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Nyranor — Bridge over the Seine: angle 5
Published: 2011-01-15 07:48:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 1193; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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An artistically embellished scene from Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables and last of a series of 5 (so far.) I think this one turned out the best, partially because the perspective worked and partially because I actually attempted a background, but mostly because it's the fifth attempt. What does it say about my brain that I chose this scene to draw over and over...?Spoiler, but of the "Sephiroth kills Aerith" variety. (translation: if you haven't already encountered this spoiler, where have you been?)
One of a long series of heart-wrenching scenes that occur in quick succession in the last 300 or so pages of Les Misérables: Javert's suicide.
"Before him he saw two roads, both equally straight; but he did see two; and that terrified him--he who had never in his life known anything but one straight line. And, bitter anguish, these two roads were contradictory."
— Victor Hugo (Les Misérables)
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This is exceptional. I actually felt a physical ache when I first looked at it.
That odd ghost/muse Javert, who I summon up occasionally, sees me looking at this and asks what in God's name I think I am doing. "One of those things I said I wouldn't... what else is new?" I reply, with a sardonic smile. I haven't finished the book yet, but I know much of what happens. He knows this. He wonders what I derive from looking at this and all other things relating to this scene. He ran across me looking up 'bridge,' 'jump,' etc., in a French-English dictionary and reading about drowning on Wikipedia. He seems to think me disturbed. "I do get a bit preoccupied," I say. I see him in my mind- where he half lives anyway- and know he has scanned something that I didn't say. I say it. "It's your own fault. I could have chosen to ignore you, but what's the use? I prefer to understand. And I'm not about sensationalism. I actually want to know how it was for you, whether there was a great deal of pain, and on what level. It troubles me greatly." I can tell that this is not the sort of thing that would ever have much concerned him. The two of us, with our opposing personalities and situations, really ought to hate each other. With that established, though, we may as well try to solve the puzzle each of us presents to the other.
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Going over your Les Miz gallery...and stumbled upon this mastrpiece! WOW such drama! so intence! amazing angle! really cool!
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This is an angle you don't usually see done for this particular scene. I think it really drives home the 'reality' (work of fiction notwithstanding) of what he's about to do, and makes it even more poignant and tragic than the usual overall angst of the scene.
I like that you have his eyes open a bit - he can see exactly what awaits and he's still not changing his mind. I love his expression here so much. Poor Javert. ;_;
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*sniffle* It's beautiful. In a bittersweet way.*stifles small sob*
If I was there, I would have tackled him and saved him.
Because I love him.
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Thank you. Bittersweet is definitely the word for the last... 400 or so pages of the Brick... :')
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...You REALLY do like this scene, don't you? Five angles?
(They're all brilliant, but I'm commenting in just one to save you time.)
I still really like his coat. And the water in this one is cool!
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Yeah... 
Long coats are so fun (to wear, watch, and render!) I'm glad my Burned (Photoshop terminology) scribbles turned out well. ^-^
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Oh, yes, they really are. My trench coat is one of my most prized worldly possessions. Sort of.
Ahahaha, the burn tool is lovely. I do like it. Burn, dodge, and smudge - such fun.
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I'm destroying my trenchcoat, sadly. I've had it for several years and wear it non-stop from September through April, and I can't find a replacement in my bloody town. It's now missing a button, has holes in both elbows, the lining is in shreds, and the backside is turning grey (from black). I still love it dearly.
Burn/Dodge is definitely my friend for touching up sketches and enhancing color jobs. I use Filter>Distort>Liquify more than Smudge, though. It blurs less.
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OH NOES!
Aw, such a shame.
Well, at least you've loved it well!...
Ha, actually I don't touch up sketches...at ALL. I find it too tedious. I use photoshop to mess around with photos and stuff (and, of course, the occasional coloring of sketches, although I have to do it with a mouse, which is horrible, since I don't have a tablet), and that's just about it.
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And I suspect I will continue to love it as it falls to pieces...
I'm a tad OCD, I can't let a sketch loose on the 'Nets until I've butchered it in Photoshop. 
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I'm sure...
I'm OCD, too, quite so, but I can't screw with my stuff on PS without being afraid of screwing it up. And b'sides, I actually rather like the sketchy look...(:
Ha, really? Brilliant! I'm so jealous of all those chaps out there with tablets...they don't know how lucky they are!...
I mean, really. This, on photoshop, with a mouse: [link]
GAH.
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Ah yes, bu that is why I always save the original scan. That way any screw ups are not permanent. Ctrl+Z is also my friend.
Yep ~tablet-less fistbump~ Maybe someday we will obtain tablets. ...Or get so amazing with mice that we don't need any! Muahahaha! Besides, our coloring isn't half bad. Yours is more detailed than mine, mine is more in the lines. Ve can do eet!
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Ctrl+Z is the best thing since stolen bread, period.
YES LET US BECOME MICE SPECIALISTS.
that sounds odd.
YEES VE CAN!
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'Tis, 'tis.
Huzzah! Odd is good.
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Not a 'sir' actually, but I delight in befuddling the masses (with the acquisition of a suit coat, I've expanded the pastime from the 'Nets to RL!) so no offense taken
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Oh, psh, I know you're not a sir. I call everybody sir. I have this weird thing with not bothering to discriminate between genders when addressing people. I know you're not a sir. Nor am I.
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I love the emotion here, and the wind. And the fact that his top hat, et cetera are on the bridge/parapet (I can never remember the proper terms). This is something you'd expect to see in the book, if they ever make an illustrated version.
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Oh mon Dieu! You are a master in this series of Javert's drawings in the bridge!!
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