Before the storm

This is the result of an art trade with the lovely ~RosesAndThorns , being my interpretation of “what might have been” (perhaps what really was?) with Lily and Severus of Harry Potter fame. It is my second digital painting ever…and I was literally teaching myself how to use a tablet and photoshop as I went along. I really am quite proud of the finished product.

Lily was painted first (and yes, I painted those lips—it took hours)and Severus was done second. It’s a shame that the best shading I did was on him and it’s covered by his hair… perhaps I will upload WIP pics in scraps, if anyone cares. He needed to look as sallow as possible, so I played up the green, gray and yellow tones in his face. Since much of the positions, clothing, hair, etc came from my imagination, it won’t be perfect. I don’t want it to be. It’s a painting and it should look like one.

Lastly, ominous feel was quite intentional. I think there are too many cheery Lily and Severus pictures…after all, their affection was unrequited and troubled. In addition, when they were at Hogwarts, Voldemort was gaining power.

Full view makes it look so much better...

My first painting: [link]
This is an improvement, yes?

30+ hrs (probably)
Wacom tablet
Photoshop CS
Patience!!

References:

Lily: *lilbittydemon-stock (I was quite flattered when my fiancé took a glance at her photo and thought it was me )
Severus: ~fytastock [link]

Brushes:
Clouds and fabric: Obsidian Dawn [link]
Bark: =kjherstin [link]

Harry Potter is (c) J. K. Rowling and Scholastic Publications