Bonus art for saki_to_aruki: On the Side of the Angels

[holmesticemods]

Title: On the Side of the Angels
Recipient: saki_to_aruki
Artist: venturous1
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes
Rating: T
Medium: Photoshop & tablet
Warnings: Character death
Summary: Having departed from his earthly body, smashed on the sidewalk below, Sherlock watches John's grief, longing to comfort him.

Comments

[swissmarg]

First impression: Gorgeous art! I love the colors and the softness of the strokes. It gives this a twilight, dreamy quality.

Second impression: Nooooooo!!!! Sherlock can't be dead! :( He looks so resigned, like 'That was a major miscalculation.'

[red-chapel.livejournal.com]

Absolutely lovely!

[cleflink.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so sad! It must be wretched for Sherlock, being unable to do anything to help John. I love the total dejection of the pose and the mix of colours in the wings is really lovely.

[saki-to-aruki.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous. Love your style; the contrast is a nice touch. Your wings make me want to cuddle up in the fuzzies. The colors are a fantastic blend. Sherlock's expression is just the right amount of "Dangit I screwed up" and "I'm really starting to regret my decision" and "Ow, John, the pain, make it stop." Thank you so much, anon!

[bk7brokemybrain.livejournal.com]

I love the murky, dark palette, and the brush strokes. I love the composition, with the corner of the building just so, and the inky, milky swirl of blue clouds weighing down the sky. I really love Sherlock's pose, so pulled into himself instead of soaring like an angel might. His pointed toes are doing something funny to my heart. *clutches pearls*

[cccahill18.livejournal.com]

A bit more on the side of the angels than he imagined!
Nice work-- I like Sherlock's expression of resigned frustration and hopelessness. Poor guy =/

[jadis31.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love the coloring in his wings. The whole mood here is gorgeous and sad. Really well done.