Bodrin Dancer

Posted Jun 7, 2005, 7:07:03 AM UTC

A character for a game design my brother and his friend are currently making. I have been given the task of developing the different cultures and races in their world. This woman is of the Bodrin - she is their seer, or oracle of sorts. They worship fire. Done in graphite and pencilcrayon.

Also to add - There is a very personal side to this picture, which is probably why it came out so well (at least, I feel it did). A friend of mine whom I have never met has recently heard that they have a severed aorta, and can't get surgery done. They are dying, but somehow continue to spread love and joy to all the friends they've made online and otherwise. This picture is made for that special person. I wish we had more time...

Comments

Cokekitty
Apr 27, 2006, 6:40:48 AM UTC
I don't know what to say...it's a very good drawing. And I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I send you many virtual hugs!
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- Minimaid
  Apr 27, 2006, 10:44:47 AM UTC
  Thanks so much!
  
  My friend actually managed to undergo a rare surgery, and seems to be alright now, thankfully.
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  Cokekitty
  Apr 27, 2006, 1:11:58 PM UTC
  Well, that's good news.
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zacula
Aug 8, 2005, 5:22:27 PM UTC
How did I miss this one, I love the highlight colouring. The Pose is amazing, energy and emotion pause in place and time. I like the blind she wears, It is a way to dance as if none are watching. Great job on this one.
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- Minimaid
  Aug 8, 2005, 7:26:48 PM UTC
  Thanks Zacula! It's good to see a different interpretation of this drawing.
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mystery
Jun 27, 2005, 11:22:42 AM UTC
I just stopped by to dance with her. She always lifts me up, and I don't mean literally.
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- Minimaid
  Jun 27, 2005, 8:02:47 PM UTC
  I'm glad she makes you happy, hun. That's what she was made to do.
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hawthorne
Jun 25, 2005, 10:26:15 AM UTC
lovely!
pose and chary and the way you have shaded her!
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- Minimaid
  Jun 25, 2005, 5:28:07 PM UTC
  Thanks, Hawthorne! I'm glad you took the time to look here. This one is quite special to me.
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Lilimayhem
Jun 21, 2005, 6:32:24 PM UTC
I really love your work. Its very beautiful and magical. The movement, the shading...your talented girl! I send my most sincere positive thoughts to yur friend.
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- Minimaid
  Jun 21, 2005, 9:07:08 PM UTC
  Thanks very much, Lilimayhem. Those words are a huge compliment to me...
  
  (my friend is seeing some surgeons now... I don't know how it'll turn out, but at least stuff is happening)
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  Lilimayhem
  Jun 22, 2005, 9:19:12 AM UTC
  No problem Minimaid!
  I truly hope the surgeons can help your friend, keep us posted!
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louis
Jun 13, 2005, 8:47:38 PM UTC
You know how much this means to me. It makes me feel alive every time I look at it. A friend of mine saw it and loves it, too.
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- Minimaid
  Jun 13, 2005, 10:50:59 PM UTC
  I think your friend sent me a PM... At any rate - I was so glad that it made you happy, and that you seem to continue to come back and look at it. You will always be near to my heart, luv.
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karanakaou
Jun 7, 2005, 7:11:30 AM UTC
My word, this is spectacular! I can see where you've placed your emotion for your friend; there's a sense of agonized longing here. Your emotional portrayls are just...Amazing! The twists and folds in the fabric make this so realistic.
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- Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 9:32:28 AM UTC
  Thanks so much for your compliments and encouraging words.
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Dennis
Jun 6, 2005, 11:48:59 PM UTC
After seeing this on the link for our art trade I was hoping you'd post it here as I was itching to leave a comment.
First let me say that I have always loved your fluid and dynamic poses. I try to accomplish what seems to come so naturaly for you but my figures always seem to come out sorta stiff somehow. Next that work you did on that sheer shift/skirt makes me so envious. On my dreaming piece I was suppose to make the fabric like that but as you can now see I fell far short of achieving the same affect
Another thing, I love the red hair! I myself hold the same opinion as Lady Anime79 about redheads.
Beautiful work as always and may I add that this is to date one of your most graceful pieces.
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- BogusRed
  Jun 6, 2005, 11:54:20 PM UTC
  I agree with Dennis. The gesture in this piece is top notch. It has a lot of movement and flow.
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  Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 12:25:28 AM UTC
  I really appreciate you taking the time to go through my whole gallery. This one is to date my favourite of any of my pieces... I still need to write why in the bloody description. lol.
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  BogusRed
  Jun 7, 2005, 12:29:27 AM UTC
  Why is it one of your favorites?
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  Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 12:38:58 AM UTC
  I figured out how to fix the description... My main reason is posted there. Also, I don't usually manage to achieve anything quite so close to the image that was in my head at the time. It makes me happy when I do.
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- Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 12:17:39 AM UTC
  I can't always do these poses naturally, Lloyd luv. But occasionally, as in this piece, lines just flow and turn into figures. Most of the time I have to work really hard for it - and that tends to stiffen my pieces, too.
  
  Perhaps I should post a tutorial on sheer fabric sometime. It reallyis quite simple, though many people, I think, have troubles with it.
  
  I love redheads too... I always wanted to be one as a child. A redhead with ringlets... I never went redhead, unfortunately, and I don't dye my hair. lol. And it's pin-straight.. but little girls always want to be someone they aren't don't they?
  
  I am very fond of this piece myself.. and for a good reason, that I will post in the description soon.
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  Dennis
  Jun 7, 2005, 12:30:43 AM UTC
  Aaah, I will be watching for it.
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  Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 12:50:38 AM UTC
  And it's there!
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  Dennis
  Jun 7, 2005, 1:04:40 AM UTC
  Oh, I feel for you. It's hard to know your going to lose a friend.
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  Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 1:08:03 AM UTC
  Still, they seem relatively happy with how they've spent their life, and that's all you can really hope for, isn't it?
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  Dennis
  Jun 7, 2005, 1:09:26 AM UTC
  Yes my friend......it is....*smiles*
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MissezNoll
Jun 6, 2005, 11:08:36 PM UTC
I absolutely LOVE her hair! Believe it or not, my hair is that exact shade of red! I love red-headed females. I don't know why, but there is a certain sensuality to redheads. Maybe I'm just crazy. I even did an OC with bright red hair. I love her dance. Would you call that a dance? It's like she wants to move off of the page. She really feels alive. Funny how one can get that feeling from a simple piece of art, huh?
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- Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 12:05:09 AM UTC
  It is her dance, yes... Her people worship fire, and in this picture, I tried to make her look like she is imitating such movements... You know the shadows that a candle casts on a wall when everything else is black? That is what she is, in essence.
  
  This piece also has a very personal side to it that I need to write in the description...
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  MissezNoll
  Jun 7, 2005, 8:55:05 AM UTC
  Ahh, I see. That's a very good word for her... essence. That word really does put her into perspective, doesn't it? Great work. She's beautiful.
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  Minimaid
  Jun 7, 2005, 9:44:16 AM UTC
  Thanks! (gee, I'm so very artisulate this morning)
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Brethesen
Jun 6, 2005, 10:30:50 PM UTC
Roger, roger!
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Brethesen
Jun 6, 2005, 10:12:05 PM UTC
Grreat pic!

Two up, way up!
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- Minimaid
  Jun 6, 2005, 10:16:30 PM UTC
  Thanks so much! I'm still figuring things out here, but I should have everything up in a short while. (update-wise, I mean) Thanks for the thumbs. I could use a few extras.
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  Brethesen
  Jun 6, 2005, 10:19:16 PM UTC
  For the love of god, where would you need extra thumbs?
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  Minimaid
  Jun 6, 2005, 10:21:34 PM UTC
  On the extra hands that would stem from my armpits so that I might do multiple tasks. I'm a good girl, I am!
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  Brethesen
  Jun 6, 2005, 10:25:30 PM UTC
  Bleh! I didn't mean it in THAT way... Nvm, it's just my style to write to everybody i think... (Correct me if i'm wrong...)
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  Minimaid
  Jun 6, 2005, 10:28:12 PM UTC
  lol. That's just fine. I think I've been sent too many crude messages that were intended to be crude in my time on the net. Sometimes it frightens me, sometimes it makes me laugh, and sometimes it causes me to take things in absolutely the wrong way. No hard feelings, no awkwardness, just miscommunication.
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