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.

[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.

[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.

[pern-dragon.livejournal.com]

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

[leochi.livejournal.com]

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

[winnett.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[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

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

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

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

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

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[jehnt.livejournal.com]

oh, adorable!

[sofisticat.livejournal.com]

Awww ...

[alisanne.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, it definitely looks like it's a happy memory the way you've depicted it. I guess I still feel bad for him because of his parents, etc. :)

[sparkly-stuff.livejournal.com]

aww little Severus! This whole series is fabulous.

[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

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

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

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

:)

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

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