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Bilou020285 — Irresistible smile
Published: 2013-04-27 11:18:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1299; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 18
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New portrait of Mister Cumberbatch as himself.Realistic color pencil in Corel Painter 12 with my Wacom Cintiq 12.
About 7 hours.
Please watch the video !
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I look into his eyes and now I'm begining to smile! Well done, m'dear!
and may be his whiskers are not a thick beard %) BUT! it's still so lovely thing! %D
and with mr. Cumberbatch I'm learning how to love a clean shaved men
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I really like when mister Cumberbatch wear this very cute whiskers, they suit him very well ! 
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of couse I remember as BC acting as Van Gogh!
I've read the book about Vincent wrote by Henri Perruchot
and I was so pleasure to see how BBC worked on this documentary film.
and...oh! BС wears his ginger beard (mostly like a wild style) in the short film 'Inseparable'!
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Yes ! A wonderful short film. Very moving !
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Dear Bilou:
This is Indy. Greetings from Canada!! I hope this finds you and yours well.
What is there to be said about this man that hasn't already been said? We moths are drawn to his flame, and you've proven that with this art piece. I have nothing bad to say about this. This is going into my faves gallery. I love the look of mischief you put in those blue eyes!!!
Keep up the good work, kiddo!!!
Believing in Sherlock Holmes always,
Indy.
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Hi there ! Thank you very much for your kind comment ! I'm glad you think so ! Mister Cumberbatch is my muse, he's such an inexhaustible source of inspiration. He has this very particular face whish is a real playground for lights and he's so generous with his expression. You're right about his mischief, it's the reason why I've chosen this picture to draw.
And of course, I believe in Sherlock too !
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Dear Bilou:
This is Indy. Greetings from Canada!! I hope this finds you and yours well.
He was also described by somebody as "a six foot six year old." Yes, he does act like a child but not in the way our beloved detective does. He grabs life by the horns and never dares to let go. Unfortunately, no, I have seen your video for I can't draw worth a hoot. Yet, I feel that my fan fiction is my art, and I have someone helping me with that.
I found that his face was the biggest complaint of most of the artists in the Sherlock fandom. They kept saying his face is too hard to draw. Please keep in mind that this next little story is coming from a person who never got past the stickman stage in the art department.
I was looking through a French person gallery, and she had the same complaint--Benedict's face was too hard to draw. I noticed that she had a great black and white photo of David Bowie. He has somewhat the same cheekbones as Benedict. I told her: "You've got a great picture of David Bowie there. You find yourself a really good photo of Benedict, and you just sit there and study their cheekbones for a while. You'll figure out Benedict's face.
Since then, I've been able to find her profile page, so I don't know whether she improved on Benedict's face or not. What I do suspect about his face is that it might be made from latex rubber for the many configurations he puts it in.
Believing in Sherlock Holmes always,
Indy.
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In my opinion, everything is difficult to draw since the moment you've put your heart and feelings in. I'm rarely satisfied with the portraits I've made of him because I care about it. I want them to be perfect.
Furthermore, I think that the most difficult thing to draw in Mister Cumberbatch's face is not his cheekbones. He's got two faces : the right and the left. They are really different and he could have two differents expressions on his face on the same time, everything is on his eyes. The difficulty is to perceive this difference and to be able to draw it. It's the reason why I rarely choose to draw Mister Cumberbatch full-face and prefere to draw profiles, halfprofiles, 3/4 profiles... The other main difficulty in Mister Cumberbatch's face is all the bottom : his mouth (with the little scare on the right corner), the shape of the chin, the shade of his mustache. But all these difficulties are so enjoyable to solve. It's a challenge, and I guess it's one of the reason why I continue tirelessly to draw him.
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Dear Bilou:
This is Indy. Greetings from Canada!! I hope this finds you and yours well.
You underestimate yourself, mon ami! From what I'm reading here, your English is excellent!! I work on my tales (stories) with a lady in Denmark, and I can say the same thing about her English, even though there seems to be a few bugs still in it.
Would your love for London also come from the fact that, if you're in Paris, that Paris is just across the English Channel?
Just put this down to Canadian curiosity.
Believing in Sherlock Holmes always,
Indy.
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I don't live in Paris, but I work not very far away from Lille which is an other city where you can take the Eurostar to London. I try to go there several times a year to calm my addictions...
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You have nailed his smile, Caroline. Marvelous! BTW, I recently purchased Season 1 of SHERLOCK and I am pleased with it.
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Thanks a lot ! I really like his smile ! He's got a really catching smile !
Season one of Sherlock is amazing and the season two is better ! They're both masterpieces ! I'm glad you like it !
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I agree. His smile is very infectious, which means it is the same as you said, it is "catching". Actually, his whole face is intriguing. His presence would be hard to ignore anywhere he is. I like his voice too.
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Oh, yes, he probably has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.
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Ce portrait porte bien son nom !! Irresistible ! Lumineux et plein de vie, j'adore !!
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Merci beaucoup Manon ! ravie qu'il te plaise ! Je l'ai dessiné à un moment où j'avais vraiment besoin d'un jolie et lumineux sourire... Tu as vu la vidéo ?
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De rien Caro ! Je n'avais pas vu qu'il y'avait une vidéo, elle est très bien. J'aime toujours autant ta manière de procédé ! Et je reconfirme, superbe sourire !
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Mais de rien
Ah la version réelle ... c'est une autre histoire
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Bilou tu sais combien j'adore tes portraits de Mr Cumberbatch ! j'ai hâte de voir ta version du dragon Smaug lol !
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Merci beaucoup Joane ! Pour Smaug, j'avoue ne pas encore avoir réfléchi au sujet. Mais ça promet d'être intéressant... C'est surtout sa voix qui risque d'être inspirante...
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Holy shit, this is amazing! I thought it was a real oil painting before I saw the description!! Looking forward to more!
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Thank you very much ! I'm deeply touched ! I really like to work with these realistic tools in Corel Painter 12. It brings so much very nice effects. I'm glad you like it ! Have you seen the video ?
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I went to check the video out when I saw your comment, and I have to say your work process is absolutely amazing to watch!
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You are very welcome!
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Thank you so much for your support! If you see any mistakes it is also okay to point it out, I won't be mad 
So again, thank you for your kind comments, I really appreciate them
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You're very welcome ! I don't know if I'm the right person to point out any eventual mistakes I see, but, if you want me to, no problem.
But in my opinion, there is no real mistake. Sometimes you feel incomfortable about a drawing but it's not always important. I know how much it's hard to be satisfied about what you're produicing, but I think it's the artists' curse... So don't worry, if I see something really shocking, I would say it, but for me, the most important thing is to convey the right feeling about your work. And your work produce the right feeling for me, so I like it very much ! Carry on !
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Thanks so much
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