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*uploaded what i hope could pass as a more decent photo of this piece, though still not completely satisfied... actual colours are... for lack of a better description, softer-looking in person. lol.SEVERUS & LILY!!! I could never get over them!
First off, the film "Crime and Punishment in Suburbia" started this (I mean come on... pale, sullen, dark-haired teenage boy -- ring any bells?)
It had almost never gotten finished -- lost steam in the middle of it as Lily gave me such grief. I had to redraw her all over again and actually expected my eraser to rub right through the sheet. Luckily, cartridge paper is unbelievably forgiving with erasures, if not with water (surface immediately starts to wrinkle and fray with more heavy-handed brush strokes (I was just too impatient to wait for proper watercolour paper).
What made me finish is the sudden burst of inspiration from 's "Quiet Desperation" -- a fic I came across thanks to She, too, was inspired to create art from this story.
Quiet Desperation
If you haven't read it, what are you waiting for? Clickety-click! [link] (R rating -- just wanted to toss that in for all the kiddies out there. lol)
What can I say? In my world, = canon.
Thanks so much to both of you.
I just wanted to note that this is the first time I felt brave enough to attempt blue green tints with skin tones. Always wanted to try it ages ago but I was too much of a wuss. Quite happy with how it came out, though. Glad I took the chance.
Again, no scanner. Sorry. Played a bit with the contrast here: [link]
Severus Snape & Lily Evans (c) JK Rowling
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It hurts me that I would never forgive Rowling for this...
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I've looked through a lot of your Severus/Lily work and have absolutely fallen in love with it! Your style is beautiful and compliments the characters really well. I especially love the way you did their eyes and mouths -- so much emotion in the details. Plus, while Severus is definitely recognizable (I mean, we all know his signature features), your rendition of Lily works very well. I mean, she really looks like a Lily, as if she fits into the name, if that makes any sense.
But enough rambling, because I could go on for a while. Again, this is beautiful, one of my favorite pieces of this pairing. I'm envious of your water color skills!
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I love your head cannon of these two. This is so great.
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listening to ♥ audiobook very inspiring you captured her grace!
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This is gorgeous. I love their facial expressions. Oh, and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia is one of my favorite movies! I definitely see a bit of Vincent Kartheiser in your Snape!
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Pretty colors. The expressions are so natural and gorgeous. Lily entrances me.
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absolutely exquisite! I don't even have words for how amazing this is~
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okay, this is just flawless. your whole 'severus snape' folder is flawless. oh gawd.
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This is great. Would you mind if I used it in a slideshow/video? Was this done with watercolors alone, or did you use pencils(or colored pencils) as well? Looks amazing.
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thanks! just used a pencil for the primary sketch, then the rest was all done in watercolors 
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i have to say that that fan fic is my fave Snily ever.. im not surprised its prompted so much awesome art. Im always hopeful of coming across more snily fic that is as good.. but so far, not even close!
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this is absolutely beautiful, in every way.
i don't ship them, but i love their story and i think that this picture really represents a lot of it.
and it's also just really amazing artwork.
fave x a million!!!
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This is creepy...She looks like my character! Her eyes look hazel.
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Wow, good job!
And thank for linking me to that, it was a good story!
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Woww. Your artwork is amazing! I'm actually in awe.
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This is just lovely! I really like Lily's hair, and color in this.
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I love this Pairing! 
She belongs to Snape, not to James!
Wonderful Picture!
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Damn this look so beautiful! Their faces are as I've imagined them to be when they're young. The expressions you gave to both of them really does reflect the title of this picture. On a side note, the way you draw mantles is quite remarkable, never seen one with so much details in it.
I know its been quite some time you drawn it but I recently finished the last book and I wanted to see more Sev and Lily fanart ^^
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wow, thank you so much! these characters and their story really struck a cord in me, which i guess moved me into drawing them again and again. to be quite honest, i'm not sure if i'd be able to make new pieces soon, but i sure would love to when given the time. glad to hear you're enjoying ss/le fanart. cheers!
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I love Lily's face- so innocent and sweet... very well done!
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this is beautiful! amazing job with the expressions
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Beautiful! I like your depictions of Lily and Snape - they match the ones I have in my head when reading the total heart fail in DH.
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This is just perfection. All your hard work and erasing payed off, because wow. Just, wow.
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This is really awesome - and it's EXACTLY how I imagine them both! Great job!
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The link is broken!
But your gallery is amazing! I do love the Snape and Lily drawings. Beautiful!
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lols... this is embarrassing. took me more than a year to reply. haven't been in DA much, but i fixed the link, just in case you're still interested
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This is beautiful. Even if I don't like SSLE as a ship, I really love this drawing! I specially like their expressions, and the colouring.
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Their expressions are so pained- different kinds of pain, but it's so heartbreaking. You portray them beautifully.
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