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Well, I am completely a-squeeee and utterly chuffed! My art got first place in the Photoshop section of the TLC Deathly Hallows coverart contest! Thankyou Leaky!!
If you haven't already, you must head over and have a look at the other beautiful entries!
Here are some larger versions of mine for you -
(click on the thumbnails for the BIG!)
without text
with text and lines to indicate the folds for the spine and flaps.
I saw a complaint in the comments on TLC that the text is too hard to read and would never be allowed for proper publishing. This is true, and I'll admit that was kind of deliberate on my part, as I didn't want it to take away from the painting. I was also emulating my US version of Order of the Phoenix which uses a blue foil embossing for the text on a blue cover. From certain angles that can't be read either. ;~)
and, come on, you know I couldn't do a cover without doing a UK version!!
The front flap on the UK version looks a bit bizarre cos it needs text!
Here's a bigger version of the front so you can see Harry's face. :~)
This was painted in Photoshop using a Wacom tablet. The base of the art was handpainted watercolour, which was then scanned into the computer. The castle in the background was photoshopped in from one of my older (acrylic) paintings, which you can see on the background of my journal!
Regarding the symbolism/story behind the scene depicted in the art, and the characters... I chose to stick with the Trio - Harry, Ron and Hermione. Deathly Hallows brought to mind the barrows and standing stones of ancient Britain for me, so that's where I've set it. And the Celtic patterns on the stone are part of a spell, whether for security or otherwise I'll leave to your imagination! Suffice to say that it requires the Full Moon, and Harry has found a way in/through, which is why the pattern is lighting up. But Dementors are approaching and Ron and Hermione have to fend them off to allow Harry to do his part!
Hopefully I've created an urgency in the scene and with the characters that will intregue the viewers and make them want to read the book! ;~)
ETA: I forgot to mention that the greenish haze on the ground is supposed to be the green mist caused by the Dementors! ;~)
If you haven't already, you must head over and have a look at the other beautiful entries!
Here are some larger versions of mine for you -
(click on the thumbnails for the BIG!)
without text
with text and lines to indicate the folds for the spine and flaps.
I saw a complaint in the comments on TLC that the text is too hard to read and would never be allowed for proper publishing. This is true, and I'll admit that was kind of deliberate on my part, as I didn't want it to take away from the painting. I was also emulating my US version of Order of the Phoenix which uses a blue foil embossing for the text on a blue cover. From certain angles that can't be read either. ;~)
and, come on, you know I couldn't do a cover without doing a UK version!!
The front flap on the UK version looks a bit bizarre cos it needs text!
Here's a bigger version of the front so you can see Harry's face. :~)
This was painted in Photoshop using a Wacom tablet. The base of the art was handpainted watercolour, which was then scanned into the computer. The castle in the background was photoshopped in from one of my older (acrylic) paintings, which you can see on the background of my journal!
Regarding the symbolism/story behind the scene depicted in the art, and the characters... I chose to stick with the Trio - Harry, Ron and Hermione. Deathly Hallows brought to mind the barrows and standing stones of ancient Britain for me, so that's where I've set it. And the Celtic patterns on the stone are part of a spell, whether for security or otherwise I'll leave to your imagination! Suffice to say that it requires the Full Moon, and Harry has found a way in/through, which is why the pattern is lighting up. But Dementors are approaching and Ron and Hermione have to fend them off to allow Harry to do his part!
Hopefully I've created an urgency in the scene and with the characters that will intregue the viewers and make them want to read the book! ;~)
ETA: I forgot to mention that the greenish haze on the ground is supposed to be the green mist caused by the Dementors! ;~)
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I so wish you could do the cover art!
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Whoa, woman you are clever.
Did you have to start from scratch with the text or is there a Harry Potter font you nabbed somewhere online?
*phwoar*
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Here be fonts-
http://www.mugglenet.com/downloads/fonts/
Well, the US fonts. The Brit one I just found a font that was closest. Times New Roman for the main text if I remember correctly!
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Oh, and BTW, I never got a chance to drop you a line and thank you for sharing your Bespin trilogy. It was one of the most intense and entertaining reads I've ever come across in the SW universe. I was thorougly hooked, and you are as compelling a storyteller as you are an artist! Cheers!
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I don't know what those people in Bloomsbury think. They should fire all their artists and hire you instead!
But I must agree that the 'red-lettered-variant' wouldn't be successful. I've learned a lot from my university and I know there is a rule in publishing: never try letters on painting if there is a chance to use a monochromatic cover. So the first try was not very suitable but I like the one with lilac-black cover very much. It seems very professional to me also. If you want I can ask my professor what does he think (I will NOT tell him this is not a real model of cover but fan-made so it would be interesting what this famous and competent publisher will decide).
And about those figures... You've managed to portray them in such a wonderfully right way that we all know where the characters stand at the moment (I mean, just look at Hermione's hand around Ron's... and Ron's determination to give Harry time... and Harry's agitation.. We all get the message. You've managed to tell the whole trio story in just one picture).
My vote: best HP-cover ever made.
But I've also looked at other pictures and I like them too.
P.S. Forgive me once more my bad english. I was very excited.
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That is beautiful - I wish that really was the cover!! :D
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Very skillfull!
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I am not surprised in the least, the artist is well-known to me, and has painted a rather lovely portrait of my family and I which now hangs rather prominently in the drawing room of the Manor. Her talent and skills are recognised worldwide (even among Muggles evidently *haughty sniff*).
Pity I'm nowhere on it though (as I would have been had the author taken my title suggestion of: Harry Potter and the Other, More Important Prisoner of Azkaban).
As many of you who have posted here, I too had read the announcement at The Leaky Cauldron very early this morning and was going to comment there, but was unable to (blasted Muggle technology).
At any rate, congratulations again Leela.
((and a big hug from the person 'behind the mask'))
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And because I cannot help myself...squeeeful hug!
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Congratulations on the award! It's very well-deserved. :)
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Ahh, this is just beautiful! I love the whole atmosphere in it, the concept and color scheme, the background, the Celtic knotwork on the stone.. Just everything~
Big love! :)
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Wow...I could honestly see your art as the art for the book. Lovely, lovely job!
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*applause*
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