the girl with the freckles

The girl with the freckles

 Early in in the morning.... the light is beautyful and something knows already of you. 

have a nice day ;)

Luana B. 

MORNING / GOLD / MOUTH

a famous byword says: "The morning has gold in mouth!"

The first sketches of 2017. The firstone realized by "sanguigna"

a red ocher used to make crayons for drawing, much in use since the Renaissance and from the Baroque to the pleasant color and the nice smooth gradation. I really love this crayon, the touch and consistent is wonderful. You can do what you want, and the colour is soft. So feminine.

There are different kind of "sanguigna" to realize this sketch I used:

+ Pencil Sanguigna dry can nuanced being at will and must be protected with fixative. It is' particularly suitable for making portraits, shadows and shades.

+ Pencil Sanguigna Fat requires no primer and is therefore particularly suitable to dripping or extemporaneous portraits.

The Sanguigna is available both in the form of a square section rod which is formed by pressing the powder, both as a mine of wooden pencils. The hardness is higher than the graphite and the yield of light and shade is smaller than the charcoal.

You can find some pencil here:

+ Matita Sanguigna Rembrant Lyra

+ Bellearti;

+ Artemia

There are a lot of wonderful artist very good in sanguigna use, if your looking for some inspiration :)

Some interesting boards 

Susan Lyon

Art of Alvin

I hope to inspire you. 

Have a great day to everyone! 

HOW / TO DRAW / LEGS

How to draw legs

Put a bad weather with cold and wind, a cup of tea, a warm plaid and a pencil...

Here you are! A perfect moment to do some exercises!

Until now I've been always inspired by portraits, details, eyes, etc... but I decided to go away and do practice with other body's parts like legs. 

I took some helps by anatomic books, modeling, web, and photographs. 

There are a lot of ways to improve your drawing here: 

+ pinterest

+ joshuanava

+ webneel

For this sketch I used, pencil HB | 2B | 4B, rubber, and paper smudge. 

VOGUE / ZARA / PORTRAIT / FASHIONWEEK

Tell me a story

"Portraits Zara model inspiration" | Luana Berti 2016 - graphite on paper

Leafing the new Zara collection I'm completely impressed from happy portraits, great smiles, and expressive eyes. 
This is the gender which I prefer. And since we are in full fashion week 
I can't stop to look collections and fashion photographes. 

"Psychedelic" | Luana Berti 2016 - graphite and watercolours on paper 

The first detail that I look in a picture is the expression, if it tells a story or if it is just a beautiful shoot. 
It must give me something. There are a lot of wonderful pictures in photography 
but just a few are able to tell a story. These are only few pictures 
that captured my attention while a was looking for a story. And you? What do you think about it? 

SKETCHBOOK / VOGUE

Sketchbook VOGUE 

Vogue is my moodboard, guru and daily inspirator. Here some sketches, my contribute to this wonderful almanac source of inspiration. 

"Vogue Covers Portraits" | Luana Berti august 2016 -  graphite on paper 280 x 357 mm 100 g 

"Vogue February 2016 Cover" | Luana Berti august 2016 -  graphite on paper 280 x 357 mm 100 g

"Vogue February 2016 Cover" | Luana Berti august 2016 -  graphite on paper 280 x 357 mm 100 g 

3 / STEP BY STEP / SKETCHES

3 Step by step sketches

Hi friends! Here my contribute. Today exercises, 3  evolving sketches step by step. 

These days are perfect to draw. I got a lot of inspiration from my travels last weeks! Here a fashion illustration that shows a beautiful model. I loved the shadows and lights that make the photograph so expressive.  

"Ombre e luci" | by Luana Berti august 2016

BARBARA / PALVIN / PORTRAIT

MUSE

Inspirations - Barbara Palvin model - Francesca Michielin - lights- soft - sweet -  

PUT / YOUR / HEART / INTO / SOMETHING/ IT'LL BE/ WONDERFUL

Mettici il cuore e sarà meraviglioso. 

Capì che, non solo ella gli era vicina, ma che ora non sapeva più dove finiva lei e dove cominciava lui. (Anna Karenina)

Instagram è perfetto, se si ha pazienza, per cercare fotografie da ritrarre. Personalmente non amo le foto impostate, bellissime e senza emozione, preferisco concentrarmi su qualcosa che abbia la "magia" ossia la capacità di catturare la mia attenzione per ore ed ore. 

Instagram is perfect, if you are patient, to find photographs  to draw. Personally I don't love pictures set, beautiful and without emotion, I prefer to focus on 
something that has the "magic", the ability to capture my attention for hours.

Per realizzare questa tavola ho utilizzato carta da acquerello 300 gr. Matite HB, 2B ed 8B. Infine per creare più definizione e colore ho aggiunto un tocco di trattopen e acquerello. 
Adoro sperimentare tecniche nuove ed unirle insieme. 

To do this board I used watercolor paper 300 gr. HB pencils, 2B and 8B. Finally to create more definition and color I added a touch of trattopen and watercolor.
I love experimenting with new techniques and merge them together.

Buon week end 
Luana B. 

COZY / HOME / RAIN / MARCH

CASA ACCOGLIENTE. PIOGGIA DI MARZO

E' da giorni che piove incessantemente e sono i momenti migliori per racchiudermi in un enorme plaid caldo con il blocco degli schizzi in mano.


It's raining incessantly for days and these are the best moments to close myself in a huge warm plaid with the Sketchbook in my hand .

Ritratto su commissione, acquerello su carta 300 gr. 25,5 x 36,4 cm.

Committed Portrait, watercolor on paper 300 gr . 25.5 x 36.4 cm .

WATERCOLOR / SKETCH / SKETCHBOOK

Watercolor • Sketch & exercises

Per la realizzazione di questa tavola mi sono ispirata ad un lavoro ad acquerello di Agnes Cecile, un'artista che adoro e stimo molto. L'uso dell'acquerello è decisamente rilassante e stimolante, mi diverte molto l'accostamento di colori contrastanti tra loro l'effetto è magico.
Anche Apple ha apprezzato la fine dei lavori! ;D

To realize this table I was inspired by an Agnes Cecile'watercolor work, she is an artist who I love and esteem Very much. Work with watercolors is very relaxing and challenging, I enjoy the juxtaposition of contrasting colors Each Other. The Effect is Magic. Apple has also appreciated the fine Works ! ; D

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5 / SKETCH / IN / 5 / DAYS

5 SKETCH IN 5 DAYS

Una tazza di tea caldo ustionante, tanto da far appannare gli occhiali, fuori pioggia misto nebbia, temperatura massima 2 C° ...l'atmosfera top per iniziare la mia maratona! 

Per 5 giorni ogni sera, tornata a casa dal lavoro, ho aggiunto uno schizzo al mio blocco. Cellulare in modalità aereo, matita e blocco degli schizzi alla mano e via. Apple (la mia coniglietta nano) sempre curiosa ha seguito ogni mio piccolo movimento, chissà se si era accorta di essere la protagonista della bozza o con quei dentoni sulla matita stava solo pensando di fare un do it yourself?

A cup of burning tea, so as to tarnish the glasses, rain mix fog outside, max temperature 2 celsius degrees...the perfect atmospher to start my marathon.

For 5 days, every evening, after have come back from work, I have add one sketch for a day at my sketchbook. Mobile phone in offline mode, pencil and sketchbook in hand and let's go. Apple (my baby bunny) was curious and she moved back and forth, following every small movement , who knows if she had noticed to be the star of the sketch or with her big teeth on the pencil she was only thinking to do a DIY?

Giorno 1 8 di mattina del mercoledì - colazione
Chi sono? Dove mi trovo? Perchè sono sveglia?
8:30 di sera. Musica, cuffie, esercizi prova acquerello. La carta non è quella giusta. L'effetto dell'acqua sulla carta è magico. Striscio, asciugo, aggiungo colore. E' divertente.
Day 1
Wednesday 8:00 AM - having breakfast
Who am I? Where am I? Why am I awake?
8:30 p.m. Music, headphones, watercolor test exercizes. The paper is not right. Magic water's effect on the paper. Smear , wipe , add color. It is funny.

Giorno 2
Giovedì 9:30 di sera, ho cenato con il tablet sotto il naso per tutto il tempo, trovando idee interessanti. Apple annoiata rovescia l'acqua per gli acquerelli, risultato: acqua blu... coniglio zamponi bagnati blu...
Day 2

Thursday 9:30 PM. I had dinner with the tablet under my nose all the time, finding interesting ideas . Apple bored pours out blue water for watercolors, result: blue water, blue rabbit trotters....

Giorno 3

Venerdì 00:24 di notte. Uscita con le amiche. Ultime tendenze, occhiali da sole, voglia di estate.

Day 3. 00:24 am. Out with my friends. Last trends, sunglasses, thinking about summer.

HOW / WHERE / WHEN

COME/DOVE/QUANDO?

Capitano mai anche a voi, giorni dove avreste tutto il tempo e la determinazione necessari per creare l'opera del secolo, ma non uno straccio di ISPIRAZIONE? Tavolo libero, con penne, matite, acquerelli, blocco nuovissimo, talmente nuovo da scrollare le pagine sotto le dita ed avvicinare il naso per inalarne l'odore fantastico della carta...ma niente. No dico niente. Non uno stimolo, uno straccio di idea sulla quale lavorare. Ed ora che si fa? Ci vuole l'ispirazione, è ma mica si trova così, non è una cosa semplice, ci vuole osservazione, costanza, tanta pazienza o semplicemente fortuna.

E così inizi a spulciare tutte le riviste e libri che hai in casa, senza risultati. Ti butti sul divano in pantofole impugnando il telecomando come se fosse un'arma schizzando come un fulmine tra i canali fino ad arrivare a Fashion Channel TV, meno male... per 30 minuti trovi quasi sollievo, solo per 30 minuti però poi hai di nuovo il cervello in azione, cavolo ho in testa un nome e non mi viene in mente mmmm che rabbia quando succede!

Have you ever happened days where you would have all the time and the determination necessary for the creation and work of the century, but not one shred of INSPIRATION? Free table, with pens, pencils, watercolors, new block, such new to scroll pages under your fingers and bring the nose to inhale the smell of the paper ... but nothing fantastic. No nothing I say. No stimulus, one shred of idea on which work. And now what can you do? It needs the inspiration, yes but you can’t find it so, it's not a simple thing, It takes observation, action, perseverance, patience or simply luck.

And so you start to comb through all the magazines and books that you have at home, with no results. You throw yourself on the couch in slippers holding the remote as if it was a weapon spouting like lightning among the channels until you get to Fashion Channel TV, thank goodness ... for 30 minutes you find almost relief, just for 30 minutes but then your brain in action again, damn I have a name in my head and I can’t remember it… mmmm that anger when it happen!

Presa dallo sconforto più totale, spengo la tv, afferro il portatile e scopro le illustrazioni di Katie Rogers e dico waw!  Gli abiti che disegna sono fantastici 
e che tratto! Dopo 2 minuti sono già su Pinterest a creare la board di Katie Rogers! 

Taken from utter despair, I turn off the TV, I grab the laptop and I find the pictures of Katie Rogers and I say waw! The clothes that she designs are 

fantastic and she has a great trait! After 2 minutes I'm Already on Pinterest  to create the Katie Rogers 's board!

Se volete vedere le altre illustrazioni di Katie Rodgers, visitate il suo sito e il suo negozio online.

If you want to see the other illustrations of Katie Rodgers, visit her website and her online store..

Follow LUANA's board katie rogers on Pinterest.