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Published: 2011-09-03 07:21:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 16383; Favourites: 418; Downloads: 102
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Well, it has been awhile. So, time for Snape!
(Property of JK Rowling, product of time well-wasted. Now I'm going back to homework.)
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This is how I think of Snape. Imperfect but still beautiful to me! I love this work.
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That nose gives me nightmares. I am kidding...
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Amazing - that's exactly what he looks like ;-;
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So realistic! But he doesn't look like a man in his thirties. He seems to me too much older than that. AndΒ his face is so wornout!Β Btw, the use of colours and shadows looks superb.
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Maybe his face is so worn is because his history as a Death Eater was a little disturbing for him and weighs the man down?
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perhaps... he had a dark past, that's a wonder how he still conjures such a powerful patronus... Lily's love was strong indeed... Always.
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Perfect!
This guy would fit amazingly well in the book "on ugliness by umberto eco......imo.......
Very well done Haptic
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Why hasn't this gotten a Daily Deviation yet?
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It very nice ! I love the nose !! Brilliant!
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Great work, but how old is your Snape, 59?
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I would say this portrait is probably the truest one I've seen depicting the character JK Rowling created. Everyone seems to picture Snape as fairly attractive in some way, and I admit I do, too. However, he really isn't meant to be attractive in any way, besides his loyalty and courage. There's quite a lot of what she describes in your version and the realism of those features here is fantastic. Bravo!
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I disagree. Snape is only described as ugly by those that hate him the most, and who are mostly unreliable in their interpretation of the world, namely Harry and the Marauders.
Also, if you look at old photos of Rowling's chemistry teacher, whom Snape is based off of, and you'll see a not bad looking man with dark curtain hair and a large nose.
I think the only factual thing that can be said about Snape's appearance is that he looked unkempt, had light skin and long dark hair with a pronounced nose.
All opinion of course. Regardless, your artwork is beautiful, Haptic.
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I think you capture his personality really well in this. 
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Thank you! I do love me some grease-ball Snape. The dirtier he gets, the more I love him.
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Dirty ahahahaha
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Ah, I should have known this was yours!!! I was scrolling through SpinnersEnd--I've fallen way behind--and I was immediately arrested by the realness of this Snape. But it totally makes sense, because I've always loved your Snape. This is amazing, as usual.
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Oh, me too, so far behind. College really caught up to me this year. I haven't been around but to glance in my messages folder now and again. Thank you so much for the compliments! I really appreciate it. 
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That's an epic hooked nose. And such greasy hair. So much love! Non-Rickman Snapes FTW! (...I think we've had this convo before, though)
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Lol, probably we have. I just love me some book-canon Snape. And some greasy hair. And some EPIC SCHNOZ.
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Typical Snape, sneering even at a book.
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It's probably written by some nitwit who THINKS he knows all about potions or dark magic. Tch.
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Typically Snape...
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Beautiful! The palette is really perfect for Snape and I love the delicacy of his expression. It's somewhere between bitterness and sadness. Really excellent work.
I do have one critique, but feel free to ignore me on this. I think that because your style is so very realistic that you have to avoid things like making noses cartoonishly over-large and things like that. It just creates a really uncanny image. Almost like he's wearing face-wax or something.
But this is still really gorgeous. It's such a beautiful depiction of this character. It's really great.
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Thank you! I'm glad it turned out well. It's almost too quiet for me, now that I'm looking back on it. I think in the future, I'm going to try to explore him in a more violent state of mind, get some really interesting expressions on his face.
I was trying to go glorious and ginormous, but maybe I overdid it a bit. I've known some people with horribly large noses, though -- just maybe I should take care not to overdo it.
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I agree... I've seen some real life big schnozzles, but not quite like that one... It's a little distracting. Otherwise, I love how you did YOUR SS and not Alan Rickman.
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You're so welcome!
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Oh wow, just as I imagined him
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... .... ... I've been looking at this for a while. Still speechless.
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At Spinners--End we adore this outstanding Snape; he is our Special Feature of the Week. [link]
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate the honor. I love Spinners-End; it's been a great source of community and inspiration for me.
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I love that you drew him how he's supposed to look. Lots of people make him 'prettier' than he's supposed to be.
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Oh my gosh *blinks* this is amazing! Probably the best rendition of Snape I've ever seen!
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Thank you so much!
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You're welcome
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Oh my God, it's like Pieter Brueghel o_O
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