An Experiment in Idiocy ([info]saridout) wrote,
@ 2007-10-10 20:13:00
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Current mood: accomplished

ART POST
yeah i know, i didn't think it would ever happen again either. but with new fandoms come new inspiration.







be gentle. it's been a while for me. the quote it's based on is from The Happy Return:

Bush was at the gangway to receive him, with all the pomp and ceremony due to a Captain arriving on board.

Hornblower saw, by the lantern light, the relief in Bush's honest face. He glanced round the decks; one watch, wrapped in blankets, was lying on the bare boards of the deck, while the other squatted by the guns ready for action. Bush had very properly maintained all precautions while thus at anchor in a presumably hostile port.


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[info]black_hound
2007-10-11 01:30 am UTC (link)
Jesus Christ, I love you.

And the art.

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 01:32 am UTC (link)
thankyou :D i know i got the collars all wrong, but by the time i noticed, i didn't care to fix them :P

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[info]black_hound
2007-10-11 12:45 pm UTC (link)
I'm really mesmerized by the eyes. They just GLOW. :D

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[info]whochick
2007-10-11 11:11 pm UTC (link)
Seconded, it looks fantastic! What program(s) do you use??

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 11:12 pm UTC (link)
i sketch on a legal pad, scan it in, and photoshop that mofo :D

thankyou very much.

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[info]whochick
2007-10-11 11:19 pm UTC (link)
Wow, that's old school :D Are you using Elements?
Sorry for all the techie questions!

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 11:36 pm UTC (link)
nope, cs3 edition. i have a 21-inch wacom, but i don't like using it. that's all mouse in that painting. i really like sketching onto paper first... it gives the drawing an organic feeling that i can't duplicate on the computer.

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[info]whochick
2007-10-12 11:06 pm UTC (link)
Hmm, I've got a 15" wacom ... I'm still not used to it. I have trouble tidying the lines after I've sketched, but that could just be the program I'm using. Do you tidy in PS? If I had a scanner I'd do the exact same thing as you - sketch on paper then play i PS ...

Given what I've got available, I'm doing my utmost to learn to wrangle the tablet.

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[info]iansmomesq
2007-10-11 01:34 am UTC (link)
I love this. I love his face. I love that his nose is slightly red. I love his huge honest blue eyes. I love the shading on his browbones. I love that you picked out one of the very best quotes from the entire canon.

I second BH. I love you.

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 01:55 am UTC (link)
thankyou :D

omg, it looks so awful now that i'm home. i've gotta fix that...

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 02:00 am UTC (link)
ok, it should be fixed now. either this monitor is really light, or my monitor at work is really effing dark. what do you think?

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[info]iansmomesq
2007-10-11 03:19 am UTC (link)
I like the way his eyes glow in this latest version, and that simple smile of his. Beautiful both ways!

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 03:25 am UTC (link)
thankyou ^_^ i like them too... it certainly took long enough to get them right. i've been working on this for about two weeks.

i guess i'm not going to get as many comments on this as i've gotten on my HP art :/

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[info]iansmomesq
2007-10-11 04:03 am UTC (link)
If you cross post the shit out of it in the AoS communities you probably will, or at least you'll get more! :)

XD

*pushes you*

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 04:33 am UTC (link)
recommend a few i should post to? i'm new, remember :P

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[info]iansmomesq
2007-10-11 12:00 pm UTC (link)
Absolutely!

[info]hh_slash, [info]ltbush, [info]pmgpics, [info]c_e_n_o, [info]hornblowerfic, [info]aos_challenge (if it goes with the current challenge), [info]mr_hornblower, [info]article_xxix (need approval to join). Also, make sure [info]despatches knows of your LJ and the HH content on it, and they can put this on the weekly newsletter.

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[info]black_hound
2007-10-11 12:44 pm UTC (link)
HH is a small fandom even at the best of times. Unfortunately. Or maybe that's a good thing.

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[info]notrafficlights
2007-10-11 10:16 am UTC (link)
You are so good you scare me sometimes.

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 05:50 pm UTC (link)
your compliments give me goose bumps :D

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[info]luisadeza
2007-10-11 06:32 pm UTC (link)
OMG! This is too great for words!!!

Maybe we don't have to wait for A&E to decide to shoot more after all, you could just make an animation! ;)

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[info]edoraslass
2007-10-11 06:54 pm UTC (link)
Oh, very nice! I like the realistical animation look, and his eyes just drawn you in, don't they?

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 07:04 pm UTC (link)
ze picture, she iss found! thankyou very much :D

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[info]gentle_blessing
2007-10-11 07:13 pm UTC (link)
Absolutely lovely! The eyes...ooh the eyes.

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[info]heidi_wiggin
2007-10-11 07:50 pm UTC (link)
FABULOUS!

*bows to you*
I love the shading, especially the glow of the moon coming from behind him.

More please?

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[info]pirate4evrnavy2
2007-10-11 10:59 pm UTC (link)
OMG! I loves! And the quote...out of context it can be considered subtexual...

Sadly I should read the books...when I have the time!

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 11:07 pm UTC (link)
thankyou :D honey, IN context the quote is subtextual. you REALLY need to read the books.

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[info]pirate4evrnavy2
2007-10-11 11:13 pm UTC (link)
I know, god I know! But my library only stocks the very, very last book of HH his dimise and the like or the book detail how and why he dies. And frankly I don't want to kill off Horatio before I even know him.

So there truly is subtext in these books...oh...I'm intriged, I really am...

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[info]saridout
2007-10-11 11:16 pm UTC (link)
there's hand-holding, sleeping in each other's arms.... you don't know what you're missing O_o

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[info]pirate4evrnavy2
2007-10-11 11:24 pm UTC (link)
*Headdesk* If only I had the money!! Oh well, I'll just have to suck it up and fill out the application for interlibarary loan.

I think they accept subtexual artwork there, they also have a slashy RP for OC. It's all freind's locked, but if your interested. You can join anytime.
[Bad username: SLASH ON SHIPS]

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[info]pirate4evrnavy2
2007-10-11 11:34 pm UTC (link)
[info]slashonships *idiot* I mess up codes all the time. If you like angsty fic, I have one up there that's just killer. I'd love to hear your opinion on it!

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[info]wackdagz_jewel
2007-10-12 02:14 am UTC (link)
Guuuuuuuuuuuh. That's gorgeous. :)

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[info]saridout
2007-10-12 03:15 pm UTC (link)
:D thanks darling

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[info]hh_katie
2007-10-12 10:31 pm UTC (link)
I have no artistic tallent at all but I certainly admire yours. Beautiful. It has so much life.

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