#The Solitary Cyclist

[sandwormb]

When I’m in a catty bitch-off competition and my opponents are Holmes & Watson

[sherlockianscholar]

words to live by 😅

[blistering-typhoons]

i don't. like. i don't think he's allowed, actually

[jjjeremybrett]

JEREMY BRETT & DAVID BURKE as SHERLOCK HOLMES & DR JOHN WATSON in THE SOLITARY CYCLIST (1984)

[granadahvlmes]

Jeremy with his first five leading ladies on the occasion of the London press preview of "The Adventures" in 1984.

Gayle Hunnicutt (A Scandal in Bohemia)

Barbara Wilshere (The Solitary Cyclist)

Rosalyn Landor (The Speckled Band)

Alison Skilbeck (The Naval Treaty)

Betsy Brantley (The Dancing Men)

[mayhasopinions]

pov: you are archie and mariana

[ofbakerst]

[alittlecrow]

Portrait study from the Solitary Cyclist.

I started this in July with the intention of finishing it before the Letters from Watson substack finished SOLI and that did Not happen.

I’ve been gradually chipping away at it ever since with it being about 20hrs just for the digital rendering. And it only took that long because I had to keep scrapping and restarting Holmes’ face and hand. All my love for Jeremy Brett, but his face is so specific that it was the greatest struggle to get his likeness any decent. And I still find it lacking. But what can you do.

I appreciate the learning experience this gave and it’s made me increase my efforts in digital painting in the weeks since I started it. And my complaints aside, I really did enjoy the process. Frustrating at times, but very rewarding. And I’m quite proud to have finished it instead of leaving it in my wips folder for eternity.

Anyways, bonus traditional sketch with too big Holmes Head and too small Watson Head and initial color comp.

[crayycrayon]

yeah john watson would be using his lucky condom on a man wouldn't he

[blueintimeart]

Holmes after he gets home from sending that guy home in a cart :)

ID in alt.

[desiccatedthyme]

12th October

"Favourite Case"

i don't really have a distinct favourite, but i've found myself returning to this granada ep a lot? aa i didn't have much time to choose! i've been rereading the books again so maybe soon the answer will be different; more likely i will always flit about:)

[spooksicl-e]

stuck in a loop of drawing john watson with a skateboard because of a throwaway line o7

[somethingintheforest]

[gooolabatooo]

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist

[friday411]

Sherlock Holmes can fight like a demon. Just ask the blokes that he's beaten. In a back alley brawl He will take on them all. Some people won't listen to reason...

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