Discussion: Draco's Delightful 'Do

[pink_mint]

Hello my lovelies!

I have two questions for you all.

This one is sort of specifically to whoever dabbles in art on my flist:

How do you go about drawing two characters?

More specifically, do you mostly work on one character at a time or do you work on them both equally?

I must admit, I'm sort of struggling with this two character thing. What I've been doing is getting both to a certain point, working on one until near completion and then doing the other. While that works, it's frustrating because I have a hard time getting going and deciding on who to work on first. I feel all over the place and unfocused and ohhh, my brain hurts.

I do realize it's probably just me switching to a new gear and getting used to it. I'd love to know how you all go about it, though!

And my second question is for everyone! :D

What kind of hairstyle do you imagine on Draco?

And if you'd like to answer with picture examples, go right ahead!

I'm not sure how I see Draco, actually. I have Harry distinct in my mind, but Draco's always a but unclear. When I'm reading a fic, I tend to think of him with loose hair around his face, unless the author specifies a hairdo. I don't really imagine him with hair back off his face, but he seems to look best when I draw him that way for some reason. Maybe it just goes with the kind of face I give him.

At the moment, I'm trying to give him a hairdo with bangs instead of back, but he just doesn't look like Draco to me when I do that. I put bangs on him and he looks more like how I see Scorpius, and then once I push them back, he turns into Draco completely. Go figure, LOL!

So, tell me how you see Draco and how you like him best in your mind. I'm quite wanting to know!

Also, I'm so excited that hd_career_fair has started posting! :D It's brilliant. I really needed a H/D fix!

xxx

Comments

[dysonrules.livejournal.com]

I'm far too flighty to be meticulous when I draw. I work on them both without much rhyme or reason. When I colour them, I start with flesh tones, move on to hair, clothing, and then everything else. But I definitely don't do one character at a time.

And this is my Draco, especially the hair. I picture it just touching his collar in the back.

http://twitter.com/account/profile_image/slytherinsexgod?hreflang=en

*happy sigh*

[empress-jae.livejournal.com]

awww...you have to join twitter to see. :(

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, interesting! So you work on the same parts of them at the same time! That might be good for me to try, seriously. Because when I'm doing a portrait, I'll do one eye and then work on the other right after and match it. If I apply that to characters, maybe I'll have an easier time, lol!

Thank you, my sweet! *hugs*

[empress-jae.livejournal.com]

like a few others i know, for a long time, boyd was my draco...



especially for the "two or three years after hogwarts" fics. :)

unfortunately, i don't have a new visual for draco, whcih is frustrating being that i've been reading so many next-gen fics. i need an older draco!

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Yes, I totally agree. Boyd and also Jeremy. I've been loving them as Draco in his 20's for years, too!

And that's a beautiful picture of him, goodness. I don't think I've ever seen the full size. So adding it to my Boyd collection, hee!

You're very right, someone needs to find a good older Draco post haste! :D *cracks whip*

[brissygirl.livejournal.com]

I see Draco with either short slicked hair, like when he's at hogwarts. or with longer hair not as long as Lucius probably about shoulder length or just below. I don't see Draco with his hair out of a ponytail of some description or at least loosely pulled away from his face.

It's school holidays here so I have two weeks off work, I will have a hunt around and see if I can find some pics and email them to you.

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

The shoulder-length hair in a ponytail seems like a very traditional wizard's hairstyle, so I think it's definitely fitting of Draco! :D For me, the longest hair I ever think of him with is around his chin and mid-neck, but I'm not a huge fan of long hair on guys so that's more to do with it.

Ooo, I'd love to see any pictures you find, if you go looking! *g*

[samena.livejournal.com]

For me, this drawing comes very, very close to how I see Draco:

(http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v626/Samena/?action=view&current=Fanfic_Draco_by_LMRourke.jpg)

I tried to link to the drawing on DeviantArt, but for some reason it did not work. Here is a link to the artist's gallery (http://lmrourke.deviantart.com/gallery/#Harry-Potter).

This drawing (http://wycked.deviantart.com/art/What-now-Draco-49364317) comes very close, as well. I guess it depends on how you see him, also against a certain setting, and on his age. But on the whole I always picture his hair as sleek and longish. I don't really see him with bangs either, especially if he's older, but a fringe can be okay. :)

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

That icon of yours! Nnnnnnghhh, it never fails to get me, LOL! His facial features are almost exactly how I like to see Draco.

Thank you for showing me those art pieces! I don't think I've ever seen them. The second one is pretty much what I mean by pushed back; it's not slicked back, just out of his face. :)

And excellent point, it does depend very much on the setting and his age!

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I always picture Draco with longer hair, and rarely, if ever, is it slicked back. The one exception is this pic (http://wycked.deviantart.com/art/What-now-Draco-49364317), which I LOVE, but I think the wind is blowing it back, it's not necessarily slicked back. this one (http://ceruleanvii.deviantart.com/art/October-detail-99084158) struck me as my Draco immediately, even though it's not meant to be him.

I think a lot of it depends on the context too. Obviously clean-cut banker!Draco will be different than rent-boy!Draco, but here are a few real pics that remind me of him. I think I'm heavily influenced by Tom Felton in GoF.

(http://pics.livejournal.com/alaana_fair/pic/001sb9f8/) (http://pics.livejournal.com/alaana_fair/pic/001sc3cf/) (http://pics.livejournal.com/alaana_fair/pic/001sd1p1/) (http://pics.livejournal.com/alaana_fair/pic/001se0qw/)

Oh, and I forgot... *points to icon* Obviously, him. *snickers*

[dysonrules.livejournal.com]

OMG, the last one. *dies* YES.

Have I mentioned how much I love you? Today, I mean? Cuz it's a lot.

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

samena's just shown me that one of Draco, and ohhh, I've never seen that piece before! It's so wonderful. And the October picture is stunning! I agree, he's got such a Draco look.

OMG yes, I remember when I first saw the promo pics of Draco for GOF in '05 - I was on the floor from those, holy hell. Tom is so gorgeous. They still make me nnnnngghhh! :D

Thanks for all of those pics, babe! Really lovely! I totally with Cheryl, that last picture, yes.

And your icon! I've been wanting to know, what drawing is it from? *loves*

[phoenixacid.livejournal.com]

I always see him with slicked back hair (http://phoenixacid.deviantart.com/art/For-You-120216685) as a child, a more relaxed version of that in his late teens (http://frodobolson72.deviantart.com/art/The-King-of-Slytherin-39471700) and he could have any hairstyle he wants as an adult (it depends on his lifestyle, his job and etc). A lordy, old money kinda Draco will probably have this hair (http://theband.deviantart.com/art/Choices-28920472), a rebel-y kind will have < a href="http://marikaart.deviantart.com/art/SLASH-BlueChair-88964987">this perhaps, a more normal Draco look will probably be like this (http://oldenuf2nobetter.deviantart.com/art/Hold-On-93544581). LOL. I still haven't found a look I'm satisfied with till now.

[phoenixacid.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the link fail! DDD:

[samena.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, the 'King of Slytherin' one!!! *is dead* That one is so gorgeous, I can't find the words to express how much I love it. NNNGGG.

To answer your 2nd question:

[berrypop90.livejournal.com]

Re: To answer your 2nd question:

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, love both styles! Nnnnghhh, that picture of Boyd ♥

Thanks, darling! And your icon is too cute, btw. :D

[serendipity-008.livejournal.com]

These days I imagine my ideal Draco as this guy, but obviously with blond hair :D

Here (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qb_fu5WPd4k/SjisyKddxcI/AAAAAAAAC9I/ZZcSwJ8E2qM/s1600-h/Vinnie3.jpg)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qb_fu5WPd4k/SjisyKddxcI/AAAAAAAAC9I/ZZcSwJ8E2qM/s1600-h/Vinnie3.jpg

I hope the linking thing is going to work. I am not sure how to post pictures in comments yet.

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Ooooo! He's gorgeous and has a definite Draco mood. If only he had blond hair! *g*

And if you'd like to post pictures, you put < img src="" > without the spaces in between the symbols and with the image URL in the quotes. :D

[jtsbbsps-dk.livejournal.com]

I agree with a lot of those pretty pics! XD
I usually imagine grown up Draco with loose jaw-length hair, no bangs, just all of it like tickling his jawline :b

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

I know, aren't they gorgeous? Hee hee! I'm so glad I did this post so we can all see these lovely Dracos and Draco look-alikes!

And oh yes, I think that's how I often imagine Draco's hair, too. :D

[lusiology.livejournal.com]

Re Draco's hair: around his face or shoulder length works for me.

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear how you see him! And I have to agree with you. :D

*hugs* How are you doing, sweetheart?

[thilia.livejournal.com]

I usually draw both of them at the same time... kinda. I start with the lineart, then do the basic colours on both characters. Then I do all the skin-shading on one character, then the other. Then I do the hair, and then details xD

And don't worry about it; I'm constantly wondering how to go about it, so... my method is just... how I do it. Obviously.

Draco's hair... usually like Boyd Holbrook in this picture (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_70rJ1ndenM0/SDhRsAMexrI/AAAAAAAACq4/mpvNVCMB3lE/s400/2008040714502864.jpg) (I hope you can see it :)) Just kind of... loosely combed back XD

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Good to know that you've also wondered how to go about it! It is weird, isn't it? I do your first two steps, lineart and then basic colors for both, but then I have to focus on one otherwise I go all over the place and nothing gets done except a lot of pointless fiddling, lol!

Ohhh, yes! I love the hairstyle that's on Boyd. Mmm, he looks so handsome in it. :D

[yumekutteikt.livejournal.com]

Answer#1: Basically I work on multiple characters at the same time when sketching and drawing line art or B/W art, but when coloring I do either. When I'm doing quick "colored sketches" of watercolor with few layers(like this (http://pics.livejournal.com/yumekutteikt/pic/000ats98/)), I paint body parts of multiple characters concurrently(like, the skins of all characters in one layer, then the hairs of all characters, etc); when coloring with dry media paint, I create layer sets for each character and finish character by character, even when those characters share the similar color schemes(like this one (http://pics.livejournal.com/yumekutteikt/pic/0006xs0a/g31)). I dunno, I'm still working to find the best procedure for me.^^;
Oh, and who to work on first? No particular reason, but I start with the one nearest, or if there is no close-up person, from left to right.

Answer#2: Awww, no particular preference in Draco's hairdo unless it's too short. I've seen(and drawn) variety of Draco's hairstyle and still can't pick up the best in my mind. However, the easiest hairstyle to draw is the one in above icon!:-D

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Very interesting! Thank you so much for sharing all of those details about how you work. I really appreciate and like the insight!!

OMG, guhhhhh, I am on the floor from your Snape's Worst Memory piece!!! Hot, babe. Wow. *drools*

Hee, I'm not a fan of the too short hairstyle, either. And I just love your Draco! Really enjoy that hairstyle you put on him in your icon, too. :D It's too hard to pick just one, I think, when he has so many fabulous looks.

[raitala.livejournal.com]

Hee, for me the two characters essentially work in the opposite way to you. I have a crystal clear picture of Draco for each project, but Harry is just a sort of Every Man blob. I think this is because I have never identified with the 'every-man' character. I still don't quite understand how you separate working on the two characters. I don't work equally emotionally between the characters, but i try and balance the attention and process of line drawing followed by colouring,otherwise I will never manage the two of them together coherently. i have more pictures of just Draco though.

In terms of Draco's hair i like either a long style in which he echos his father, for good or ill, or a cropped style in which he consciously rejects his father. I don't think it is possible to be Lucius Malfoy's son and not seek to mark your allegiance to him or not. Either way, he wears it very differently to his father.
Short haired rebel draco (http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs41/f/2009/008/f/6/Thaw_2_by_raitala.jpg)
long-haired draco (http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/158/d/3/Veela_Draco_by_raitala.jpg/)

[lusiology.livejournal.com]

*adores your long haired dracos*

[artemis-sparks.livejournal.com]

You know, I always pictured Draco's hair like Julian Sands in 'Room with a View.' It's like he made an attempt to slick it back, but it keeps flopping back into his face.

I hope these links work:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DKcZQ4C7Ij8/SiHHcMwi_dI/AAAAAAAAA0I/x6q2u7Kshgc/s400/sleeves+4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3229010842_079fcd67ba.jpg

For some reason, I can never get a strong enough visual on Harry.

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh! Gorgeous hair, yes, and a lovely style for Draco! I love that image you've given me of his hair flopping back into his face. Mmmmmm... :D

Right! I'm the same, but with Draco. The more I draw him, though, the more I'm deciding on which features I like and he's becoming clearer to me. But I've always had Harry, ever since I first read the books. :)

[who_la_hoop]

I like my men Draco with long hair :D NOM *picks gratuitious yummy long-haired blonde icon*

Also, hello! I asked my flist to pimp me their new shiny fandom friends, and your name came up. So I friended you - hope that's OK!

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Hi! I absolutely love making new friends, so I'm delighted you did! *squishes and friends back*

Oooo, I was going to ask how long is long but then I saw your icon! Very long, then. :D

[suf-sss.livejournal.com]

I'm very influenced for the movie, so mostly times i draw Draco with movie's hair style. Some times change it a little, but i like how looks Draco with short hair :D

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! I do love a Draco with short hair. Thanks so much for letting me know how you like him!! :D