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Caladan - Featured Artist For March 07, Feast your eyes on Caladan's beautiful art |
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 Feb 23 2007, 03:07 PM
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This month's featured artist's artwork speaks for itself.
(Thanks to Hagiographer13 for the montage!)
With pieces rich in color, depth and lots of detail, Caladan has a great talent for capturing and illustrating some of the most poignant canon scenes...
(see here in it's full size)
… But Caladan also has a lovely variety of fanon art in their album as well, such as this piece of Order members listening to a Quidditch match. 
(see here in it's full size)
You can view Caladan's stunning artwork in our Fanart Galleries here.
This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: Aug 1 2007, 03:23 PM
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Feb 26 2007, 07:50 PM
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I love Caladan's work! The richness of texture and delightful eye for detail makes for a very visually-satisfying experience! 
The fact that s/he works in both the canon and "fanon" realms of imagery is a bonus! I am especially impressed that Jo's world--so awesomely detailed on the page--can be tranlated so well to canvas in the hands of master like this.
My favourite Caladan work--Dumbledore and Aberforth at the pub, which you can see in our FanArt Gallery here. It has just the right amount of whimsey! 
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Feb 27 2007, 11:25 AM
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What I like about Caladan's work is that it is very unique in detail. S/he's invented all the details of the wizarding world, the clothes, the hairstyles, the ornamentation on the furniture - that sort of thing. Many artists (myself included) draw on fashions more or less already existing in our (Muggle) world, but Caladan invents a complete style - which is completely in keeping with canon, since there seems to be a big discrepancy between wizard clothes and Muggle clothes.
Caladan's style is also instantly recognisable, and I like the texturing of the pictures. Personally, I prefer the scenes with more dynamics - my favourite is the scene from the DoM Battle. As I put in the comment, I like the build-up of action from Neville on the floor, to Harry, to Lupin - and Malfoy's reaction.
The Lightning-Struck Tower is also good. Dumbledore reminds me of William Blake's drawings there.
(Sorry I can't make clickies right now because the site seems to be down or something)
Have gushed over the uniqueness of Caladan's style, I guess I'm kinda contradicting myself when I say that sometimes I find the faces - mostly the eyes - all look a bit the same. The characters often have a similar profile. That's my only point of criticism though.
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Feb 27 2007, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(Tom Scribble @ Feb 27 2007, 11:25 AM) [snapback]1116766[/snapback]
What I like about Caladan's work is that it is very unique in detail. S/he's invented all the details of the wizarding world, the clothes, the hairstyles, the ornamentation on the furniture - that sort of thing. Many artists (myself included) draw on fashions more or less already existing in our (Muggle) world, but Caladan invents a complete style - which is completely in keeping with canon, since there seems to be a big discrepancy between wizard clothes and Muggle clothes.
I agree.
Caladan is one of the first fan artist I found (after Makani and Marta). As Tom Scribble points out I love how their work is different from other fanartists that i have seen in the past, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it. I just love their use of color and style. It is because of these differencest that I love to use their work for Icons. The work that ~Mrs.Brisby~ pointed out lead to one of my favorite icons)
Not only are their colored works amazing, but so are their sketches. While many of the ones I have seen are just sketches on yellow lined paper, the artist still is able to caputre great detail in these drawings.
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Feb 27 2007, 07:51 PM
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I adore Caladan's art! Her mastery of perspective leaves me drooling every time. And her series of 'the ages of Dumbledore' literally reduced me to tears. http://caladan-dd.livejournal.com/13720.html
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