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You really have mastered drawing Basil and the other characters. They are all quite wonderful.Any helpful hints on how to draw him. I am ok at drawing him, but nowhere near as good as you.
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Aw. Well...let's see...actually, I attempted a very ambitious project while I was trying to get to drawing Basil better - I was going for 100 expressions, I think I made it to 40-something, but it was still a grand exercise and I learned a lot from it. Time-consuming and rather tiresome, but there you have it, heh. Using shapes is another way I keep him looking relatively the same. Without them, I would be lost and he would be far more intimidating to draw. There's a great tutorial on dA somewhere...CHEESE BALLS I couldn't find it, but, it's pretty simple...a circle for the noggin, a cone for the muzzle, and then build on that. 
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NO no, it is most helpful. YOur practice really paid off because your drawings are amazing. And I will do my best to follow your instructions oh wise and powerful master
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Heh, well good luck!
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:sigh: Man he looks so dreamy when he smiles like that. You are officially one of my favorite Great Mouse Detective artist
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"TA-DA"? Nice! 
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Love the shiny bit, too! You're welcome!
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I sort of have an obsession with shading character noses very...well, thoroughly. :3
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I'm glad you do; I really like its look! The shine line gives the nose more of a noticeable shape. That is, the shape you make it is the same as in the film, but that added white line helps to show the separation from the top of the nose to underneath.
I can't believe I just did a whole paragraph about Basil's schnoz!
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That is completely acceptable. 
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Ah, I see. Old habits die hard, but it's very fortunate this one didn't! 
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