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Yaraffinity [2013-03-27 10:40:04 +0000 UTC]
Pffffrt all these sketches are such incredible joy to look at!
Ah man - I really envy your talent of drawing characters with such an ease.
You always manage to give them an unique expression, without making their general features get lost.
And Edith is just lovely, kicking ass everywhere she goes.
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TopHatTurtle In reply to Yaraffinity [2013-03-27 11:12:07 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much; I really want to try and catch as much as the canons looks as possible, even if I'm still far from satisfied with it.
And thanks; I'm slowly getting Edith more and more developed, but I still need to give her a proper story-arch.
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wikigiuli [2013-03-26 05:03:03 +0000 UTC]
i loooove basil and dawson's outfits in afghanistan!
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NatAsplund In reply to TopHatTurtle [2013-03-26 17:46:11 +0000 UTC]
ya, i guess thats why i said more the turn of the century... and i guess it's location too, i'm thinking Canada, so wardrobe especially out west would have been quite different :T
No worries I go off on historical lectures all the time!! LOL!
oh nice!! It suits her quite lovely!!! :> and i love the homage to Brett-Holmes/Burke-Watson! Super awesome!
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NatAsplund In reply to TopHatTurtle [2013-04-07 02:43:20 +0000 UTC]
ya, well it's very similar to English/European fashion, it just depends on where in Canada, Like when woman moved out to the NorthWest Territories, farmer's wives or "adventurers" may have sported some sort of pants for certain situations. But that wouldve been closer to the turn of the century. I always think of the cover of this book we sell at the museum i work at [link] probably more the 20's than earlier, but I've been told/read that it was a anti-fashion? earlier than that.
Ya it is a shame, my sister gets annoyed with me really easily when i pick out historical wrongs in movies and stuff lol!
HAHA! this is true... Early Watsons were so adorable and Gentlemenly like lol! XD
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TopHatTurtle In reply to NatAsplund [2013-04-08 08:14:25 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, that looks more like 20-30's. But of course the rules were different from rural areas to higher societies. None the less, it was considered VERY inappropriate for women to wear trousers.
With Canada, I suppose the areas occupied or heavily influenced by the English would be more influenced by the British fashion.
But it sounds lovely, and thanks for the link - the photo is fantastic.
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NatAsplund In reply to TopHatTurtle [2013-04-13 21:14:20 +0000 UTC]
Ya. Well and the situation and what you were doing to, so i guess if Burke is around london she'd probably be dressed up for sure lol...
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TellyToon [2013-03-25 21:09:07 +0000 UTC]
The "Saving Miss Olivia" section is quite interesting. i like the little bit with Dawson and Olivia.
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echosdusk [2013-03-25 21:07:04 +0000 UTC]
Hmmm..... the "Saving Miss Olivia" group look fascinating... hehe anyone's fine though they're all fanastic!
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WingsOfASong [2013-03-25 21:01:25 +0000 UTC]
I love you Eddie. *snuggles* You and Sarah must go out adventuring together! HUZZAH! Seriously, I cannot get over her design! I just...AHH I LOVE HER SO MUCH. The eyebrows are fabulous. She's so fierce and awesome and an all around amazing OC.
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WingsOfASong In reply to TopHatTurtle [2013-03-25 21:15:17 +0000 UTC]
You are very welcome. ^^
Sarah is basically Ratigan's Adler, what with all the fierceness, the intellect, and the dubious reputation (she outwits him twice and Basil once). He tries to get her to be his housekeeper at some point, but she's having none of it. She used to own a hat shop (back then, employed ladies were a no-no), lost it due to legal issues and worked as a showgal at the Rat Trap. She wasn't too fond of the job, but it paid all right. He eventually lets her go, but the two grow a bit closer as time goes by.
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TopHatTurtle In reply to WingsOfASong [2013-03-25 21:22:27 +0000 UTC]
Ooh, that sounds lovely indeed.
Yeah, the life of a woman was indeed rather tricky in terms of job-availabilities, unless one was interested in being a governess, nurse or maid. Any change of a woman wanting to have her own shop was indeed next to impossible.
Which makes this character all the more interesting.
So since she (at times) collaborates with Ratigan, what's her own moral placement; is she morally corrupted by the 'baddies', or is she a poor soul in a sad situation?
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WingsOfASong In reply to TopHatTurtle [2013-03-25 21:31:11 +0000 UTC]
Ratigan likes seeing her, and she at times enjoys her time with him, so I guess she is corrupted. She's also a rat, so that kind of suck for her because my Mary Sue- er- villain is in a position of power, naturally making life annoying for anyone who isn't a rat. Sarah's also not too fond of Basil, chauvinist that he is. She is a little bit fond of Dawson, though.
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WingsOfASong In reply to TopHatTurtle [2013-03-25 21:47:31 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. Her bio is up if you want to take a look at her. No, Elizabeth is in an AU I am trying to write where Ratigan is the hero. Sarah comes into play after the Jubilee Job.
I think Sarah would greatly admire Eddie. Her dedication and her ambition are things to be looked up to. ^^
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TopHatTurtle In reply to WingsOfASong [2013-03-25 21:50:21 +0000 UTC]
Aah I see.
Well, I still need to refine Eddie, and precisely point down her life-story, albeit I imagine I will go with a more political route for her. Make her a linguistic, working on cartography and a interpreter with Arabic as her main-focus.
Less archaeology, but just as much adventure, travelling with local Bedouin-tribes.
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WingsOfASong In reply to TopHatTurtle [2013-03-25 21:52:18 +0000 UTC]
I absolutely love what you have of her so far, though! She's got this personality that just shines through with every drawing of her you do! ^^ And I may or may not be shipping her with Dawson on accident.
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TopHatTurtle In reply to WingsOfASong [2013-03-25 21:54:19 +0000 UTC]
HA, I am so amazingly happy to hear that. To hear all of it.
With two OC's for this fandom, it makes me happy to know that they are already fairly-well-liked despite being so new and under-developed yet.
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