art - the Founders

[leelastarsky]

I decided I wanted to do the Founders before the last book comes out, plus I wanted some new art to display at Sectus and Prophecy!
Godric, you'll probably recognise from a painting I did a couple of years ago, but he has been revamped to match the rest of the team!  ;~)

I decided to run them the way the tables run in the Great Hall, which worked quite nicely composition-wise, I think.

You can see bigger versions of them in my Deviant Art gallery.   :~)

Comments

[ihrayne.livejournal.com]

Absolutely gorgeous! :)

[suspicious.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! Rowena Ravenclaw reminds me strongly of Brooke Shields for some reason. Nonetheless, it's beautiful!

[reallycorking.livejournal.com]

Eee! I love it that Helga is so BUSTY. It seems so right, somehow. :D :D Godric is so rustic and adventure-y, and AHHH, Slytherin. SLY. And of course, Rowena looks alert and intelligent. You've done a wonderful job with characterisations. I love it!

[queenb23more.livejournal.com]

Oh, those are wonderful!!

And I love the idea of Ravenclaw's wand being a Horcrux, too, as well as Gryffindor's sword.

[hp5freak.livejournal.com]

OH...WOW!!!

This is quite amazing and beautiful...I love that each has their symbol.

I find it fitting that Slytherin has dark hair lined with silver. I love that each portrait has their house colors...and each looks as you would expect them to...

Very, very, very lovely.

[spoonjosh.livejournal.com]

Beautifully rendered! I particularly love your use of color in the facial features to identify shades of skin tone and reflect character/persona. Fnatatsic job! Well done, leela!

[ktoth04.livejournal.com]

OMG LOVE

[eimajunknown.livejournal.com]

like rc said above me, i love the different characterizations, from their facial features/expressions to the fonts you used for each name. it's all very fitting. the color and all the details = total ♥

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

I love them!! Gryffindor is so awesome - he looks a bit mischevious. Hufflepuff is sweet and motherly and busty. :O) Ravenclaw looks really thoughtful and ambitious. And Slytherin is sooo plotting something. :O)

[oncelikeshari.livejournal.com]

Wow!

I love Ravenclaw, she's just so right!

[myf.livejournal.com]

Helga's nose is just right.

I love these.

[photograficnerd.livejournal.com]

Wow, these are absolutely gorgeous. I love Rowena and Salazar the most. But I love all the littl details such as Rowena's earrings, the locket, metal of the sword, and Helga's cup. Outstanding work, love. ♥

[naadi.livejournal.com]

Wow - those are incredibly gorgeous! I love the sense of personality emanating from each of them. Just stunning! ^.^

[hannio24.livejournal.com]

WOW!!!!!!

It's my birthday on Sunday so this is definately an early birthday present!!!!!!!

I love Rowena, I always imagine her to have dark hair and blue eyes. They are all perfect!!!!!

*swoons*

[jandjsalmon.livejournal.com]

Really Really lovely. I love Rowenna in particular. She reminds me vaguely of Brooke Shields. ;) They're all brilliant. Very Very pretty!

[vivisco.livejournal.com]

GORGEOUS. You are so talented!

My favorite is Ravenclaw. :D

[peppery-lime.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. I adore your art. I have since I first saw it. It's so gorgeous, intense, detailed...just madly in love with it. I even used one of your pictures as a comparison for a project in my perspectives class (and had every. single. person. compliment me, for the record, on such a good choice and how gorgeous the artwork was and I was so lucky to "know" the artist).

That said...

I AM MADLY, DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH YOUR ROWENA RAVENCLAW.

I consider myself a Ravenclaw, but that's only a small part of it. I love all of them, and to me each one suits the spirit of what we know. I also love how they're each drawn with the known or assumed/perceived item that was made into a horcrux. There is just something about your Rowena that I just...~stares and pets it more~ it's just so gorgeous.

And if you ever let your pictures be turned into icons, I want my vote put in for one of her!!! (and you get a kermit flail, just for your absolute awesomeness. You just...you win so much.)

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Wow! Thankyou so much! I'm seriously blushing here! I have to ask - which painting did you show your class?

I'm so glad you liked my Founders, especially Rowena. And feel free to icon them as much as you want. :~)

[sun-chan.livejournal.com]

Wow... just wow! ♥

[jo-ron.livejournal.com]

They look fantastic! I love the way they are so individualistic, but group together...just like the founders!! I also think Ravenclaw is perfect. I love her features. and I just want to give helga a hug!

and the cup and locket!!

[santa-elidan.livejournal.com]

Absolutely gorgeous!
Stunning, beautiful art!!!

[hathorx.livejournal.com]

Oh it's gorgeous, I really like how you portrayed each of them and Rowena Ravenclaw looks stunning! :)

I'll definitely have to check out your displayed art at Sectus! :)

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

oh lovely!

the relics all look marvellous too.

(and ravenclaw reminds me of natalie portman)

[antisocial-nerd.livejournal.com]

*jawdrop* Those are so good it's not even funny.

[lewlinx.livejournal.com]

These are fantastic!

Helga reminds me a bit of Molly *g*

Salazar and Rowena are sexy!

Would you mind if I made icons from these? I will credit, of course! :)

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind at all! Icon away! Glad you liked them! :~)

[mkesa.livejournal.com]

These are brilliant!

I love Helga, her Molly aura makes me want to give her a hug, I also seem to be unwillingly enamored with Slytherin.

Brilliant work, you're a star. :)

Just one thing

[(Anonymous)]

The people look exactly like I imagined, but there's one thing; I like that you put the house artifact in everyone's painting, but where's Ravenclaw's tiarra?