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]]>Trained as a ballet dancer, her interest in the way the human body moves is apparent throughout her illustrations, which tend to center around women and dancers. “Being a dancer gives you a kind of fluency in another language, in what parts of the body you emphasize, how they look, ways that they move,” she explained in an interview with CreativeFluff Magazine.
As such, she tends to incorporate hyperextended legs and arched feet in full-body positions. “Being surrounded by that for so many years really shaped my view of bodies and proportions,” she admits. “Probably in a very unnatural way!”
Her artistic style very much fluid, she’s inspired by anything from graphic novels to classical portraiture.“I really love a lot of engraving-style work, the old detailed plates, and I’ve gone back to that influence lately,” she says, adding that she “definitely went through a lot of phases,” when it comes to her illustrations.
We’re excited to see where she’s headed.
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]]>The post Part Dancer-Part Illustrator and 100% Creative: Follow Sarah Hartman appeared first on TettyBetty.
]]>Trained as a ballet dancer, her interest in the way the human body moves is apparent throughout her illustrations, which tend to center around women and dancers. “Being a dancer gives you a kind of fluency in another language, in what parts of the body you emphasize, how they look, ways that they move,” she explained in an interview with CreativeFluff Magazine.
As such, she tends to incorporate hyperextended legs and arched feet in full-body positions. “Being surrounded by that for so many years really shaped my view of bodies and proportions,” she admits. “Probably in a very unnatural way!”
Her artistic style very much fluid, she’s inspired by anything from graphic novels to classical portraiture.“I really love a lot of engraving-style work, the old detailed plates, and I’ve gone back to that influence lately,” she says, adding that she “definitely went through a lot of phases,” when it comes to her illustrations.
We’re excited to see where she’s headed.
The post Part Dancer-Part Illustrator and 100% Creative: Follow Sarah Hartman appeared first on TettyBetty.
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