Sherlock Fanart, The Fall Parts 1 and 2

[pennswoods]

I've finally started on my next piece of Sherlock fanart, which is inspired by the events and themes of The Reichenbach Fall. This one is going to require me to stick closer to the visual source material and is going to push me to do something really different from what I normally do. It's also necessitating that I locate a bunch of good reference photos from the episode, and I'm finding that it's taking me a lot longer.

Here's how i started, with an outline. I spent several hours scouring google images for a good profile shot of Sherlock, but there really weren't any. However, I eventually settled on this because I think it's quite iconic for the character and might actually serve my purposes best.







Hopefully it's clear what I'm trying to do. I'm happy with the placement of these three components of the Fall, though I will flesh out the details better. My intent is to do all in black ink. I'm thinking of maybe just cross-hatching, but that still really far off. For now, I'm debating what other components to include and am looking for optimal references. Any advice on what you think should be included and where?

Comments

[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. I am really happy that you are stepping out of your comfort zone and doing something like this. I have no good ideas but maybe even some text? The wordplay on fall of the reichenbach and a literal fall? And iou?

[pern-dragon.livejournal.com]

*sneaks in*
Pssst... take a peek again at the top of his head... see the IOU with what looks like one wing on the left? pennswoods is bang clever, isn't she? *huge grin*
*sneaks back out*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've got to finish that. Until it's sort of shaded in, it's going to be hard to figure out what's going on up there.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Definitely including IOU. I was thinking of showing Sherlock on the ground, but I think that might be too much with the bit of him about to jump. We'll see though.

This is going to take a while and I'd love feedback as I work on the lineart.