Inktober 2017: Drawings From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (part 2)

These are the rest of the drawings from book 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:


I had waaay too much fun with this drawing of Hagrid and Madam Maxime trying to blend in while in France. haha It's almost certainly not "canonical", but I couldn't resist. :D

Day 17: "Secret Giant-Hunting Expedition"
 "We was pretendin' we was goin' on holiday together... 'cause Olympe and me, we stick out a bit... so we had ter be careful."

Ahh... poor Harry and Cho Chang. It certainly didn't last long once they actually went on a date. While it may have started on a good note, that Madam Puddifoot Valentine's Day excursion was a total disaster.

Day 18: "The Beginning of the End With Cho"

This drawing of Hagrid with Harry and Hermione was done pretty quickly because I had family in town-- so the proportions and scale are not as accurate as I would like them to be. And that singular, unshaded tree is supposed to indicate that they are in the Forbidden Forest. haha Oh well! This is a lesson to never blindly agree to do something for someone-- you may end up babysitting a half-giant named Grawp.

Day 19: "Of course we'll help you! What do you want us to do? (aka: Meeting Grawp)"

This drawing was so sad to do. I tried to convey both numb shock and grief in Harry's expression after the death of Sirius Black.  I think all the oblivious headmaster portraits in Dumbledore's office staring at him helps make Harry look/feel even more alone.

Day 20: "There was a terrible hollow inside him... a dark hole where Sirius had been."

Inktober 2017: Drawings From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (part 2)

...And here are the last two drawings from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!

Both of these drawings were of tasks from the Triwizard Tournament-- so that was fun!  I think I really hit a breakthrough of sorts with this drawing of a Great Lake merman from the second task. Part of the reason that I think it turned out so well is that (for the first time) it's more than half a page in size! A lot of my early drawings for Inktober were suuuper tiny, and it made it impossible to put this much detail in it.  Because it was so big, I was able to add the "captive" Ron, Hermione, Gabrielle Delacour, and Cho Chang in the background.  Also, mermaids in Harry Potter are pretty cool-looking.  This guy in particular was really fun to draw!

Day 12: "We Do Not Help"

I'm not super happy with this drawing of the Triwizard Cup, but they can't all be my favorite I guess! I've never drawn a hedge maze before (go figure, right?) and I realized that I had no idea how to do it. But rather than look up photos to use as a reference, I just tried to make it up. It turned out okay, but I decided to stop being lazy and really use references in the future. But that being said, I like the spider legs coming up over the top... ;)

Day 13: "Cedric Was Going to Get There First"