It Is Known...

[sigune]

The reveals are up at hoggywartyxmas, so I can make a clean breast of the fact that I drew Peace on Earth; or, That Christmas with the Carrows.

Comments

[psyfic.livejournal.com]

💖 This is so expressive. I love poor Sev's beleaguered posture.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Please tell me the paper version made it to your doorstep! If it didn't, I must have botched the address, or your postman is an agent for the Daleks, or something :p...

[psyfic.livejournal.com]

no it didn't, but our addy changed a year or so ago. It's:
P.O. Box 1160
Alhambra, CA 91802
USA

[milotzi.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing additional material illustrating the process by which you arrived at your wonderful final version.

I love looking at the image of Severus Snape contemplating his fate. The wee snake clasp is a beautiful detail.

Unless it is an artist's secret or a really stupid question, is there a reason you use green (or is it blue) for some of the (prepatory?) sketching?

I love your art and the style you draw in so much.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot! :D

It's neither a secret nor a stupid question XD. I'd have to check, but I think that originally, this was an animator thing, because this is a "non-repro blue" pencil that should (almost) not show up on camera or when photocopied. It should also be easily removable digitally. As you can tell, I don't much bother with removing it :p.

I have discovered quite recently that it's nice to sketch in a light colour while searching for the right lines, and then 'ink' the correct lines with a regular pencil. You don't have to erase (which is soft on the paper) and your final lines look clean. When I use my light table to transfer a sketch to another sheet of paper, the blue sketch lines don't distract from the lines I need. Also, had I wanted to use my pencil lines as 'inks' in the final image, I could have cleaned them up by removing the non-repro blue digitally.

A friend made me a gift of a non-repro blue pencil years ago, but I never dared to use it was jyst the one and I couldn't find any in local shops... He got his in the States, and indeed, I'd never seen them sold outside of the USA! But the pencil I used here is a Caran d'Ache that I bought locally - finally, they have arrived! So now I can use them without having to worry that I'm using up my One And Unique Blue Pencil ;-).

[milotzi.livejournal.com]

Thank you; that's very interesting.

I was especially fascinated by how you used that colour pencil to sketch bodies underneath the clothes, which probably is a good idea in general, since it would really contribute to movements looking natural. Fascinating.

[milotzi.livejournal.com]

Thanks again for sharing the information relating to the Caran d'Ache. I'm now experimenting and it's fun. I can see how this will help me distinguish the rough sketch from the overlaid drawing. My lines also only emerge eventually so this is so helpful. Thanks!

(https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/milotzi/84083720/63211/63211_original.jpg)

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Oh, great! I'm glad I could help!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Love it and many thanks for your great card.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

I am so glad you like it :D! And you are very welcome.

[snapebraille4tu.livejournal.com]

Oh! This was one of my favorites!! Thank you for sharing the process- I loved seeing it step-by-step. Your renditions of our beloved characters are absolutely enchanting. I ADORE your Severus!!! Just wonderful.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

It's difficult to express just how much I love drawing Snape and imagining (mostly annoying) situations to put him in, and it always makes me intensely happy to hear that the result gives other people joy too :D...

[snapebraille4tu.livejournal.com]

Well, just know I absolutely ADORE your work, and YOU give me JOY! 😊