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08/02/12: This artwork is now available as a print, canvas, iPhone skin/case, laptop skin or shirt at Society6 (HERE ) and as a print, canvas or greetings card at Artflakes (HERE ).

Thanks again for all the views, faves and comments!

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Earlier this year I took up bellydancing, and I adore the slinky movements and the exotic clothing and jewelry dancers wear. The pose for this drawing is based on a photograph of the amazing Rachel Brice [link] and I exaggerated the hands and arms a little.
The idea to have the figure 'blacked out' with bright tattoos was partly inspired by the opening sequence to the anime series Red Garden, which is just a beautiful piece of animation. [link]

I originally drew this on paper, but after a couple of attempts with the colour just going wrong on me, I scanned it in and ended up redrawing the entire piece in Photoshop. It took a loooooong time, but yesterday I decided to sit down and finish the damn thing no matter what. I'm sure I could have kept on fiddling around with it forever if I let myself.

EDIT: Re-uploaded the image after I saw it on my boyfriend's monitor and it had a horrible pinkish shadow in the background (it all looked perfectly white on mine, grr). Should look better now.

© Abby Rampling 2008

Description
08/02/12: This artwork is now available as a print, canvas, iPhone skin/case, laptop skin or shirt at Society6 (HERE ) and as a print, canvas or greetings card at Artflakes (HERE ).

Thanks again for all the views, faves and comments!

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Earlier this year I took up bellydancing, and I adore the slinky movements and the exotic clothing and jewelry dancers wear. The pose for this drawing is based on a photograph of the amazing Rachel Brice [link] and I exaggerated the hands and arms a little.
The idea to have the figure 'blacked out' with bright tattoos was partly inspired by the opening sequence to the anime series Red Garden, which is just a beautiful piece of animation. [link]

I originally drew this on paper, but after a couple of attempts with the colour just going wrong on me, I scanned it in and ended up redrawing the entire piece in Photoshop. It took a loooooong time, but yesterday I decided to sit down and finish the damn thing no matter what. I'm sure I could have kept on fiddling around with it forever if I let myself.

EDIT: Re-uploaded the image after I saw it on my boyfriend's monitor and it had a horrible pinkish shadow in the background (it all looked perfectly white on mine, grr). Should look better now.

© Abby Rampling 2008