To get started, let me first introduce you to one technique which can immediately help if you are new to drawing and painting dancers.
or with a dance style such as ballet you might wish to highlight the technical side but still to reflect the sense of movement of the dance.Īs you can already see, painting or drawing dancers is not the easiest thing to do for us artists.
With salsa, you might want to catch the sizzle and the energy which it brings. With belly dance you might, for example, wish to portray the sensuality and freedom which it gives to many women. Painting dancers can be difficult even for established artists because trying to capture the passion, energy and importantly, the movement of a dancer, can create many technical challenges as an artist.ĭepending on the type of dance, you might also wish to try and portray that given style and the deeper meaning which comes with that specific dance style. Getting Started: Painting Dance and Movement
