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Monika Dia´k

"Dancer" by Monika Dia´k

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Tag As FavoriteComment		This was a first for me on many levels. The first time I coloured something without any ink outlines, the first time I jumped into the deep-blue and attempted a non-standing/sitting pose, and the first time I actually drew one of my characters *doing* something (other than standing or sitting and trying to look pretty...)

Needless to say I was very emotional when I recieved a moderator's choice for it ... it pays to go outside your comfort zone sometimes :)


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5 Sep 2005:-) Eszter Retfalvi
Szia láttam hogy magyar vagy te is és gondoltam megnézem a galériád 2 nagyon tetszettek a képek , de főleg ez a kép fogott meg a legjobban, sok sikert a továbbiakban is 2

:-) Monika Dia'k replies: "Thankyou Thankyou! Nagyon koszonom a sok szépet amit mondtál... nagyon kedves 2 2 Orulok, hogy anyira szereted ezt a rajzomat 2"
18 Oct 2005:-) Katharine Brodaski
As a dancer myself, I adore the fact that you've drawn a pose that's physically possible! Beautiful composition.

:-) Monika Dia'k replies: "Thankyou very much! I think it's important, even in fantasy, to have a degree of realism that makes the piece believable 2"
2 Dec 200545 Dee
Yes -- i *know* she's dancing but her arms/legs still look a bit too thin for her body.

:-) Monika Dia'k replies: "In defense all I can say is that a lot of dancers, after years of constant training are quite thin in the limbs, esp ballet & similar. Second.. she is supposed to look slightly ethereal as a non-human creature, traditionally depicted through longer, thinner limbs?"
28 Dec 200545 Erin Nicole Alwardt
Its lovely, motion can be very difficult to capture, but the whole piece is done very well. she stretches where shes supposed to, curves where she should. hard to do without distorting her! Beautiful ^-^

:-) Monika Dia'k replies: "Thanks a lot! I think a lot of people don't seem to understand when a person bends a part of their body, the "fat" is going to get compressed a little.. even on uber skinny people!!"
13 Mar 2006:-) Erin N. Conley
I definitely support you on the dancer thing, all the ones I've met have looked like someone seriously stretched their arms and legs...I love the pose, really graceful and beautiful, especially with her hair flowing behind her...It's nice to think of fantasy peoples having ballet, too 19)

:-) Monika Dia'k replies: "Thankyou so much for the kindly words shared. I don't see why fantasy folk should be deprived of such a graceful dance!! Or at least, their own dances could incorporate some of the moves from "human" dances."
9 May 2007:-) Jingsee
WOW. The coloring and pose and everything else is simply mind-blowing. I love how she looks caught up in the moment and seems to be enjoying herself.
29 Oct 2007:-) Amrita K. Kareer
yes, it does pay to go out of your comfort zone sometimes, ESPECIALLY when it turns out THIS good ^_^ congrats!!
26 Mar 2008:-) Laurens Van_der_Veken
Probably I will be the 100st person who writes a message for this picture.But....its just a marvellous drawing.Congratioulations!!
11 May 2008:-) Dragomir Cristian Madalin
the image itself is super cool, and very good 2 . If it’s a ballet dance move,then it’s a bad one 16. Her movements are rigid and bulky, she wants to have the fines that ballet gives but her body has another plan. Basicly your image show a women with the mind of a fine dancer that moves fluently through the delicate and beautiful wave sounds, but her body as hard as it’s trying is more like that of a commoner, or a warrior 2 .Her rigid and forceful moving body gives the aura of one that wants to fight (hence warrior) 2 Well that’s what i see here 2
18 Feb 200945 Lara
beautiful! so realistic!
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About 'Dancer':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Monika Dia´k
 • Copyright: ©Monika Dia´k. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Elf, Shadow, Elyandria, Elyeek, Dancing, Practice, Pencils
 • Categories: Elf / Elves
 • Techniques: Coloured Pencils
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