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I think up the weirdest crossovers. That really seems to just be my thing.
Anyways, in honour of the release of the first film for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and the mere coincidence that the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL's 50,000th game tonight... I ended up drawing an answer to a question I was asked: What if Quidditch was hockey? Or hockey was Quidditch?
Name: Phil Kessel
Born: 2nd October, 1987 (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 202 lbs.
Position: Seeker
A graduate of the Salem Academy for Magical Minds as well as the United States Quidditch Development Program, Wisconsin native Kessel was picked up by the Boston Bruins in the 2005-2006 NAQL* entry draft where he stayed until being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2009. In 2010, he played as a representative of Team USA at the 260th International Wizarding Games where his team brought home the silver medal.
Easily the team’s top Seeker, Kessel has been known to catch the Snitch in less than twelve parsecs.
* The North American Quidditch League or NAQL is a professional Quidditch league overseen jointly by the Ministries of Magic in both Canada and the USA. While Quidditch itself has been a sport actively played in North America since European settlers first arrived (although it has historically been overshadowed by the popularity of Quadpot in the United States), the League itself was founded in 1917 after pressure was placed on the Canadian Ministry of Magic to limit the number of active teams for fear Muggles might begin to notice. The NAQL has since grown from six teams to a current thirty which has brought it - and its high commissioner - under frequent scrutiny. While the global magical community has been eager to see the growth of its most noble sport in traditionally non-receptive markets, there is fear that the number of Quidditch clubs and matches could be getting out of hand again, particularly as the NAQL has spread into more southern, densely-populated centers where permanent pitches away from prying Muggle eyes are difficult to come by. Quidditch in North America is generally a rougher game with greater contact between Chasers (though most European fouls do still apply).
This is Phil Kessel. And the above is Phil Kessel if he played Quidditch instead of hockey (okay, okay, I know he's probably too stocky to be a Seeker but I really wanted to make that Star Wars joke).
As for the art itself, I kind of love it and it kind of bothers me. It resembles Kessel as much as I could go while still being animated/toonish (which is how I roll) though his eyes are still not… as sunken(?) as I’d like…? The design of the robes was simple and easy, though I had originally altered the crest patch on the front to be more wizardly… but it ended up looking too cramped in the tight space (originally a blue maple leaf on a black background, with crossed broomsticks behind it and a Quaffle underneath… maybe we can just say that’s the logo of Quidditch Canada). And yes, Kessel’s broom is striped with tape just like his hockey stick.
I am pleased with the colouring (I played around with some new brushes in Photoshop and like what I see), and this has been a good effort to get me back into the swing of things in order to complete my Yuletart gift this year.
I've been asked elsewhere if I'm going to do more, and I do plan to at least finish the Toronto team. I don't know how far I'll get with any other clubs, and yes, for kicks I might turn these into mock Quidditch trading cards when I finish the team (hence the above flavour text).
Anyways, in honour of the release of the first film for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and the mere coincidence that the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL's 50,000th game tonight... I ended up drawing an answer to a question I was asked: What if Quidditch was hockey? Or hockey was Quidditch?
Name: Phil Kessel
Born: 2nd October, 1987 (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 202 lbs.
Position: Seeker
A graduate of the Salem Academy for Magical Minds as well as the United States Quidditch Development Program, Wisconsin native Kessel was picked up by the Boston Bruins in the 2005-2006 NAQL* entry draft where he stayed until being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2009. In 2010, he played as a representative of Team USA at the 260th International Wizarding Games where his team brought home the silver medal.
Easily the team’s top Seeker, Kessel has been known to catch the Snitch in less than twelve parsecs.
* The North American Quidditch League or NAQL is a professional Quidditch league overseen jointly by the Ministries of Magic in both Canada and the USA. While Quidditch itself has been a sport actively played in North America since European settlers first arrived (although it has historically been overshadowed by the popularity of Quadpot in the United States), the League itself was founded in 1917 after pressure was placed on the Canadian Ministry of Magic to limit the number of active teams for fear Muggles might begin to notice. The NAQL has since grown from six teams to a current thirty which has brought it - and its high commissioner - under frequent scrutiny. While the global magical community has been eager to see the growth of its most noble sport in traditionally non-receptive markets, there is fear that the number of Quidditch clubs and matches could be getting out of hand again, particularly as the NAQL has spread into more southern, densely-populated centers where permanent pitches away from prying Muggle eyes are difficult to come by. Quidditch in North America is generally a rougher game with greater contact between Chasers (though most European fouls do still apply).
This is Phil Kessel. And the above is Phil Kessel if he played Quidditch instead of hockey (okay, okay, I know he's probably too stocky to be a Seeker but I really wanted to make that Star Wars joke).
As for the art itself, I kind of love it and it kind of bothers me. It resembles Kessel as much as I could go while still being animated/toonish (which is how I roll) though his eyes are still not… as sunken(?) as I’d like…? The design of the robes was simple and easy, though I had originally altered the crest patch on the front to be more wizardly… but it ended up looking too cramped in the tight space (originally a blue maple leaf on a black background, with crossed broomsticks behind it and a Quaffle underneath… maybe we can just say that’s the logo of Quidditch Canada). And yes, Kessel’s broom is striped with tape just like his hockey stick.
I am pleased with the colouring (I played around with some new brushes in Photoshop and like what I see), and this has been a good effort to get me back into the swing of things in order to complete my Yuletart gift this year.
I've been asked elsewhere if I'm going to do more, and I do plan to at least finish the Toronto team. I don't know how far I'll get with any other clubs, and yes, for kicks I might turn these into mock Quidditch trading cards when I finish the team (hence the above flavour text).