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Published: 2007-08-16 16:04:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 1714; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 14
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Painted for ~skinnyvee . As far as my consciencecan estimate,I owe her way too many paintings. I'm pretty sure she'll know what this is,and so will everyone who has read what is becoming more and more commonly reduced to "DH". I hate having to put it in Fanart. That's no fanart,it was supposed to have feelings put in it,not just depicted. Enjoy your guesses,folks.P. S. I chose that title because,like I said,I put something in this picture. If anyone has ever witnessed a person staring,feeling,or acting like a wounded animal,as deeply hurt as that,or has been in that position himself,he'll know what that's about. I've been there,for the most obvious reason - love. So take a second to think about the cost of that emotion,before you dismiss the picture as "fanart".
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Wow, thank you! I am really honored by this. The painting is ages old and has quite a few flaws, and therefore it mean even more to me that you decided to feature it. Thank you so much!
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An unflinching portrait of an (often) ugly person ...
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Thank you! Yeah, many people portrayed him as ugly, but I never saw it that way. I gotta make sure the next time I draw him, he is slightly better-looking. He deserves it
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He's one of the characters I can relate to the most out of any I know. His story hurts me alot.. and the emotion in this picture is just.. wow. Great.
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It's only the subject matter that makes something fanart. There's no reason fanart can't be art, loaded with the artist's feelings. Snape is good for expressing depth of emotion, especially for those of us who suffer from depression and chronic pain.
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I can't stop amazing me by the depth of your thoughts and statements 
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Again,I'm honoured to be reading this. I'm happy to hear this...not being a brainless idiot makes me feel better about myself. I guess I just go too deep in everything I draw,if it's a fictional character,I start seeing him as a human being,as a person,and then as myself... and from then on it goes to depth all by itself...
This one I could really relate to myself very very much. The "wounded animal" scream,the reasons for it and the attitude to life I am very familiar with in my own life. So it wasn't too hard to put myself in his shoes and draw everything from my own point of view. Otherwise the picture wouldn've felt very foreign in emotion but it didn't. Not to me anyway.
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Wow,thank you. I thought the "wounded animal" description suited the idea so well. I've felt exactly this way,and I just had to draw and paint it my way.
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It's very good...there are so many messages there!
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Yeah,I wanted to make people see what they can't see in the first place...
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Very powerful - and yes, fanart can often seem lacking in emotion, depicting as it does people and events that are not of the artist's own mind - but the good thing about fan art is the spin that can be put on the material, the spin that does come directly from the artist's mind. And your highly emotional view really shows here
It does help that the character himself isn't just a sketched 2D vision, he's actually (over the course of the books) a very well-rounded character, something which always lends itself well to work like this
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I completely agree. Most people take fanart this way,or as simply an excuse to boast with a drawing technique or something like that. I tried to make a change,to show the character is fictional,but I'm not,and whatever pieces of my own emotions (NOT provoked by the character,yet reminded of by him) I've put in there,they're real,and so is the idea.Wanted to make it strong enough for people to see.Not merely fanart.
Oh yes. The character helps a great deal. Not a single-layered one,and with a lot of development. Makes it easier to depict real emotions using a fictional image.
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Honey, you don't owe me anything. But I very much appreciate this. 
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Well,I think I do,so I'm really glad you liked it,although it's not exactly happy... Glad to hear you're still interested,my concerns for the character rose in HBP and they're at its peak now. Nothing to thank me for - thank YOU.
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At first I thought it was Trent Reznor (love his work) but man, I enjoy your paintings so much, I can almost feel the rage and sadness.
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Well,I've never tried to draw Trent Reznor,not sure if I'd manage if I tried...his music is still a bit distant to me... but thank you. I'm glad it turned out to actually convey an emotion,this painting.
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This is so great...
I haven't really read the book yet though...
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Thank you. Well,if you're a fan of the books,and you don't hate Snape,that book will most probably break your heart....and trust me,I don't think you'll be able to hate Snape once you've read it...
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LOVE. ...even if it's HP... ^^ That fist is brilliant. REally captures the tension.
hey, be proud of fanart; it means you're susceptible to inspiration.
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Thank you. The "even if it's HP" part made me proud; it means that the picture can get to people despite their general attitude...which means a lot,really a lot.
I still wouldn't call myself a HP fan,not possible anymore,really. The reason I painted this was something beyond that that I can neither reveal nor explain nor understand. On reading the bits that concern the picture,I thought.....well that could have been me. A love failure,a victim of never-ending,constantly devastating and never-accomplished affection for someone for the rest of my damn life. If only I hadn't decided to make one lucky phonecall,it would have been me. Long story. But I've felt like that,so I feel more than sorry for such people. Or characters. Therefore I painted that one.
Well,I don't mind fanart,but most people see it as nothing but depiction of scenes and characters,they take it shallowly. Most people don't even suppose there could be fanart with an idea in it. And I do put ideas in all my art. I don't want generally accepted shallow understandings to prevent people from seeing these ideas. They think this way:"I don't read that,don't know/like the book/character,don't care about him/her,so why should I give a damn about the idea,whatever it is?" And I don't wanna say something just to the hardcore fans,but to everyone who sees it...That's why I'm glad you didn't react like most people. That's what builds the 'ART' in 'fanART'.
P. S. I'm glad you liked the fist. Funny,for some reason that fist is the one thing I hate about this picture,so I'm glad someone's taste compensated for that.
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Gawd, you have no idea how I wish to draw emotions as good as you do.
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Wait a minute...you think I draw emotions better than YOU do??? 
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well, I get that quite a lot, but this time I'm right. Believe me, I tried to draw such strong emotional expressions, but it never turned anything near your art. and these, my friend, are Facts
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Aw well,I will not try to argue and spoil the extremely flattering compliment I got from you. I still find it hard to agree with,but I'll jut accept it before I've driven it away
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Thank you. Could have put more effort in them,though...
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They look fine as they are.
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Thanks...I guess if I'd tried to correct them,I'd have screwed them up.
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Once again,thank you so much.
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