HOME | DD

swfan444 — Dr Julian Bashir

Published: 2011-03-10 20:44:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 1516; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 57
Redirect to original
Description This is about my second or third attempt at drawing Dr Julian Bashir from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He's my favourite character from the series.

In his late twenties when he first arrived on DS9, Dr Bashir is a young medical genius who is later discovered to have a dark secret in his past. As a child, he was genetically enhanced so he is considerably smarter and more able than his colleagues. Although genetic enhancement is illegal in the Federation, he was able to keep his post and practise because his father volunteered to go to prison for having his son enhanced.
Related content

swfan444 - Dr Julian Bashir

swfan444 - Remus Lupin

swfan444 - Professor Charles Xavier

swfan444 - Charles Xavier

swfan444 - Richard Feynman

swfan444 - Firefly- Wash

swfan444 - Charles Xavier- Professor X

swfan444 - Obi-Wan Kenobi

swfan444 - Odo

Araen - Montgomery Scott - Star Trek TOS ACEO Project

mysteriousrandom - Jekyll

NightMagican - Robert Downey Jr. Speeddrawing

Noweia - Song Is Ended

Persiphona - Vincent Cassel

WitchiArt - #75 Anthony Hopkins

faeriedragon - Time To Waste

skritch - Salutations

Lady-CaT - Tony Curran as Vincent
Comments: 23

AltugBulca [2012-01-24 17:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Ability to capture the character in a portrait is a skill very hard to master yet you seem to nail it. Well done

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to AltugBulca [2012-01-27 00:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I wasn't too sure if I liked this one at first, because I always think of Julian as quite a happy, funny character and in this picture he's rather serious. But I'm really happy to hear that you think I got the character right. That sort of thing means a lot to me in my pictures.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

AltugBulca In reply to swfan444 [2012-01-27 07:18:30 +0000 UTC]

The trick is presenting a character out of his own context and still retain his original character. You nailed it pretty well. Kepp up the great work

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to AltugBulca [2012-01-27 23:09:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

AltugBulca In reply to swfan444 [2012-01-28 13:39:49 +0000 UTC]

As far as I see you've earned every word of it

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

ReinaHW [2011-10-02 23:31:30 +0000 UTC]

That is very well done, got the look in the eyes just right and the detail.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to ReinaHW [2011-10-02 23:41:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I wasn't quite sure if I liked this one when I posted it, but it's certainly growing on me.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ReinaHW In reply to swfan444 [2011-10-03 00:01:18 +0000 UTC]

It's very nicely done, it has the quality of Bashir in the detail. From the smile to the look in his eyes.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to ReinaHW [2011-10-03 00:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!Dr Bashir was always my favourite character in DS9 and I used a screencap where he had an interesting expression in his face to try and capture him properly. I'm glad you think I've done him justice.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ReinaHW In reply to swfan444 [2011-10-03 00:10:28 +0000 UTC]

Bashir is someone who you could tell from the very beginning was lying about something, he was great at keeping it hidden, but it was easy to tell that his eagerness and focus to be social was a smokescreen to hide a secret about himself.

So aye, you got it just right.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to ReinaHW [2011-10-04 16:36:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I had read a lot of the books set after the series, so I was aware of Bashir's big secret. It's funny how you see things and connect them to his genetic enhancements when in reality, they were a last minute decision by the writers. It adds a whole new depth to the character when you watch the earlier episodes aware that he's hiding something.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ReinaHW In reply to swfan444 [2011-10-04 17:17:27 +0000 UTC]

Even before the decision, you could tell all the way through the series that was something secretive about Bashir due to his behaviour.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to ReinaHW [2011-10-04 17:21:29 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. But he was always my favourite character!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ReinaHW In reply to swfan444 [2011-10-04 17:34:17 +0000 UTC]

At first he as annoying, but he matured quite a bit once he stopped putting his foot into his foot in regards of his comments.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to ReinaHW [2011-10-04 18:24:28 +0000 UTC]

He did that rather a lot, didn't he? I thought he and Chief O'Brien were great. It was so much cooler after they became friends.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ReinaHW In reply to swfan444 [2011-10-04 18:31:19 +0000 UTC]

They were great characters, both of them being so manly about admitting that they had become very strong friends who trusted and respected one another.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to ReinaHW [2011-10-04 18:32:55 +0000 UTC]

I especially loved their holodeck adventures. The Battle of Britain was particularly funny, as was their obsession with the Alamo.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ReinaHW In reply to swfan444 [2011-10-04 18:53:05 +0000 UTC]

And how they tended not to share those adventures with anyone else.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

dru-mcd [2011-09-20 22:55:20 +0000 UTC]

I really love how expressive this is - great job!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to dru-mcd [2011-09-21 15:41:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I tried to find a good reference image so I could practice drawing more complicated expressions, so I'm glad it worked!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

xCINNx [2011-08-13 08:33:19 +0000 UTC]

Great actor, great character, and you are really really great.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

swfan444 In reply to xCINNx [2011-08-13 23:07:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! And thanks for all the favourites and the deviantwatch! They're very, very much appreciated!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

xCINNx In reply to swfan444 [2011-08-15 05:54:08 +0000 UTC]

If I haven't, I thank you right back!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0