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Published: 2011-06-12 00:06:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 3823; Favourites: 186; Downloads: 34
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AN ENTIRE WEEK WITHOUT DRAWING CUMBERBATCH, I WAS DYING. HIS CHEEKBONES ARE LIKE OXYGEN TO ME. EEEK.Few minutes after, she was feeling much better.
A REALLY quick sketch posted on tumblr and then modified a bit XP
Note: look, everybody here knows how marvellous in every way this man is, and how much we enjoy every movie/series he plays...so, please, SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE ART ITSELF TOO (a simple "nice art" or "uh, I'd add more blue" it's just fine. This is devART after all, not facebook..) after you decide to add a comment ;A; It took me time and effort, even if maybe a little amount in this case!
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Since you want commentary on the art:
I like the composition, the white paint splatters bring the piece together nicely, and the strands of hair on his forehead look odd to me.
And Sherlock is awesome. I know you didn't need to hear it, but I'm saying it anyway 
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Thank you for reading the artist's comment and actually commenting!
The strands of hair on the forehead do look odd, you're right XD
Oh well, I couldn't agree more XP
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Welcome~
I'm usually slightly hesitant to give actual feedback. A lot of people get offended by it. ^_^; Glad that you receive it gracefully.
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If feedbacks are given in a nice way, they can help A LOT! Sadly lots of people just criticize, harshly, and artists get used to get even good feedbacks as criticism :/
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Whoa! I LOVE YOUR DRAWING STLYE!
The shade and tone looks awesome
(loving the cheekbones btw)
Where's the quote from???? xx
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Hi! Awww, thanks a lot, glad you like it \O/ The quote is from "Behind Blue Eyes", by The Who... a great song, and so Sherlock-like!
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Thanx, I'll have to give it a listen! Love all your artwork btw x
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The song seems to fit John more so in my opinion, and not just the "behind blue eyes" part. But then listening to it again, I really can see how it'd fit Sherlock too. I can see John fitting the verses more, while Sherlock fits more to the chorus, and towards the end, they both comes to a close. I think it would've been better to include John, but this art is already amazing as is because in their own way, they can both be "criminals", especially Sherlock. So I'll shut up on that aspect~! I don't mind the yellow so much as the...sharpness of the color and picture. Seems to me like Sherlock's personality would appear as blurred despite him being so truthful, because he DOES seem to blur over the emotional aspects. I would've knocked the art out of focus, and then try to smear the color more into a focused haze, and keep that a bit more blurred than Sherlock himself. But hey, what do I know? I think it's bloody brilliant! Wouldn't change a thing...
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for drawing an art to this wonderful song. I heard it on the horror move, Gothika, and I cried the first time I heard it. Fits my story to a tee, and I guess that's why I...do kinda relate to Sherlock, especially in this art with this song. I wondered what version you listened to, as well. I prefer Limp Bizkit, because he seems to fit more with the "criminal's point of view", rather than The Who. Anyway, thanks again love for drawing this. I'm favoriting the living hell out of your gallery, and this one definitely goes in my top favs. Keep it up, darling. Sorry if this little comment annoyed ya. I often ramble. T_T I feel Sherlock's pain...
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hey gurl calm down! xD ok, he is beautiful. and I am new to the fandom so I am fangirling like hell. I love the way you do the shadows (sorry, english is not my language, it is kind of difficult) and your lines, sketchy lines, I like them.
I wish I could draw in this style.
your art is great!!
BRAVO!
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Izu dear, I haven't checked my devart inbox for like years and you my dear are still amazing! And you fanfic the best stuff!!
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I only just read some of the other comments. Am I he only one who thiks that the yellow swash is awesome???
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Aw, thanks! I do agree with some of the comments, because it's true that blue represents Sherlocks very well...but YELLOW really expressed what I had in my mind ;u;
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I love the way it's slashed with the yellow! It's like in the "Blind Banker" where he sprays the camera with the yellow spray paint. Was that what you were going for? If so, it's awesome. Of course, it's awesome whether you were going for that or not, but that was the first thing it reminded me of.
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"...I have hours only lonely, my love is vengeance that's never free."
The white splatters and yellow streak add messiness, but in a good way.
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Oh God, this is perfect. I love Sherlock, and I love that song!
Your art is beautiful, thank you so much!
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OMGa;sdkhfa;sdfhGUH *flailing arms*
This is just freaking awesome. The swipe of yellow is interesting, to have some color in it. However, personally, i would probably use something more softer like blue or maybe even red, a dark tone of it. And you drew the eyes and lips perfectly! Those are the features i love the most on people and DANG you did his beautifully!
Keep up the awesome drawing!!
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The sketch is lovely, but given your choice of text (which is a great choice, by the way, once I deciphered it), I would either replace the yellow swath with a more vibrant blue, or just color in his eyes and leave everything else gray. But I suppose I'm kind of predictable that way...
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I love his face and the way you drew it, it's somehow angular and soft the same time, if that makes any sense. His eyes, his nose, his lips, damn, that's just... Amazing. I would have not used yellow in this, perhaps red or blue instead, but yellow does fit well with grey.
Don't you ever stop drawing Sherlock, please?
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I was going to say, "I totally know what you're talking about with the "WHAT ABOUT THE ART ITSELF" thing" but then I can't actually think of a specific instance...I just have the strong feeling that I've experienced that myself before. BUT I DIGRESS, let's see what I can...see. Yeah.
Ok but really, I want to say that one thing that I love about how you render John and Sherlock (and everyone really) is that you make your drawings actually LOOK like the actors. I mean, for me, I'm still trying to learn that. But you do it so flawlessly every time. Ahhhh, how I respect that. ;u; OH AND, I wanted to backtrack a little before I forgot, GUH DRAWING BC = OXYGEN, man now that I can understand, cept I still fail at drawing all the time so maybe not so much OXYGEN to me, but when I do and do it right it's like skyrocket mood lifter for me. ;u; And that for me personally there's ALWAYS an BURNING ITCH to do art (specifically sherlockart because I have no passion or drive for anything else now ffff) =u=
Annd now we're back to the art, well see the thing is, I don't want to get too nit-picky (but I do anyway, OTL) really I want you to know, this is wonderful the way it is without me saying anything, but if you want crit/nitpicking, I'll just point out that his shoulder is a littlee too close to the left corner and it would be nice if there was a little more breathing room there. And as I said, I can't mistake your drawing for anyone but Benny, but I do feeell like in your drawing his chin is a little squarier then it actually is? BUT THAT'S JUST MY FEELING, I CAN'T SAY IT'S JUSTIFIED. I'M NOT EVEN LOOKING AT A PHOTO TO MAKE SURE. I'M JUST SAYING. FFFF. =u=;;
The grey letters are a littlee bit hard to read, (actually really only the first row of words) but I was still able to make it out, it just took me longer then a second. Hahah. But it's interesting, I did wonder about what Sherlock's dreams are like. I don't know if it's ever mentioned in the canon, though strangely I have a vague sense that I've read or heard somewhere about Sherlock's dreams beeing rather vivid. I don't know. That might've been from the BBC radio drama or Granada or something, but my point being, it would be interesting to try to imagine what Sherlock's dreams are like. For fanart. Hahaha, oh me. xD; But yeah no, my point is just that, I like that you chose that "quote"(?) to put there. =u=
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Lol, I feel the same when going without him for awhile.
I like the style, the form, the fact a part of his shoulder and rest of his body is missing ^.^, very interesting.
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i like the way it is...but maybe yellow won't be my first option why not blue of violet?...something sutil or maybe not, after all the contrast is what gives a little of shadow play. I like the text because it goes with the sweet expression you gave him. Thanks for sharing.
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AHO MAZZA CHE TRONCO.
No boh, Γ¨ bellissimo. E tu sei bravissima e io ti odio perchΓ© sei bravissima e la gente non sa mai cosa dire perchΓ© lasci tutti senza parole.
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This is lovely!
I especially like the eyes.
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You really have Cumberbatch's features down to a T and he's not an easy guy to draw. It might be just a sketch but it's a lovely portrait.
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I think it's delightful that you've used The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" in reference to Holmes! Honestly, I'm never going to be able to listen to that song again without thinking of Sherlock! *Super bonus points* (No seriously, someone should edit a video for it on youtube!)
As for actual art critiquing, you've really depicted his face structure extremely well! The composition is well mapped and I like the colours too! On the other hand, I am a little intrigued as to why you didn't use more... blue. Perhaps it was intentional?
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I love the work. The shading is incredible. But, if you asked me, I would say I'd have changed the yellow shadow for a blue or violet one. I don't know... When I think about Sherlock (in Cumberbatch skin) I think in blue and violet XD
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Ah, how you've capture the beauty that is Cumberbatch. I like the white and black streaks of his hair. And the paint splatter. The quote fits in the tone of the piece.
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Your quick sketch would take me hours to make.
Envy your awesome skills.
And Cumberbach is quite handsome too, by the way.
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i have to ash what did you use for the yellow? and also did you put it on top of the print? if it was all photo shop then nvm -w-
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All photoshop, sorry :Β° But I suppose that the effect would be achievable with oil paint as well :Β°
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Lovely pic! Apart from the beauty of the portrait, I really like splashed white on the right for some reason. Sort of balances the face.
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He really is, yes, but read the artist's comment, please...
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Oh. Shoot....my apologies. ><
Well first off. Sometimes I only look at the thumbnail of a picture and skip over it but I think the yellow bit is what got me to click on this one and I really like how it's not all yellow on his face there's still that little bit that's grey/black and white. Other than the color I think my favorite bit is his eyes - they're very expressive
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the expression that you've drawn really suits the words ( and I love those words! ) . I'm interested by the yellow - it looksl like the kind of thing that should be odd . . but it just fits! It all works well together
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Nice sketch! You drew Benedict's face really well 
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Wow! I love the yellow part! It creates a nice effect!
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well, if you want to hear something odd about your art... i love the way you draw noses, this one in particular, it's so deliciously straight with the little angle for the tip...
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This is absolutely gorgeous! He looks so realistic!
he does seem to look a little tired though, or maybe that's just me (as currently I'm surviving of 2 hours of sleep in 48 hours) and that I keep thinking of those Eureka moments of his, when he's all wide-eyed ^_^'
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I wish I could draw realistic stuff as you do~
You're really skilled, and the yellow details (I presume they're a reference to "The blind banker") give it an original touch
(I wouldn't add more blue, by the way xD)
Aaaand, now that I've said something about the art itself... audgfyhausdvgfoauhsdfbgoaisbvasv He's so really handsome!! *o*
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E'.... bellissimo! E' davvero davvero davvero splendido! Mi piace un sacco! Bravissima!
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Um...is the title meant to be 'Empty as my conscience?'
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Ooops, yes! In Italian it's "coscienza" so I misspelled it :Β° thanks for pointing it out!
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That's okay! I didn't know whether it was deliberate or not 
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