Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes portrait painting

Portrait painting of Sherlock Holmes

This painting received a bronze medal in Khula Aasmaan drawing and painting competition for children and young adults for July to September 2020. Listen to Aryana Jayswal (13 years), as she talks about her portrait painting of Sherlock Holmes, played by actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Aryana is a student of Millennium National School, Pune, Maharashtra.

Painting Details

Title: Sherlock Holmes
Medium: Coloured pencil on Paper
Size: A3

Description: This is a portrait of a famous fictional character Sherlock Holmes played most recently by Benedict Cumberbatch. Sherlock Holmes is portrayed as a highly observant and brilliant person but with an eccentric personality. The portrait attempts to capture this character's sharp features, intense look and messy hair on paper in a photo-realistic manner.

About Khula Aasmaan

“Khula Aasmaan" (खुला आसमान) is a platform for creative expression by children, young adults as well as others. We have chosen “Khula Aasmaan” as the way to spell this as we believe that it is the phonetically most appropriate way to spell it. Khula Aasmaan may also be spelt as Khula Asmaan, Khula Asman, Khula Aasman. 


Khula Aasmaan (खुला आसमान) conducts art competitions and creates educational content in art and science for children and college students.  Know more

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