Dancer

[Vyoma]

This is a work I have been intending on doing for quite some time.

Here goes the very rough concepts.

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8566/conceptwg8.png

There are several 'schools' or 'disciplines' in terms of classical dancing in India. There goes one by the name, Bharathanatya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatanatyam). (This one is from around the area where I am native of). So any how, thought I would try out some thing like this.

This particular stance or pose that I have roughed out, occurs in quite a lot of dance sequences, and I think it is interpreted as 'confidence' or 'strong attitude'.

I am not that good at drawing human figures, so I will spend some time sketching this one. :)

[Vyoma]

Did some line art:

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4830/lineartka4.png

When I drew the line art, I saw some anatomical flaws and corrected them.

I took some 'artistic license' in terms of the attire. The actual dancers attire would be a bit different.

[Vyoma]

Studying light and rendering it by traditional technique of cross hatching.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8056/lineartcrosshatchingql1.png

I will anyway be painting over the cross hatching - so I just want to denote the shadow areas.

[Vyoma]

Now added the flat colors under the sketch layer.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7129/flatsva2.png

Next, I will be painting on the sketched layer itself - so that I get the edge definitions proper. Earlier, I had some problems when I painted in separate layer - the edges became too blurry for my taste.

[Ravenwolf]

it looks good and i love the face, but something about the right arm (her right) looks a bit off..like the forearm is too big and burly or something.

[Vyoma]

Hmmm - may be I should thin it down a bit.

[Dreleen]

It is a little large and so are the hands ^_^

Love the outfit pose and flow 8)

[Vyoma]

Thanks, Dreleen. :)

Well, I tried fixing her right hand.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9601/flatssx3.png

Does the left one look a bit large now? May be I can fix it during actual painting over it.

[Vyoma]

Made a copy of the line art, hid it, and then started painting on the same layer as the original line art.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7436/painting00dm3.png

Trying to establish the color range here before going in and rendering them in more detail.

[Vyoma]

Some detailing:

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3882/painting01lo5.png

[Dreleen]

Very nice sultry eyes ^_^