Art for omelton 'As They Always Have', G

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

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[spacefall.livejournal.com]

Fantastic sequences *salutes you*!!!

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thanks! *salutes back at you*

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

Oh my, this art is gorgeous.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :)

[bk7brokemybrain.livejournal.com]

Wonderful!
I love your style, the sparing use of line, the palette. I particularly adore number 5/7; both Holmes and Watson are saying so much with their body language. Really amazing.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Wow thanks! One of the hardest things for me to draw is gestures/body language, glad that works for you :)

[swissmarg]

What a fantastic story, on top of the beautiful art.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you, their story was already beautiful to begin with :)

[phoenixfalls.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, the text and the composition are so spare and beautiful. Really affecting.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thanks! My first time making mini comics with a bit of story in it, I was practically clueless, glad it worked for you :)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Lovely story, beautifully drawn.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm quite proud of it :)

[monkeybard]

Marvellous!

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Ahh thanks!

[elina-elsu.livejournal.com]

So beautiful <3___<3

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Yay thanks! So is yours :)

[ob-af.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh damn this pulls at my heart.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Mission accomplished :)

[rhuia.livejournal.com]

I just love Watson's face through all the panels. You've captured such a range of emotions with such subtle little details (his face in that last panel! <3). Well done, this is absolutely splendid.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's very hard to get facial expressions right, so this makes me very happy :)

[garonne.livejournal.com]

That was absolutely amazing. To have told so moving a tale with so few words and such subtle expressions - I was quite blown away. I'm certainly bookmarking this to come back to again and again.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Wow thank you. Please excuse me while I'm having a fangirling moment over here.

I had to keep it short or people would start noticing how awful I am with words(read:English), and Tweedisgood gave some great suggestions which gave the story the kick it needed.

[violsva]

Oh, this is beautiful.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[maestress83.livejournal.com]

This is so well-done. 5/7 moves me especially.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The DEVI scene was intended to be the part that hurts the most, glad it served its purpose well hehe

[kindkit.livejournal.com]

Wonderful. The art and words work beautifully together, and the art is incredibly evocative in its subtle way.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thanks! This is my first time asking for beta for my drawing, glad I did (thanks Tweedisgood) :)

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

A beautiful story, simply told with gorgeous art, and a great use of DEVI as a focal point.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

Omelton mentioned on their dA that the DEVI scene was their favorite moment from canon, I just had to squeeze it in.

[venturous1.livejournal.com]

beautiful, subtle, powerful, sincere. Loyal, stalwart Watson! It's 4/7 that leaves me gutted. Those beautiful eyes...

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Yes Watson was all that, wasn't he? That's probably why I enjoyed torturing him so :) The end is worth it, I promise.

[fabelschwester.livejournal.com]

MY HEART oh god. I love this to pieces.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Wow thanks!

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

I love this and you.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

No I love you more

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

You have such a beautiful style here - you can tell so much about Watson's in particular's headspace, just by the look on their faces. This was so moving!

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Somehow I subconsciously slipped into my old manga style here (how did that happen), but I'm glad it can still tell a tale, thank you!

[koshartu.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous art and story.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, this is amazing. Can I read your everything? Because I can't get over your talent. The frames and angles are incredible, and the canon references are subtle and perfect.

I mean, there's just so much wonder here as we follow their lives. Their first handshake in the laboratory. Holmes has his sleeves rolled up, there are bottles of sulfuric acid (SUCH a great touch) on the shelves. Then their near brush with death in Devil's Foot (which happens to be my personal favorite story, so YES on that front). Watson saves Holmes' life, dragging him out. God, Holmes' eyes as he considers what he knows Watson wants, but what he knows he himself cannot give. On page 5, I could feel him close his eyes in pain inside my heart.

I would PAY to read more like this. Your work is just phenomenal.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

*hands you all of my doodles over*

Ahh you noticed the details, this makes me so happy. I also have a thing for Holmes rolling his sleeves up, it's inappropriate.

God knows what Holmes had in mind when he denied himself some Watson goodness at that time, but Watson is nothing if not persistent, even if took years :)

Thank you!

[omelton.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your lovely work.

I love the way your use of digital colour and texture is reminiscent of watercolours, so that even dark shades aren't too overwhelming and the slightly desaturated look suits the fact that the story is Watson's memories. And I'm also impressed by the way you draw hats, because hats are always hard for me to draw.

I also love the fact that we never see Holmes' face full-on, and the only time we see his eyes is in the pivotal moment after they've escaped the smoke.

The chemical apparatus in panel 1 is amazing, and the warmth in panel two just radiates out (I love the glow of the brandy).
Possibly my favourite things are the way you drew the smoke and the bright daylight from panel 5 on; thank you for including that scene from 'The Devil's Foot'!
Watson's pink cheeks and Holmes' disheveled hair and the tense lines of his back are perfect, and though I feel bad for them that it has taken Holmes so long to make the offer, I am glad that the story ends on a promising note (go, Watson, go!).

Thank you again for a wonderful gift.

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

YAY you noticed the color scheme! I was so worried about this, the color scheme of the flashbacks and the present are not that different (I didn't notice this until very later, my bad).

To me this is Watson's story, and Holmes has so much presence with him he outshines everyone (especially with his face), that's why I decided to focus on Watson visually.

I went to your dA, hence the DEVI scene. I was tempted to use your depiction of what really happened in the Giant Rat of Sumatra, just so you know :)

Yeah, my heart aches for the lost times and chances too, but it will be alright in the end *wipes tears*.

I'm so glad you like it!

[hardboiledbaby]

Oh, so gorgeous and heart-wrenching. Brilliantly executed. I could (and will!) re-visit this work time and time again. Thank you so much!