Beware the lighting (was Re: Full HBP cover artwork)

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 126823


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Susanne <siskiou at v...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 1:34:38 PM, Lindsay wrote:
> 
> > Try pushing up the contrast and brightness on your monitor and 
take a
> > good look again, or use a graphics program to do so.  I'll try 
doing
> > that later tonight and saving an image if there is a real profound
> > difference.
> 
> Um, I think I'll agree to disagree ;)
> 
> > As for the boy, yes, I could definitely see him being Ron, except 
for
> > four things: Chin is too sharp, face is too delicate (Ron has a 
long
> > nose but more of a rounded face, the boy looks more like Malfoy 
than
> > Ron), no freckles, and he's wearing what definitely looks to be 
green
> > scarf.
> 
> Ron has grown a lot and peoples' faces change when they get
> older.
> He looks to be wearing a green jacket and I don't see a
> scarf (I think what you see as a scarf I see as the jacket
> collar), but anyhow, I'll agree to disagree on that, too.
> 
> Time for me to get ready for work as it is...
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at v...

Let me add that I also think what we are seeing is Ron and Hermione 
on the left and Ginny on the right.  

I think we should beware trying to interpret the colors too closely.  
The whole scene, both top and bottom, is awash in green light.  Gran 
Pre most likely drew the colors "true."  I.E. she drew them as she 
thought they would appear when viewed in green light.  Thus 
Hermione's hair is darker than it would appear in standard lighting, 
Ron's freckles are washed out and his hair is more brownish than 
usual, and Ron's robe (I think it is a robe, not a jacket) appears 
green when it is probably in fact the standard Hogwart's black.

Lupinlore