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Gawd, I am so flakey when it comes to updates... And backgrounds... And... Well everything really =/ I didn't quite know which category to shove this in (Fanart? Animals? Fantasy?) so I shoved it in Misc. to be on the safe side =3But anywho. This is my HP chara, Rianne Westbrook, in her animagus form of a kestrel ^^ A lil background info for any who may be interested - Rianne went to Hogwarts at the same time as James/Sirius/etc. and was in Ravenclaw. She left during the sixth year however due to an 'incident', and went on to pursue a career in healing, which she became quite renowned in. In Fred and George's second year at Hogwarts, Dumbledore invited her to teach an optional class in healing for a year, so some students could pick up the basics. She then continued her healing and became a member of the Order of the Phoenix. During her year at Hogwarts she helped Fred and George on many occasions to recover from jinxes and spells gone wrong that they wanted to avoid going to Madam Pomfrey with, and had a fair few fiery arguments with Snape
...And on an entirely seperate note... Bird fans may comment that the colouration I've given to her kestrel form is 'wrong' as only the males have blue feathers, while females are simply a dowdy brown. But! I have two arguments for this - firstly I wanted the blue on there because it's pretty, and it makes it clear she's a kestrel as opposed to some simple random hawk. And secondly, in The Animals of Farthing Wood they had a female kestrel with blue feathers, so if they can do it, I can do it X3 Nyah.
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Comments: 32
hermitchild [2010-12-06 06:39:16 +0000 UTC]
Pretty! My own Hogwarts OC turned into a peregrine falcon but I've never been able to draw one to my satisfaction. Your kestrel looks great, though!
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espie In reply to hermitchild [2010-12-11 17:31:28 +0000 UTC]
Aww thank you Yeah I think I was having a good day, I haven't been able to paint her feathers to my liking again since I did this lol XD
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The--Shining--Wolf [2008-09-12 20:33:53 +0000 UTC]
you have a really nice talent , really nice
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Oddwyn [2007-11-20 02:47:56 +0000 UTC]
I like the pose, and expression. I like the beak, especially. Very streamlined. The color rocks, too.
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Koeyohte [2007-02-28 00:08:19 +0000 UTC]
Love the original idea to this!!! Excellent work you have created... I love how you have done her form in your own way (The blue feathers). I've been thinking about this all day, and I'm awed by it. You deffinately did your homework on these birds!!!!
It's also really neat that you have a "'Hogwarts'" character", people only seem to have them for fan stories... I have one of my own, and you've inspired me to want to do more art of her, and her animagus form. I was actually considering her form being some sort of falcon... a Kestrel at the lead! But I settled on a wolf, a type of wolf that I'm borrowing from a series of stories by Rachel Roberts, so she deserves credit too.
Anyway, enough of my rambling. Great job, I love this!!! You should do some pictures of Rianne at Hogwarts!
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coralyoshi [2005-11-04 20:32:13 +0000 UTC]
Oh man, I have never seen anyone with a kestrel character or form. Kestrels are such cool birds, and you drew her so well, I could tell what kind of bird she was right away! Very awesome :3
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emsiecat [2005-10-16 14:27:19 +0000 UTC]
It's lovely, and the colourings fine! Eeee OMG Animals of Farthing Wood I remember that! @_@ *happy someone else does*
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Starstricken-Disaste [2005-08-12 21:39:07 +0000 UTC]
I love kestrels... They're so gorgeous. You did this one very well--it looks huggable. XD Cool idea for a char.
And yeah -- I had a character who was a grackle-morph once, but I like male grackles better so I know how that is. As far as coloration.
Anyways, favoriting this. ^^ I especially like the face and the tail.
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GlassWind [2005-08-10 22:57:51 +0000 UTC]
BIRDY!! birdy birdy birdy birdy birdy birdy birdy okay I will stop now :[ I...just....I just love birds ;_;
haha. interesting background story ^^ never expected this as your HP character (even though the title kinda gives it away) the blue-ness on the head seems to make things look COOLER!
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KaseySnowArt [2005-08-08 00:27:54 +0000 UTC]
That is the coolest, most stylish birdie I've seen in ages.
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maskofmemories [2005-08-06 02:18:00 +0000 UTC]
I like the bluish torquoise(sp) and brown. Pretty
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Dashiana [2005-08-05 11:42:24 +0000 UTC]
O_O To quote TheJackbull over there: "WOW!"
That is absolutely amazing! O_O I love your cartoonlike art and the way you make expressions to alive and natural.^_^ In this picture, my absolute favourite spot are the eyes.
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thejackbull [2005-08-01 06:55:40 +0000 UTC]
Wow! That is very awesome designed and characterized there. Very unique!
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Calicolupe [2005-08-01 00:51:11 +0000 UTC]
;D Awesome. And some females DO have 'blue' coloring... It's more silver, but hey. Blue works. XDD -snuggles- Awesome picture.
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Moonkelpie [2005-07-31 11:05:56 +0000 UTC]
Unknowner brought up an interesting point regarding Rianne literally becoming male in her bird form--especially the idea of fooling people--wow! For example, she could use her male avian form as a secondary, sub-form, spying tool, not -just- disguising herself as a kestrel as her first shape, but as a -male- of the species. Did that make sense, I hope?O.o; Also, one doesn't see enough avian characters, IMHO, so each one portrayed is precious. Lastly, I like how you've colored Rianne's eyes, Espie, without actually depicting the pupil, just a darker orange hue blending from the yellow iris.
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unknowner [2005-07-31 01:49:24 +0000 UTC]
`course, she could just TURN INTO a male when she's in her bird form. I mean, it's magic to begin with, secondly it'd throw people off a bit, and third... it's a spamming bird!
~U
...RESUME YOUR NORMAL TRANSMISSIONS.
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anuvia [2005-07-30 23:56:27 +0000 UTC]
I <3 the color combination, it's so purdy *nod nod* I pet the pretty animagus. I wish I were animagus...at night, I'd sneak off in the darkness as a pink fuzzy bunny XD *shot for stupidity*
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xKingsleyx [2005-07-30 20:28:25 +0000 UTC]
Inspiring. Now I wanna draw me character. Or, her animagus form and whatnot.
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scottishpiper [2005-07-30 20:18:53 +0000 UTC]
Hah. XD I was totally going to mention both the colouring, and Kestrel from Farthing Wood. >XD Love your kestrel though - the markings under her eyes give her an almost egyptian look. <3
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aquati [2005-07-30 19:44:16 +0000 UTC]
Awwwwwww, so cute!! Love the colours, and I love the expression on the face. Dunno why, but I love how you drew the beak. O.o;; Heehee, awesome.
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dapplet [2005-07-30 18:47:11 +0000 UTC]
Eee, beauuutiful work! I love this little expression^^ Lovely colouring, and great background on teh character, aswell
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