- Wᴀᴛᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ & Wᴀsʜɪ Tᴀᴘᴇ - | Art by Natsumi

Happy new year HPA~!

Hope the new year brings about change for the better and promises good times. :hearts: I've had a bit of spare time over the holidays and therefore arts has happened and I even have time to write a little about it. I recently bought some new materials and wanted to try them out - no compositions that are super thought out here mainly just experimenting.

I think each piece probably took around 2 hours? Honestly I lose track of time when I draw, I tend to hyperfocus!

For these drawings I used the stuff above. Harmonia watercolours 'Dusk Sky', 'Sunrise Blossom' and 'Mint Beryl'. They are so strong and really beautiful colours! I also picked up some new Washi tape that I really wanted to include in some art. To cut the tape I used a scalpel very carefully, it's a lot more precise then using scissors.

- Harmonia Watercolour Tubes.

- Windsor & Newton Watercolour.

- Gtec C4 Pen

- 0.3 Pencil

- VifART 245gsm Sketchbook

- BGM washi tape

🦇 Bɪʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ Rᴏʙᴇ Mᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ 🦇

I wanted to try using this tape on some material and figured I'd do a mini test on Snapes clothing.♡ I instantly thought of his massive cape, a nice larger area to try it out on. I lined the tape up side by side, the tape doesn't repeat so it fits but it's still a nice pattern regardless! My friend suggested maybe layering the tape in cut pieces that flow with the fabric - I'll give this a go next time!

I finished him off with watercolour paints, same method used in my previous blog, light to dark in about four or five layers.

Even though this is just a smol Snapey I quite like him, it would make a nice comic image I guess not so impressive stand alone though. Sorry Sev.

:books: Lɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏʟᴅ Fʀɪᴇɴᴅ.. :books:

This piece, like the one after it is just a comfort drawing, Professor Snape definitely enjoys reading in solitude. This is not the first and it won't be the last time I draw him with a book. I did however steal Gilderoy Lockharts suit cape combo, I just think it looks so good, of course Snape would wear black. You can see the shape a lot better before I put the tape down and covered it up. I put him in a green turtleneck however just to change things up. :snake:

It's a small thing but I was really happy with the forshortening on the left-side arm, I often struggle with it and for some reason the drawing didn't fight me at all this time!!

:snowflake: Wɪɴᴛᴇʀ Cʜɪʟʟs :snowflake:

I always wind up drawing cold scenery in winter I can't help it. I used Harmonia 'Mint Beryl' for the green in this it's such a beautiful tone. Washi tape is made by company BGM, first I've ever heard of them their range is very cool.

My partner has told me this version of Sev looks like me... "It's the neater hair and coffee." Okay so maybe I'm just projecting?! It's very cold outside right now, a scarf and coffee would be appreciated. :pensive: :joy: Anyway you can see the Washi tape a bit closer up here, it's so gorgeous!! It was available in all the 'house' colours so I'm tempted to get red and yellow too now - the pattern definitely gives off a magic like Harry potter feel.

That's it from me for now - it's a certain Professor's birthday coming up on the 9th so I'll try to get more arts done for then too. :hearts: As always thanks to anyone that checks out my art. I may open a little suggestion wiki later in the year that way I'm not only drawing Sneeps over and over again... because the temptation is always there. :joy: 🦇 Happy New Year all!! ♡

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