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February 6th -- 6th day of the 29 Faces Challenge!
I did another last night, and today finished one I had just blocked in then. A couple of hours ago, I started something similar... yet different. Changed gears, but only by changing movies -- away from Harry Potter for today, at least. Had a hankerin' fer a pirate! heehee....
But for now.... here are two Harry Potter themed faces, both from HPOotP:
Prof. Dolores Jane Umbridge... about to lose her beloved control over her detested students. She is known to shout "I WILL have order!" But not when the Weasley twins are rebelling!
Remus Lupin, in my opinion, a tragic figure. It is rare to find a happy shot of him, though small smiles happen. This was from the Battle of the Ministry, Department of Mysteries. We all grieve for the same loss, and for Harry, who has just broken away from Remus's protective, restraining hold. Remus has failed to protect Harry... again. It's about Harry, of course, but this one tiny shot is about Lupin, his whole struggle to do the right things, despite his own challenges. I find it moving.
And now, for something completely different. OK, somewhat different. I just needed to change gears! Love me some pirates!!! So, this is CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, from Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl. I'll return to Harry sometime very soon.
Today's older face is a truly older face! Done in mid-January, I think, here is the first Albus Dumbledore, from HPSS. He has just explained to Harry how his mother's sacrifice has protected him. It was "Love, Harry. Love."
RIP, Richard Harris, our first Dumbledore.
Well, it's day five!!! I did an extra one last night, and one (so far) today. Feel fairly good about both, though it's discouraging to try to translate very BLACK hair (on both of them) into a common pencil sketch. Most of these are done with ordinary, cheap yellow pencils. Bought a package at the grocery store (dog chewed on them one night, but that's another story, LOL!)
OK, here they are, plus one somewhat older piece, from January, below them:
Cho Chang, in a discussion with Harry, noticing the mistletoe growing magically over their heads. HPOotP,
Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, having a 'serious' discussion with his godson.
"Besides, the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are."
In my opinion, this pretty much sums up the philosophy and message of the whole series.
HPOotP.
Gilderoy Lockhart, from HPCoS. At his book signing at Flourish and Blotts, in Diagon Alley.
Did yesterday's face sketch late, "finished" just before midnight. Actually, I finished it today, but most of it was done yesterday. Here is Dudley Dursley, the bully cousin, HPOotP. He is taunting Harry about having a dead mother. Nice kid, huh?
Did two sketches today, but not thrilled with either of them. They are emotionally special, though -- The Weasleys share a sweet moment that shows the solidity of their marriage, and the solidly good influence they have on Harry's life. This was an otherwise poor scene to select, as the lighting was awful to be able to discern feature structures. (I know, excuses!)
The other one I did today was of Tonks, entertaining Ginny, and making her laugh. Tonks can make her hair change colors, and her face change shapes! I'll try to do more of Arthur, Molly, and Tonks, later. Depends on suitable poses/closeups in the stills I find.
And, last but not least, let's add a somewhat older sketch from January:
Madam Pomfrey, the school nurse. Harry has just spit out some vile tasting medicine (Skele-Gro) and Madam Pomfrey says, "What did you expect? Pumpkin juice?!!" This is from HPCoS.
Continuing, day 2: OK, well, I did an extra one yesterday, a re-do of the twins. Finished only JUST before midnight, so I couldn't say it was from today. The rest are today's work, though. NOT fully happy with them, really, but not so upset as not to share.
Fred (left) and George Weasley, just after Fred has secured a date for the Yule Ball with Angelina Johnson. George seems to approve, or at least be amused about it. This one is much better than the one I did previously. That will NEVER be shown, LOL!
Hermione Granger, having a serious discussion with Harry about the dangers of the TriWizard Tournament. She thinks he's being too cavalier, when actually, he's kind of clueless. Big difference.
Cedric Diggory, telling Harry that the Prefects' bathroom on the fifth floor is not a bad place to take a bath.... DUH! (OK, we know he's just being "subtle", but this makes him look like Captain Obvious, huh?) One of the ones I'm not thrilled with. I've done others of Cedric, usually better.
Victor Krumm, in a quiet moment of sadness, at the Memorial Service, near the end of the movie. I think the proportions are off a bit. His face is thick and wide, but not quite by this much.
OK, and one somewhat older drawing, from before the start of this challenge:
Argus Filch, Chamber of Secrets, after catching Harry and Ron coming in late.
"Oh, dear... we ARE in trouble...." Wickedly sadistic -- and so much fun to draw!
Just trying at this point to get the link to this thread posted in the right places. TRYING to get it right, really I am! Please bear with me, thanks! ~JR
I think I might post one new face and one of the older ones, each day (until I run out of older ones, maybe?). That is, until I get to the twenty-ninth that will have to go in on the 28th of February.
So... for today, I sketched "Mad-Eye" Moody (Alistor Moody, the Auror and temporary Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts) and I feel fairly good about this one. The somewhat older one (undated, but from a couple weeks ago, at the most) is of Dobby, the House Elf. The first is from the movie, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," movie #4. The other is from movie #2, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
I also tried sketching the Weasley twins today, but they came out HORRID. I'll try again soon!
OK, they did not load in the order I said above. Mad-eye and the Elf should be easy enough to keep straight, even for someone not familiar with the books or movies. The difference between the bluish and the brownish has to do with flash or no flash to take a photo of the work. Both are pencil sketches on the same type of white paper. (8.5"x11" from the same sketchbook. The pages all come loose now, by the time the sketch is finished.)
Stay tuned for more faces, OK? The 29 Faces Challenge has BEGUN!!!!
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