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masterofmystery 10-27-2011 04:31 PM

Pottermore blog explains Slytherin & Hufflepuff House crest designs for site
 
In addition to the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw design tutorials released, Pottermore's Insider blog now published how they created the Hufflepuff and Slytherin Hogwarts House Crests for J.K. Rowling's interactive Harry Potter site. That can be seen and read below.

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The Hufflepuff crest was finished with a strong vibrant yellow and patterned leaves to symbolise the earth element. The badger looks as if it is already hard at work, with its stance showing that it’s ready for action. (A piece of trivia to note: the head of the Atomhawk Design team was sorted into Hufflepuff on Pottermore and says he is very proud of his crest!).

Some of the Pottermore Slytherin community have already noticed that theirs is the only animal looking to the left, while the other house crests have animals looking to the right. This was a decision that came about during the final stages of design, when the crests were all placed together.
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Hufflepuff sketch series

The Hufflepuff crest proved to be the most difficult creation for the team. There is a limited amount of detail about Hufflepuff house in Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone and they were aware that they needed to work a little harder to make the crest feel authentic and representative of the Hufflepuff nature. There was also the question of how to show the badger as a tenacious animal, to show Hufflepuffs as unafraid of hard work.

In the first crest you can see the badger almost resting on a bed of leaves, but the team felt this version looked too approachable and inactive. The drawing in which the badger is facing forwards didn’t look enough like a traditional crest and also made the animal appear too gentle. It was finally decided that the badger that was the most faithful to the Hufflepuff house qualities was the one on all fours, posed as if defending its territory and warning off others.

n the artwork above, the yellow background was slightly muted to add some focus, but the team decided to brighten the final versions to make the badger as striking as possible. The silhouette of the badger was thought to be stronger when the entire body could be seen completely surrounded by yellow.
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Slytherin sketch series

The art team tried out a number of different snakes for the Slytherin crest, as they wanted to ensure the one they used didn’t resemble a particular type of serpent (such as a boa or a cobra). The coil of the tail was another focal point as the artists wanted the snake to look natural, but not inactive.

The team tried a variety of green snakes within the crest – the pattern of the skin was changed a number of times to try and achieve the right effect. For example, in the third version you can see a diamond pattern (such as an adder would have).

In the end, because they wanted to stay true to the house colours of green and silver, the team set to work designing a snake that looked like it had been created by a silversmith. They felt this brought the whole crest to life, especially when combined with the green ripples in the background, designed to accentuate the water element.

snapefan 10-27-2011 04:41 PM

awesome

weasleytwinsROCK 10-27-2011 04:48 PM

Awesome :D the badger on the right is so cute :3 and so are all the snakes :xd:

SoftballBlondie4 10-27-2011 04:52 PM

I wish I could get into Pottermore! They need to get on that!

Fran James Granger 10-27-2011 05:20 PM

Nice shields...sss-sss-slithering's better than Hufflepuff...

By the way! Love the new Halloween theme

Stormdancer 10-27-2011 05:25 PM

<3 Love my Slytherin crest! <3

*Proud Pottermore Slytherin*

Ga.b. 10-27-2011 05:31 PM

Awesome! Slytherin crest is perfect!

mellamaet 10-27-2011 05:50 PM

I still don't get why Slytherin is the only one facing left though :lol:

midnight_thestral 10-27-2011 06:16 PM

That is some pretty awesome stuff to learn the Behind-The-Scenes of the making of the crests on Pottermore

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Originally Posted by mellamaet (Post 10734840)
I still don't get why Slytherin is the only one facing left though :lol:

I think it is because Slytherin was always thought of being an evil house and looked away from fear so it's a house that may seem left out. Does that make sense?

dottigurl 10-27-2011 08:23 PM

I'm in Slytherin and I'm so proud of our crest! ^_^ This information about how they came about is really interesting

AlwaysDance 10-27-2011 08:28 PM

The crests are so cool. :xd: I am still upset that I can't get on though. :( It's nearing the end of October, it should be open soon.

I am also glad that for the Slytherin crest they didn't use any of the three because I didn't like the all green.

bonnieginnyfan1 10-27-2011 08:52 PM

There really nice crests! ^_^

RoseWitch 10-27-2011 09:36 PM

Cool!

Ringo 10-27-2011 10:21 PM

Eeeep! They're all so adorable! :x3:

kayquilz 10-28-2011 12:03 AM

....badgerforlife...

how cutee they are!

KendratheLion 10-28-2011 12:22 AM

I can't wait to get into Pottermore!!!
If the House Crests look this good I can't imagine how the rest of it does!!!

slytherus 10-28-2011 01:00 AM

Awesome looking crests! :xd:

But my loyalty lies with Slytherin. /proud Slyth of Pottermore :D

gruffy_a3 10-28-2011 01:31 AM

Wow, both of the crests look great!!!!!!

wickedcml 10-28-2011 02:18 AM

This is so cool

HogwartsHokage 10-28-2011 03:39 AM

They look so pretty! I kinda wish I was in Slytherin right now... :D

(Then again, my house has been competing with Slytherin for first place for far too long. :lol:)

KP1 10-28-2011 08:42 AM

They both look so cool.But I lie with The Hufflepupff's on this one

Gabrielle 10-28-2011 09:52 AM

I'm a Hufflepuff through and through :)
Is it just me or does the third design of Hufflepuff's crests scare you? Eh, oh well. The one we ended up with is adorable! ^_^

i solemnly swear.. 10-28-2011 11:27 AM

i love this!
go hufflepuff:)

WitchLight27 10-28-2011 01:43 PM

Awesome! :)

zoefin92 10-28-2011 02:01 PM

I am in Slytherin on pottermore
love the crest

Vampire_BaD_GiRl 10-28-2011 06:57 PM

The Slytherin house crest is really beautiful! *beams with house pride*

I'm still depressed about being unable to participate in the quizzes that determined the Pottermore beta users. We don't even know when Pottermore will be available for everybody ;-;

hpluvr037 10-28-2011 07:24 PM

I like the pose they chose for the Badger!

Juliet.Malfoy 10-28-2011 11:54 PM

I LOVE the Slytherin crest ! ! I looks AMAZING :woot::loved:

Bailey 10-29-2011 12:02 PM

I was waiting for the Slytherin crest. :) This is great!

errolROCKS 10-29-2011 12:05 PM

Wow! I can't wait to get on Pottermore!

Fred is awesome 10-29-2011 12:06 PM

I'm a Puff! (:woot:) They look amazing! I love the one on the right, but I think the actual one looks amazing as well! ^__^ GO PUFFS!

Ginny GL 10-29-2011 05:03 PM

Very interesting!

Tazzie 10-29-2011 05:22 PM

So..they had really placed much effort even on the teeny tiniest detail eh ? They totally did a fairly great job !

Slytherin's Talon 10-29-2011 09:14 PM

I love them, Hufflepuff looks very respectable. But of course, I am a true Slytherin. But I felt like laughing when they said that Slytherin was the only one facing the left. Really? If you are looking at it, it is facing the left. But it is really looking to ITS right, as the abdger is looking behind it at ITS left.

iamsirius 10-29-2011 09:22 PM

I like how they made ripples of water in the Slytherin crest. It somehow makes sense, because it relates to the Slytherin common room.

Hermionespell 10-30-2011 10:28 PM

Really cool!

stardancer488 10-31-2011 09:39 PM

Love the crests. Gotta love the Hufflepuff one. :D Once a Puff...forever a Puff. <3

ChloeElyse 11-01-2011 07:54 PM

Crests
 
I love the school crests they are so awesome! :)

stephani 11-10-2011 02:00 PM

awesome ..


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