope you got the chance to celebrate your birthday even in isolation, thank you again for the lovely comment you shared with me on my latest blog post :)

    Oooh and cool to see more illustrations on your blog, I missed them cause you always offer something really catchy and with a creative twist :) I love that you picked a color that is so powerful and it totally makes a statement, actually there is a similar tone in Mexico and we call it "Rosa Mexicano" (Mexican pink) cause it is a bit of spicy jeje :)

    I loved the result and how you experimented with 3D, there is so much to do with the illustrations we already have and I'd love to see what else you can do with this possibility.

    Also I loved how you took inspiration from this to create your own OOTD. You look great in this color!

    All the best and stay safe,
    Pablo
    www.heyfungi.com

    ReplyDelete
  10. Polyester Princess30 April 2020 at 10:35

    Like Vix, I absolutely prefer your dress to the one from the catwalk. It is such a great colour on you too, and I love all its incarnations, especially the one with the grey turtleneck and black leggings. I did think it was a solid colour, so it was a bit of a surprise to see the tiny dots in the close-up! Stay safe, my friend xxx

    ReplyDelete
  11. Ananka30 April 2020 at 10:37

    Gorgeous pink ourfit and loving your drawings :-D

    ReplyDelete
  12. Jointy&Croissanty30 April 2020 at 13:19

    Such a fantastic color and that dress looks absolutely amazing! Beautiful illustration too!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Ivana Split2 May 2020 at 23:27

    thanks

    ReplyDelete
  14. Ivana Split2 May 2020 at 23:30

    hvala

    ReplyDelete
  15. Ivana Split2 May 2020 at 23:31

    thanks

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

All your comments mean a lot to me, even the criticism. Naravno da mi puno znači što ste uzeli vrijeme da nešto napišete, pa makar to bila i kritika. Per me le vostre parole sono sempre preziose anche quando si tratta di critiche.

Popular posts from this blog

THE ISLAND OF THE MISSING TREES BY ELIF SHAFAK (BOOK REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION)

Image
Today I shall review The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. I was actually gifted this book. What a wonderful present it proved to be! Published in 2021, this postmodern  novel  follows two  story lines and uses framed narration.  The Island of Missing Trees  tells the life story of a Greek Turkish couple and their adolescent daughter.  This novel examines and explores a number of topics such as identity, migration, immigrant life, war trauma, memory, love and family. It's an ambitious novel that examines serious topics with due respect and sensitivity . I read it months ago, but I remember it vividly. Honestly, I cried a lot while reading this novel. It really moved me greatly. In fact, that is probably why it took me this long to finish this book review. I needed to emotionally process the story.   The Island of Missing Trees is   set in London and Cyprus. The narration isn't chronological .  The story jumps back and forth, following two main timelines, one set in moder
Read more

SUPPORTING LOCAL DESIGNERS IN MOSTAR: TRANSITIONAL AUTUMN STYLING WITH OZZ BRAND

Image
Hello readers and fellow bloggers! In this post, I'll share two transitional outfits featuring a lilac skirt from fashion designer Stanka Zovko. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably seen this skirt before. Afterall, I'm really good at shopping my closet. I've been wearing this lilac skirt a lot in the past few months. It's also a great piece for transitional weather because it can be easily layered, or dressed up and down.  Supporting local designers and artisans is certainly something that pays off in the long run. If you want to own unique pieces and at the same time, support your local community, you should really explore shopping local, or commissioning local artisans and designers.  Sustainability in fashion is a big topic nowadays! However, sometimes I feel like people make it more complicated than it really is. We should go back to our origins. Explore vintage, second hand and local shopping. Learn how to stay away from the big shoppin
Read more

FORGIVENESS DAY BY URSULA K. LE GUIN (BOOK REVIEW AND AN AUTUMN STYLING)

Image
Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! How are you today? I'm back with another Ursula K. Le Guin book review. In this post, I'll review " Forgiveness Day" , a science fiction novella that is a part of the Hainish Circle. Published in 1995, "Forgiveness Day " won multiple awards. This novella is often published together with her other novellas from the Hainish Circle, and it can be find in various editions of Four Ways to Forgiveness and Five Ways to Forgiveness.   Thematically, this novella is a part of five stories featuring two Hainish planets, but it can definitely be read on its own. I think it functions well as a stand alone novella. I listened to it in audio form, and I didn't have any problems following the story.  The world building is simple and effective. The author fills us in about the history of the two planets as the story enfolds. For such a short work of prose, this novella is really impressive in that it manages to explore the theme o
Read more

MALTA HIKING TALES (PART FIVE) GHAJN TUFFIEFA AND QUARABBA BAY

Image
Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! I'm back with another Malta themed post. Recently I posted a painting inspired by Malta. As some of you might remember, I visited Malta a few years ago, but I only blogged about it last April, when I published a series of post on Malta. My series about Malta isn't finished, though. In fact, today we're going to continue it. Considering my stay on Malta was two weeks long, it deserves more than a couple of posts. There is a lot to see and do on Malta. It's a small island, but one that's filled with so much life and beauty. Although Malta faces some problems caused by fast tourism, it remains an unique and magical island.  In this post, I'll take you to the bays I visited while hiking on Malta. One of them (Ghajn Tuffieha Bay) is the one I painted. You can visit that post by clicking on the link below: TRAVEL WITH MY ART #43, GHAJN TUFFIEHA BAY, MALTA LET'S START WITH THE GOLDEN BAY We actually didn't go all the way
Read more

FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY WATERCOLOUR: LONG DRESSES AND DE PROFUNDIS QUOTES!

Image
 Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! It's almost ten. I've had a long week and I'm quite tired and sleepy. However, I'll try to wrap this post up for you tonight. What kind of post? Well, a post about art. Fashion art to be more precise.  I've been on a roll lately with my art posts. After a period of not posting my art at all, due to a variety of reasons, I started posting my art in every post. I got back to my destination art series, and now it's time for another post in my fashion art series. Friday Fashion Illustration  is somewhat of a regular feature on my blog. Today I'll share two watercolour pencil fashion illustrations of mine. I sketched both of them this Summer in my A3 mixed media sketchbook. I sketched the long yellow dress first, and then the blue and read one. The medium for both of them is watercolour pencils on paper, the same brand I always use. I find watercolour pencils to be quite practical, especially for sketching. I often use the
Read more

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, A SHORT STORY BY W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Image
Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Welcome November! We'll welcome this new month with a blog review. In this post, I'll share my review for Maugham's short story titled T he Ant and the Grasshopper . This post will also be  a reading recommendation because I enjoyed this story a great deal. I've been reading Maugham's The Complete Short Stories for some time now. I've been taking my time with this collection, but I enjoyed it a lot. When I finish this book in its entirely, I'll share a review for all of his stories. Until then, I'll keep posting individual reviews of stories I liked the most. If you want to read Maugham yourself, you can find his collected works online (among other places  on project Gutenberg ) and read them for free.  W. Somerset Maugham is a writer whose subtle use of humour is delightful, but sometimes it's easy to miss it just because it's so subtle. He's wonderful at mixing the harsh realities of life with clever
Read more