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"Glad to know that the Sultan has permitted you to watch his daughter put on a private belly dance for you, you sit back and watch Sillith sway to and fro in a series of sexy, alluring movements.
All of a sudden, she approaches you with her arms outstretched asking, "Care to dance with me?"
A mischievous glint in her eyes and a devious smile suggest that she'll do something else with you after the dance. Would you accept or deny her offer?"
Background is a screenshot from Guild Wars
Many thanks to fossil for the advice on shading.
All of a sudden, she approaches you with her arms outstretched asking, "Care to dance with me?"
A mischievous glint in her eyes and a devious smile suggest that she'll do something else with you after the dance. Would you accept or deny her offer?"
Background is a screenshot from Guild Wars
Many thanks to fossil for the advice on shading.
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 841 x 629px
File Size 1.26 MB
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The first thing that draws my attention on this piece is the hands. The overdrawn outline is a bit oppressive of the rest of the picture, and almost seems to leach the style out of everything around it. I know that hands are few people's strong points, but in such a picture, it's a make or a break, and I think you gambled a little. I suppose it has to be, given the story elements, but, if it's your story to craft, might I suggest omitting it? Belly dancers are normally at their most seductive when there is nothing even close to obscuring their stomachs, and most will hold their hands above their head, to avoid distractions, even when asking someone else to dance. To that ends, it seems more like she's ready to chase and gobble the person up! (which may be the case!)
Outside of that, I think this piece is a great start, but you really should work out of it rather quickly. The piece suffers heavily from a singular, and an overbearing light source. Dynamics are nice, but simply choosing to bloom one area and shade another just doesn't cut it. The left and right side of the hood and left and right breast being mirror image of each other when we clearly have a upper left-hand light source is a bit peculiar. I'd expect to see more shadow from the hood on the right, and less on the left, (our right and left, not hers) and the same from the breasts. Consider WHAT would cast shadows, and from where, and for how far. I much prefer the are around the belly itself; it seems to have a much understandable reaction to the light. But don't let your shortcuts fool you - even if you don't depict the bottom portion of the coils, the upper ridges don't just exist on separate planes and fall in line behind each other. They all exist directly under the body, and may need shading to represent that, if she is leaning back (body shadows) or forward (more direct light, even while depicted 'below' something) I think you've done a job of that, here, but it's always something that is hard to judge.
In small - be kinder to your light sources. It's rare for an artist's picture to intentionally contain some kind of out-of-shot lamp or harsh light, and the sun is a lot gentler with its rays, but also, a lot more promiscuous. It bathes everything in its path, softly, and doesn't directly deny everything not. It spreads the love.
Outside of that, I think this piece is a great start, but you really should work out of it rather quickly. The piece suffers heavily from a singular, and an overbearing light source. Dynamics are nice, but simply choosing to bloom one area and shade another just doesn't cut it. The left and right side of the hood and left and right breast being mirror image of each other when we clearly have a upper left-hand light source is a bit peculiar. I'd expect to see more shadow from the hood on the right, and less on the left, (our right and left, not hers) and the same from the breasts. Consider WHAT would cast shadows, and from where, and for how far. I much prefer the are around the belly itself; it seems to have a much understandable reaction to the light. But don't let your shortcuts fool you - even if you don't depict the bottom portion of the coils, the upper ridges don't just exist on separate planes and fall in line behind each other. They all exist directly under the body, and may need shading to represent that, if she is leaning back (body shadows) or forward (more direct light, even while depicted 'below' something) I think you've done a job of that, here, but it's always something that is hard to judge.
In small - be kinder to your light sources. It's rare for an artist's picture to intentionally contain some kind of out-of-shot lamp or harsh light, and the sun is a lot gentler with its rays, but also, a lot more promiscuous. It bathes everything in its path, softly, and doesn't directly deny everything not. It spreads the love.
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