I've found myself with a rare spot of free time (as limited as it is), so I figured it was due time to update this blog! Let's get right to it!
This post's skater feature is
Danja!
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| That's pronounced "Dane-juh" by the way. As in "Danja-rous!" |
For her pose in the drawing, a mohawk (when you skates sideways by turning out your feet, like a ballet dancer) seemed like an appropriate choice. Sliding by her opponents with just the slightest bit of space on the track was always something that she's excelled at, which is just one of the reasons why she's such a fierce jammer!
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| A nice little close up for you! |
Danja usually wears fairly elaborate eye make-up, or at least something nice and bright, so I made sure to do something similar for the drawing too. I just wish that a little more of her hair was showing in the drawing because she has a distinct, signature hairstyle with what I think of as "color-blocked" layers of hair. I have no idea what the actual terminology is... But anyway, since Danja usually wears her hair in short pigtails, that's about all that usually manages to peek out from under the helmet.
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| Detail shot of her skates! |
At the time that I had originally drawn this, we had the same skates and wheel/toe-stop set up. So that made finding a reference
super easy. I mean, I know I could have just generalized the design of the skates, but I just can't bring myself to do it! Besides, I think the skaters appreciate the level of detail when they recognize the gear as their own :) But feel free to disagree!
And here's the final poster that Danja's likeness graced!
Hope y'all digs! Till next time!
