2020 marked the start of a new illustrators' collective called Ilustress. This is the first illustration that I've created as a member of this collective. When I posted it on social media, I wrote that ’’it was good to spend some time on more detailed illustration, with more characters involved. I believe it corresponds well with the still-ongoing (or never-ending) shit show that we continue to witness.’’
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db939d7a14f0bea7fe1e24ed51867082db3feb3febc8650294bf5f84f0bc9573/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---jul_dec_2020.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/382b20188ccb1bda13d1ad45d6cab0e276b7c10b9746be05b7c67e0c3ba0a9bf/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f71f41beaa8e4f97876cab7cdb74383a237524c9227d1f65a50380fb1ccc7184/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0116703ab9f2662a5b0f2dee0c326d8c3c3e0beee3684ce8c2034d3f08d0f472/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27e80a106bc7440a9d5181783b7df64fd27482c735bdb316c32354357755fbab/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch4.jpg)
So after the rough sketch of the gathering, it was time for more detailed definition of each character. Printer and scanner are important for the process. I scan the drawing, then draw vectors over scanned image, then I reprint it and draw over it again. Same goes for defining the shades, which were also drawn in the separate step.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/834389cf99f01cc96174fa5643dc9295264d675561ecdf4e4b4594eb2323e04c/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e2efac689efc3318c0114b722999632d8024001c6fd3c788963bef0a99fc99c/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08f5df247f73bc217d8a52b068d0dacafe8b1654a332e201f89364ecfb57c3dd/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch7.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c087134e1449242ec5e4c290de061be382b84b7a95286093f379d18c66eb28d/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---sketch8.jpg)
Personally, I didn't know where this illustration would even end up - it was only posted on Facebook / Instagram. At one point, dear friends from Matrijaršija, autonomous cultural center based in Belgrade, decided to print it as a 5-color B2 silkscreen poster. Shown is the process of printing. Illustration didn't really have a title before, so right after printing, we agreed on a bilingual name for the poster: ''Riblja hladetina / Jelly fish''. ''Riblja Hladetina'' could be translated as ''Fish Aspic'' :) Photo source: Matrijaršija
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/552eb04cffe35d62eade2ed46fc91d6cde09874a7d977b8f75bed436a3c02041/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---printing_process1_photo_matrijarsija.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/886c8faab46f56eb18db3abf30247b8f6fd33ca222f6871580b2640c923a3877/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---printing_process2_photo_matrijarsija.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d62429bdfff8fe9d6b58afe26e6ac227c68a002addc431d555cd8397b6fa0607/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---printing_process4_photo_matrijarsija.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6f95b5c7f374dd846dc41b93c098ea9c5f070f8ec5ed071d22d50fd32f4aeb53/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---printing_process6_photo_matrijarsija.jpg)
Some photos of the finished print. The crew really did an amazing job with the quality of print and the alignment of all the layers.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fefe6e7e89dfe85da5baa1a2e3e7b36198483974fba132f919322a447bc5d5be/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---finished_print1---dec_2020.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2ceb3604b37f5e5e6ff6a2466e20eb096a88b4142f5e3d00aad5bc8f8a9beb5/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---finished_print6---dec_2020.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c997c33b245f3037ab2810b3bcadc9b3db594385a29539c2710f7d66a3786fed/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---finished_print4---dec_2020.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56880d529390f9c69d09d1bdfefc272006d992c38809ea6296e56deb483dcea3/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---finished_print3---dec_2020.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f59dbd573b46d03b30e7f4c337ddd31cc793a999e155d3fd26f8f6ee2df38df8/jelly_fish---srdja_dragovic---finished_print7---dec_2020.jpg)