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From the chapter "The Silver Doe" in Deathly Hallows. Yes, I know. Everyone and their mother has done this one. But it was such a sweet scene. I couldn't pass it up.I know there wasn't snow on the ground in the scene, but I always just pictured it anyway. Made it more miserable somehow.
I'm trying to power my way through a stack of old, unfinished drawings on my desktop so I can get to work on my portfolio things. This one has been sitting around for a few years.
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I was staring at this for a while before I noticed the snowflakes, or rather sleet, falling down. ThatΒ΄s just the perfect last touch
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Thank you! You must live somewhere with cold winters--sleet is exactly the right word for it.
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Oh, IΒ΄m glad I remembered the right word - since IΒ΄m on DA, I have to dust off my English vocabulary, which has been neglected for some years. SchoolΒ΄s been out for 25 years now
And yes, I live in the German Rhine lowlands, where winters are mostly cold, wet and unpleasant...
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Remembering the word 'sleet' is pretty impressive! I used the word a couple of times while in the mountains in Southern California and no one knew what I was talking about...
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and their mother⦠hmm.  i didn't know most people had their mother on here. learn something new every day.  Very cool picture though.  definitely one of my favorrites!
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I think this one is my favourite from your gallery. The composition has so much power. You can really feel the tense atmosphere, and the cold of winter. Great depiction of this scene, really.
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Thank you very much! I really liked this one too.
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I'm pretty sure there was snow, wasn't there? It was right around Christmas.
Anyway, nice work!
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I read it again recently and there WAS snow! It threw me off a bit because there was a spot described that had no snow, so I thought the whole area was snowless.
Thank you!
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Oh. My. Goodness.
There's nothing I can say that others have not said (at least you have some really amazing comment-ers!)
The footprints, the perspective, the desolation, the coldness, the...just...wow.
It's one of those pictures that just says "that was the way it was" to me.
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Thank you! What a wonderful comment!
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You took such an angle of the view that I can feel thoroughly that they are very alone here - two teenagers in a big, cold, hostile forest.
Poor boys, that's all too hard for them.
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Thank you! Yes, the angle was definitely meant to impose the loneliness. I'm glad you got it!
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I've featured this in my journal: [link] It's a really meaningful drawing, I love how the footprints tell the story!
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Thank you! That's so nice! I'm so glad you like the footprints--I had fun putting them in and thinking about what each one did.
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I seriously love this to pieces! It's a wonderful capture of one of my all-time faved DH scenes.
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Thank you! I had a lot of fun working on this one.
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Wonderfully drawn!
I love everything about this <33
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Love the perspective and the footsteps in the snow, but most of all: I love how lost Ron looks
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Thank you! I put a lot of work into all three of those!
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Everyone may have already done this one, but no one from this perspective, or quite so well : )
There was no snow?? Haha, I'll have to reread!
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actually I just reread it, and I think there WAS snow, but not in some parts.
Glad you like it! I had a lot of fun with this one.
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I love everything about this. It has this perfect, utter stillness after such turmoil. I love the battle written in the snow... Ron clutching the sword for dear life, still slumped and shaken. Harry with his arms limp being very "Harry" and unsure what exactly to say.
It's like a storyboard for how the image should have been shot in the movie. Amazing.
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Wow! Thank you very much! What a nice compliment.
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i love the perspective. an awesome unique take on the scene <3
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Thank you! I hoped it would.
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Haha, indeed everyone and their mother has attempted to draw this scene but, honestly, this one is on of my favourites.
The point of view is really effective, I particularly like how Ron isn't situated exactly in the middle and the way you painted that stray branch and the trees' roots. The shadows and the footprints add a lot to the whole thing. Another thing I love is the absence of detailed faces. It adds so much it's crazy! The poses are perfect and give an idea of the characters' emotions, but exactly because these emotions aren't exactly clear, the lack of discreet expressions is just right! Trying to put the characters' emotions into detailed faces wouldn't make such an impact in my opinion. The way they are creates an amazing atmosphere but in the same time leaves a lot to the viewer!
So yeah. THIS IS AWESOME.
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You're one of the people that always notices the little details and thought processes I put into my drawings. You're fabulous!
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Aaah, that's such a nice thing to hear! 
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Okay, so a good bit of my initial ideas were correct XD
See? I know it makes sense to consider the details in your drawings like that because I KNOW you pay (the appropriate) attention to that stuff. Hardly anybody does.
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Well, I put consideration into the details for people like you who consider the details.
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awesome perspective, so dramatic. i hope they have a shot like this in the movie!
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Thank you! The trailer for the movie looks really cinematic, so even if they don't have a shot like this, i bet it'll be good.
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