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whimsycatcher — In the Absence of Light
Published: 2011-06-26 03:04:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 20100; Favourites: 690; Downloads: 0
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So, I've gotten into watching Criminal Minds... Mainly because it seems to always be playing on one channel or another whenever I turn on the TV! lol Random non-chronological marathons... Wikipedia helps me make sense of things, yeah. I like the quotes they throw in as a sort of narration at the beginning and end of the episodes, like this one..."Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." - Stephen King
That one's sorta relevant to my interest in the character of Spencer Reid, prodigal genius, who worries about the possibility that his schizophrenic mother has genetically passed down her illness to him! D: So, this piece is representative of his fear... that he'll someday become like one of the psychotic criminals he profiles and hunts down day to day. I'm caught between thinking something tragic like that would be too sad an outcome for him, and being interested in how it might potentially play out... Hm...
Oh (blabbering on) the title comes from Reid's fear of the dark. When asked why he's still afraid of the dark, he says it's "because of the inherent absence of light".
Anyway, I started using the "mixer" brush tool in Photoshop CS5 and wow, it's lovely! Feels so much more natural, being able to properly blend shades together with it... and it's certainly quicker than how I used to manage digital realism. Yay... Okay, here's everything I've mooched from others on this site, lol. Many thanks to them! ^__^
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And my reference for Reid: [link]
I need to stop making art out of people I obsess with on TV shows, lol... XD
And I need to stop writing so damn much...
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Amazing art! A++ my dear! I think the meaning and honestly the over all art is just fantastic, brilliant! it had to be hard to get all the details, seeing as his face shape is rather unique. Anywho, really beautiful work absolutely breath taking.
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Hi! I recently started an InstaGram called @criminalmindsart and the goal is to collect fan art there so people can view it and follow to share their interest with the show- May I feature your scary and beautiful piece? (The post would link back to this original page and credit you in the description!) Please let me know if you'd like to participate in the project. Look forward to hearing from you.
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No! no!no!no! 
(I reeeeeeeeeeely wish this was an episode! 
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...it''s...so...beautiful. Like, you have no idea how much I am in love with this, your art and now you.
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I don't watch this show but this is an amazing piece of art. I love the shading and detail
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I really appreciate that, thank you!
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Haha, well I'm glad, thank you!
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I was afraid at first that this actually happened to Reid... I haven't watched CM episodes in a long time. Wonderful work!!!
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*comment (I hate making typos on this site, bah!)
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Aw, well sorry for the scare! lol I still catch an episode of CM once in a while... not consistently, anymore... but it definitely seems like the writers have put a stop to the little hints they've been adding that Reid could be developing a mental illness like his mother's. I think I read somewhere about a chance that Matthew Gray Gubler was leaving the show? So I suppose that was a plot they would've used to explain his absence... something like that... Well I'm happy he's still part of the team, but I'll admit that such a twist in his character would've been very interesting to watch! I might actually watch the show more... XD Anyway, thanks very much for the coment! ^^
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The lighting and detail are fantastic! HIs facial expression is spot on, too.
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Two things that he fears the most ; Absence of light and being lock up in the mental hospital.
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It captures Spencer's fear of ending up like his mother. It shows his inner torment.
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This is... gorgeous. Simply gorgeous. I LOVE the expression on his face, the despair.
Everything is just perfect.
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Well thanks so much! ^^
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this is awesome! i absolutely LOVE it! u did a fantastic job!
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Oh so I see everyone has respond to the picture and like I said. I did give you all the credit...so happy that everyone is letting you know how wonderful it is.
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Hi, sorry I haven't responded to you sooner! It's fine that you've already gone ahead and used my work, but may I have a link to your site? I'd like to see the comments, thank you! ^^
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Hi this is wonderful, I need to ask you something. I want to used your picture for the image cover on my fanfiction site. I have read over 1000.00 stories in regards to Spencer and is picture would fit perfect. I have also told my follower to log in this site and see the wonderful work you do. I give all the credit to you and everyone respond with great comments. Please let me know is I can used it...
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The episode that he says he's afraid of the dark is probably one of my favourites XD he was so jumpy in that 'haunted house' it was soo cuute x]
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May I use this as a reference for a fanfiction? I'll credit you and everything.
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Oh, gosh, so sorry for such a slow response! Yes, yes you may! I'd love to read the fic, too! ^^
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This is such a great picture of Reid. I saw it on a profile on FFnet and had to come see the entire portrait. When I first saw it I was amazed, and that was just a thumbnail. I love the facial expression, but especially the draw of the eyebrows, it gives a lot to the eyes ^.^
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Thank you! I'm glad to hear you enjoy it so much! ^^
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this is beautiful. i don't even know what to say
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This is STUNNING. I cannot get over how much emotion you've managed to put into his eyes. I can just /see/ the horrors he must be reliving in his memory.
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Wow, well thank you! I'm glad that comes across!
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This is so incredible. I had to walk away for a couple hours and then come back to leave a comment. The emotion in this is so raw. The despair and hopelessness is so agonizingly real in his face, it just shows that he's completely given up and is ready to just submit to whatever fate has in store... Very powerful. VERY Haunting.
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