Sunday, November 17, 2019

DIY Hogsmeade Harry Potter Christmas Village: House Choir Singers

Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Gryffindor singers in the Hogsmeade Christmas Village!
See the original Hogsmeade Christmas Village post here!
See the Owls of Hogsmeade Christmas Village post here!
See the Dog Walker Conversion for Hogsmeade Christmas Village post here!
See the Madam Puddifoot's Conversion for Hogsmeade Christmas Village post here!

My latest addition to the Hogsmeade Christmas Village is a set of singers.  I couldn't find any pre-made Dickensian singers in wizard robes, so I painted the old timey clothes in the house colors for Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin.  I didn't fully stick to the straight house color pattern; each one got a little extra Christmas flare for the season. 

I purchased a set of 4 figures that were pretty roughly painted.  I didn't do any edits to the actual figures this time, just repainted everything.  First a coat of white paint, then block coloring the clothing, then dark washes.  I used a black wash for the clothing and a dark brown wash for the skin tones.  For a few areas I then also did some highlight dry brushing of the original color. 

Gryffindor Singer Painting
Hufflepuff Singer Painting

Ravenclaw Singer Painting

Slytherin Singer Painting

The faces were a little more complicated.  A sold block color of skin tone, then a dark wash.  Next a tiny dot of white for the eyes, then an even tinier drop of brown or blue for the iris! I then did a little dry brushing of the skin tone again and red lips for Gryffindor.
Gryffindor Singer Face Painting
Harry Potter House Singers in the Hogsmeade Christmas Village