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Published: 2014-08-22 17:02:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 1541; Favourites: 66; Downloads: 7
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I like to imageine Erik as a person who keeps his appearence neat and clothes himself in fine garment. In my opinion it is his way to cope with the fact that he isn't naturally beautiful.For more sketches and earlier uploads, just follow my blog over at tumblr:
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Gefällt mir sehr gut! Übrigens - wenn Erik schon eine elegante Weste trägt, sollte er auch eine elegante Taschenuhr an einer Kette haben. Eine mit mechanischem Uhrwerk und Uhrkette, vermutlich mit einem Monogramm eingraviert.
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Sehr schöne Idee. Er hat in der Geschichte auch eine Taschenuhr, nur hab ich es bislang immer vergessen, die auch mit zu zeichne.
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Oh, Vihma!!! 
While I've never been a particular fan of the freckles, I just love the way you draw this Erik. He's like Charles Dance Erik, combined with Leroux, and then a style that's just your own, completely unique.
*Sigh* He's just so dapper. And you're absolutely right with your theory on the meticulous care he puts into his appearance. I think it's not just a subjective supposition, it's true to Erik himself in all his best versions.
You should read a phanfiction called "The Opera Ghost Unravelled." It's about the stage Phantom (Andrew Lloyd Webber) and Christine, and it is without a doubt one of the BEST phanfictions ever created for those characters. (What you said reminded me of it; Erik is very much of the same opinion in it-even if he never admits it.) It's stupendously well written, angsty and romantic, and it gets right down to the heart of the characters. It's so true to the original and takes a path so feasible, you wonder why it couldn't have gone THIS way instead. You get lost in it!
...My apologies for rambling. It's just such a fantastic and soul-sweeping story, I want all my favorite people to read and fall in love with it!
Aside from that, I wanted to say that the style you used here was really pleasing and impressive. (I LOOOVE the inky shadows!) I hope you use it again, and often.
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Oh, thank you very much for the nice welcome back. I have been more busy on tumblr, because I prefer to post my sketches there and there is also a very vivid phandom with a lot of old friends from Deviantart.
Thank you very much also for your comment on Erik's design. The Charles-Dance-Erik is indeed one of my favourites. And I sort of like when people say that they do not so much like the freckles. Because I believe, you always should have something in Erik's design that might slightly irritate the viewer.
And thanks a lot for your recommendation of The Opera Ghost Unravelled. I rarely read fanfictions and mostly I prefer those set in Leroux-or Kay Universe. But I will definetly check it out.
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(I'm relieved you don't resent me for my freckle hatred ^^)
Oh! Oh! If you like Leroux..... Try "Destruction of Obsession!" Really delves into the darkness of the story's events, gets to the center of things, and brings it all together beautifully----
No. Nope, I can't do it. I just can't describe how awesome that story is.
I mean, Unraveled is definitely one of the best stage phantom phics out there, but THIS.... Leroux HIMSELF would applaud. You'd love it!!!
(Forewarning: it explores the marriage of Erik and Christine had he never released her after the scorpion [oh my Lord, it's so awesome TuT] and it does go into, shall I say, the marital doings of those two. Not quite as provocative as your "In Flagranti," but it's true to the pair, and it's really sweet and splendidly written...and stuff.... Just saying....
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Nah, absolutley no problem with your freckle hatred 
Thanks for Your recommendation of "Destruction of Obsession", I red it while it was still freely available. And you are right, I thought of it too as one of the best phanfictions that were Leroux-based. The author has done another phanfiction that is Leroux-based but more AU: "Rose in Winter", it was still nicely written, but I thought that she got a bit too much into fanservice. A bit too many not really necessary fluff-scenes.
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(So cool you read it too ^^)
Yeah, I did like "Destruction" better really, but I thought it was just me and just because it was based right off of the original story.
But hey, have you read her other? "A Nymph Without Mercy?" It's AWESOME! It's set in medieval times, and Christine's a nymph! (You like nymph-y elven-y stuff, right?) I was skeptical at first because of how different it sounded, but it was a wonderful, fulfilling, captivating story!
WHOA. I JUST-BOOM-IDEA. If YOU drew stuff from that story... Wooooooow, that would be cool... I mean, I've seen your fantasy art! ...'Twould be cool.... Not that I'm saying: "DO EEET 0__0 " or anything.
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Hahahahahaha, I have seen the story, but I haven't got around looking into it yet. But when I read it and I like what I read and feel inspired, I'll do some fanart about it.
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Hermigersh..... That! Would! Be! So! FABULOUS!!!!
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Hermigersh..... That! Would! Be! So! FABULOUS!!!!
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Kay gives the same idea in Phantom. I imagine that this is also the result of his perfectionism, he tries to make perfect all that he is able to control.
Wonderful drawing and ginger Erik =
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Yes, that's how I imagine it too. I think there is a lot of the will to control his life going on in Erik. Well even extending to his not really easy love live.
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