Sherlock Bookmark 8

Saturday, June 22nd, 2013

Sherlock Bookmark 8 by Amy Crook

Sherlock Bookmark 8
by Amy Crook

This bookmark was one of the first to sell when I sent my list a preview for last Bookmark Week, so I swapped it out for the Harvest Bookmark during posting. It qualifies for a Saturday cartoon now, however, so you can all covet what you can’t have, or something.

I often use the bookmarks to experiment with things I want to do in proper paintings, and in this case I was seeing if the opaque white would work for highlights over a toned paper. The white picks up the tone a bit too easily, I think, but it still made for a fun little Sherlock sketch.

Sherlock Bookmark 8, 2″x5″ watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).

Sherlock Bookmark 8, detail, by Amy Crook

Sherlock Bookmark 8, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a close-up of Sherlock’s unimpressed face. The highlights worked fine on hair and coat, but got lost in the blue on his face. Below, you can see it hanging out with a book, showing off its shapely dimensions.

Sherlock Bookmark 8, with book, by Amy Crook

Sherlock Bookmark 8, with book, by Amy Crook

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