Sherlock Big Bang Art - The Haunting

[numberthescars]

Illustrations for sherlockbigbang. I adore this story! All of peeveee's work is absolutely fantastic (seriously, go read all her stuff!), but she really surpassed herself with this brilliant, creepy, atmospheric and yet touching casefic. I hope these drawings live up to her hard work! A quick warning: some of the drawings may contain spoilers - if you're worried, read

Comments

[peeveee]

It's so exciting to see them all posted here, and they all look amazing. Well, you already know how beautiful I think they all are so I won't go on too much, but I just want to say again thank you so much for lending your skills to illustrating my fic with your gorgeous work. The atmosphere you create is just fantastic, each piece is so evocative and lovely, and you are very talented :)

[numberthescars]

Aha, just left you a comment over at AO3! I can very happily say: right back at you. :) I couldn't have drawn these if it weren't for your very inspiring writing. Not to mention all your helpful suggestions and feedback. It's been so much fun working together - I hope we'll have another chance to do so in the future!

[oxoniensis]

What awesome illustrations! I'm imagining these printed, in actual book form, because I think they'd look fantastic on paper - your style is perfect for the era. They're so very atmospheric, and creepy and exciting (love the one of them above the rooftops) and then the final one is so peaceful and serene.

[numberthescars]

Thank you! Yeah, I've been wondering myself how they'd look on paper...unfortunately, I don't even own a printer! Oh well. Glad you enjoyed them anyway. :)

[innie_darling]

Such fantastic work!

[numberthescars]

Thank you! ^_^

[blue_midnight]

Wow! I'd downloaded the fic to my kindle so couldn't view the art along with the story, so I'm so glad I came back to look at this! Because I would have hated to miss these pictures! They fit the fic so well.

I love how you draw the creatures, especially the one where raw head is creeping up behind Sherlock. The scene with the airship is just brilliant too, you're so talented! And I love love love the final image of them lying together in bed, with Sherlock watching John sleep. So simple yet beautiful.

<3

[numberthescars]

Oh, thank you! So glad you enjoyed them. I had so much fun designing all the creepy-crawlies. The raw head picture is a personal favorite of mine too! I like the background the best. Good to hear the the airship scene worked though - I had so much trouble with that one! There's just so much going on. And yes, couldn't resist a bit of schmoop at the end. :D

[amindaya]

These are lovely! Great composition on all of them, monster design is creepy/fabulous, and the style is so perfect and appropriate. Great work!