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AtraLunaDesign [2012-07-03 14:30:06 +0000 UTC]

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Hello,
I make this critique as a part of the a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/e/f… " alt=" " title="FeedbackFrenzy"/> Competition.

Pro:
First thing, what is important for a portrait would be that you can recognize the the human, you are portraiting. And this case is absolutly given. It's because of this nearly straight eyebrows, the curly hair, his eyes and the dress.
Sherlock looks here certain peacefull. His face isn't showing this searching gaze or is covered with a impression full of temper.
His eyes seems to look right to the watcher with a very intensive gaze and you are waiting in which way his facial features will turn. He looks very yound here, too. Mainly because of this facial expression and his cloth (not the black long coat, from what Watson say, he wears it to look mysterious)

Technique
Now I want to come to the technique part. First thing what attracts attention is, that he looks very plastical, with good body volums and that you have done his cloth in a very realistic way. You can see every wrinkle in this shirt and scarf and the different fabrics are greatly differented with wrinkles, shadows, attributes like the ziper for the jacket and the different stroke directions.
His face is a very good work, too, because you use shadows and lights in a very smooth way to point out his facial features. The hair looks good, too. You can believe this is reall hair, because you take a lot of attention to draw the severall curles, shadow them and give them light points. In that context, I mainly love his left side, because ear and hair are so realistical done there.

Improvement
I say, you can perfectly indentify him. But there are some points which are a bit disturbing by this. I think his cheek bones should be a bit more pronounced and could sit a bit higher, so his face appears not so long.
Second thing is his hair. On the sides it's really good work! It's so realistic and I like it so much, but in the center of his head it looks a bit mazy. Mainly his parting could be more pronounced, because now it looks like the curle in his forehead ends in nothing and the other curl on the other side cross this one. It could be longer at all, too, but I like this short hair. It makes him so young *_*.

Some other details:
The light point on his nose is a good idea, but it don't fit with the shadows around in this part. Perhaps you could have set him right to the front. Because except that, the nose seems so plastically and great (noses are soo strange to draw!)

His left eye is adorable! Wonderfully emphasized with the light from the left and very plastically, too. But the right one could be more plastically, because it appears a bit flat. So perhaps you could draw the lower part of the eye a bit brighter like the other one. Not so bright, because the eye is in the shadows, but a little bit.

Overall Impression
I think, Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor of Sherlock, is a really attractive man with very distinctive facial features and a great charisma. And I think, you captured this charisma very well, showing a little bit of his soul. There are a few moments, which are disturbing, but all in all, it's a wonderful work! Everyone can see how many work you have invested here.

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BiBiARTs [2012-12-27 18:44:20 +0000 UTC]

wonderful

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moreslash4me [2012-10-14 16:29:31 +0000 UTC]

This is wonderful! I can clearly see that you put a lot of time, love and energy in this. I especially like his expression and the slight tilt of the head.

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djemilahgordon [2012-07-06 21:39:18 +0000 UTC]

Hi there again zakkiya This is yet another comment as part of FeedbackFrenzy's Feedback Week

Once more, your art has blown me away with the level of detail and technical skill! The super soft pencilwork you did on his face really paid off, as the gradients are so smooth, especially with the very light tones which can be quite hard to achieve The sharpness of Sherlock's eyes draw you right into the artwork, and the very light touches around (those lovely fine wrinkles at the corners of his eye for example) are reason enough to explore it further. Even though you had trouble with the jacket, I think that you got some of the texture spot on, in particular where you highlighted backlit strands- it makes his jacket/scarf look supremely soft
I think that some of the areas do look a little scratchy, mostly when you contrast how its shaded to Sherlock's face and neck, although i think the detailed version shows this better. The only way you can get better at this would be to draw macro sections of different materials until you get a feel for them (although I'll check to see if there are any relevant resources to put at the end of this that may help). Also, for me the pitch black detailing on his shirt is too strong and tends to be a bit distracting because of this, which could be solved by lightening the areas. Also, I cannot see the reference to check, bu the areas around his nose seem maybe too bright; I feel like they should curve with the nose, and there should also be shadow where the expanse meets his nostrils.
However, this is another great artwork, definitely worthy of another favourite (and more besides!) Again, you really have mostly everything down here and just need to work on small details in terms of faces etc. I think to improve you could try to expand into other areas, not just portraits

resources: [link] [link]

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moonangel135 [2012-07-03 18:11:20 +0000 UTC]

Hi! I'm Moon from ! I wanted to just start off by saying how much I love the texture you put in this!!! It works so perfectly, and it looks exactly like Sherlock. But I'm surprised that so much effort was put in to the skin, but the eyes do not have a lot of details. You're missing the folds around the eyes and the eyelashes that would have made his eyes more life-like instead of giving off that "not-quite-there" look.
I still love this and how it came out. It still looks perfectly realistic despite the eyes. I would love to see more portraits like this from you.

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Sarahharas07 [2012-07-02 10:06:32 +0000 UTC]

beautiful drawing

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KW-Scott [2012-07-02 08:57:40 +0000 UTC]

This piece was featured in my Poll-A-Day! I thought you needed more love

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chrisbaggott [2012-05-23 19:53:06 +0000 UTC]

Nice work

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ThruEmilysEyesPhotos [2012-04-19 23:28:43 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that your work has been chosen to compete in the current contest at [link] Thank you for submitting! Please keep in mind that it is against the rules to advertise your participation in the contest or ask for votes. Good luck!

Emily

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JustABeautifulDream [2012-04-13 22:40:01 +0000 UTC]

I really like his expression and the way he holds his head here. Somehow I feel that it shows a different side of him than on most other photos/drawings of him.
The light on his face is great, I'm such a fan of this kind of strong shades and light.
Also the clothes have a very realistic look to them too, the scarf is esecially amazing!

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markstewart [2012-04-11 20:53:45 +0000 UTC]

De ja vu .. i thought i commented before!! anyway .. i love it. Great textures and great contrast. The drawing leads you straight to his piercing eyes, well done indeed

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arosewiththorns [2012-04-10 02:46:35 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful work I love this show.

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ArielRGH [2012-04-09 04:04:20 +0000 UTC]

Great stuff Zakkiya!

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LilaeaBluecoat [2012-04-08 19:56:22 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful job on this! I'm trying circulism at the moment too and yes it takes a lot of time, but as can be seen in this work of yours; so worth it!

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KW-Scott [2012-04-08 17:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful job on this piece! ... Sorry I didn't comment earlier but I thought I'd already done so... Imean it though this is really good! I've sat here looking at it now for awhile and I can see how much work you've put into this piece!

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XxMCR-FreakxX [2012-04-08 12:20:38 +0000 UTC]

OhMyGosh.....
The shading is amazng!
Ticks all the boxes x

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Ramsi [2012-04-07 23:21:35 +0000 UTC]

OMG!

It is magnificent!
The the light and the shading...absolutely incredible.
It looks really fantastic...excellent...
it's just perfect!

I LOVE it!


btw: he looks a little bit sad or is it just my impression? *hugs him*

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Ouijaplayer [2012-04-07 21:20:59 +0000 UTC]

Excellent shading technique. Great work with the smudging, his skin tone turned out very smooth. The hair as well is very nice.

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SquallLion1 [2012-04-07 20:42:13 +0000 UTC]

excellent
from the Steven Spielberg movie I presume

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Raavyn18 [2012-04-07 20:23:34 +0000 UTC]

Excellent.

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IndigoRosalia [2012-04-07 19:46:41 +0000 UTC]

This is SO GOOD!!!

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