FINALLY! Pointillation Snarry is done!

[tripperfunster]

Oh man, I don't think I've EVAH worked this loooong on any art. It wasn't really hard, perse, but it was just so damn slow going! I must say though, that being forced to slow down really helped me to focus on many of the details that I would have sort of just scribbled through with a regular drawing.



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And here's a detail shot

Comments

[drusillas-rain.livejournal.com]

oh, wow - stunning! And omg, so much detail!!!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And yes, TOO MUCH detail! :D

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Oh Trip, this is inspiring. I love the crinkled skin around Snape's eyes. And I think I'd love to try this sometime.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! My advice? If you're going to try it, do it on a VERY SMALL drawing! This one is about 10x10 inches square (which isn't huge) but it sure felt like it!

[firefly124.livejournal.com]

Wow. Just ... wow. I have no idea how anyone finds the patience to do pointillation, and with this level of detail! I can see how it would help with the details though.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I am not, by nature, a very patient person, and I really couldn't stand to 'just draw' with this one. Meaning, I had to have the tv, or radio on, or be supervising the kids or something else to distract me.

And at the end, when I only had Harry's hair left, I had to take it in shorter spurts, like 15-25 min at a time, because I'd start to get cross-eyed after a while.

[euclase.livejournal.com]

Good Christ, that is fucking awesome.

Go you! I'm glad the god awful tediousness patience paid off! <3

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Two words.

NEVER
AGAIN.

But thanks! I'm glad I did it! Now time to move on to something else!

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Very beautiful! Love all the details. :D

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3

[redheadsarehot.livejournal.com]

How did you not go crazy? This is amazing, woman!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

At what point did you draw the conclusion that I'm not crazy?

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

this is so great. i love their expressions.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bk7brokemybrain.livejournal.com]

WOMAN!!!! GUH!

These almost photo-realistic portraits of yours are my very favorites. I stared at this for a loooong time. I love how your characters, in general, are plain people - Harry is not a supermodel, just a kid. And Snape! I feel like I've met him before. I just know what the teeth beneath that mouth look like to push his lips out so. And his crow's feet! And the sideburns! And the youth/aged contrast between their cheeks! And those noses! You make me want to run my fingetips all over these two.
I don't care how long pointillism takes (actually, I've done it, so I know), you must do more if it produces art like this. You are an artist! You must suffer for your Snarry! Pleasepleaseplease.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! what a lovely critique! Snape might look familiar, because I used a ref photo of Richard Gere for the shot. I changed him, of course, but many of the elements remained. (an odd choice, I know, but I really liked the pose, so I gakked it)

Thanks again for the lovely review, it really made my day!

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

Wow! What an amazing amount of work you did on this! the result is gorgeous, though. Well worth the effort! :)

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, it was a tremendous amount of work. It really wasn't difficult, just .... tedious. And, of course, I did the 'fun' parts first, and left all that damn hair for last. *grumbles*

Thanks for looking!

[maymak.livejournal.com]

*speechless*

Wow! That's... that's amazing! And thank you for sharing!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank YOU for stopping by and looking! I'm glad you liked it!

[broken-anchor.livejournal.com]

wow. That is amazing!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3

[1scout.livejournal.com]

OMG! Wow! Stunning. The hands and fingers! Wow!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I actually LOVE drawing hands. They don't always work out, but when they do, they totally rock a picture, especially since many artists avoid them.

[outofthisplace.livejournal.com]

Oh, lordy, I know how hard pointillism is.... this is fantastic work.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

So, you feel my pain? If I ever do this again, I'll do it in a much bolder newspaper style, than a teeny tiny .005 micron pen, that's for sure!

[archea2.livejournal.com]

Can merely repeat other comments. Wow. And stunning. And OMG a warm-looking Snape! (So rare, so precious.)

Ah, I so wish I could bribe/blackmail/drug/coax you into Snack some day.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I have done some Snack, but not for a while.
http://pics.livejournal.com/tripperfunster/pic/00008cf8/
http://pics.livejournal.com/tripperfunster/pic/0004sae3/
http://pics.livejournal.com/tripperfunster/pic/00018wr6/

[tessisamess.livejournal.com]

Wow. Beautiful work, as always!

...enbiggened... makes me giggle. XD

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

enbiggened. God bless the Simpsons!

[ex-naggingf.livejournal.com]

This is so beautiful! Your ability to draw fantastically detailed faces and hands has always amazed me. I like how you didn't try to smooth out Sev's wrinkles or pretty him up, but he's gorgeous nonetheless.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! For me, the ulgier Snape is, the more I love him!

[japonicastar.livejournal.com]

All I can really do is echo the above guys, completely gorgeous full of minute details that add up into stunning work.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you liked it!

[cyane-snape.livejournal.com]

Brilliant. I too love the wrinkles around Snape's eyes.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And I'm sure Harry gave him every single wrinkle! ;)

[gingertart50.livejournal.com]

Fabulous. I love how Harry looks boyish yet masculine and Snape, oh Snape, how I love your Snape! The eyes, the nose, those little wrinkles, the texture of his cheek..... and how you made their hair so different yet still human hair. Gorgeous, gorgeous art.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

What a lovely review! Thank you so much!

[xenafox.livejournal.com]

DDDDAAAAAMN WOMAN. Did you need to get a hand massage after finishing this? x3

That looks awesome! I freakin love Harry's hair!!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Dude, I earned a FULL BODY MASSAGE, if you catch my drift ...

[sun-chan.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful! Great work! :D

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3

*GAPES*

[snapesfavorite.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God.
Excuse me while I go and pick my jaw up off the floor. That is ABSOLUTELY magnificent!! *still gaping*

Re: *GAPES*

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

:D Thank you! <3

[huntress1013.livejournal.com]

It is gorgeous! I utterly acdore it!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks for looking!

[leela-cat.livejournal.com]

That's amazing. I love the details that make it so real, especially the lines around Snape's eyes. However long it took you to finish, it was worth the effort from this side of the screen.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And yes, I agree it was worth it, but that doesn't mean I'll try it again! ;)

[joanwilder.livejournal.com]

Have I told you lately.... Haaaaa, you do such excellent haar, but this is above and beyond haar; it's tresses! Love Snape's eye-crinkles and dimples and their expressions made me smile myself, which attracted Viola's attention and now I'm reading 'The Little Engine that Could' again, damn you.

Beautiful job, tripp. Glad to see you finished it. I was wondering....

[joanwilder.livejournal.com]

Oh, and Seurat would be soooo proud of you!