Fanart - Feelings have no shape

[reira]

I'm still sad that I missed the hd_holidays sign-ups, so I drew this fanart for the challenge over at 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 hp_fringeart November challenge: Unrequited Love
Warnings: Snape is way too handsome. Sorry. Image heavy.





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Comments

[agr8fae.livejournal.com]

This is really beautiful. The color is very expressive. Lovely.

[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!

[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.

[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 hogwarts_today!) - thank you so much for this. Stunningly, stunningly beautiful.

[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.

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Wonderful colours and nifty idea! But I understand your preference for natural media - it's the same for me! :-)))

[naadi.livejournal.com]

That's really gorgeous!! ^.^

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[prophetic.livejournal.com]

Very, very beautiful and evocative!

Thanks so much for sharing your talents.

[guad.livejournal.com]

very nice! :)

Feelings have no shape

[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!

[reira-21.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. :)

[camillo1978.livejournal.com]

Cool! Nice use of colour, and I really like the way you've captured James' stance.

[snegurochka_lee]

That's lovely! I really like James's casual pose. :)

[ceares.livejournal.com]

the colors on this are amazing, and the figures are so evocative. Your Snape is heartbreaking.

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[secretsolitaire.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is just stunning!

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful. I particularly love your depiction of Lily.

[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!

[reira-21.livejournal.com]

Don't worry your words were just enough. :)
Thank you so much.

[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. :)

[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!

[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 :)

[reira-21.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The challenge theme was inspiring :)

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[reira-21.livejournal.com]

Thank you for commenting!

[reira-21.livejournal.com]

Thanks!:)

Re: Feelings have no shape

[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 :)