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Reiyeka — Gypsy By Moonlight

Published: 2004-10-11 05:40:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 7481; Favourites: 213; Downloads: 134
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Description She was a moonlight gypsy, her body slave to the night. Dancing, she was, the lines of her garments echoing the rhythm of the wind, the lines of her body reverberating the bellowing sensuality buried held in her heart.

So here's what I was really trying to do with that sketch in my last deviation. EEEVIL...an EEEEVIL gyspy. Mwhaha!!

This bitch was slaved away with watercolor, 12" x 11", I'd say I'd spent close to 10-15 hours just painting her, not including how long it took to do the sketch and trace it on. I'd spent a few hours every few nights with those damn watercolors...I hate watercolor!! But now I'm quite fond of it. It takes so much freakin' time. I'd guess about 4 or 5 layers of color, I tried to do the salt thing, but like that didn't quite work because I didn't actually put a lot of paint in my wash. Go figure, that's just me being a dumbass, what's new? So 3 layers of watercolor, and 2 layers with gouche, black, and then white highlights. And the skin was gouche...>_< I'm a cheater!! There is plenty I don't like, like her face, it looks more gypsied in my sketch, bleh. Got lazy toward the end, which accounts for the sloppy jewelry and shitty hands. And that's supposed to be a village!! Heh. S'all good. References: pics of hot belly dancers, they are so sexy.

Lineart/sketchage/pencil barf: [link] .

Enjoy divinely, fruits of my interest...or am I the fruit of your interest? *_*
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Comments: 50

wichidi [2015-04-01 09:47:22 +0000 UTC]

With so much grace!  

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Kurayami-i [2012-02-03 20:11:00 +0000 UTC]

really beautiful!! *_*

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SPStitches [2010-10-09 22:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful.

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wallflower2525 [2010-09-24 13:46:03 +0000 UTC]

this is so awesomeee

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Viscountess-Vesper [2009-07-28 02:43:20 +0000 UTC]

This is stunning. Her pose, the flowing fabric, the shadows are all perfect. Awesome work!

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pinksugarherzattak [2009-07-19 03:40:23 +0000 UTC]

WOAH, INCREDIBLE, i love what you wrote underneath about her! <3333333333333333333

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blueLotus27 [2008-03-31 06:40:04 +0000 UTC]

oh oh this is SO COOL!
i love it!

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rockpunk92 [2007-10-14 04:37:54 +0000 UTC]

so worth it. it looks like you captured her right in the middle of her dance.

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nekodegomen [2006-09-02 01:49:34 +0000 UTC]

Yer laboring for this piece was well worth it. I love the lines, the shadows and the background fits sooooo nicely with everything!

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Reiyeka In reply to nekodegomen [2006-09-04 13:06:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like.

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Sam-Jester [2006-05-13 06:49:59 +0000 UTC]

ooh real good

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Reiyeka In reply to Sam-Jester [2006-05-14 19:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fav! Glad ya like.

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Sam-Jester In reply to Reiyeka [2006-05-19 10:48:46 +0000 UTC]

no problemo

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JuanX [2005-04-03 21:32:21 +0000 UTC]

beautiful job, youa re a great artist, keep up the good work

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Reiyeka In reply to JuanX [2005-04-06 01:05:51 +0000 UTC]

Aww hey, thanks.

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JuanX In reply to Reiyeka [2005-04-07 01:18:24 +0000 UTC]

you are welocme

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JuanX [2005-04-03 21:31:40 +0000 UTC]

beautiful job, youa re a great artist, keep up the good work

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atlantiluna [2005-03-28 07:31:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Awesome colour scheme.

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Reiyeka In reply to atlantiluna [2005-03-28 22:20:51 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks! ^_^

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rightwinged [2005-03-10 06:14:02 +0000 UTC]

I love the colors you choose, and the clouds are fantastic. Great job!

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Reiyeka In reply to rightwinged [2005-03-10 11:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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IHeeT [2005-03-08 01:49:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah fix that eye! We have deep-set eyes, it should start where the mouthline ends, move it up ^ too. It bugs me alot but it's the only thing holding that piece back. Very nice composition & good colors.

Get better at drawing that profile view: [url][link]

w00t

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Reiyeka In reply to IHeeT [2005-03-08 03:23:44 +0000 UTC]

Ah yeh, interesting link, I always hated drawing profiles, because it always looks so weird. Thanks for the insight anyway.

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nalma [2005-01-28 16:51:19 +0000 UTC]

o voyage, voyage...love that kind of things

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Reiyeka In reply to nalma [2005-01-28 19:36:26 +0000 UTC]

Lol, thanx.

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trickypink [2004-10-26 13:58:26 +0000 UTC]

lol, I got a good chuckle from your description I think this painting is awesome. There are a few flaws, but when you just stand back and look at the whole thing it's gorgeous. All the flowing fabric and the way her hip is cocked really give you the feeling she's dancing in the wind. I love the way you did the sky as well, especially the moon with the clouds passing over. Her hips and belly are absolutely my favorite part. The only major fault I see is with her face; her eye is too far down on her face. That's really it; she does have a fairly long torso, but that doesn't really look bad, it just makes her seem graceful and lithe. Anyway, enough rambling Really nice work here.

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Reiyeka In reply to trickypink [2004-10-26 20:34:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for the critique, I definitely appreciate it. I can see the things that you've pointed out, it helps. I knew about the eye too, rar, stupid eye. Lol. Too lazy to fix. But thankies to the max, again, I'm so glad you like it!! I'm quite fond of it also.

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trickypink In reply to Reiyeka [2004-10-26 23:22:19 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome Yeah, when people tell me what's wrong with my work, I appreciate the advice, but am always too lazy to change it. But at least we know for next time!

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poofychild [2004-10-17 15:55:40 +0000 UTC]

I remember checking your gallery for the first time and seeing the original drawing, and I must say, you have done an excellent job in not only "coloring it," but also evolving it. this piece is filled with life and movement, bravo.

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Reiyeka In reply to poofychild [2004-10-17 22:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, thank you very much. Its great when you can do that with your work.

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MortisLibrum [2004-10-17 02:23:05 +0000 UTC]

I like so much! great colors! I love really!

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aestivus [2004-10-15 04:45:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow... its so beautiful. I like this one a lot; the gypsy carries an incredible amount of motion, as if she were made of liquid.

The moon is beautiful, the body is beautiful, the shadows are ghostly. Very haunting. ^^ Lovely work. Only thing that might be fixed is that her eye is a little forward on her face, but I only noticed that after I scrolled up again and looked for a suggestion because sugarcoated reviews aren't very good. XD Keke.

Nice work. <3 Plusfave, fo' sho'.

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Reiyeka In reply to aestivus [2004-10-15 22:03:58 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, thanks, I noticed that about the eye, many nods for pointing it out tho! I always appreciate it when people are sweet enough to tell me what is wrong with my piece, cause that can be a lot harder than saying what is great about it sometimes. Well at least for me, I have a tendency to fall in love with a lot of things I see. Hehe. Thanks again!

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meoww [2004-10-14 18:58:27 +0000 UTC]

you colored it!!! it looks amazing, and mix media is legal.. (not cheating).. hehe, good job!!!

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queencarrion [2004-10-11 16:08:06 +0000 UTC]

Wow--that's beautiful! Watercolors are such a pain to work with, but you've managed just fine. I love the use of colors and you've done a good job with her anatomy. The only thing that bothers me a little is the placement of her eye, but otherwise, ace. Very sexy indeed.

Well done.
~z

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Reiyeka In reply to queencarrion [2004-10-11 16:20:31 +0000 UTC]

Heh, thanks a lot!

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lainchan [2004-10-11 14:34:04 +0000 UTC]

So beautifully done! I wish I could paint XD
::sits back and gawks at the sky 0.0 ::

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Reiyeka In reply to lainchan [2004-10-11 16:22:51 +0000 UTC]

Lol. Thankies!

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Nachan [2004-10-11 10:32:26 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful... Simply! *______* fav

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Reiyeka In reply to Nachan [2004-10-11 16:28:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav, hun! Glad you like!!

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cal-- [2004-10-11 09:28:03 +0000 UTC]

looks awesome ^_^

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Reiyeka In reply to cal-- [2004-10-11 16:33:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!

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wolfrunner13 [2004-10-11 05:50:37 +0000 UTC]

EVIL BELLY SHAKING GYPSY HAS COME TO STEAL YOUR CHILDREN!!!

this reminds me of a scene out of 'you got served' *i didn't see the movie...but still* the gyspy lady's all "oh no you didn'!!!" and the other chick is all *snap snap* "you better believe it biyotch" and the gypsy's all "let's settle this on the dancefloor wjore!!!"


*shrug* i dunno

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Reiyeka In reply to wolfrunner13 [2004-10-11 17:01:57 +0000 UTC]

LMAO! Some good shit man, goood shit.

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wolfrunner13 In reply to Reiyeka [2004-10-11 18:39:35 +0000 UTC]

I try

*heads off to think of more witty comebacks to your art*

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Reiyeka In reply to wolfrunner13 [2004-10-12 19:43:08 +0000 UTC]

Hah, what an interesting concept...comebacks for art...sweet deal.

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wolfrunner13 In reply to Reiyeka [2004-10-12 22:52:59 +0000 UTC]

i try

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idiosyncrasies84 [2004-10-11 05:42:51 +0000 UTC]

This is an absolutely beautiful painting. I love the colors and movement. Def. looks like she is dancing.

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Reiyeka In reply to idiosyncrasies84 [2004-10-11 05:45:06 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thanks. For the fav also. I'm glad you like it.

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idiosyncrasies84 In reply to Reiyeka [2004-10-11 05:45:59 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. Nice work!

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