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Published: 2012-02-05 09:52:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 10960; Favourites: 858; Downloads: 39
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It's hard to draw violins in perspective! Luckily I studied it for several years so the more egregious errors have been avoided.I take no responsibility, I was sucked in by Benedict Cumberbatch's glorious head of hair.
5 hours, most of it spent painting the face you can barely see, photoshop.
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I think this is an amazing work.
First of all I love the composition and the abounding whiteness surrounding the character, which emphasize the sense of aloofness and isolation even more.
The wind seems to be blowing on his back and from the right to the left, giving an impression of melancholy, as if he was playing forlornly, his violin darkened by his own shadow, his eyes closed and inscrutable.
Yet the flock of white birds emerging from his truncated shadow spread over the overwhelming whiteness is ambiguous - they are flying towards the right and the observer may wonder whether they are devouring him from the inside or, on the contrary, a sign of hope, a token that his soul is still there craving something and taking flight towards it as the music fills the blankness and somehow transcends the loneliness.
Sherlock's expression itself is rather equivocal - his traits and posture exhale as much serenity as solitude, more calmness and aspiration than desolation or prostration. This is made obvious by the fact that he is, after all, playing the violin, and one cannot be entirely hopeless if they are able to create music.
And yet whatever he is giving - and the sense of donation is striking here, emanating from such a deprived character - seems to be leaving him behind, shrouded in his own darkness - his back resolutely to the light, his eyes closed to the one he is shedding away...
This is such an inspiring piece, and a worthy comment could only be conveyed through poetry.
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woah someone has a really bad violin posture xD The violin's not supposed to point to the ground lol my teacher always says that's how gypsies play... :'D
but the painting's awesome!
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This is the best piece of Sherlock art I've seen yet....
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It's realy beautiful ! Wonderful composition ! Well done !
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I love the contrast between the actual figure and shadows against the background. It gives the picture a stark, hopeless quality. I also love how his shadow is breaking apart. Great job!
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Beautiful!! I love how the shadow fades away and the whole mood of the drawing
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This looks amazing. I love the stark contrasts with shadows and the pristine background. Awesome.
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Wow the idea with the shadow is really cool *-*
I love the expression here <3
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It is a glorious head of hair, isn't it?
I love his stance here. The coat uwaahhh, I love the coat.
Everytime I see someone who I'm watching post a Sherlock fanart I get super excited.
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I think maybe the simplest way to balance the white space to the left is to add space behind him on the right. Because I reckon it's looking pretty good as is and adding an element to balance the composition doesn't seem right.
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That's a really good idea. Having him on the 3/5 line instead of the 1/4 would help a lot. I think I'll do that.
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yay! I'm glad my comment wasn't rubbish!
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You give the most insightful comments, ma'm.
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I'm not one to talk about composition, but i like the composition of the close-up better. This has its charm too, it's very minimal and would look good in a wallpaper. I could be wrong about which is better-composed. What is composition anyway?
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I'm not particularly fond of this one. It could be much stronger. I think I'll recrop it and see if that helps.
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Reminds me a little of a character of mine named Padraic, especially with his shadow there.
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Nice XD
But yeah... violin... Chin should be on chin rest right? XD ^_^
I love how you've got light sillhouettes of birds in his shadow =]
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Otherwise, thanks for the compliment.
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You kind of jam the violin between the left side of your neck and shoulder while playing, and you don't have to keep it on there all the time, especially if you're getting ~super involved~ with your playing.
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Yeah... Hmm well I don't really do that :S Cause then it feels a bit odd XD
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Gahhhh this is amazingggg D;
I am not worthy to give critiquing I'm sorry
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