ext_2397 ([identity profile] tweedisgood.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] acdholmesfest2015-05-09 05:23 pm
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Art for [livejournal.com profile] methylviolet10b Illustrations for "Steam and Mist" and

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.



violin-for-methylviolet10b

train-for-methylviolet10b

[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com 2015-05-09 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
These are lovely. I particularly like Holmes playing his violin - the way he is framed by the doorway seems to emphasise his solitude.

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-07 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I was hoping the doorway might work that way.

[identity profile] emmyangua.livejournal.com 2015-05-09 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)

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

Edited 2015-05-09 20:23 (UTC)

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-07 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I certainly do take it as a compliment *g* I love children's book illustrations!

[identity profile] jcporter1.livejournal.com 2015-05-09 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
The only two people. The light is perfect. As is Watson's mustache.

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-07 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked it! :)
ext_1620665: knight on horseback (Default)

[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com 2015-05-09 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-07 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad to hear it! Thanks :)

[identity profile] saki101.livejournal.com 2015-05-09 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
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).

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-07 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually I very rarely work with colour, so I was really glad to hear that, thanks!
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[personal profile] hardboiledbaby 2015-05-09 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Both illos are beautiful, and the contrast is quite striking and meaningful. Lovely work, anon!

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Lovely to hear it :)

[identity profile] sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com 2015-05-09 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooohhhh ... So pretty!
Lovely pictures for equally lovely fiction. (Ok, I may be slightly biased because I prompted one of them...)

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Aha, so you were the one who prompted shortbread and the morning sky! *g*

[identity profile] sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com 2015-06-15 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
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.
Edited 2015-06-15 10:32 (UTC)

[identity profile] inamac.livejournal.com 2015-05-10 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
These are wonderfully atmospheric, echoing the titles perfectly. The soft tones and ethereality (if that's a word) of the second one are beautiful.

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
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*)

[identity profile] gardnerhill.livejournal.com 2015-05-10 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
Nicely rendered, both of these. The landscape in the second one adds to the dreamy quality of the prose.

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Glad you liked them.

[identity profile] tripleransom.livejournal.com 2015-05-10 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautiful illos that catch the mood of the original stories perfectly.

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I really loved the prose - glad to hear I managed to capture something of it.
methylviolet10b: a variety of different pocketwatches (Default)

[personal profile] methylviolet10b 2015-05-11 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
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!!!

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
*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!

[identity profile] fictionforlife.livejournal.com 2015-05-25 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It's cool that you should mention that. I was thinking something similar - glad to hear it came across all right!

[identity profile] stellinia.livejournal.com 2015-05-28 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely artwork, well done :3

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] spacemutineer.livejournal.com 2015-05-30 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] garonne.livejournal.com 2015-06-14 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
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...