Some days I would wake up and have an idea for a MINIon- it really didn’t matter if anyone liked it, or wanted it… I wanted to create it. In high school I was introduced to the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and have read many of his stories including the exploits of an opium using violinist who solved crimes. I even owned a deerstalker once. So I worked on this MINIon as an homage to Holmes, the first consulting detective.
If you ever were to watch me draw you’d notice a couple of things- first, I’m quick. I tend to get a drawing out rather quickly. Second, you’ll see me look perplexingly at my hands when I’m drawing hands… I want to make sure the right hand is on the right arm. I’ve made this mistake too many times, and still make it. Most people wouldn’t notice, but I cringe when I see stuff like that in my drawings. So if MINIon #221B is holding a magnifying glass, be sure that I held something in my hand to make sure the fingers are in the right place.
As for MINIon #221B this is one of those MINIons I never had the chance to meet in person, but I’m looking forward to seeing them in 2016.