The Game Is Afoot!

[Barb Gordon]

Being the two Sherlockians that we are, SJJ and I went and drew two very different versions of that famous detective of 221b Baker Street, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Mine is a younger version, Holmes at age 26 to be exact. I was attempting to make him look thoughtful and a bit haggard-worn...Holmes was known to go days without sleeping or eating and I could see him doing that many times as a younger man. This is also my first time experimenting with the paint program! It was fun, and I rather like how it turned out. So here's the original sketch and the colored one:

http://trapeze.toonzone.net/sherlock.jpg

http://trapeze.toonzone.net/sherlockcolored.jpg

~Barb

[James]

http://www.geekshelf.com/gallery/SJJ/Artwork/holmes.jpg

Mine is an older version - probably near the end of his life reflecting on past glories and defeats! Pencil and no ink - which is a little frightening - and no touching up on photoshop! Scary!

[AceOfKnaves]

Wow, both of those are simply fantastic.

What completely different eras of his life, do you two have any other pictures planned out? Or was this just a spur of the moment thing?

Anyway, they're really really good! :)

[Barb Gordon]

I think mostly spur of the moment. SJJ might be doing some more sketches of Holmes, and I know I'm going to fiddle around with a character study of sorts perhaps.

~Barb

[James]

I've done a colour version of Barb's B&W - however I'll pass it by her first before posting it... no other ones to post planned.. but that was done in a sketchbook, so I am tempted to try some more. I'll post any good ones in this thread!

[Barb Gordon]

Here's my picture again, but with SJJ's expert coloring to it. It's really quite nifty! Still retaining a bit of the sketched look from the original. That, or it personally makes me think of him covered with a bit of ash. Holmes was quite the smoker, known to fill a whole room with so much smoke it was as thick as dense fog when he was really thinking hard on something.

[meatwad945]

sweet to alll of the above

[James]

Originally posted by Barb Gordon
Still retaining a bit of the sketched look from the original. That, or it personally makes me think of him covered with a bit of ash. Holmes was quite the smoker, known to fill a whole room with so much smoke it was as thick as dense fog when he was really thinking hard on something.

LOL. I hadn't really thought about that until I checked the thread and had a good look. The soot, along with his expression makes it look like he's been the victim in a ACME dynamite prank - Looney Tunes style!

[TimTwoFace]

I don't wanna choose! I don't wanna! They're both great! Thing is, where is Watson in all this mess? And what about Basil of Baker Street? Huh?

HUH!?

:) Good stuff, you two. You two oughta team up and go on tour. Really! :)

-Tim