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Which Book Is Your Favourite Fan Art From?, What Book's Scenes Inspire You the Most! |
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 Apr 30 2007, 03:17 AM
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Scribbulus Everchanging Inks Changer
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Just to start you off here is some of the amazing Art from the Philosopher's Stone. The images are poignant and lovely as Harry is introduced into the wizarding world.
At first we have the wonderful works of potterartist who captures a sweet and powerful figure who will drastically change young Harry's Life. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
"He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice." (PS UK pg 12)
Potterartist also captures the sweetness of the other powerful backbone in Harry's life the gentle if not slightly misguided Hagrid.
"He was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild--long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins."
Pictured here with the young trioand the hatching of his Dragon Norbert. .
 [left]"As the egg was lying on the table. There were deep cracks in it. Something was moving inside; a funny clicking noise was coming from it. They all drew their chairs up to the tale and watched with bated breath. All at once there was a scraping noise and the egg split open . The baby dragon flopped on to the table. It wasn't exactly pretty; Harry thought it looked like a crumpled, black umbrella. Its spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny body, it has a long snout with wide nostrils, the stub of horns and bulging orange eyes." (PS UK pg 171) We can't forget the introduction of Hermione and Ron. Harry's new best friends and comrades in Arms and their friendship cementing battle with a nasty Troll in the Dungeon by Selene321. "But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other and, knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them." (PS UK pg 132)  [/left] [left]And the hero himself... "Harry had always been small and skinny for his age. … Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape .... The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning." ( PS2) Here he is... a little bit worse for wear in his cousin's old clothes living in the cupboard under the stairs and befriending a snake here (SS US pg. 7) sweetly drawn by serris[/left] [center] 
This post has been edited by ErinRae: Apr 30 2007, 03:29 AM
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Apr 30 2007, 10:28 AM
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First off, this is an awesome poll, second, it's too hard to choose!! I love all of it. Every book has such great moments, and so many fan artists have done fabulous work for all of them. I had to vote for all of the above. There did not seem to be any other option for me.
On a side note, I love Potterartist's version of baby Norbert, it's so adorable. Hagrid is such a proud mummy! 
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Jun 2 2007, 09:31 AM
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QUOTE(birthday twins @ Apr 30 2007, 08:28 AM) [snapback]1200277[/snapback] First off, this is an awesome poll, second, it's too hard to choose!! I love all of it. Every book has such great moments, and so many fan artists have done fabulous work for all of them. I had to vote for all of the above. There did not seem to be any other option for me. On a side note, I love Potterartist's version of baby Norbert, it's so adorable. Hagrid is such a proud mummy!
I so agree! They are all rich sources to mine ideas from! I do think, however, the first book seems to inspire art that is less influenced by the films, which I really appreciate!
This fabulously whimsical cartoon of Dumbledore by Potterartist is a prime example --
Here in the FA Gallery
Not a hint of Harris or Gambon to be seen! 
This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: Jun 2 2007, 09:35 AM
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Jun 24 2007, 09:31 AM
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Just Through the Brick Wall
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I think the first or the fifth book is my favorite to draw fan art from. I noticed that when I reread the first couple of books, I pay more attention to the characters, the setting, etc. But when I get into GoF and the others after that, I get too wrapped up in the plot to notice much.  Which is probably what JKR was going for, but hey! 
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Jun 24 2007, 11:20 AM
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 mallowsweet -- that is so true! So much of PS is description for setting up the rest of the series that there is a cornucopoeia of scenes and characters to draw from! (pardon the pun )
In many ways OotP is the same way, from an artist's standpoint. All these new places and people! A perfect example is Martintenbones' version of the appearence of 12 Grimmauld Place --
What I would really like to see are artists' interpretations of St. Mungos' Hospital for Magical Maladies--that would be AWESOME!
This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: Jun 24 2007, 11:21 AM
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Jul 25 2007, 03:23 PM
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With the final book now out, and so many FanArtists busily turning out their interpretations of the scenes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I have added that book to the poll. 
I will be most anxious to see what the artists will turn out for this last chapter in Harry's Hogwarts saga. So far, though, I think I like the scenes from HBP and OotP that I have seen the best. 
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