Wednesday, 16 April 2014

A Harry Potter diversion

So I got a commission from a friend at work. It started with one and quickly crept up to 2 but as far as I'm concerned if you're paying you get to say how many you want.

Her requests were :

1. Severus Snape
2. Albus Dumbledore

This is not my first Harry Potter plushie as I did the boy himself Harry Potter a good while back.

I did warn her early on that Snape was not likely to be super complex or very very obvious. His colour scheme is so simple it's hard to make it distinctive. I did have some fun looking up details as I always do.

I noticed for example, that there is obviously some kind of white undershirt going on under his tunic just faintly obvious at cuff and neck.
Close up of Snape in Harry Potter films
His tunic is also a dark navy blue, and has button detailing down the middle and along the arms.

I also noted that his robes don't seem to have separate sleeves


And his legs are black trousers or leggings with black boots.

I was going to make him very pale but I got distracted by being efficient and ended up cutting his face colour from the same pinky colour as Dumbledore which I did at the same time.

Apologies, no making of photos.

At the end I suddenly had a couple of small thoughts of cute accessories. I made him a wand out of a twisty metal covered in black plastic thingy and ...

Completed plushie of Severus Snape
 A little book saying property of the half blood prince - which is him after all!

Snape's accessory - a little book with the inscription property of the Half Blood Prince Advanced Potion Making by Libatius Borage
The new owner seems happy so yay! On to Dumbledore.

I also now appear to have a waiting list again

After Dumbledore there is :

1. Thor
2. Babydoll (Sucker Punch)
3. Mystery plushie to be revealed at a later date!
4. Hermione Granger