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Published: 2005-12-08 14:33:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 7146; Favourites: 101; Downloads: 293
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Description (2005) 9"x12" Pencil on Paper

Well, seems like there's only one publicity photo of our favorite wizard so far, that has made the rounds, everything else is rather blurry screencaps...

This one had me stumped for a while as the lighting of the whole piece was absolutely mean. Harsh spotlight from above his right temple, another below his left jaw. So you get this very pronounced shadow of his nose over his eye and a general shaded zone running diagonally across his face. I really didn't think it could be done in pencil until I tried it, and even then I was fully prepared to toss the drawing half-way through. Instead he turned out to be gorgeous as ever with a lovely demonic streak due to the crazy stage-lighting.

Anyway, nice study in hair, skin and fur, and of course how cool is it that his two snakey-pins are actually an interlocking cloak clasp!
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Lunewen In reply to ??? [2005-12-15 14:45:17 +0000 UTC]

Make U a fixation on Malefoy ? ;D
I love your art, I had you in my friends gallery ^^

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Ellygator In reply to Lunewen [2005-12-15 20:13:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! And yeah, I'm a really BIG fan of Lucius - not so much in the books, where I really like Snape, but since Jason Isaacs has been playing him... Yummy!

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magpiesmiscellany In reply to ??? [2005-12-15 05:52:42 +0000 UTC]

you are such a wonderful artist. the fur and the sneer are fantastic.

(i'm still gonna find someone else for you to go junkie over though )

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Ellygator In reply to magpiesmiscellany [2005-12-15 14:14:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! I'll keep an open mind...

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NycterisA In reply to ??? [2005-12-14 19:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Aaah...


and

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Ellygator In reply to NycterisA [2005-12-15 18:17:48 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Thankies!

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unviedamour [2005-12-12 21:55:37 +0000 UTC]

Sigh. He is just too beautiful, as is this drawing. Well done!

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Ellygator In reply to unviedamour [2005-12-13 13:46:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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lyanyne In reply to ??? [2005-12-11 23:36:39 +0000 UTC]

WOW. Gosh, that is bloody gorgeous!!! Oh, my, my, I'm melting all over my pals computer....

You probably won't know just how out-of-character it is, but when my brother looked at this pic, he went, "Wow! That's great technique!" And I agree.

Instant fave!

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Ellygator In reply to lyanyne [2005-12-12 13:54:35 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Thanks so much! I have to say, I'm rather proud of him, too! (blushes)

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lyanyne In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-13 19:11:02 +0000 UTC]

You should be!

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SimonPovey [2005-12-11 17:17:06 +0000 UTC]

gahhhh! i absolutely love it!

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Ellygator In reply to SimonPovey [2005-12-12 13:57:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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MTCarpenter [2005-12-11 04:07:59 +0000 UTC]

Hey Elly, that is first class. My only suggestion would be that you could have exaggerated the darks in the hair just a tad darker. But that's it. The detal and rendering is wonderful!! It sounds like that reference pic was murder! Do you grid out your illustrations like this?

Oh yeah, did you get any of that ice storm we had here?

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Ellygator In reply to MTCarpenter [2005-12-11 14:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Actually you are the second person to take issue with the hair. I'll do some rework on it, I think breaking it up with some darker lines should take care of the odd effect.

As for drawing, I fix some reference points by usind a very rough grid, so I know I'll ultimately have the proportions right, then I start with the eyes, move as high as the eyebrows, then down the nose and finish the mouth and surrounding areas - full detail - very little work afterwards required. After that I can usually tell if I captured the face or if this is a basket case. Then I work in the rest from forehead to chin. After that comes the hair and at the end the clothes.

We definitely had some of that ice storm up in Allen. As I have a sloping driveway, I only got the car out at noon on Thursday. I would have slid right down into the alley and over into the neighbor's fence...

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MTCarpenter In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-12 18:08:17 +0000 UTC]

Heh. Yeah, don't hit the neighbor's fence!

I actually started off the day with a delay until 10 am for me to go to work and and my girls to go to school. Then they closed the girls school, so I was going to take a sick day to watch them. In turn, my work was closed for the day, so it was fun staying home with the kids. We don't get many days like that, but they can be fun.

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Ellygator In reply to MTCarpenter [2005-12-13 13:49:35 +0000 UTC]

That's actually brilliant, the way things turned out. I love having a day like that and I'm glad you got to spend it with your family. I had to drag my sorry ass over to a client's site down by the Galleria around noon, though. Bleh!

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MTCarpenter In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-13 15:52:39 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Well, if it pays the bills... We do what we need to!

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CaroleHumphreys [2005-12-10 23:33:10 +0000 UTC]

The lighting is very dramatic, but it really enhances the portrait. Great job

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Ellygator In reply to CaroleHumphreys [2005-12-11 14:18:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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Lovelyruthie [2005-12-10 20:10:10 +0000 UTC]

*swish & flick*



Damned good...just a superb study of Lucius & the details such as the snakes you mentioned, are brilliantly realised.

Ruthie

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Ellygator In reply to Lovelyruthie [2005-12-11 14:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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PinkPanthress [2005-12-10 12:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Das ist echt mal wieder eine Top-Leistung von Dir.
Das Fell, seine Haare und diese Augen. Ich meine echt die TrΓ€nenflΓΌssigkeit, sich leicht im Licht auf den Augen bewegen zu sehen.
(Welch ein Satz.)
Seine Serpent-Clasp ist eine Superidee von denen gewesen. Aber das die ihm ein Hemd ohne Stehkragen verpassen mussten regt mich tierisch auf.
Warum nicht gleich einen Plebejer aus ihm machen, vielleicht noch Turnschuhe oder so.
Aber, nichts desto trotz Danke fΓΌr diese schΓΆne Deviation.

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Ellygator In reply to PinkPanthress [2005-12-10 15:12:43 +0000 UTC]

Danke Dir! Und Du hast recht, ich fand das weisse Hemd ganz schoen muggelig - bisher sah alles eher nach 18. Jahrhundert und Renaissance-robe aus... Naja, es war immerhin ein Sportereignis. Ist vielleicht Mr. Malfoy's equivalent zu sich 'ne Baseballkappe aufzusetzen. (Lach!)

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PinkPanthress In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-12 01:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Wie ausgelassen ihr doch seid mein Herr.
Ich glaube Du hast Recht...

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liquido-panzer In reply to ??? [2005-12-09 13:33:02 +0000 UTC]

motehr-f***ing nice. The fur looks bloody awesome, the face expression is jiddly diddly mindblowing. and youve got the shadows just perfect. The hair-shoulder thing isnt that much of a bother really. I didnt notice it b4 I read abt it. Frecckin' naise!

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Ellygator In reply to liquido-panzer [2005-12-09 13:42:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks muchly!!!

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liquido-panzer In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-09 13:50:06 +0000 UTC]

welcome!

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wilder3 In reply to ??? [2005-12-09 04:10:48 +0000 UTC]

I think this is the best of him so far.
NIce work and deviation.

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Ellygator In reply to wilder3 [2005-12-09 11:17:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I guess practice makes better...

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LostMalfoy In reply to ??? [2005-12-09 03:23:44 +0000 UTC]

Perfect!! I love it! Awesome job as always. I bet it was fun. Lol.

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Ellygator In reply to LostMalfoy [2005-12-09 11:17:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yeah, when I saw halfway through the face that perhaps I could pull it all together, it felt pretty cool!

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Apothacer [2005-12-09 01:34:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm in aw of you're skill for realistic pencil portraits (among other things). I like the clasp lot's! Was it in the movie?

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Ellygator In reply to Apothacer [2005-12-09 11:20:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. And yeah, he wore those clasps unclosed like brooches in Chamber of Secrets, and in the first scene he's in in GOF he's wearing them linked to keep his cloak shut. He's also wearing the white shirt.

The reference picture for the portrait is not a screencap, though, but the only high-resolution publicity photo that got published ahead of the movie. I'm not sure if it's from some deleted footage, perhaps. (Waits for DVD!)

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Apothacer In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-09 12:57:52 +0000 UTC]

Cool. I sort of fell out wit Harry Potter. I barely have time to read the things I really want to as it is so, yeah.

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Ellygator In reply to Apothacer [2005-12-09 13:49:01 +0000 UTC]

I understand - so many books, so little time!

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Lieoah In reply to ??? [2005-12-09 01:00:17 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous *_*

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Ellygator In reply to Lieoah [2005-12-09 11:21:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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HieiFanGirl101 In reply to ??? [2005-12-08 22:39:15 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic and this looks like he did in the movie YAY!!! He was awesome in the movie even though he was only in there for a little while heehee but he made the best of his five minutes of fame anyways on the big screen!

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Ellygator In reply to HieiFanGirl101 [2005-12-09 11:26:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and you're right, let Jason loose in front of a camera and he just chomps up the scenery. You just fail to notice there are other people there as well... I loved when he acted circles around Mel Gibson in "The Patriot". (Though I do like Mel as well - from old Mad Max days...)

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sevenwillow In reply to ??? [2005-12-08 18:01:37 +0000 UTC]

gosh Elly this is just wonderful! Man you do so well drawing the fur coat, the pic almost looks like a photograph!

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Ellygator In reply to sevenwillow [2005-12-09 11:37:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The fur took some time. I had to keep sharpening the pencils so it would look like sleek mink, not like shaggy yak-fur...

Can you imagine lugging arround a wig, shirt, full-length coat (you can see the collar peeking out) and half a furrery sewn onto thick black wool under all those stage lights. Poor baby! And all for our wizard's beauty. Jason's such a trooper! I really think he loves his character. He talked about how he pretty much designed most of Lucius' costume - including the infamous cane - the last time round. Drove the wardrobe people nuts!

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sevenwillow In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-09 15:37:16 +0000 UTC]

well when he is as good in the character then I think he is allowed to be picky about what that character should wear and the accessories to go with it. I would not expect anything less

I don't think I could have done even a 1/4 as good on that fur that you did!

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Sleekfur In reply to ??? [2005-12-08 16:54:14 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely done! That fur is beautifully drawn... and of course he loves you! he just had to test you hehehe

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Ellygator In reply to Sleekfur [2005-12-09 11:39:18 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Thanks.

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Rapturous-Euphoria In reply to ??? [2005-12-08 16:10:19 +0000 UTC]

That is absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

)0(

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Ellygator In reply to Rapturous-Euphoria [2005-12-09 11:43:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Glad you like him!

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NokomisSnape In reply to ??? [2005-12-08 15:56:44 +0000 UTC]

Mmmmmm.....Yummy Lucius! He was so sexy in the movie..even though he wasn't in it all that much. I liked it when he was at the death eater scene and he was the only one who took off his hood. It was like he was saying "how dare you make me wear a hood and not let me show off my gorgeous hair! LOL

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Ellygator In reply to NokomisSnape [2005-12-08 16:38:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And my thoughts exactly!!! He really stood up to Voldemort, much more so than in the book...

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NokomisSnape In reply to Ellygator [2005-12-09 04:43:25 +0000 UTC]

I think Lucius would be the only one who could get away with that too LOL

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