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

Hello dear blog visitors and welcome. Today I'll share with you a new fashion illustration. Again, I'm sharing a mixed print illustration based on my own outfit  (featured on my blog yesterday ). The medium for this fashion illustration is watercolour pencils and ballpoint pen on paper. The art brands (watercolour pencils and sketch-block) used are the same as in this  post .  You can buy most of my fashion illustrations here:   IvanaKada.redbubble.com HR: Zdravo dragi posjetitelji mog virtualnog kutka i dobrodošli. Danas ću sa vama podijeliti novu modnu ilustraciju. Poveznice za prijašnje objave koje su relevatne za ovu temu se nalaze u engleskom dijelu teksta, tako da tamo možete pronaći poveznicu za odjevnu kombinaciju koja je bila nadahnuće za ovu ilustraciju, a koja je objavljena jučer (kao i poveznicu na objavu) u kojoj možete pronaći više informacija o markama papira i vodenih bojica koje sam koristila. To je sve što se tiče teksta na hrvatskom, nastojim se ne...

Today I'm taking you with me to the magnificent fortress of Klis. I visited this fortress about a month ago. Overlooking Split city, this ancient fortress is rich in history. Throughout centuries, Klis fortress has been a guardian angel for Split city. This medieval fortress started its life as a stronghold for an ancient Ilyrian tribe Dalmatea. Its importance for Split city and Dalmatia region as a whole cannot be stressed enough. This fortress has protected us for many centuries, keeping us safe from many Ottoman invasions. One could go so far as to say that this fortress was crucial for the urban development of Split city. Scroll down to read and see more (I also made an effort to translate my post this time). HR  Danas vas vodim sa sobom u veličanstvenu tvrđavu Klis. Ova drevna tvrđava s pogledom na grad  Split bogata je poviješću. Tvrđava Klis je kroz stoljeća bila anđeo čuvar grada Splita. Ova je srednjovjekovna tvrđava započela svoj život kao uporište za drevno ilirsko ...

Hello dear readers and/or fellow bloggers! How's life treating you? Today I'm back with a fashion illustration depicting a brunette in a green dress. The medium for this illustration is watercolour pencils  ( Staedtler brand ) on recycled lasagna packaging (yes, really). Obviously this cardboard isn't ideal for art, but I like a good challenge and I like to recycle. The cardboard used for packaging products these days feels plastic but that's the way it is. I gave it a try and it turned out well. I'm actually thinking of using this fashion illustration as a bookmark. Maybe I should gift it to someone. Now, that is what I would call a successfully upcycled bookmark. I also used played a bit with digital effects to make new versions of this fashion illustration. Scroll down to see more of my art process.  DRAWING AND PAINTING WITH WATERCOLOUR PENCILS- THE PROCESS Bellow you can see two collages I made specifically to show you the process of working with watercolour pe...

Hello readers! Today I'll show you a summer outfit featuring a grey midi dress I made myself. Speaking of summer, do you tend to read more in the summer? If you're looking for a reading recommendation, I have a book review to share: Night and Day by Virginia Woolf.  In addition, I'll show you some shots of Split city. It hasn't been long since my last post about Split city ( here ), but I'm sure you won't mind seeing more of it.  Pozdrav čitatelji! Danas ću vam pokazati ljetnu kombnaciju sa sivom midi haljinom koju sam sama napravila. Kada već govorimo o ljetu, je li više volite čitati ljeti? Ako tražite preporuku za čitanje, imam recenziju i preporuku knjige: Noć i dan, roman koji je napisala Virginia Woolf. Uz to, pokazat ću vam nekoliko fotografija grada Splita. Nije prošlo dugo od moje posljednje objave o gradu Splitu, ali sigurna sam da vam neće smetati ponovo vidjeti Split. DIFFERENT WAYS TO STYLE A GREY MIDI DRESS FOR SUMMER  If you have a good memory, y...