Fawkes

Fawkes (2012). Pen, red ink, watercolour and bleach.

Based on an old drawing I did. I love Fawkes. :) To my mind, he's always sort of been a symbol of hope.

MyHogwarts textbook illustrations

Holly Wand - for 1000 Magical Herbs and Fungi

Billywig, dormant and in flight - for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fenrir Greyback as a Snatcher - for History of Magic

Morning Creeper - for 1000 Magical Herbs and Fungi

These are the illustrations I've done so far for a new Harry Potter fan site, MyHogwarts. They're making pdf textbooks based on the ones we hear about in the Harry Potter series. This is the first time I've really done illustration, which I think shows in the somewhat varied style haha. The Greyback one was the hardest for me, as I generally find people (or werewolves) most difficult to draw. I still think he looks a bit more static than I would like. But yeah. This has been really fun so far, I'm always up for drawing things from the Potterverse. I'm looking forward to seeing how the finished textbooks will look when the site opens fully in June. It's in Beta at the moment, but if you want to find out more, click this portkey!

Hufflepuff poster - a Christmas present for my friend

I'm Just a Hufflepuff (2011). Watercolour, pencil crayon, ink pen,  chalk.

Enemies of God series

Harry Potter is Put to Death (2011). Collage, ink, pen and pencil.

Meg and Mog go to the Gallows (2011). Collage, pen and chalk.

Mildred Hubble is Put on Trial (2011). Collage, pen and pencil.

Hogwarts textbook cover design

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection cover design (2011). Pencil drawing and Photoshop.

Photoshop brushes by MonkWanderer, NamelessPL and nomuh on deviant art.

So I didn't want to say much about this when I first posted it, but now I will explain a little. I made this as part of an application to work as an artist/graphic designer on a new Harry Potter-themed website being put together, called MyHogwarts. It will be sort of like a virtual game/social network, where you can effectively go to Hogwarts. At least, in your imagination. But you can actually take courses in Charms, Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts etc. and get graded. You'll be able to download (for free) pdf textbooks and get set actual homework. In short, you can become a fully qualified witch or wizard. I KNOW, RIGHT?!

It will be ridiculously geeky and ridiculously awesome. But it will also work in conjunction with the International Quidditch Association, which is gloriously real, and the Harry Potter Alliance, which is an amazing charity working for literacy, equality, human rights and media reform among many other things.

Anyway, though this design was put together in somewhat of a rush around my university work, I've managed to be recruited as part of a team of designers to work on webpage layouts, email headers, textbook covers and any other art/design projects for MyHogwarts. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. Both as a total Potter geek and an art student whose future career prospects rely almost completely on experience and a healthy portfolio, this is a really exciting opportunity.

To find out more about MyHogwarts, click on this PORTKEY!