The Morning After

[pennswoods]

Just a little something-something to tide everyone over until sometime later when a certain podcast is scheduled to release Episode 28. :)

Title: The Morning After
Characters: Hermione, Snape
Rating: PG for implied nekkid Hermione
Medium: Colored pencils, ink, water color
Note: What can I say, I was feeling incredibly inspired by all the Granger/Snape love of Snapefest, and ani_bester's most excellent watercolor workshop at Portus. Hermione is based upon the stunningly beautiful photo of oldenuf2nb's daughter posted a little while back. Snape's hand sort-of inspired by the hand of Michelangelo's David.

Comments

[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

Oooo very, very pretty! Hmmm...Hermione just looks at Snape so adoringly and lustfully...very well done! I can totally see David's hand there!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

You should see the original photo that I used as a reference. The woman is soooo beautiful.

[sofisticat.livejournal.com]

Soooo beautiful!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I can't believe I colored this completely in one night. I was up until nearly 5am !!

[pern-dragon.livejournal.com]

Wow. Just wow. I am rapidly falling in love with your use of colour. *happy sigh* Beautiful, darlin.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thanks babe. I have to give credit to the really awesome reference photo I used for inspiring the coloring job on this one.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

Love Hermione's hair - and her expression is so open and welcoming!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I was hoping I might capture the look in her eyes the morning after her first night with Severus.

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

That is very lovely... So gentle and tender, with the back of his hand against her cheek. Beautiful detail re: sleeve, buttons... It is all so innocent.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

I loved drawing his hand resting tenderly against her cheek.

[pythia-delphi.livejournal.com]

Lovely! The hand with the implied tenderness is exquisite. As is her expression.

Eagerly awaiting the episode...

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thanks luv!

I am too - technical issues. Got my fingers crossed that Jon will come through for us before midnight EST.

[pythia-delphi.livejournal.com]

And I am so glad you are getting into HG/SS!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've let HG/SS tickle my fancy (http://pics.livejournal.com/pennswoods/pic/00029qw3) before.

[sbrande.livejournal.com]

Heee, heeee, heeeee! We have that effect on a person. Beautiful btw.

Loving SS/HG.

Love Sonia :)

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Yes. You guys are insidious. And full of squee!!! :D

[tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com]

Just beautiful! I think I have seen the photo you used as reference and you really captured it well...just as you have that particular look that one would have when being gently caressed that way...I can only imagine that the next morning, she doesn't want to leave, but Severus has places to be...poor girl!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

It's this one (http://pics.livejournal.com/oldenuf2nb/pic/0009we84/). The minute I saw it, I just had to bookmark it for reference for later. (She's absolutely stunningly beautiful.)

[evieeros.livejournal.com]

beautiful!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you much!

[ofenjen.livejournal.com]

Just lovely! I love your details...even the buttons are gorgeous!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you. I loved doing those buttons and adding just a hint of Severus to this pic.

[cauldroncakebkr.livejournal.com]

Very nice! Have you been taking hair lessons from V? Love the hair. I always find that to be one of the hardest things to get right. Hands are tuff too. You have nailed both.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

V inspires a lot of my colored pencil work. She's the one who turned me on to prismacolor pencils in the first place.

I love doing Hermione's hair because it's so wonderfully curly and colorful.

[subversa.livejournal.com]

It warms my heart and makes me happy as a clam to know that you felt the SSHG love at Snapefest. Thank you for this loveliness.

*happy sigh*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

There was indeed a lot of love there. Such a provocatively intriguing ship (with lots' of great sex!)

[msavi.livejournal.com]

I've tried the watercolours, but so far have only had the courage to do washes. Did you use them for Hermione's face? So pretty!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Just the blue background. I thought I'd try it out on this picture first since the lineart wasn't super detailed, and if I screwed up, I could probably start over.

[sylvanawood.livejournal.com]

That is so tender and loving. Very beautiful!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That's exactly what I was striving for.

[savine-snape.livejournal.com]

Here via snapedom...

Wow this is brilliant, that lone hand is such a tender gesture. *guh*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you for coming by. Getting Snape's hand just right was the greatest challenge, so I'm glad you it evoked a feeling of tenderness for you.

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

Oh that's wonderful! Her expression is brilliant! Yay for inspiration!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

And thanks for the water color lesson. I really liked using it as background.

[duniazade.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! Her expression is so open, so trusting, and the hand is perfect - both strong and delicate. Even the buttons are swoon-worthy!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your kind words about the hand and her expression. I really wanted to evoke a feeling of wonder and tenderness.

[shiv5468.livejournal.com]

Oh that is very nice. Such expressiveness in the face, and in his hand.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you for saying that. I really struggled with the hand and giving it a tender look.

[ginny-weasley31.livejournal.com]

Oh, now that is lovely. :)

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Awe, thanks luv.

[dreamy-dragon73.livejournal.com]

Here via hermione_news
That's beautiful! I love her expression, and there is someting incredibly tender in the gesture of his hand!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. The hand was really the hardest part, and I'm so glad you can see the tenderness it's meant to convey.

[mudblood428.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD.

This is phenomenal. It's the expression on her face that's totally got me impressed like heck right now. Expectation is such a subtle emotion, and you NAILED it.

[akemi42.livejournal.com]

Oooh the cuff is definitely enough...to do it for me. :)

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

You know I was thinking of you and your cuff fetish when I drew this, don't you? :D

[merlins-babe.livejournal.com]

This art has been rec'ed at

(http://community.livejournal.com/thegoldenseeker/)

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

I am ashamed I have just had a look at your art. It's simply wonderful, and this one is just breathtaking - Hermione is simply heartbreakingly beautiful, looking at her lover.

And naked!Hermione/dressed!Snape is one of my MAJOR kinks. This just ticks all my boxes!!!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

*preens*

Thank you. I need to get my art all organized in one nice tidy place. I'm so glad this piece ticked your boxes. It was one of the first and few I've done on water-color paper, which gives it that interesting texture.