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This is a short animated film about life and art of Milena Pavlovic Barilli, Serbian painter and poet who lived and worked in the first half of the 20th century. The film was created to commemorate 100 years since her birth on the 5th of November 1909. During WW II Milena lived in USA and became famous for the illustrations she did for American Vogue. In this film, the white cat is a witness to some of the major events in Milena’s life. In reality Milena was very fond of dogs and kept them by her side all her life, but she often painted a mysterious white cat, placing her in the background or hiding her somewhere within the composition.  This fact inspired Mirjana Bjelogrlic to write a storyline for this film. I created the art and Bogdan Vukovic did the animation. The film was produced by the Radio Television of Serbia in October 2009. © 2009 RTS

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Ovo je kratak animirani film o životu i delu Milene Pavlović Barili, srpske slikarke i pesnikinje koja je živela i radila u prvoj polovini XX veka. Film je napravljen sa idejom obeležavanja stogodišnjice njenog rodđenja, 5. novembra 1909. Tokom II svetskog rata Milena je živela u SAD i postala poznata po ilustracijama koje je radila za američki «Vogue». U ovom filmu, bela mačka je svedok glavnih događaja u Mileninom životu. U stvarnosti Milena je volela pse i držala ih je uz sebe tokom celog života, ali je često slikala tajanstvenu belu mačku, stavljajući je u drugi plan ili skrivajući je u kompoziciju. Ova činjenica je inspirisala Mirjanu Bjelogrlić da napiše scenario za ovaj film. Ja sam radila crtež/ilustraciju, a Bogdan Vuković je uradio animaciju. Producent fima je Radio Televizija Srbije. © 2009 RTS

Due to an incredible quantity of work that I’ve had in the past three weeks or so, I’ve been unable to find time to post new things or check out updates on my friends’ blogs.  I have one track-mind at the moment, and all I can think or talk about is this job…perhaps it due to the fact that the deadline is only 4 days away and I still have allot of work to do.  I’m creating parts for a short animated film about the life of Milena Pavlovic Barili, a Serbian painter and illustrator that lived and worked before WW II (“parts” refer to vector art which will be animated in Flash).  The project was commissioned by the National Television. Due to various reasons, I started drawing later than I should, and now my days have all blended into one long day in front of the screen. Occasionally I get up from my computer to make myself a sandwich…as I type this, the parts I’ve already drawn are getting animated.

Regardless of all the struggle involved, it’s an interesting challenge and I hope it will turn out well.  I’m posting some production material-a sample from the storyboard (1st of 11 pages) and a few scenes from the 1st part.  The film has four parts, which work as a whole.  More details about the creator of this project and people involved will be provided as soon as the project is completed…on time and soon, I hope!

Zbog neverovatne količine posla koji imam u prethodne tri nedelje nisam imala vremena da postujem nove stvari niti da proveravam novitete na blogovima mojih prijatelja. Razmišljam samo u jednom pravcu, i sve o čemu mogu da mislim i pričam je ono što trenutno radim…možda zbog činjenice da je rok za završetak posla za 4 dana, i što još uvek imam puno posla. Crtam delove za kratak animirani film o životu Milene Pavlović Barili, srpske slikarke i ilustratorke koja je živela i radila pre II svetskog rata (“delovi” se odnose na vektorske ilustracije koje će biti animirane u Flash-u). Projekat je inicirala Radio Televizija Srbije. Zbog raznoraznih razloga, počela sam da crtam kasnije nego što je trebalo, i sad su mi se svi dani stopili u jedan dugačak dan ispred ekrana. Povremeno ustanem od radnog stola da napravim sendvič…dok ovo pišem, delovi koje sam dosad nacrtala su u procesu animiranja.

Bez obzira na teškoće, ovo je zanimljiv izazov, i nadam se da će izaći na dobro. Postujem malo materijala iz produkcije, stranu iz storyboard-a (1. strana od 11), i nekoliko scena iz prvog dela.  Film ima četiri dela koji čine celinu. Više detalja o tvorcu projekta i ljudima koji su u njega uključeni biće izneti čim sve bude završeno…uskoro i na vreme, nadam se!

I’m very happy to say that last night, at the 7th International Comics Showroom in Belgrade, I was awarded for the best traditional style comic! :)) I’m very honored, because I really wasn’t expecting all this…thank you ALL for your support and attention! The showroom will be opened for 3 days, so if you’re around and interested in checking it out…

I’m posting a few photos from the event, and pages from my comic. The script is based on a dream I had years ago, but it stuck with me and wouldn’t let me be until I put it all down on paper. It’s a story about sacrifice and abuse within the immediate family, and even thought the characters are exaggerated, it doesn’t have much to do with a struggle between good and evil, but more with the consequences of of selfish (and selfless) behavior.

Vrlo sam srećna što mogu da saopštim da sam sinoć, na 7. Međunarodnom salonu stripa u Beogradu, dobila nagradu za najbolje ostvarenje u domenu klasičnog strip jezika!!:)) Veoma sam počastvovana, i zaista nisam to očekivala…hvala vam SVIMA za pažnju i podršku! Izložba će biti otvorena tri dana, do 27 septembra, pa ako ste u prolazu, navratite…:)

Kačim nekoliko fotografija sa samog otvaranja i strane mog stripa. Scenario sam napisala inspirisana snom koji sam sanjala pre više godina, i koji mi nije dao mira dok ga nisam stavila na papir. Ovo je priča o žrtvi i zlostavljanju u najužoj porodici, iako su likovi prenaglašeni, ona nema mnogo veze sa borbom dobra i zla, vec sa posledicama sebičnog (i nesebičnog) ponašanja.

Illustration Friday

Aaaa what a wonderful surprise!:DDD This illustration was chosen as “the pick of the week” on Illustration Friday :DD

Thank you ALL so much for the wonderful comments!:) I’m so glad this illustration turned out well, and really glad it got a good reception! I’ll get back to you all and check out your blogs/sites asap :)

The first image that came to my mind when I heard about Drawing Day. Done in Corel Painter in three layers: pencil, watercolor and liquid ink, using Wacom Intuos. For more information about Drawing Day, check this out:

http://www.drawingday.org/participate.php

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Prva slika koja mi je pala na pamet kad sam čula za “Drawing Day”. Urađeno u Corel Painter-u u tri lejera: olovka, akvarel i tuš, koristeći Wacom Intuos tablu. Za više informacija o Danu crtanja, koji pogledajte ovde:

http://www.drawingday.org/participate.php