HP Art

[Lyda Clunas]

No: HPFGUIDX 17268

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., pbnesbit at m... wrote:
>>...because I *hated* the art.  Some of it's good, but most of it--
gah!<<

LOL, I second that "Gah!". I was completely disgusted by the HP stuff 
that exploded onto the scene around Christmastime. I mean, half of 
the art had Harry with that before-mentioned dopey look, plus the 
figurines had Hermione with *blonde* hair and *blue* eyes, and she 
looked very boyish. I hated it. Plus there was the "Potions" poster, 
with Snape (albeit, a clean-shaven Snape, which was a plus) but he 
had long *purple* fingernails! WHAT is that all about?! ;P

I never bought any of the official stuff, and I never will, unless it 
improves tremendously. 

My favorite HP art (well, not including my own, which is very near 
and dear to my heart, but not available on the Net, as I don't have a 
scanner) has to be Tealin Raintree's. I think that some of the anime 
stuff is really awesome, but it's not my personal favorite style. :)

Tealin's site is down right now, but you can see some of the artwork 
here, thanks to HP Galleries:

http://www.hpgalleries.com/art1.htm

The actual site is much better; Tealin illustrates a ton of scenes, 
but alas! Geocities is evil, I suppose. :)

Lyda