I had such a great experience working with @keeperofthewoods when creating our amazing Zelda: Breath of the Wild illustration that we both agreed to give it another go. I threw out the idea of Harry Potter because I knew how much she loves the series, just like I am a huge fan of the Legend of Zelda. When brainstorming ideas for the collaboration, the first idea that came to my mind was the iconic scene of Harry riding Buckbeak across the lake with Hogwarts in the background.
The Wireframe
I've drawn quite a few dragons in my day, but this is the first time I've ever illustrated a hippogriff. I used more than one cover of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban novels, as well as the DVD case, in order to familiarize myself with the mythical creature. I wanted to give the extra touch of having either Harry or Buckbeak touch the water and create a nice splash. If Harry did it, I guess the resistance of the water would knock him off so I decided to go with Buckbeak.
The Sketch
I hope I don't get flamed by die hard fans of the series for my rendition of the Boy Who Lived. I simply drew him in my style, complete with big round glasses and everything. His hair would be flowing back by the wind, revealing his famous lightning bolt scar on his forehead. I thought it important that Harry be wearing his school uniform to complete the look. Without the series logo stamped on the corner of the image, I wanted it to be very obvious who this was.
The Line Art
This illustration is 20" x 15" in size, at 600 dpi resolution. That comes to a total of 12,000 x 9,000 pixels in dimension. When drawing my line art in Clip Studio Paint, I used the standard G-Pen at the size of 40. It still came out a little too thick, but that's actually quite normal for me. I guess I should also mention that I was using a Wacom Mobiestudio Pro 16 when drawing this. It's quite nice to be able to draw right on the screen with 4K resolution.
The Flat Colors
When it comes to collaborating with @keeperofthewoods you might ask yourself, what part did she contribute to? Did she color your line art? No, I applied the colors myself. If you haven't noticed, I left the background completely empty. This is because my partner is a photomanipulator and she created the most amazing scenic background for this piece that captured exactly what I had in my mind's eye. After I finished applying the color, shading, and highlights to Harry and Buckbeak, it was time to put it all together.
The Finished Illustration
For me, it's a toss up between the characters and the background when it comes to "what part of the illustration is my favorite". They both looked so good individually, but when put together the end result is just something else. I love how she was able to make the Hogwarts castle, mountains, sky, and lake look like a watercolor painting. Honestly, this helps match it to my illustration better than if it was a photo-realistic scenery. I matched my colors to her image, using pinks and oranges because of the sunset.
The Animated GIF
I've seen many other artists put together an animated GIF of their process so I decided to do the same. If you like it, please let me know. I will determine if I do this for all my posts moving forward based on your feedback. I am really excited about working with @keeperofthewoods. So far in two weeks we have pumped out two amazing works of art. And this is only the beginning of the year. I am looking forward to many more amazing collaborations with such an amazing person!
Aw I'm honored to work with you! Good stuff! It's been fun so far!
Now it's your turn to choose the next drawing!
It would be awesome If I could collab with you but as I am a beginner digital artist -- Guess it wouldn't happen for now at least. Waiting to hear from you, nevertheless.
I like your work a lot. You have a lot of skill, too. It would be fun to draw something together.
What a fantastic collaboration! I love Harry Potter, and this scene in particular has a free, soaring, powerful feeling that sweeps you away. Your creativity is inspiring. Steem on! :)
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This turned out great! What a fun collaboration. The background is awesome, really love the castle and the colors. Good job matching your coloring on the figure to the background, and I really like your version of Harry Potter. Awesome job you two!
Thank you very much! It's great that we bounce ideas off each other so well.
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This is stunning!
I would've thought that putting cartoon and photo manipulation would clash but the pieces you 2 make have proven me completely wrong. Keep upthe amazing work, the 2 of you really work so well together.
I look forward to seeing your next collaboration.
Thanks. Any requests?
This is beautiful! T^T I hope I can collab with you someday :D
Yeah, that could be a lot of fun!
Nice.. Hope you like my post
What talent have you seen all the films of Harry Potter, very good illustration, I congratulate you @jamesartville
Great to see the work in progress, and what a fun collaboration! It works perfectly. Much talent from the both of you! :) Helen
This is epic... You too good!
Great job bro.. Keep it up man
Here is a link to a work of mine.. U cud take a look https://steemit.com/art/@mcmusic/draw-with-me-life-is-beautiful-video
Very nice!
Super coooool bro
thats good thanks for checking my profile for more pics
i like that buckbeak looks a little grim but still friendly. great skill!
Great work James!
Process gifs are great to see how the aetist went about the project so i like the idea of including a gif with your posts. The time has to be adjusted on this one so that the frames move faster.
All in all, i really like it!