a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

I'm not sure how I feel about this drawing.  I kind of like it, but to be honest I don't really see the resemblance with the person I tried to illustrate.  It is hard to find that balance between 'personal style' and 'realistic' style of drawing, especially when it comes to portraits. Although, I'm not quite sure I'm actually attempting portraits yet.  Maybe I should. Who dares wines:). I think I'll give this one another try, see how that works out. Nisam sigurna kakvo je moje mišljenje o ovome crtežu. Nekako mi se sviđa, ali ne vidim pravu sličnost s osobom koju sam ilustrirala. Teško je pronaći tu ravnotežu između osobnoga stila i realnoga načina crtanja, pogotovo kada su portreti u pitanju. Iako, nisam sigurna da zapravo pokušavam raditi potrete još. Možda bi trebala. Tko ne riskira, ne profitira. :) Mislim da ću ovu pokušati ponovo pa vidjeti što će ispasti. Over the years, I have worked on my drawing skills. Tijekom godina, radila sam...

I love how this painting turned out. The medium is acrylic on cardboard. Speaking of acrylic, I have done quite a few DIY projects using this kind of paints recently. In this post, you'll see one of those projects.  I painted over a pair of old boots with a dark blue acrylic paints. The same paint I used to paint the hair on this illustration. Long story short, my old boots are now dark blue. DIY projects are always fun. For me they are often more about practicing our creativity then about the end result. Was it really sensible to use acrylic paints on low quality shoewear? No, it wasn't. In some cases (albeit not in this one, these boots were sadly overpaid ) the paints themselves cost more than the shoes. However, the fun element has its value and so does the opportunity to practice our creativity. Sometimes that is what we need. As Tijana said, sometimes we can learn from baby pandas (you can see what she meant by there  here ). Sviđa mi se kako je ova slika ispala....

Two Spring outfits. Both of them drawn with a pencil. One is depicting a girl wearing an off shoulder midi dress and the other one shows a girl wearing skinny jeans and a blouse with bell sleeves (ruffled bell sleeves to be more precise). What both of them have in common are ruffles. Do you like ruffles? Do you plan to wear this trend? I'm a big fan of the ruffle trend. Perhaps it is because deep inside I'm a hopeless romantic. Dvije proljetne odjevne kombinacije. Obje nacrtane olovke. Jedna prikazuje djevojku koja nosi midi haljinu golih ramena, a druga djevojku koja nosi uske traperice i bluzu s širokim rukavima (zvonastim rukavima na volane da budem precizna). Ono što obje imaju zajedničko su volani. Volite li vi volane? Planirate li nositi ovaj trend? Veliki sam obožavatelj trenda volana. Možda zato što sam duboko u sebi veliki romantik.  There's also some illustration done with coloured pencils.  Ima i ilustracija s bojicama.  ...

Well, this is somewhat different than what I usually share with you in my Inspired by feature. As you know if you a follower (even a recent one), in this feature I tend to post my illustrations of bloggers. This is (as you can see) an illustration of a teddy bear. First time I drew one, I believe. Still, I felt like it belongs into this feature. Why? Because this particular feature is all about sharing what bloggers inspire me. It is about what I like most about blogging- the interaction between blogs.  That is why I have recently increased the amount of this kind of 'inspired by' posts. It doesn't mean that I will not at same point in future blog about others things. It just means that blogging interaction matters to me.  I love the fact that we can inspire one another. That is why I always leave links, so you can check out what inspired me....Speaking of which, this time I was inspired by an amazing project currently being run by Matea from blog Smile Snap Sparkle . ...

I've been working with pencil a lot lately. In fact, with all the drawing I've been doing, it has come to the point where my right hand hurts rather badly. Not that it is a serious problem, I'm sure that my hand will recover as soon as I give it some rest. Anyhow, today I'm posting a drawing that I have been working on forever. I was trying to strike a balance between realistic and 'my style'. How did I do? I'm not sure. Some of you said you find the 'painting/drawing process' interesting, so I've decided to include 'before' and 'after' photograph, even if the difference in this case is a subtle one.  S U zadnje vrijeme sam dosta radila s olovkom. Zapravo, uza sve to crtanje došla sam to točke u kojoj me desna ruka poprilično boli. Ne da je to neki ozbiljan problem, sigurna sam da će mi se ruka oporaviti čim ju malo odmorim. Uglavnom, danas objavljujem crtež na kojem sam dugo radila, pokušavajući postići ravnotežu između r...

This illustration has been inspired by Margot from I am every woman blog. The medium is pencil on paper. I really liked this monochrome styling with a touch of tartan print (on the collar and the cuffs of sleeves). How do you like this outfit? Ova ilustracija je nadahnuta Margot s bloga I am every woman . Medij je olovka na papiru.  Jako mi se svidjela ova crno-bijela kombinacija s daškom kariranoga uzorka na ovratniku i krajevima rukava. Kako se vama sviđa? INSPIRED BY MICA, SHEILA AND BLAIR  +  my previous INSPIRED BY POSTS starting with the most recent ones:  INSPIRED BY VIX, LOVELY AND AKIKO (WATERCOLOUR PENCILS) INSPIRED BY AKIKO, LOVELY AND VIX (COLOURED PENCILS)  INSPIRED BY ANN AND SHEILA (COLOURED PENCILS) .......AND:  INSPIRED BY VIX ( COLOURED PENCILS) INSPIRED BY SHANAZ AND MARISA (2020) INSPIRED BY FASHION BLOGGERS 2016 INSPIRED BY SELVAGGIA AND PAOLA 2019 INSPIRED BY MELODY JACOBS 2018 INSPIRED BY NATALIA  2018 INSPIRED BY JODIE'S ...

This fashion illustration was inspired by fabulous Jessi Malay from blog  mywhiteT. The medium is (as I'm sure you can tell) pencil on paper. Have a lovely evening everyone! Ova modna ilustracija nadahnuta je s divnom Jessi Malay s bloga mywhiteT . Medij je kao što sigurno možete i sami vidjeti olovka na papiru. Ugodnu večer želim! SEE MORE OF MY FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS  MORE LINKS TO POSTS ABOUT FASHION ILLUSTRATING   DIGITAL RETOUCHING WITH PAINT 3D ,   LADY IN A LILAC DRESS and BALL PAINT FASHION ILLUSTRATION .  FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: WATERCOLOUR PENCILS  -IVANA'S FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY -  FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: INSPIRED BY COLOURS OF AUTUMN -  A GIRL IN A RED GOWN: FASHION ILLUSTRATION OF THE DAY - CUSTOMIZING A NOTEBOOK WITH A FASHION ILLUSTRATION -  FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: ILLUSTRATING A BLACK DRESS FROM DOLCE & GABBANA COLLECTION -  10 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR FASHION ILLUSTRATION SKILL...