Art Post - The Gory, Spoilery Alphabetic Guide to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[dmmccabe]

I started this back in 2005! I'm happy to say, it is NOW FINALLY FINISHED!!! Actually, it is not only finished, it is entirely reworked, and a brand new "B" has been added. This project was one of the very first things I tried to draw digitally, and over the years as I learned better how to do that work, the style changed significantly. With B

Comments

[bibliophile41]

Amazing! I love this. Each one is so detailed. And yay for the rhyming throughout :)
I especially liked how cute Harry looked in X.

(Now, I must check out Gorey's book!)

[dmmccabe]

Yay! Thank you! I'm so glad it finally got finished! *grin*

Gorey has quite a few books - and all of them are wonderfully gothic and strange and even a bit grisly at times, but in a humorous way. :D

[etheriaelle]

I don't think I have ever run across any of your art that I don't just love and this is no exception. There are so many details that I can just sit and look at forever and then the little things that no matter how much I look just seem to jump out at me the next time so everything is new again. This was like a well cut diamond and just has so many facets that I could hardly even begin to line them up in any particular order to start exclaiming about them, at least until I saw Narcissa in the U frame. How did you pull her right out of my head? When I read the book and most fan fics THIS is the way I see her. I was so terribly disappointed with her in the movie. And before I got there I just knew that you were going to do Won-Won for W, had to laugh when I scrolled down and there it was. Thanks for sharing with us! Happy Holidays to you and yours. Going back for more look-see.

[dmmccabe]

Thank you so much, dear! It's wonderful to hear from you! :D I completely agree about Narcissa - I drew her the way I'd always imagined her, and like you was quite disappointed in the movie version. Haha - yes, Won Won was a must! ;-)

Blessings and Happy Holidays to you!! <333

[leochi]

This is fantastic! I love the verses you've written to each one.
My favourites are L, P and X with L being the top favourite because of the "dangling" spider, tie and sock. The watching owl is so cute, too.

Again, a wonderful work of yours. :D

[dmmccabe]

Thank you so much, my dear M! I'm delighted that you enjoyed this and noticed the funny details in L. *hugs*

[adafrog]

Very good, thanks.

[dmmccabe]

Thank you! ^.^

[dark0feenix]

This is so gorgeous, and I just love to see it all put together. It took me a moment though to realize they are all from book 6. :D My favorite picture is naturally O for such a dramatic canon H/D moment. Well done! <3

[dmmccabe]

Thanks so much, dear! I'm delighted you enjoyed it, especially O - that is one of my favorites too. And yes - *grin* - all from book 6, therefore the title of Alphabetic Guide to HP and the Half-Blood Prince. ;-) It would have been fun to do all the books... well, except for the part where it took me almost 10 years! LOL