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What Have You Done With My Bag by *iron-gibbet:iconiron-gibbet:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Illustrations > Conceptual

©2008-2010 *iron-gibbet
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I had always seen this scene play out this way in my head. After Erik had finished dealing with the count on the lake, he returned to Christine and realized that his Little Bag of Life and Death was missing...

I imagined this painfully slow turn over his shoulder as he looked over in her direction. To me, this was one of the most excruciatingly suspenseful moments in the story.

I hope I have done justice in illustrating it. I tried to capture that painful tilt of the head. I also was playing around with a little more stylization, just for fun. I do like pushing expressions and with Erik's long face it is quite fun to do. Also, kudos to any of you who notice the details of the nails in the walls with the little cracks. I paid particular attention to that. I always thought the reed would be kept close to the bag, but that's just my way of seeing things.

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~dorkanese Jul 8, 2008, 8:54:02 PM
'S pretty bad ass. What story does this go to?

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"Keep close the words of Syadasti: 'TIS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NO MINDS."--The Principia Discordia
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~SilverDrgnbane Jul 8, 2008, 8:54:41 PM
Hehe, nice. That is a great part of the book.

As for the neck tilt, I totally agree. I did one for a Halloween costume contest once and won "scariest" with only a Crow mask on. ^^

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-The Phantom of the Salle
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"When the voices of doubt plague you, write down what the voices are saying." -AMMI
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*primulatook Jul 8, 2008, 8:58:31 PM
i do so love the reed resting on the nails in the wall...a wonderful little vignette from the story...

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What a delight this is! All this inventing, this producing, takes place in a pleasing, lively dream.
Mozart

'Somebody's boring me. I think it's me.' Dylan Thomas

scéal lámh
:iconbfb5:
~bfb5 Jul 8, 2008, 9:03:23 PM
That's a great expression; very scary!
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~absoluteobsolete Jul 8, 2008, 9:09:23 PM
mmm i can like, SEE the slow turn. and i like the almost comical brow-raise. it would be comical if it weren't such a dramatic scene.
:iconstormwrought:
~stormwrought Jul 8, 2008, 9:12:14 PM
The dripping wetness is great, and the slowly dawning realization is excellent. I also am a fan, for whatever reason, of the coat- it looks quite elegant.

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Onlookers are asked to suspend disbelief for the sake of enjoyment.
:iconcloud9yoshi:
~Cloud9Yoshi Jul 8, 2008, 9:27:49 PM
I love moments like this-they are the most fun.

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Cthulhu ftagn!
:iconmuirin007:
~Muirin007 Jul 8, 2008, 9:50:09 PM
You've portrayed his madness quite well. He is undeniably unstable at this point, and this piece shows that perfectly.

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"We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience."
~George Bernard Shaw

"I don't have much call for handkerchiefs, my dear...there are certain advantages, you see, in being without a nose."
~Erik
:icondracawyn:
~Dracawyn Jul 8, 2008, 10:07:26 PM
:jawdrop: Why! It is from Gaston Leroux's Fantôme de l'opéra (Phantom of the Opera).

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"You can't swish ominously in poofy pants!"

~Erik speaking to William in regards to theatre haunting
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=Lady-Bealzabub Jul 8, 2008, 11:27:05 PM
XD I've always loved that scene so much. (Well... I like most of the Persian's narrative anyway.)

I love the sense of emotion that you gave the picture.

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Emo pants are like a cheap hotel. There's no ballroom.

~* Amateur Costume Designer *~

Javert is the lawr, and the lawr is not mocked.
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