Inktober 2017: Drawings from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (part 2)

It was interesting that my last two drawings for book 6, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, showed Harry with polar opposite emotions-- exuberant confidence (from the lucky Felix Felicis potion) and completely shocked grief.


Drawing and trying to shade this greenhouse was more difficult than I had planned for, but getting to draw Harry's jaunty little walk more than made up for it. haha And I was quite please with how my depiction of Horace Slughorn turned out as well-- I think it looks a lot like how I picture him.

Day 24: "Liquid Luck: 'It seemed clear to Harry that this was a whim on which he should act, so he directed his feet immediately toward the vegetable patch, where was pleased, but not altogether surprised, to find Professor Slughorn...'"

This drawing was hard for a lot of reasons.  I wasn't sure how to best draw Dumbledore's death at the Astronomy Tower and Harry's grief without it being too graphic, but so that you could still tell what was happening.  The poses were definitely tricky, and I relied on reference photos quite heavily (which helped a lot-- I highly recommend using reference!).

Day 25: "He did not want to move anywhere... Then another voice said, 'Harry, come on.' A much smaller and warmer hand had enclosed his and was pulling him upward."

Inktober 2017: Drawings From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (part 1)

Here is the first half of the drawings for book six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:


It was very nice to get to start this book by drawing Molly Weasley taking care of Harry at The Burrow, since the last book ended with such a sad drawing of him.

Day 21: "Thank You, Mrs. Weasley"

Once again I had the chance to draw all the headmaster portraits in Dumbledore's office as he and Harry explore Voldemort's memories in the pensieve, but this time the portraits are "sleeping". :) This drawing made me realize again how much I need to practice drawing furniture/backgrounds.  But I was pretty happy with how Dumbledore turned out!

Day 22: "Sir... is it important to know all this about Voldemort's past?"

Sassy Harry for the win! I wanted to make sure that Harry's expression towards Scrimgeour was properly intense and furious. That "I must not tell lies" scar pretty much speaks for itself, though!

Day 23: "I haven't forgotten, Minister... the Ministry wasn't so keen to be pals last year."

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."