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This didn't take that long to draw, but, as thespes can tell you, it's been around foreverrrr. I don't think he looks hunched enough.

"You look hot." - Barak
"I feel hot." - Shardlake
Dark Fire

That's totally, unbiased literary detective work right there, guys.

(There's also a version wearing Converse I did for my brother. xP)

All things Shardlake (c) to C.J. Sansom.
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I've searched the internet for years to get an idea how others imagine Matthews appeearance and found nothing until I stumbled upon your awesome sketches :). As I cannot draw at all (I'm a Journalist :) I've tinkered myself an image of Jack Barak via Paint Shop Pro. I always thought a bit of Jason Statham when Barak appeared in the Novels. So I took the head of Statham an put it onto a body of a man in a painting of the 16th century. When I know how to do on deviantart I'll drop you a copy of it. I don't want to post it because I used Stathams head. Id be curious to know if it meets your imagination of his appearance. I'm quite happy to have found people who share my enthusiasm for Shardlake. Here in Germany there are not too many fans as far as I know. I don't know how well the novels have been translated, since I've read them all in English.

I'd ask you to keep up that great work and draw the other characters, too.

Happy New Year from Germany, where I sit and wait for another exciting sequel of the Shardlake Novel!


PS: I think his back is bent enough :)