Pottermore Art Collection originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 1725 width 2587 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 2117 width 3177 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 1612 width 2418 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 1634 width 2452 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 2146 width 3219 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 2128 width 3192 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM height 1755 width 2632 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 In 2006, GrandPré began creating art for herself instead of for an assignment. She has donated several pieces to The Wellness Community of Southwest Florida, a non-profit organization providing support for people with cancer. [12] She has also contributed to her local Habitat for Humanity charity by donating pieces and books, as well. I would do it completely differently now,” he said. “Harry was about to get on the train at King’s Cross, so I felt he should just be in any old clothes. I would put him in something different now. And there may be too much of the station visible.” The Inner Embrace of Mary GrandPré". The Wellness Community (wellness-swfl.org). December 19, 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 2007-02-12. If you’re wondering why Taylor had to keep working in a bookshop after designing the cover of a multi-million-selling book, it’s because the job “was pretty poorly paid initially”. The contract was later re-drawn so he got a bit more money, “but it doesn’t really generate income”, he says. He doesn’t get royalties? “No, the contract licenses it for a one-off fee… But I can’t complain,” he adds brightly. “You don’t normally make money out of a book cover.”

There was no written brief, and no correspondence with the book’s author, JK Rowling – just a conversation with Cunningham, who had taken a chance on Harry Potter after 12 other publishers turned it down. His instructions were simple: he wanted the cover to show Harry boarding the Hogwarts Express. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Harry face-to-face with the Hungarian Horntail, having successfully claimed the Golden egg.

I am happy to share that after a long approval process, The Indonesian version of Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling will hit the stores on March 2017. ~" - Nicholas Filbert's official Facebook profile The Harry Potter fan space has always been a really rich, creative and inclusive space,” he says. “And I’ve always felt that it’s owned by the fans really. I hope as many fans as possible can continue to shape it as they need it to be, and to continue to find what they need from it. I hope they can.” Author and Illustrator Thomas Taylor with dog Alpha at his studio in Bexhill on Sea, Sussex (Photo: David McHugh/Brighton Pictures) This article covers a subject that is part of the real world, and thus should not be taken as a part of the Harry Potter universe.

Things have changed now. “I’ve got my own things going on,” he says. His series of children’s books, Malamander, which funnily enough he didn’t do the cover art for, has been so successful that he’s often invited to schools to give readings. Harry Potter doesn’t even come up. When it does, “it feels like it’s an interesting part of my past. It’s a nice line on my CV. Having had an awkward earlier phase with Harry Potter, I’m pleased to have been able to bring it into a more positive context where I can just enjoy it.” GrandPré, Mary". Library of Congress Authorities. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015 . Retrieved June 18, 2018.

It had seemed like a good warm-up job for an aspiring young illustrator: create some artwork for a new children’s book about a schoolboy wizard. Twenty-five years on, and Taylor’s cover has become one of the most recognisable images in world literature. The simplified Chinese editions were published by People's Literature Publishing House, originally using Mary GrandPré's art work, later updating to using Kazu Kibuishi's version, and with the version by Olly Moss available as ebooks. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic, 1998); Anniversary Edition (Scholastic, 2008) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Illustrated Edition features Harry with Hedwig preparing to board the Hogwarts Express, another owl flying overhead. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Illustrated Edition depicts Harry competing in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament, facing off against the Hungarian Horntail.