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Danish Maiden from the 1760s
This is quite the adorable maiden with her pretty dress. It makes me a bit hungry. Doesn't it remind you of the decoration of a cake. Anyhow, this was the beauty aesthetic of the Rococo period. During that time, advertisement was starting to become a thing. Maidens were drawn with pretty dresses in front of stores to lure nobles in. Before then, advertisements were made through town cries. These people would run all over the town shouting slogans. Most of these cries were people from the lower class and were mostly illiterate. This does not diminish their efforts. They relied...
Pictoral Ballerina circa 1880s
A lot of outfits never made it past the print version. There was the issues of decency and all that nonsense. Considering the time period, she would be considered indecent. By today's standard, her outfit if just about average. There were some regional variants with standards. France after getting rid of the last Napoleon, there was a new sense of liberalism. The France of the 1880s had plenty of religious and social freedom. Foreigners could dress with their proper attires without been accosted in the streets. This is a far cry from today's tense environment. There is a state of...
French Ballet Dancer in Oriental Costume circa 1900s
This is one of my most recent dancer maidens. She took a bit longer to draw because of all the small the small jewelry and details. Some of the patterns in her pants were a bit cookie. I added eyes on them. The costume is one of my favorites. There is always a nice joy trying to draw something complicated with a lot of small moving parts. These days most outfits are complete eyesores, except for those who use traditional outfits. As far as innovation is concerned everything is sadly lacking. It would be nice to see dancers with fancy...
French Red Head from the 19th Century
This maiden in one of my early drawings. She is part of a little book I recently started working on. I still need like 250 drawings to complete it. Usually compilation books require like 1000 or 1200 drawings. I hope to reach double the amount to get ahead of my imaginary competition. Most of these types of drawing books have all the characters in the same pose. It is rare to see some type of variety. I am trying to have all the characters in a different pose or another. Once it gets to 500 it starts getting a bit...