New Dancing / Dance Class Business Cards

Just designed these 3 business cards

salsa ballroom dancing business card by strictlydancefun
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irish dancing business card by strictlydancefun
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ballroom dancing business card by strictlydancefun
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New Cartoon based on the Foxtrot performed by Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff on BBC Strictly Come Dancing

Here's a step by step progression of a new cartoon based on the Foxtrot performed by Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff on BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2011.

Pasha's Welcome Dance from BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2011

Here's the latest dance design, as usual I've used a combination of colored pencil, copic marker and biro (ball point pen). This image was inspired by Pasha's Welcome Dance on the 2011 launch show of BBC's long-running and hugely popular Strictly Come Dancing.

Here is the step-by-step progression of the drawing:

The design is now available as an invitation at my store (see below)

Strictly Come Dancing Pasha's Welcome Dance by strictlydancefun
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Irish Dancing Dude, Finished Pic!

Here's the finished pic which is now available on invitations in my store.

Traditional Irish Dancing Cartoon by strictlydancefun
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Irish Dancing Dude, stage 2 & 3

Here's the 2nd step, blocking in color, lines on the trousers following the form of the leg, shirt sleeve pattern deliberately distorted to show wrinkle /fold

and stage 3 below, added flesh tones and shadows, some shading on the waistcoat and a little purple in the mix on the trousers. The cast shadow and low horizon serve to pop him off the ground, will probably blur his feet a little in the final rendition...

Irish Dancing Dude, stage 1

Following on from the last irish dancing / jig cartoon here is the pencil work for the next picture, this time a guy taking to the air. This was inspired by the recent TV show Jig: The Great Irish Dance Off that aired on BBC2 recently

Irish Dancing finished picture!

Here's the finished cartoon, finishing touches done with blue biro!

Irish Dancing stage 2

Adding some color to the Irish dancing cartoon...

Irish Dancing

New pic on the way, this time of Irish Dancing. Here are the pencils for a female dancer in flight:

Music Speakers Featuring Rock and Roll Dancers

Just combined 3 dance designs onto these speakers in the store

Classic Rock and Roll Jive Dancing by strictlydancefun
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FINISHED! Modern Jive Cartoon 3 / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

The finished pic: I decided the drawing was working well as near-monochrome so have just used some red biro / ball point pen to do the final line work and add some shading. Thanks to Ann for sending in the photos that inspired both this drawing and the previous one.

Step 2 of Modern Jive Cartoon 3 / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

 

 Here's the 2nd step of the current cartoon, just added some light blue colored pencil to indicate the areas of shade and establish the forms. I'm thinking of keeping this design reasonably simplistic and monochrome-ish rather than working it up to full color.

Modern Jive Cartoon 3 / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

Another new pic on the way as part of the Facebook Dance Cartoon Project. Once again the basic layout has been outlined in pencil.

FINISHED! Modern Jive Cartoon 2 / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

Here's the finished pic. Definition has been added with biro (ball point pen), outlining the figures, including the facial features and some motion lines included to add a little fun. I decided to not go with the strong cast shadows I often include in these drawings and instead elected to hint at some of the reflection in the floor. (The background of the image has been cleaned up using the excellent and free program "Paint" that is available from www.filehippo.com).
Many thanks to Ann for hitting "like" on the Strictly Dance Fun facebook page and sending in the photo which inspired this pic.

Modern Jive Cartoon 2 (stage 3) / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

Here's the third stage of the modern jive cartoon drawing (Facebook Dance Cartoon Project)  Using more colored pencil to add definition and shadows. Note how the lighter hair tones are showing through the more recently added darker shades.

Modern Jive Cartoon 2 (stage 2) / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

Stage 2 of the current Facebook Dance Cartoon Project drawing (modern jive). Using colored pencil to block in the flesh tones and clothes. The hair at this stage is colored light blue, the plan being that some of this will show through on the finished drawing as highlights.

Modern Jive Cartoon 2 (stage 1) / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

Here's the first stage of another cartoon, like the previous entry in the Facebook Dance Cartoon Project this is modern jive again. At this stage I'm just establishing the positions and posture of the figures with loose pencil lines.

Modern Jive Cartoon / Facebook Dance Cartoon Project

Following on from the previous post here's the first cartoon from the Facebook Dance Cartoon Project. Dancer Steve was kind enough to send me a photo having hit 'like' on the Strictly Dance Fun facebook page.

I've used the photo as inspiration for this cartoon. The idea behind the Facebook Dance Cartoon Project is to create artwork inspired by photos of dancers. The drawings are not intended to be portraits or caricatures though there may in some cases be a resemblance to the people involved.

In this case the dancers were not in classic rock and roll outfits, but I felt the switch to more nostalgic garb suited the pose. This has been created using a combination of copic markers, biro, and colored pencils.

New Website: www.rockandrolldancing.com

Just designed a new website to collect all aspects of my dance art under one roof. The site is www.rockandrolldancing.com and includes links to this blog, my zazzle store and facebook page.
There are also details of a new project: If you'd like to have your dancing immortalized in cartoon form then simply visit the facebook page, hit the like button and email me a photo. You'll be sent a jpeg of the finished pic in return!

I Love Rock 'n' Roll!

Another new design based on classic rock and roll dancers. This one has been designed so that the space between the dancers is shaped like a heart!

I Love Rock 'n' Roll by strictlydancefun
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New Cha cha cha invitations!

Cha Cha Cha Ballroom Dancing by strictlydancefun
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Cha Cha Cha drawing: step 5, the finished pic!

The finished pic, the pencils used are water soluble so I've used a little water to soften the line work in the flesh tones and also some blue biro to bring a little definition to certain areas.

Cha Cha Cha drawing: step 4

Black sharpie used on the trousers and hair, multiple colors of pencil work for the flesh tones and some electric blue on the guy's shirt, a few movement lines too.

Cha Cha Cha drawing: step 3

Some black sharpie marker and some color pencil work have been added now, keeping the lines following the contours of the body. Light blue copic added here and there too

Cha Cha Cha drawing: step 2

2nd stage: copic marker, gray, blue and pink added, keeping the lines dynamic, long cast shadows added too

Cha Cha Cha drawing: step 1

The first few pencil lines of a new design...

Promo video on youtube

Just posted a little promo video on youtube

New invitations!

The Waltz Dancers Graphic design by strictlydancefun
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The Waltz!

Here are the pencil and color versions of a new design: 'The Waltz'!

Tango invitations

Tango Ballroom Dancing by strictlydancefun
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Tango dancers stage 4, 5, 6 and 7!

Stage 4: Back with the Copic marker, blocking in red and grey

Stage 5: Now more marker, blue over the top, the direction of the line work is designed to add form to the shapes e.g. the skirt and right trouser leg. I've deliberately not defined a line between the 2 dancers so they appear to be one unit.

Stage 6: Facial features added with color pencils and some indication of shadow with light grey marker.

Finally some 6B pencil is used to darken the darks and the background in cleaned up on the computer to bring to life the finished pic!

Tango dancers stage 3

Red pencil used in this stage to act as an under layer for the hair and parts of the dress. Also added some to the upper sleeve and trouser leg of the guy to break up the blue highlight. Notice I've also added a red line on the underside of the girl's right thigh, this is a correction of the initial line which I now realize would have meant her leg wouldn't have met her hip!

Tango dancers stage 2

Tango stage 2! adding some yellow on the exposed skin, this will act as the highlight color, and also a couple of light blue highlights on the guy's shoes, both colors applied with copic markers.

Tango dancers stage 1

Here's the first stage of a new drawing, this one is going to be of a couple caught in an embrace mid-tango. Stage 1 is loosely putting down some pencil lines with a 3B to define the layout and pose.

Facebook page!

New Facebook page here

Latin!

Here's a change of pace, my first drawing of Latin Ballroom dancing! Good fun to change mood and color scheme so as to hopefully capture a different mood to the rock and roll work but still keep the same artistic style. As you can see this is near-monochrome- mostly dark blue - with the subtle flesh tones adding a touch of warmth and the red lipstick adding a dash of color. On the whole a sultry but fun feel that I like and some dramatic lines too.