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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2008-10-14 21:27:00

Entry tags:

entry, pg13, team dragon

TEAM DRAGON ENTRY: "The Twisted Mind of Severus Snape" By xbloodsugarx
Title: "The Twisted Mind of Severus Snape"
Artist: xbloodsugarx
Team: Team Dragon
Email: luciusmalfoy [at] gmx [dot] at
Genre(s): Horror
Prompt(s): Master & Servant, Masquerade
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG13. Drag mouse over space if you wish to know: * blood, guts, Harry with red hair. *
Artist's Notes/Thank you's: My Idea was to show Snapes's mind like you see the mind of the serial killer in "the Cell". *see under cut for notes on symbolism* Thank you that I could be part of the Games, it was a great challenge.
Media used: watercolour, pencil, coloured pencils, white ink, copics
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): sure, just ask.

Dial-up users beware of large image under cut.

Artist notes:

Some Explanations because of the symbolism: Harry's hair is red because he is, of course, like Snape wants him to be, looking more like the beloved mother than the loathed father.
The skeleton is a stag, it works both ways for me, it's first the Patronus of Harry, which is now only a dead skeleton and the birds are pecking the guts, showing that Harry's defence is broken in all ways possible. Secondly it stands for James, of course. The Patronus-doe which also stands for Lily is eating it's guts, showing there is no bond between them. That thing on Snape's and Harry's leg is like a manacle made of red hair, showing along with Harry's pose and the "crown" just who is the master and ruler of this mind.

The Twisted Mind of Severus Snape by xbloodsugarx

MOD NOTE: POLL IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SNARRY GAMES.

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	shadowess 2008-10-14 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	wow this is stunning! all the symbolism is amazing. This is really scary, beautiful, but scary. I love Severus' hand!! and guh for red-hair!harry wow! (Reply to this)

	ships_harry 2008-10-14 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	Man, that is AWESOME. I love the corset to feminise Harry a little, and the red hair is great. The colours are wonderful! It's sort of violent and erotic at the same time - gorgeous work! (Reply to this)

glockgal
2008-10-14 11:59 pm UTC (link)

Honestly, what in this ISN'T completely made of incredible awesome? The line art and ink work is perfectly sleek and clean and beautifully detailed and fragile yet strong, it adds so much interest to their figures and expressions.

And then there's the colouring. The watercolour medium is absolutely perfect. I how it's bordered and paneled and looks like a sheet of leather or skin, with all the gorgeous gradients, water blooms and textures. I love the bright horror of the blood and the instinctual, primitive evokative colouring style.

And the all of the symbolism! It's what keeps me coming back, to look and stare and analyze the art, to sink into the meaning and beauty of it. I'm telling you, this needs to be in an artbook for an amazing video game or anime or something. It's just so breath-taking and compelling!

GO TEAM DRAGON, WOOTS!!

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	nahimana 2008-10-15 12:11 am UTC (link)
	Oh my! Everything about this is stunning. The colouring, the symbolism. My favourite part HAS to be the look on Snape's face - it is beautifully illustrated. (Reply to this)

	simons_flower 2008-10-15 12:15 am UTC (link)
	The creepy factor is high here, especially with what look like bloodstains in the background. Nice job. (Reply to this)

veridari
2008-10-15 12:31 am UTC (link)

The way you used the colors blows me away as much as the imagery. I keep squinting just to pick up more nuances with how you used the watercolors. As somebody who's pants with that medium, I bow in total aweness of it (and may I add envious...I would love to use a medium in that way).

My favorite part is still Snape's face and headdress. And here I get to ogle it even bigger! Wow...GO DRAGONS!

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	aqua_alta 2008-10-15 12:38 am UTC (link)
	I really, really like the picture - even if it scares me sh**less! Bravo! (Reply to this)

	alienor77310 2008-10-15 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Very well done, and totally creepy! The Schiele style always grabs me. (Reply to this)

	majmunka 2008-10-15 01:51 am UTC (link)
	So frightening and powerful. I can't stop ogling Snape, still. His face is my absolute favourite but love your Harry as well. He reminds me of Schiele. The watercolours make the whole pic very dream-like. Scary, it's true, but beautiful. (Reply to this)

	zalil_z 2008-10-15 01:58 am UTC (link)
	This is made of awesome! I think it looks like Schiele, only the persons are far more beautiful than his. By the way, you captured the "the Cell" mood perfectly, it's exactly what I thought of even before I read the explanations above. Großartig! :) (Reply to this)

	jin_fenghuang 2008-10-15 02:13 am UTC (link)
	That is one scary and probably pretty accurate view into his mind ;-P I love the detail and the colours. (Reply to this)

	r0sivan 2008-10-15 02:37 am UTC (link)
	g Watercolours... It looks so freaking gorgeous, and the symbolism is so dynamic and brilliant. Wonderful composition and excellent use of horror♥ (Reply to this)

	svartalfur 2008-10-15 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Very intense. I love the colours. (Reply to this)

	centaury_squill 2008-10-15 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Awesome use of watercolours. Very powerful. (Reply to this)

	mllesatine 2008-10-15 05:14 am UTC (link)
	I really like this work - the colours, the symbolism. It's very interesting that Snape barely leaves room for Harry in his mind, I can only see Lily in the adoring face. (Reply to this)

	torino10154 2008-10-15 05:14 am UTC (link)
	Wow. That's stunning. The watercolors are brilliant-I was immediately drawn by your style. I love all the symbolism, the stag and the doe, the red hair but I must say Snape is clearly the center of this picture. His expression, his body language, the headdress. Amazing work. (Reply to this)

	stellamoon 2008-10-15 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Beautiful art! Wonderful colors, amazing technique. Very well executed. (Reply to this)

	snarry_fan7 2008-10-15 06:25 am UTC (link)
	Excellent and most interesting work. I too in particular like Snape's face and the skeleton holding the potions bottles behind him.~Sophia (Reply to this)

	ariadneelda 2008-10-15 06:50 am UTC (link)
	Wow. Creepy and disturbing and sexy and beautiful. Love it. The colouring is just gorgeous. I envy your watercolour skills. :) (Reply to this)

	secretsolitaire 2008-10-15 06:52 am UTC (link)
	Wow. This is incredibly striking. I love the style of it, and the long thin lines of the bodies. (Reply to this)

	ninjamouse 2008-10-15 06:53 am UTC (link)
	i love this! scary but so gorgeous at the same time! i love how u have drawn severus :) xXx (Reply to this)

	zephre 2008-10-15 07:18 am UTC (link)
	powerful stuff - the figures are sensual and the pose riveting, and the watercolor makes it that much more dream/nightmare-like. really beautiful, and the use of the stag is amazing. (Reply to this)

	karasu_hime 2008-10-15 07:24 am UTC (link)
	Stunning! Powerful! I love with the use of water color here, the way the blends lead to the whole feel of the image. Good job! Go Dragons! (Reply to this)

	hambares 2008-10-15 07:39 am UTC (link)
	You seriously packed so much into this one work! I wanted to look at each part seperately, but that was just impossible. It was all or nothing! Wow! (Reply to this)

	blackcoyote 2008-10-15 07:41 am UTC (link)
	That is absolutely creepy - The horror is well done! I also like the way you kept that edge of masculinity in Harry's face & eyes, in spite of & in contrast with his feminisation. (Reply to this)

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