GHOST SWORD-DANCE by Anoia999
this was inspired & was re-interpreted art by me from a short story (chapter name: "A Dancing Girl") written by the author Barry Hughart in his beautiful Chinese fantasy novel, "Bridge of Birds" Her name was Bright Star & she was murd3r3d by a princess for jealousy over a handsome soldier. Her ghost (depicted here) was challenged by one of the novel's protagonists, Number Ten Ox to the beautiful but deadly 'Sword Dance'.Bright Star's earthly bonds were broken & she was reunited with her lover.
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06 May, 2012, 9:44 pm
nice detail , i like it!
06 May, 2012, 10:05 pm
nip slip
06 May, 2012, 10:14 pm
i like it! thanks for the comments dude, your good!
06 May, 2012, 10:27 pm
**** YOU FOR COPYING THIS FROM MY FREINDS GALLERY PIECE OF ****!!!
06 May, 2012, 11:54 pm
to ^'yankyboy'-check your gallery page for full explaination, but the short version is: it was accidently posted twice (hubby being sweet again!). thanx for lookin' out dude!
09 May, 2012, 4:13 am
excellent! loads of detail in her clothes! is that her hair standing on end?
09 May, 2012, 8:57 am
no, she is in the middle of executing a move wherein she jumps very high, whips razor-sharp swords around her body & her opponent's body (without harm), & on her way down, which is what is depicted here, must again prepare to jump & execute a new, more complex move...all done to drumbeats in firelight. Her hair is merely floating because her body came down faster-gravity for ghosts. My hair does that too...it's just as long & straight...of course, i'm not a ghost like her (at least i don't think so...)Oh, yeah...she has to do all these moves before her feet touch the ground. Cool, huh? Really...read the book...it's funny, it's fantasy, part history (Chinese), cool fights & chases & wonderful romance, too.
09 May, 2012, 1:36 pm
ah i see now, i might look up the story. wish you could animate on here too !
09 May, 2012, 10:37 pm
Thanks for all the amazing comments! I like this new painting of yours, I look forward to seeing more. :-)
18 May, 2012, 3:43 pm
Nice! I like the style.
29 May, 2012, 6:39 pm
Really cool sketch :) nice moon behind.
22 Jun, 2012, 8:43 pm
You´re great.
28 Jun, 2012, 4:42 am
i love the black and white shading! and all the detale! its awesome!
28 Jun, 2012, 4:48 am
Very beautiful drawing. Like the shading and details and good 3D here. Thanks for the story behind the drawing.
14 Jul, 2012, 12:54 am
Very, very nice!
26 Jul, 2012, 4:42 pm
Very elegant and detailed peice. Wish I could say the same for the moon too... but that was probably simplified to magnify attention to the sword dancer huh? Great job. :]