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My HP7 Cover by ~Katriona-Seallach:iconKatriona-Seallach:

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Submitted: April 1, 2007
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Here it is! I'd wanted to have this done in time for the contest Mugglenet was holding--but, yeah, I'm a little late. I did it anyway--and at this moment right now I am SO happy with it!! We'll see what I think of it when I look at it tomorrow...but right now--very happy! :dance:

This is the entire cover except the inner flaps that would hook around the hardcover. And I realize now that I stuck Snape where the ISBN and barcode would go! :doh: but his hands aren't very well painted anyway...

Obviously, I don't know what's coming in the text of book 7, so I can't create a scene from the book for the cover, so I settled on including who I think are five of the most pivotal characters coming up...or so I hope...well, two of them for sure!

Yes, I kinda show Snape in something of a probably-optimistic light--but he's my fav! And I REALLY want him to turn out to be an essentially good guy (tortured, suffering, and with some serious problems to work out--but NOT evil)!

I also made Harry's scar look "exactly like a bolt of lightning" since that what JKR says its looks like--so I went and got a photo of lightning and tried to reproduce it.

Also, I made the wands the actual colors that they should be (except Snape's since we don't know what kind of wood it's made from) but holly is a white wood, and yew is golden--so there. =P

All Photoshop (including text). Time = about 12 hours.

Lots of copyright infringement on this piece since I used names, fonts, etc...but it's fan-art--and all the art is my original work! So, no claiming it's yours--stealing art is wrong! Art thieves will be given to some bored Death Eaters. Thanks!
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=Corvigryph:iconCorvigryph: Apr 1, 2007, 7:42:30 PM
Ooo! That's awesome! I see you couldn't resist the phoenix ;)

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"Silly children! Crack's for adults!"- my 13 year old cousin. I'm SO PROUD

"It's enough to make Gandhi slap a nun"- my other cousin
=insanitywolf-chan:iconinsanitywolf-chan: Apr 2, 2007, 6:43:59 AM
Agree with you completely on Snape (don't get me started on theorizing. ^^ I'd bore you to tears and/or make you doubt I had any sanity to begin with and have lost what little I could cling too :D). Caught your spoilers on book 7 ^.^V! Me, personaly, am eagerly hoping that there's a bit more older guy/younger girl pairing, but (if my sig is the one I'm remembering) anything forbidden will do (*halo over devil horns*)

Anyway, the cover's cool-completely different from what's-her-name's art, but that's a good thing :) considering I'm more for richer colors (like you use. My brain's dead so that may not be the word I'm looking for, but you get the point :)).

You'll also have to fwap me with something. The caffeine hasn't reached my brain yet, and when I first saw Harry (his hair) I thought 'what's Wolverine doing with Snape and Voldie?' ^^". I think being hit over the head ought to reallign it with some shred of sanity :3.

-The Insane One.

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The rest of you may hate your insomnia, but I'm not sure I want a cure for mine. That's when I get all my best ideas. I'm alone, ocassionally, no distractions. My mind is racing with creative ideas and come 3 AM I feel like a genius.~Theo, The Haunting
~MelissaDawn:iconMelissaDawn: Apr 2, 2007, 11:55:21 AM
YAY! You got it done! You bum ;) I LOVE the colors. They're perfect! And your cover just fits the series so well, everything about it... (um, yeah, of course, Snape being good. He must be! ;) )

This is going to sound funny, but here are three of my favorite things: Snape's hair, Voldie's eyes, and Harry's glasses. The phoenix isn't included in that cuz it's my favorite thing! Boy can you draw things with wings ;) :D

I give it a 10! Now I just know someone will stumble across it and call JKR and she will want THIS as the cover... man, that phoenix across the black background is just killer!!!

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But how will I know limits from lies, if I never try?
-- Thrice :floating:
~plushunicorn:iconplushunicorn: Apr 2, 2007, 3:29:44 PM
I like the lighnting scar and the snake in particular! I haven't seen the cover yet but i wouldn't mind if it was this:)

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Be yourself...everyone else is already taken!
~Katriona-Seallach:iconKatriona-Seallach: Apr 2, 2007, 3:48:09 PM
LOL! Yeah anything with wings! :D And I hope there will be a phoenix (or two?) in HP7...wishful thinking...

Thanks for compliments! :-) :thanks:

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Question everything?
~Katriona-Seallach:iconKatriona-Seallach: Apr 2, 2007, 3:52:35 PM
LOL! You're great :D :hug:

Wolvering with Snape and Voldemort...I think Wolverine could take care of Voldie pretty quickly! :D I just never think Harry's hair is messy enough in any of the pics or films...so I had to make a statement.

Yeah, I decided to go with some drama, though now that I look at it, Voldemort looks kinda...almost friendly...here we see the softer, kinder, teddy-bear side of Voldemort =P

Thanks for all the feedback! :thanks:

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Freaks rule.
~Katriona-Seallach:iconKatriona-Seallach: Apr 2, 2007, 3:54:57 PM
Thanks, you're so sweet! :hug:

Of course now I look back at it and go "ah, I should fix this, and this, and this..." I think I made Voldemort a little too friendly looking O_o But I was sorta going for a confidence like "you are SO gonna die kid..." I'm considering going back and making him a bit more nasty...

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Freaks rule.
~Katriona-Seallach:iconKatriona-Seallach: Apr 2, 2007, 6:26:35 PM
I LOVE :love: LOVE the phoenix!! I love most of this piece, though I keep finding things that could be better, of course...

I think Voldie looks too kindly and gentle, a softer, gentler, you-can-take-this-Voldemort-home-to-your-mom kind of Voldie...I may go back and make him nastier. I was aiming for smug and confident "you are gonna die, die, die, kid" but kinda missed...what do you think?

I'm working on my hair-dressing skills--and I'm happy with Snape's hair, too, and all the things you mentioned. I almost forgot to give Harry glasses! I had to go back and add them...

Is there anything you see that sucks, that I should work on? Or if, you don't think any part sucks (I can find plenty of parts) what do you think is the weakest bit, or element whatever?

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"No more crows' feet, no more flab, no more love handles to grab. You'll be so thin, they'll all think you're walking sideways, like a crab. Nothing sagging, nothing bagging, nothing dragging on the floor. Of course there's bound to be a little suffering. Eternal youth is worth a little suffering." --Webber "Sunset Boulevard"
=Corvigryph:iconCorvigryph: Apr 2, 2007, 8:36:33 PM
I have a very strong feeling that Fawks AND Buckbeak may show their feathered faces once more. :D
Hmm.... for Luna Lovegood being my favorite character, I haven't drawn her at all... I have some time to kill so why not :XD:

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"Silly children! Crack's for adults!"- my 13 year old cousin. I'm SO PROUD

"It's enough to make Gandhi slap a nun"- my other cousin
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