Averygoodun's Personal File

So, I lied. I took a whopping ten photos at Aeternitas. However, seeing as most are blurry, I think I'm justified in the exaggeration. ;-)

Seeing as I haven't seen a shot of Lariope in her Umbridge outfit (although she is entirely too pretty to make it convincing), I thought I'd share what I do have.

( Photos )

And then there are the doodles and drawings I did at the con. The first two I did during the last fifteen minutes of class ("Animagic - Conjuring cartoons of the Harry Potter Universe")

( Look at me purdy drawrings )

So, if I only had to rely on my pictures of the con, it wouldn't look like much, would it? But fortunately, others have some great pictures to make up for my photographic laziness. (Because, really, I hid as much as possible when the cameras were out, and didn't want to force on others what I wasn't willing to take myself. With an exception or two (sorry). Also? I'm a crap photographer unless people are posing and have infinite patience for my sloooooow camera.)

Heya, oh wonderful flist, I was wondering if you could help me out.

I signed up to show my art at the Church in December. I think it's December, anyway. Maybe it's November. Whichever month it is, I currently do not have enough new art to show, even counting in some photographs I could print out. Sooooo...

I need to do some drawings, but I can't think of anything to draw (painting is another thing all together and needs no prompting at this point).

So, would you please prompt me? Doesn't need to be rational or feasible, though nothing in fandom, please. This is potentially for my portfolio.

I promise to show you what I do with the prompts.

Thanks in advance!

It's just beginning to get dark outside (and oh, how nice that it's only beginning to get dark! I love the lengthening evenings!) and I'm overcome with a fit of the bores.

(Of course, as I write this, I can think of all the things I need to do... Laundry to be washed, laundry to be folded, laundry to be put away. I already collected all the laundry, so at least that's off my plate.)

However, I also kind of want to draw some more. Yesterday's drawing wasn't very good, but I am satisfied with today's, though one of them needs to be finished. Snape needs his face.

Speaking of that, though, I wonder if anyone would be willing to look over my story "Curious Granger and the Half-Blood Prince" with a critical eye. I've posted the (slightly) revised edition under the cut for your ease. I'm going to start inking these drawings soon, and would prefer not to have to re-do any of them because of story failure.  Inking is a pain in the butt.

Just, if you do critique, please keep in mind that it IS written in the style of the <i>Curious George</i> stories, and therefore does use simplistic language and storytelling in a deliberate manner. (Oh, and yes, I am aware that it isn't quite canon-compliant because Harry had Hermione's wand... Oh well.)

The place I'm most concerned about is the ending. It seems a bit abrupt to me, even within this style.

Anyway. Thanks in advance!

( Curious Granger and the Half-Blood Prince )

So, I did a picture with Snape and Ginny in it. You can find it here if you're curious.

( And then there's the whinging )

But now I have to go watch the last episode of Medium with Geoff. Have a good night, ya'll!

I think I cheated because I'm pretty sure this took longer than half an hour to make. But, it didn't take longer than 1.5 hours including dinner prep, eating (x2), Babe wrangling and all that fun, non-drawing stuff.

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X-posted to hpcon_envy even though Duni's prompt didn't come from there.

"Rescue Shelter Boys."
-- name change request made by PETA to Pet Shop Boys


Which has nothing to do with the prompt given to me by ashfae.

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I'm not thrilled with this one. I really think it ought to be an ink drawing, but I have as much mastery of that medium as I do at watercolor, i.e. none. Also, I hate doing backgrounds. And it shows.

This also shows how poor my drawing technique has become. :-/

But, as a sketch, it's not bad. I suppose. (It does look better in person. I wish I had a scanner, as it might come out better scanned rather than photographed.)

Anyway...

( Sweet Afton )

I worked on it a bit more, just darkening some bits here and there, and changed the composition a bit (the one above is mightily cropped) and came up with what I think is a better version.

( Sweet Afton, take 2 )

And one where I messed with the level a bit more:

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Take your pick as to which you like best.

Okay, y'all, I am completely and totally bored out of my skull. I have very few words rattling around my brain, but I want to do something so (I am not healthy yet, so I haven't the strength to resist ellipses)...


Prompt me!

Give me something to draw. It can be anything. ANYTHING. A thought, an emotion, a scene, a description, a person... anything goes. I will post as soon as I am moderately happy with it.

Pleeeeease?

:D

Here's a gift for ya'll. Or at least a gift for ya'll who like SS/HG.


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Because I can't leave well enough alone, I cleaned the pic up a little more, and did some finishing work. Still more or less a monochrome, though.

( Lucius )