This is a nice, quiet, and relaxing scene here. Anyone shown reading proves to me they are longing to learn something from whatever the book has to offer. Basil shown reading any book is a sure sign he is bound to retrieve as much knowledge as he can from the pages. His brain is like a sponge, soaking in as much information as he can.

The combination of art and real life photos is tough to create the illusion of seamless merging. First off, Basil is positioned quite perfectly on the window bench. His back is arched correctly against the wall with a shadow lined exactly where his form would rest upon the cushion. There is only one thing you could have improved on, and that is thinning the black outlines of his body. The lines are a little too thick, especially around his left shoe, and this pulls him a little bit out of the real life background. A suggestion would be to color the inside of him all the way to the line itself, or completely eliminating the line to blend the portion more into the background.

The verdict: I find this to be a very charming and dedicated picture of our beloved detective, one that should not go unnoticed by anyone interested in The Great Mouse Detective fandom community.