

πͺ Dancing Queen
Rummaging through my dusty archives and discovering some art that looks like it would be fun to enhance... Now, I never touch any fine, well-known pieces β don't want to spoil the classics or create an unnecessary version of something already great... So I only choose the ones that make me eager to make them even sexier... ΚβΏΚ
I'm not arguing that the previous picture was already quite good, but it gave me some ideas to try out, so it wasn't a burden at all... And actually, I don't have a goal to remake my old art for the sake of it, but sometimes it turns out to be quite fun :3
So in this case, I tried lowering her breasts a bit as they seemed floating upward like balloons, also made them bigger, enlarged the areolas and tried to reduce her waist by just half an inch and give it a more toned look. Also added a jug of oil, so feels more like she has to rub herself up before her rubber dance but seems she can't contain herself, already swaying those hips X3
Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this one! I just read the old story for it and it seems quite decent, so I'll repost it here with some small tweaks...
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Hibi was born in the mad sultan Al'Hazbend's legendary harem, where he indulged his passion for flexible women. His collection of trainees was extensive, as the finest girls in the sultanate eagerly joined to become the top pliant, bendy, stretchy, twisty bellydancing experts in the world. The harem housed over a hundred lithe beauties and a dozen strong men assisting them during their demanding training.
Born into the harem, the young girl's fascination with contortion began from an early age. She would eagerly mimic the movements of her older sisters and found true happiness in her mother's nurturing yet firm guidance.
As years went by, her passion for flexibility flourished. Her mother encouraged her to try the most challenging feats. At age 7, people started calling her thueban saghir, "the little snake", in recognition of her extraordinary gift.
But this was only the beginning – it was time for Hibi to incorporate all those hard gained contortion skills into a real dance routine, and discover her own unique style...
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Five years went by, and now an unknowing passer-by would assume that all the bones in her body were made of cartilage. She had practiced so much, she could literally curl herself up to kiss her own... ok, belly ;P She danced with such fluidity, it was as if her torso had no bones at all, and those wondrous movements became her signature dancing style.
The sultan had big plans for her further training, but we all know the old saying: "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans". Why are women always so unpredictable? As Hibi reached her teen years, she grew to uncover a whole new gift, or rather, two gifts. And they grew to be so prominent that they overshadowed everything else she was previously known for...
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The next five years were the years of great discomfort for her. Every day someone would bring up the fact that her breasts had become bigger than the last time they remembered. The courtiers would sometimes tease her about it, calling her euyun kabira, "the serpent with big eyes", and she would just roll her eyes, still trying to maintain her best form as a contortionist.
Sometimes, she feared they would grow down to her belly button or even further and she'd get kicked out on the street for getting so "fat". She was a growing teenager filled with uncertainties about her future, so she made sure to at least keep the rest of her body as slim as physically possible.
She went on a strict diet, spending hours sweating it out with belly dancing and contortion, suffering herself in a tight corset whenever she wasn't practicing. She grew very fond of corsets as they really helped to relieve the strain on her back, making her large breasts feel almost weightless!
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The sultan watched her development closely and on her 18th birthday she received many gifts, including new beautiful dresses for dancing. However, none of them included any tops!
She protested that she wasn't a man or a eunuch to go around topless. But in response to this the sultan immediately made her the Malikah al-Raqs, "the Dancing Queen", a unique title he invented just for her, with the privilege of bellydancing topless in front of the sultan.
Shortly after this, her breasts finally stopped growing, probably out of shame at being permanently exposed to everyone. The sultan was a wise man, after all!
Utterly bewitched by Hibi's bust, the poor sultan even momentarily forgot all about his cherished contortionists. He even contemplated organizing a whole new harem specifically to nurture such gifted beauties like her who'd be dancing constantly and swaying 'em as if nobody was watching, but his advisors informed him they had never seen another girl with the gifts as extraordinary as Hibi's, so she remained the one-of-a-kind gem in his "treasurehold".
Her facial expression in the new version has become much more sensual, her hardened nipples show us how excited she is, her black eyes are full of desire, almost lustful... Everything tells us that the upcoming dance will be so hot and seductive that even the Sultan Al'Hazbend has never seen anything like it in his life.
Sasha M
I'm also very glad to hear that the added realism is an improvement in your view! I've heard many opinions, e.g. that cartoony stylizations are superior to realism, and hyperrealism in art is something to be avoided. I've always been a bit skeptical, because if you look at art history, it's full of realistic masterpieces.
Anyway, I'm happy that you enjoyed her so much! I'm beyond excited to dream about the day when I can finally render such extreme contortion dances to really bring characters like her to life. It sure is going to be incredible if one day either new skills or new technology will allow to make it happen!
belly, waist boobs... WOW! She not only can she must feed someone or herself with such milies else they explode! :-)
As simple sketches goes... they can convey A LOT information and ideas with very little time if you can draw them. For artist like you they might seem outdated but for me even nice simple sketch is still yummy treat :)
Shifty