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I'm still sad that I missed the [livejournal.com profile] hd_holidays sign-ups, so I drew this fanart for the challenge over at [livejournal.com profile] hp_fringeart. I always wanted to draw Snape/Lily. I tried to use Painter X and I have to say I love it. It's so much easier than Photoshop, there's a mixer for colors and several settings for the brushes. But I still feel more comfortable with natural media.

Title: Feelings have no shape
Characters: Severus Snape, James Potter, Lily Evans (implied James/Lily, unrequited Snape/Lily)
Rating: G
Media: Painter X and Tablet
Notes: Done for the [livejournal.com profile] hp_fringeart November challenge: Unrequited Love
Warnings: Snape is way too handsome. Sorry. Image heavy.





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Date: 2008-11-27 01:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agr8fae.livejournal.com
This is really beautiful. The color is very expressive. Lovely.

Date: 2008-11-27 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you! I'm glad you like it. :)

Date: 2008-11-27 02:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ani-bester.livejournal.com
OH! I really *REALLY* like those. I love your brushwork and the compositions of each one.

Wonderful work!
For me the first and the third are the most evocative

Lily is gorgeous but for me doesn't carry the emotional weight of James and Severs, something about James being all alone in that and his body language is very moving and Severus's whole posture and expression conveys a longing for somethign he cant' have!

Date: 2008-11-27 08:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
I probably like Severus the most. He was the one whose feelings were easier to represent (for me, at least). But I'm glad James' feelings were perceivable as well.

Thank you so much!



Date: 2008-11-27 02:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] balcairn.livejournal.com
Oh my god this is amazing. I don't know what else to say because I'm still in shock. So amazing.

Date: 2008-11-27 08:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Don't worry your words were just enough. :)
Thank you so much.

Date: 2008-11-27 02:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] roastchicken.livejournal.com
This is so incredibly beautiful - I don't have any words that can do it justice! Adding to my memories - this is one of my all-time fav fanart pieces (and I recced it as such in today's [livejournal.com profile] hogwarts_today!) - thank you so much for this. Stunningly, stunningly beautiful.

Date: 2008-11-27 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
I'm really flattered that you consider it one of your all-time favourite fanart pieces!
Thank you very much for the rec and the comment, I appreciated every word. :)

Date: 2008-11-27 03:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rotaryphones.livejournal.com
These are wonderful! Excellent job incorporating the brushwork into the drawings. And I really love the empty compositions - it works especially well in the first one.

Date: 2008-11-27 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Excellent job incorporating the brushwork into the drawings.
That was the fun part. From time to time I love working in digital just because of the many different brushes.

Thank you so much!

Date: 2008-11-27 05:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leochi.livejournal.com
Wonderful colours and nifty idea! But I understand your preference for natural media - it's the same for me! :-)))

Date: 2008-11-27 09:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
But I understand your preference for natural media - it's the same for me! :-)))

You know, I just can't draw in digital. There's no control. I have to make a pencil sketch, then make the lineart with an ink marker (I tried unsuccessfully to draw lineart with Photoshop, but it was nearly impossible to make a straight line) and finally color everything in Painter.

I'd like to try watercolors, I love the way you use them :)

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Date: 2008-11-27 05:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] naadi.livejournal.com
That's really gorgeous!! ^.^

Date: 2008-11-27 09:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you! The challenge theme was inspiring :)

here via hogwarts today

Date: 2008-11-27 06:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prophetic.livejournal.com
Very, very beautiful and evocative!

Thanks so much for sharing your talents.

Re: here via hogwarts today

Date: 2008-11-27 09:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you for commenting!

Date: 2008-11-27 10:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] guad.livejournal.com
very nice! :)

Date: 2008-11-27 09:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thanks!:)

Feelings have no shape

Date: 2008-11-27 11:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] catsintheattic.livejournal.com
This is extremely beautiful. It catches their different personalities so perfectly.

I like how you gave each of them a dominant colour and feature: James the vivid, greenish blue and his usual play with the snitch; Lily the red and her defiant expression and wild hair; and poor Severus the nightly blue and his desperate posture.

I also like the bits of the colours from James' portrait reappear in Severus' frame.

And with each frame, we get a more intimate view of the person on display.

Thank you so much for sharing!

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Date: 2008-11-27 09:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
I like how you gave each of them a dominant coloure

This was the part I loved most: thinking about James, Lily and Severus, then choose a color that could somehow relate to each one of them. Usually, I don't like to use colors, but it was interesting to try.

Thank you so much for commenting, your comments are always a pleasure to read :)

Date: 2008-11-27 03:04 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] camillo1978.livejournal.com
Cool! Nice use of colour, and I really like the way you've captured James' stance.

Date: 2008-11-27 09:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you! I'm glad you like it. :)

Date: 2008-11-27 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] snegurochka_lee
That's lovely! I really like James's casual pose. :)

Date: 2008-11-27 09:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you and happy belated birthday! :)

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Date: 2008-11-27 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ceares.livejournal.com
the colors on this are amazing, and the figures are so evocative. Your Snape is heartbreaking.

Date: 2008-11-27 09:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Your Snape is heartbreaking.

Thank you so much, I put a lot of effort in drawing him.

here via hogwarts_today

Date: 2008-11-27 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] secretsolitaire.livejournal.com
Wow, this is just stunning!

Date: 2008-11-27 08:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] melusinahp.livejournal.com
This is beautiful. I particularly love your depiction of Lily.

Date: 2008-11-27 09:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
I particularly love your depiction of Lily.

I like how her nose turned out, it's kind of fiery, just like her.

Thank you so much!

Date: 2008-11-28 02:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] duck-or-rabbit.livejournal.com
This is so emotive. All their expressions and postures are honest. Using color themes really helped to tell your story. I love that James' world is painted green, which I interpret match Lily's eyes.

The snitch is wonderful.

And Severus? *dies*

Wonderful work, I found this through [profile] hogwarts_today I think ...

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Date: 2008-11-28 09:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
I love that James' world is painted green, which I interpret match Lily's eyes.

Oh, you're the fisrt one to notice it! Good interpretation.

Thank you so much for commenting!

Date: 2008-11-28 09:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilsteves.livejournal.com
Wow. This is absolutely breathtaking. I loved the bold use of color. Also, Snape is exactly how I pictured him being that young.

Date: 2008-11-28 09:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you so much! :D

Date: 2008-11-29 02:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] misanagi.livejournal.com
This is beautiful. I love the style and the colors used. I'm wondering if you would allow me to make an icon of the James part of the pic? Of course I would give you credit as the artist. If you rather not, that's fine too. I just thought I would ask. Again, beautiful work.

Date: 2008-11-29 03:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Sure, as long as you credit me as the artist, you could use my fanart to make icons.

Thank you!


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Date: 2008-11-29 05:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nehalenia.livejournal.com
That's a beautiful piece, with such restrained emotion. Lovely.

Date: 2008-11-30 05:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you! :)

Date: 2008-11-29 07:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 4bdnsn0wflake.livejournal.com
Love the bold colors and the use of visible brush strokes.

So much intense emotion in all three! Even though James' face isn't visible, his body language conveys a lot.

Really lovely!

Date: 2008-11-30 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you so much! <3

Date: 2008-11-30 10:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] misconstrue.livejournal.com
wow, lovely. i like how each character pairs so well with his/her color.

Date: 2008-12-01 07:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you! :)

Date: 2008-12-02 05:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magrat-me.livejournal.com
Oh my, James is just perfect!

Date: 2008-12-02 10:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thanks! :)

Date: 2008-12-08 04:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nice-lena.livejournal.com
Your Severus and Lily are too awesome. <3

Date: 2008-12-09 10:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Thank you! ♥

Date: 2008-12-15 08:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-tru-blu-27.livejournal.com
duck_or_rabbit shared a link to this in her journal...

This is absolutely beautiful. The Lily pic looks just like Cate Blanchett! You are very talented and considered yourself friended!

Date: 2008-12-16 04:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
The Lily pic looks just like Cate Blanchett!

I haven't thought about it, but you're right! Especially the cheekbone.

Thank you so much for the lovely comment (and I have to thank duck_or_rabbit as well)! :)

Date: 2008-12-17 12:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serendipity-008.livejournal.com
Wow! I love the colours. I really like Lilly's hair. How it blends with the background. I discovered your art from HD fanart when you did "A Journey". That was stunning. I am going to go check out all your other stuff as soon as I get a bit of free time this week :)

Date: 2008-12-18 12:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reira-21.livejournal.com
Aww, thank you so much! I'm sorry there are just a few fanart to check out, but I hope you'll like them. :)
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