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Published: 2012-02-07 01:44:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 37185; Favourites: 1731; Downloads: 424
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Good god. Whose bright idea was it for me to listen to the soundtrack of A Single Man during a Sherlock binge?oh, mine, of course. If I have the chance to make myself sadder through music, it is almost a certainty that I will do so.
p.s. is that the wrong leg? Whatever, it's psychosomatic anyway haha. As you can tell from his hair, I obviously flipped this in photoshop- the narrative is so much stronger this way.
p.p.s. [link] DERP DERP TIME TO EXPAND MY POSE REPERTOIRE hahaha
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This is so meaningful.
People need other people in deep ways; anyone who claims otherwise is destined to become a hard-hearted sorry soul.
Also thank you for not shipping. You and I may be the only two people on the webs for whom the sweetness of the friendship between these two characters is extraordinary and beautiful in and of itself. It is beyond me why people de-value simple kindness when it is so rare and so important. If John was not an exceptionally kind person Sherlock wouldn't have made a friend in the world.
Thanks for sharing your artwork. It is very nice work.
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Your drawings are all so expressive and appealing. Great work!
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I'm curious - you said that the narrative was much stronger that way. Meaning it had more impact with him facing left instead of right, correct? How exactly does that work? (Genuine question! Because this is a powerful image and if something small like that can really impact it, I want to know why XD)
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Hot damn those Sherlock illustrations were beautiful! This one is my favorite. I think it's because both that lonely cane and John's expression are almost crying "Someone's missing here!" when I look at them.
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You know, I didn't think it was possible, but somehow your style of drawing Sherlock makes me want to crawl into a ball and never get out of my room ever again - but in a positive sense
Okay, that makes no sense, but I just can't stop imagining John packing up all his stuff to move out of Baker-Street after Sherlocks "death" and I get really really sad ....
But it's amazing, really.
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Might I ask what sort of paper you work on? Or if it's paper at all, haha!
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plain old Strathmore windpower sketch paper!
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Huh! And you didn't find that it warped like silly when you started working with ink on it?
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Aww, poor John.
I think that black and white pictures really bring out the emotions better than color pictures...
Great job.
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I love your lighting! It's so pretty, you're so good with the shadows and highlights!
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oh my, this is lovely. i like the mood of this piece.
are you familiar with tim sale? your style reminds me of him.
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Everything about this is beautiful. The detail of the couch and lamp/side table fading into the background! Aaaah, so good.
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;u;
This is even all the lovelier
And all the sadder
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Beautiful! I love how you capture John's mood and the atmosphere of the room.
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Beautiful. Truly.
You've captured so much emotion within the frames of the paper. Honestly, it feels wrong not to cry looking at this.
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I didn't think my heart could break any more over Reichenbach. Holy cow! Oh man. I'm going to go hide in the bathroom and cry now.
Ah that ache... my heart just...
Your skills... Your amazing skills...
Okay so I will cry out some more over Reichenbach and me want for your skills.
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i have bad legs if the right one got weak as you where bending you'd put the wight on your left to steady yourself. so you got it right....
this is amazing the victorian pen and ink mixed with comic book grace. truely amazing!!!
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I think your ink drawings are gorgeous! Could you describe your process? Are you drawing a pencil version first? And what type of bush are you using?
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Thank you! I do a thumbnail, find necessary reference, then do a light pencil drawing. I use a Windsor Newton Series 7 size 3 brush for the black ink lines, and then once that's totally dry I erase the pencils and do the washes on top with whatever crappy brushes I have lying around.
Hope that's helpful!
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Thank you sooooo much! : D I'm thinking about doing my senior animation film in a similar style if I can achieve a similar ink look in digital software for the characters. : )
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Oh definitely! In fact, I think this would probably be way EASIER to accomplish in digital than traditional, because ink is such a temperamental medium and there's so much that has to happen just to make it work right, let alone all the pictoral elements!
Good luck!
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Did you hear that? That was my heart breaking. .. Amazing work. x
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Wow this is beautiful, the lighting and the brush strokes! you have a really special style
Can I know what paint and brush did you used?
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Just Speedball super black permanent ink and whatever brushes I have lying around. For the formal inking before the washes I'll use a Windsor Newton Sereis 7 Size 3.
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thanks 
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oh my god, you're killing me with these things. but its a beautiful death~
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That is a really great pose! Love everything about this, including the crushing angst it brings on
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oh. Oh.
Why have you done this
these wet things are tears of sadness
also, this picture is beautiful
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Fantastic work! Expressive and dammit nooo noooo jawn stay here for sherlock pleaaseee
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Your ink drawings are always so flipping gorgeous, I would love to see a video or something of your process in action
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really, this + that sad piano piece from the OST = my tears...
i just love your ink pieces, such mastery of lighting and composition! beautiful way to tell such a sad story, ugh... ;n;
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Gosh, what a lovely picture;; I love the contrast between the light of the lamp and the heavy lines of the cane.
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This fanart is just... amazing, in SO many ways. The style, the lighting, the background, his pose, his expression... Oh my god. You made me comment on something on dA, which is quite rare nowadays. But this is just so brilliant. Well done!
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