Art for methylviolet10b Illustrations for "Steam and Mist" and

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Title: Illustrations for "Steam and Mist" and "Sojourn"
Recipient: methylviolet10b
Artist: [redacted]
Rating: G
Notes: Illustrations for methylviolet10b's fic Steam and Mist and Sojourn.
Thanks to my ever patient, pseudonym-less beta.

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

These are lovely. I particularly like Holmes playing his violin - the way he is framed by the doorway seems to emphasise his solitude.

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was hoping the doorway might work that way.

[emmyangua.livejournal.com]

Lovely! These feel like they could be a glossy children's picture book (and I mean that as a complement.)

[garonne.livejournal.com]

I certainly do take it as a compliment *g* I love children's book illustrations!

[jcporter1.livejournal.com]

The only two people. The light is perfect. As is Watson's mustache.

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it! :)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I love the tones in the first picture - I find the door, mirror, wallpaper and violin especially appealing. And I really like the composition. I also love the soft, muted colours in the second.

[garonne.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear it! Thanks :)

[saki101.livejournal.com]

There's a beautiful contrast between Holmes, alone in his grey frame, and the two of them framed together in warmer hues and set in a landscape with colour (and dawn breaking).

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Actually I very rarely work with colour, so I was really glad to hear that, thanks!

[hardboiledbaby]

Both illos are beautiful, and the contrast is quite striking and meaningful. Lovely work, anon!

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Lovely to hear it :)

[sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com]

Oooohhhh ... So pretty!
Lovely pictures for equally lovely fiction. (Ok, I may be slightly biased because I prompted one of them...)

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Aha, so you were the one who prompted shortbread and the morning sky! *g*

[sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com]

Happily guilty as charged. :)
These were my visual inspirations for the prompt:
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16564
And
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/20701

Well, that and my morning train ride into work on a very misty morning. It is wonderful to see the same effect in your illustration.

[inamac.livejournal.com]

These are wonderfully atmospheric, echoing the titles perfectly. The soft tones and ethereality (if that's a word) of the second one are beautiful.

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Ethereality was just what I was trying to go for. (I had to look it up to be sure, but it turns out it is indeed a word *g*)

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Nicely rendered, both of these. The landscape in the second one adds to the dreamy quality of the prose.

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you liked them.

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

Beautiful illos that catch the mood of the original stories perfectly.

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I really loved the prose - glad to hear I managed to capture something of it.

[methylviolet10b]

SQUEEEEEEE!!! I just returned from a brief holiday with no Internet access to discover this magnificent gift. Thank you, dear Anon, a million zillion times! I am thrilled to pieces. Your artwork is so lovely, and that you chose to illustrate not one but two of my works - it's beyond fantastic. Thank you so, so much for your talent, your generosity, and for everything!!!

[garonne.livejournal.com]

*beams* I was really glad to hear this. It was difficult to choose just a few fics, you have so many good ones, and so many that paint striking pictures with words. I'm delighted you were happy with these!

[fictionforlife.livejournal.com]

I love how Holmes is looking out the window and Watson is looking at Holmes, it feels like a fitting image of their relationship. Well done!

[garonne.livejournal.com]

It's cool that you should mention that. I was thinking something similar - glad to hear it came across all right!

[stellinia.livejournal.com]

Lovely artwork, well done :3

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Mmm, so pretty. The incorporation of the text into the images themselves is so inviting. I'd love to see an entire story illustrated this way!

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's something I'd love to do some day! I've been thinking about it for a while. I'm a very slow artist, though...