Eleven Birthdays Waiting

[pennswoods]

Title: Eleven Birthdays Waiting
Characters: Snape, hint of Tobias and Eileen
Rating: G
Notes: Picture 11 of 13 for the Thirteen Days of Severus leading up to the Professor's 50th birthday. What I imagine to be a bittersweet memory for Severus. For this one I experimented heavily with a few copic markers. This reference used for the shadows.







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The Thirteen Days of Severus

One Lifelong Regret	Seven Years of Friendship
Two Manipulative Masters	Eight Hateful Letters
Three Vials of Veritaserum	Nine Melted Cauldrons
Four Childhood Foes	Ten Points from Gryffindor
Five Days Detention
Six Inches of Marking

Comments

[vegablack62.livejournal.com]

I love this picture. They've all been wonderful. This has been a great creative project. This particular choice was masterful.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Awe thank you. I'm so pleased you've been enjoying the series. It's been so much fun to imagine these scenes of Snape's life.

I love how this one turned out too.

[fairykiss22.livejournal.com]

It came out great-- I think copic markers are your new calling! I really like the texture of the wall and floor.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

The texture was me cheating because I don't have good marker paper and don't know how to get the colors to lay down evenly. But I like the effect it has here. :D

[alisanne.livejournal.com]

Awww! Poor Severus in the corner with his parents arguing, yet the look on his face says it all, doesn't it?
*sigh*
Poor lad.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

I like to think this was a happy memory for him.

[pern-dragon.livejournal.com]

Awww! It's like I can hear him saying "Hallelujah" under his breath. Delightful, as always. :)

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Yes, absolutely. It's a way out of all the arguing and neglect.

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Awwww, isn't wee little Severus a cutie! So sweet!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

He is so cute here. All of 39 years ago...

[winnett.livejournal.com]

OMG. He is so sweet! *huggles little snape*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

He does look like he could use a hug.

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

What a gripping piece... Joy, mixed with dark undertones. Let us say that I know from personal experience what those shadows mean...

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Now that you mention this aspect of the piece, I wonder if I should change the rating or warn.

[nyx-asteria.livejournal.com]

Awww... Snape and his Hogwarts letter.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Yes, he was so happy to receive it. Such a rite of passage and an escape.

[jehnt.livejournal.com]

oh, adorable!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sofisticat.livejournal.com]

Awww ...

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

:)

[sparkly-stuff.livejournal.com]

aww little Severus! This whole series is fabulous.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that so many seem to be enjoying it.

[junewilliams7.livejournal.com]

Ooh, very nice! The colors work well together, and he looks very happy. I remember you saying a few days ago that 11 was driving you batty, but I don't see anything wrong with this.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I do like how this came out - so much better than I thought it would.

11 was driving me batty because I couldn't think of what it should be. 11 what? It's such an odd number that I could think what it could be. It finally came together the day before yesterday - 11 is significant because that's when magical children get their Hogwarts letters. 6 and 9 were also tricky, but they all worked out in the okay.

I settled on 12 waaaaay back, and I think I'm okay with 13 although it's a bit of a repeat, but I think it should work. :D

[tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com]

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OMG! So adorable and yet sad with the shadows (which are amazing btw) and his little toes and he's sooo trying to be in the moment and to forget everything but THE LETTER!!

Great job! Your pictures have such a story-telling element these days...I LOVE IT!!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

I don't know why it took me so long to think of something for 11. In many ways, I think Snape's experience with the letter was a lot like Harry's. It meant an escape. Unfortunately, he still had to wait more than half a year.

And it means so much to me that you think these have a story-telling element. I guess that's what comes of a series - a progression of some sort.

[accioslash.livejournal.com]

Oh, this made me so happy! But, you know, when you know what happens later many of these happy moments becomes just so very sad. *sniffle*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

They do. The really do. I think this is why I revel in Snape's snarky moments. Even in retrospect, they're fun!

[dragonsinger954.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

:)

I'm so glad it evoked this reaction from you.

[dementordelta.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhh! You have killed me with this one! I'm so, so in love with this!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

:) I am too. It came out so much better than I imagined.

*squishes wee Snape*

[qui-quae-quod.livejournal.com]

This one turned out great! Little Snape looks so happy, sitting in the corner with his letter and ill-fitting clothes. The shadow of his parents looming over him is perfect (and so, so sad). You capture these moments in Snape's life so well! The amount detail and thought you've put into these is seriously awe-inspiring.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

And yet, I feel like I cheated on this one a bit. The marker meant it didn't take nearly as long to color as the colored pencil.

[cosmiccoz.livejournal.com]

This might be my favorite! The color, the shadows, the meaning in Snape's face.

"And then I'll be gone . . ."

It came out beautiful.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes... I really wanted to show that contrast of hope in his hands with the home he must endure until then.

[subversa.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey. This one makes me cry. Yes! Take him away, out of that horrible home, to a place where he'll still not be safe, but at least have a safe haven in the dungeons. *pets little Severus*

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Awe, you're comment is making me tear up. Yes, there's a place for him at Hogwarts.

[venturous1.livejournal.com]

I adore this! He looks so satisfied... now everything will be alright.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's his golden ticket out.

[so-severus.livejournal.com]

just brilliant
&hearts

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[fire-everything.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say before I RUN OVER TO DOWNLOAD THE NEW SNAPECAST AIIIEE! that this whole series has been such a lovely labor of love. Yeah, I used two "love" words in one sentence. But the Thirteen Days of Severus, and we the appreciative Snapefen audience, are all about the love, yes? :)

I'm especially fond of your choice of duds for Flashdance!Snape here. Could this be Eileen's old Slytherin house sweatshirt? (They do make those, right? Gladrags in Hogsmeade must carry them...)

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

OMG! Flashdance!Snape!!! That's so true. And yes, I think it must be.

So glad you enjoyed the art, and I hope you enjoy the new episode.

[droxy.livejournal.com]

OOh I missed this one. This art is very sweet and he's happy for a change. Dont know what a copic marker is.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Copic markers are these things: http://copicmarker.com/products/markers/

They're big and lovely and expensive ($6-7 each). I only have a few, and I want moar!!!

[hogwartshoney.livejournal.com]

Oh !!! What a relief that must have been for him, the poor thing.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Yes - he knew there was a place for him away from there.

[alehxriotgrrl.livejournal.com]

Wow, I love this!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you!