The rich variety of settings, situations and characters found in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has sparked a wildfire in the imaginations of the HP FanArtist community! In this thread we will see this new and exciting art, and discuss how the artists' visions mesh with Jo Rowling's descriptions, and YOUR interpretations.

Makani has some really terrific DH art up on her Acciobrain! artsite. Included is this whimsical look at Luna and Xenophilius Lovegood --

Several FanArtists have been drawn to the opportunity to draw Seven Harrys, like Marta (aka ArtDungeon) does here --

The utter evil that is Lord Voldemort, and by extension, his horcruxes, is a perfect chance for highly dramatic fan art. Leela Starsky shows her vision of the locket/horcrux's final torture of Ron --

Here is Harry trying to comfort Ron after the horcrux is destroyed, by mudblood428 --

So how well do these images mirror what you saw as you read the final Harry Potter book? What matched perfectly, and if you could change (or draw) a DH scene, how would it differ from what we see here?

All of them are so excellent. I think out of all of them Seven Harry's and Ron's Horcrux torment are pretty much exactly how I imagined, but all of them are brilliantly portrayed. I adore Xenophilius's face. Makani has a great talent for expressions in all her works. I love the composition in Seven Harry's and the ethereal quality in Starsky's piece. There's so much emotion in Mudblood428's drawing, it's a tender moment well drawn.

I have a few myself, but have yet to upload them to PhotoBucket. They can be found on my DeviantArt account though:

harry and hagrid

Tonks and lupin

Snape and Lily

Moody Warrior

All of these are such lovely pictures...however, it's not quite what I saw (although very similar). I wish I could show you what I imagined...but, sadly, I haven't even been able to sketch those up yet. What I see the most difference in are (spoilers ahead...) the next gen. kids. Speculation-based appearences are just...very interesting to look at.

btw: sulky skrewt: those are some wicked pictures :3

All praise to all the artists--so many touching/funny/nostalgic moments. Sometimes seeing someone else's vision actually enhances my own (sometimes not--but the above are really nice).

What I keep looking for, though, is some depiction of Harry as he appears as of "Malfoy Manor" in DH. We're specifically told his hair is down to his shoulders, plus that he has--5 o'clock (+) shadow. I'm pretty sure he shaved once they made it to Shell Cottage, but he would still have been looking the same while digging Dobby's grave, while talking to Bill/Griphook/Ollivander, when talking to Ron and Hermione in the garden while seeing Voldemort taking the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's tomb. Plus, just personally, I pretty much pictured him with the hair from then on: not only have we known how cool he thought Bill and his hair were from GOF on, all his "father figures," male role models--Dumbledore, Remus, Sirius--have had long hair. None of the actual book art picked this up and ran with it, I guess playing it safe & keeping Harry recognizable--but I still think it's been a missed change in appearance that mirrors the "coming of age" in the story itself.

I love Makani's fan art. It's so fun to look at. All the other work is wonderful too. I especially like Leela Starksy's picture! That's pretty much how I pictured that scene, and I really like how the translucent Harry and Hermione look. I had already seen Marta's picture. She has so much eye for detail it's amazing. And I think mudblood428 really captured the emotions of both Ron and Harry.



Wow, those are some awesome pictures, SulkyScrewt! I really like your traditional painting style, it's really beautiful. My favourite is the 'carry Harry' picture.

This is a really good point. I don't know however is this is because artist want to keep Harry recognizable, but perhaps because artists are used to drawing Harry one way, as that is how they have drawn him for years. As I'm not an artist I don't' know if this is true, but I know in my head as I read the stories, even though I read Harry described with long hair and such, once I got past that chapter, I again saw Harry in my mind as the short haired version I've had with me for ages now.

I do agree that it would be great to see this longer haired version of Harry in some work.

Cheers Hazey, I'm a sucker for trad painting but only because I suck immensely at everything else

felicis2 - that's a very startling observation. Reading DH, I admit I completely missed the visual change in Harry. I don't know why this is. As KimmyBlair pointed out, maybe its something bordering on what I think of as first impressions, for example- when I read about a character, an image forms in my head that sticks, and although that character will inevitably grow emotionally and deepen in personality, that first image that formed in the mind still persists, although physically those characters are bound to change, and why not? It's not just Harry either in this respect - other characters will change physically too, but what is it about clinging to that first image formed in our minds? I wonder if this is why there is not just one accepted visual rendering of a specific character, maybe we're constantly seeking another P.O.V which gives a character that extra dimension, kind of adding more visual impact to the status quo. Definately food for thought.

On another note, I'm twitching to do a long haired, stubbly harry for a Dobby burial scene, cheers!

Just a note : After reading all about a long haired, scrappy looking Harry, I'm tempted to do a parody (because serious art just isn't my thing right now :3). The image I'm getting in my head of him is simply hilarious. Now, if it'll come out on paper will depend...You know what else would be funny to draw? A pregnant Tonks...heh. That I can't imagine...nor have I seen it done yet.

Arrgh, I'm still in Tragedy/Angsty/OMGloadsdead mode. How do you do it? Saying that, I would love to see Harry with v. long hair in front of a pan of lentils in front of The Tent. Maybe Tonks holding Lupin's hand during the birth with Remus howling (at the pain/at the moon). Can't wait to see your stuff Merc.

You know, I'm still trying to figure out which one is the real Harry. Is it the one next to Moody, the one adjusting his glasses or the one with his hand on his hip. I can't decide.

Excited; can't wait! (That particular description was SO specific I couldn't miss it, so it stuck--plus she refers to his hair flying out behind him when they're in the Gringotts cart, so I deduced he really didn't cut it--but on my second reading, I had to consciously make myself hear his & Ron's voices low--NOT 12 years old any more!).

LizetM found this picture on Deviantart which is a comission work.

http://endoftheline.deviantart.com/art/Ton...ission-61628052

Wow SulkySkrewt those are really good pictures! I really like the one with Hagrid carrying Harry out of the forest, with the Death Eaters behind him, and the moon lit above. Good Job Dude!

It's cool LizetM found that picture nimbus xl, it's really good! I wish I could draw- I'm going to do it someday... The Hogwarts Battle.

Funnily enough, TLC FanArtist glockgal has that image on her glockart LiveJournal --

Harry, DH ch. 23

Wow - that's a fascinating picture, glockgal; great find, Hagiographer13! Love the emotion in Harry's face, his long hair, his bedraggled look, the pulling of the collar; that's all fabulous. He does look slightly demonized to me, which I'm not such a fan of, but I really love the overall feeling.

...how come I've never seen this one? I guess I stand corrected; someone has attempted it. Thank you for finding that lovely piece of work :3.

Well, in the midst of all of this discussion, I decided to give a scraggly Harry and a pregnant Tonks a try. The Harry one looks like a parody of sorts, and I found out I cannot draw pregnant people...but, I'll show it ya'll anyways.

http://kageakumu.deviantart.com/art/Deathl...etches-62542404

It's all in one convenient package of a picture; enjoy :3.

btw: nimbus xl: I love your avatar :3.

Scraggy Harry is brilliant, I love his expression. Tonks is really well drawn as well. Love em!

Yeah! Thanks so much, Hagiographer13! See? What a different Harry! to say the least . . .

Thanks to GlockGal, too--all your stuff is wonderful, great angles, expressions, perspective, fresh takes on scenes!

I absaloutely love how artists have interpreted Deathly Hallows through there pencils and crayons

Firstly, I absaloutely love some of makani's new fan art, such as this picture of the Riddle-Harry and Riddle-Hermione which is one of my most favourite art pieces I have seen, and of course this emotional picture of Lucius being questioned by Lord Voldemort.

Secondly, I love the work of mudblood426, from her site "Potter on Paper", she draws mostly in non-colour which I love, and she makes absaloutely amazing pieces. My favourite of hers is this one of the Dobbster, nice work .

Lastly, I love the work of LuvsNMsYomi82, who draws fantastically and whose album can be found here.

How come I've never seen this! I LOVE her art, its so canon and so good!

I have to say that a mixture of this art and this one by Buuya is what I pictured in my mind.


I have to say, and I know I've said this to you already, that the colors that you use are fantastic. They create, IMO, the mood that you are trying to show, and that the scene needs. Love the Tonks and Remus one, of course, as well as the Snape and Lily. Keep the art coming!


There are tons of good fanart out there, specially in DA, that sadly doesn't get noticed much. Some might not be in the best drawing quality, but what they show is true to the books....lots of them, very funny.

I told you this in DA, but MercuricAcid I LOVE how you made pregnant Tonks look. She looks so adorable, I actually prefer her over your regular Tonks there.

Another pregers Tonks, by kaileighblue!

Oohh, that picture is amazing! its perfect, just how I would imagine the scene

its funny how one of them is looking at himself without a shirt on

In conjunction with this topic, there is a new Deathly Hallows FanArt poll posted on the main FanArt Gallery page.

So, do tell, what scenes from DH are you most anxious to see portrayed in FanArt?

Here are the current standings of that DH FanArt poll:



One of the scenes I found so dramatic, and couldn't wait to see portrayed by the amazing FanArtists was Ron and the Horcrux, and how that horcrux actually tormented him. In addition to Leela Starsky's, I find these images of that torment are particularly striking --

By Laura Freeman

By Makani

Amazing and really creepy! "Beyond normal evil" indeed!

Even more fantastic DH FanArt has been added to the TLC FanArt Gallery!

Check out Bathilda's Secret by tbranch --

Scary--just in time for Halloween!

For me, one of the most amazing and emotional scenes in DH, was Ron and the horcrux, and how it tortured him before it was destroyed..

Here are some new pictures of the Ron-horcrux scene from the deviantArt


by Forbis


by *EmpressFunk


by OrigamiEmu


by trishna87



Edited by Moderator to change hotlinked images.

I had to share this picture depicting a scene from The Forest Again chapter. It is so incredibly sad and beautiful, I feel like I could look at it for hours.
Until the Very End by comfortablylaura

Hello.
This is my very first post in this forum ;)
and I'd like to start with a fanart picture from the "deathly hallows".



greetz
BG

That is an awesome picture, bobby.g! Hagrid looks so determined!

One of my favourite, albeit somewhat chilling, images from the escape/fight chapter is this one by sulkyskrewt --

Although I should have expected it, it was still such a shock to lose Moody like that. I was with Harry in thinking he was well-nigh indestructible. *sob*

Chilling is an excellent word for that picture, Hagiographer13! It does indeed look very chilling and creepy and just sort of gives you goosebumps. It's so odd to visually see someone who we did view as, yes, essentially indestructible, laying on the ground, dead and helpless. Well-depicted, sulkyskrewt.

The winners of Leaky's Fan Art Contest have been announced, and many of the honoured artists are members of the TLC FanArt community!

First Place, Hand-drawn, is by onikini --

First Place, Digital, is by Becky --

Congratulations! We will be posting the rest of the winners in due course.

The second-place winners in the TLC Fan Art Contest are both familiar to Leaky Fan Art fans --

Second Place, Hand-drawn:

"Look at Me" by Voldiepoo

Second Place, Digital:

"McGonagall and Desks" by Anguinea

Awesome work!

The third-place winners in the TLC Fan Art Contest are as follows . . .

Third-place, Hand-drawn:

"19 Years Later" by Voldiepoo

Third-place, Digital:

"Luna - getting rid of a Wrackspurt" by Jaana

Simply marvelous!

Finally the Honorable Mentions for the TLC Fan Art Contest for your delectation --

Honorable Mention, Hand-drawn --

"King's Cross--Is This Real" by somelatevisitor

Honorable Mention, Digital --

"Lily and Snape" by Kim G.

to all the winners!

Since Deathly Hallows has added quite a lot of new canon information, it is amazing to see the directions the FanArtists have taken it! Mostly we have seen a lot of new Young Snape and Lily images, but with The Tales of Beedle the Bard added to the mix, that potential pallet becomes even larger and more ripe with possiblities!

some_late_visitor has drawn a fantastic image from "The Tale of the Three Brothers" with the brothers meeting Death on the bridge --

Here in the FanArt Gallery

(Is anyone else DYING to get their hands on that Beedle book Jo produced for her friends--and one lucky person well-heeled enough to be able to make the auction price! )

Lol, while I do suspect Harry's hair grows out a little and he may have some stubble, I find it amusing that people use that passage in Malfoy Manor as their evidence. Note what that particular sentence is actually from:

Through the slits of his eyes he saw his own reflection for the first time since leaving Grimmauld Place. His face was huge, shiny, and pink, every feature distorted by Hermione’s jinx. His black hair reached his shoulders and there was a dark shadow around his jaw. Had he not known that it was he who stood there, he would have wondered who was wearing his glasses.

I mean, Narcissa, Lucius and Bella all dont' even recognize him.. and they've all seen him before- dont' forget that his picture is like all over the place too as Undesirable No.1... and yet they need Draco to identify him..

So he actually looks something like this in that chapter. xD Sexyyyy.

That is so funny!

Oddly enough--that is almost exactly how I pictured it as well! I bow to Makani's brilliance--as always!

Utterly hilarious, makani! Brilliant!

Pratically every day some great new Deathly Hallows FanArt comes to light. I was especially moved by three new pieces by Tom Scribble featuring the hallows --

And this one of Dumbledore with the ring/resurrection stone was just so poignant --

It amazed me that in spite of his surprisingly tragic younger years, Dumbledore still believed in the power of love to vanquish evil.

One of my favorite fanartists in the Leaky Galleries is Chantelleburg. She currently only has one picture from Deathly Hallows, but it is beautiful. I had never seen anyone draw the scene before, and her portrayal is so accurate and moving...

Sirius' Room

Wow! That drawing really is amazing. And the blood looks so real!


I love this drawing! Harry is so awesomely portrayed!




That is a brilliantly done digital piece. The coloring is stunning.

There are so many fantastic pictures here but I think my one personal favourite is Hagrid and Harry below:



Wow! That one is amazing!

Those are really nice! Especially the one of Harry & Hagrid.

And the amazing DH art is keep coming... DH was full of action scenes, who showed both the growth and the dynamics of the heroes...

My favorite and most powerful scene in DH is the last one, where Harry killed Voldermort...

The red glow in the last scene is so artistic...

by _KrisCynical

and the final duel:
by mary_dreams

The fiendfyre scene is also one of my favorites:
by alicia_chan

And of course we shouldn't forget Neville, who kicked some Voldermort's ass in deathly hallows..
by Laverinth

Omg, the red-ish colored one is AMAZING! I have to admit that I haven't really seen much of this scene, I don't know why since I love it, but this, of those I HAVE seen, one of the best.

And the other one is very action-y, I like it.

I agree, Lizet! That redish one is very haunting. Harry standing over a defeated LV. It certainly denotes power, doesn't it?

Well mary-dreams just posted this awesome image interpretation of the "moment" between Ron and Hermione in Deathly Hallows (the best of that scene I have seen so far) and I thought I should share:



It's feels so realistic, doesn't it??? Almost like it could be a photograph.The details are amazing and i LOVE how she made them look like the actors...

this may sound weird but im kinda obsessed with Hermione's jeans and chucks...! Brilliant!

Yes, Ioli...it's the jeans that do it. The detail in this piece is phenomenal! I can't get over how gorgeous just the windows and the wall are behind them! It's just fantastic.

I love that picture. It's amazing! And I totally understand what you said about the jeans and chucks. I want them. The details are great and I really love it. I can't stop saying that.

Awesome work all. I wish I could draw.

The amazingly talented some late visitor has just uploaded this lovely, heartfelt image of the village square of Godric's Hollow into the TLC FanArt Galleries --

When reading that chapter in DH, I could only imagine the tumble of painful emotions Harry must have felt to see himself as a baby depicted in magical statuary, held by the parents he could barely remember.

This really is a great picture. We can only hope the kiss looks this good in the movie. Man, it's pictures like this that really make me wish I had some kind of artistic talent.