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Zebeckras — Beth AU: After the Date

Published: 2011-10-29 03:45:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 1237; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 4
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Okay. This was all today. I spent maybe an hour on this? And I am so freaking pleased with it you have no idea.

Continuation from "the Date": Launchpad walks Beth back to her hotel; they stop and say goodnight, thanks, had a great time, and so on. He asks when she's going back to Duckburg, she says she has one more meeting in the morning and then she's finished around 10 or so, then suggests they have breakfast, which he readily agrees to. Slight awkward pause as neither one can think of what to say.

Top panel: "Well," she says, "guess this isn't really goodbye yet but it's SO good to see you - You look great!" Then begins the awkward Thing That Happens, which is that she goes in for a hug then decides to throw in a kiss on the cheek, and he either misreads it, or maybe is going for the other cheek or maybe he just decides to go for broke, but in any case, panel two happens. Much to Beth's shock.

I think the rest kinda speaks for itself.

Notes:
-I know it's rough. I will be the first to say, up front, on the off chance you didn't notice, that I am all over the place with the character designs, with proportions, with... EVERYTHING. I'm still struggling with finding a way to consistently draw Launchpad, especially when I'm sketching him repeatedly, and even Beth is off here because of the angles etc that I was doing (plus I have trouble being consistent in profiles). The accomplishment here is in the kissing, which I've been struggling to get to look right for MONTHS now.
-I also love their hands.
-Panel 3 is my favourite, hence the shading.

This isn't actually the end of this AU - this is only like, the first half, really - but this is all I've really got so I'm going to end this now. But the reason this keeps going is because this is a rash decision on the part of one of the two people involved, and that person changes their mind the next day Kinda hoping I can draw some of the second half, too, but if it happens it happens.

And lastly: there is... another pic that comes after this. Initially I was going to put it up at the end of this one, but I changed my mind, because it would change the mood on this considerably. It's, er, it's going up in scraps and I'll put the link here for those who are interested. It's the only pic I've ever drawn that I'll be putting a mature filter on. I've mentioned before that I have a rule about my DWD fics that they are all rated no higher than PG, but this AU unexpectedly went further than that. It was *supposed* to end with this kiss, or at least fade to black, but another pic popped out instead. Just a warning - and there'll be another one on the pic's description, too. Pic is here: [link] (This is part of why I am having trouble drawing the second half - I'm not sure where to start from )

Anyway; Beth Webfoot is (c) me and Launchpad is (c) Disney. And kissing duck bills are (c) the devil, obviously, or else they wouldn't be so EVIL HARD to draw
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Comments: 18

FrankieVonDrake [2011-12-12 02:56:48 +0000 UTC]

Aww, this is so sweet. The expressions really bring out the tender moment this is, and I love Beth in every incarnation of her. I really do like seeing her in different outfits and this has to be one of my favorites. Her hair looks beautiful. Who am I kidding? She looks beautiful. ;O

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Zebeckras In reply to FrankieVonDrake [2011-12-14 22:17:27 +0000 UTC]

Heh, I have some trouble replying to this 'cause I like the pic in question Uh, I guess I just will say thanks? Oh, and I do need more excuses to play dress-up with Beth. There are too many reasons why it's OOC for me to do it, so I rarely do. Anyway thank you again!

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RachelOrdwayArt [2011-11-05 18:05:14 +0000 UTC]

Really great work with the poses! I can't even imagine how tough it must be to make kissing look realistic/believable/etc with Disney duck models, between the bills and their body proportions, so great job on nailing it!

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Zebeckras In reply to RachelOrdwayArt [2011-12-01 04:03:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you. I think it's impressive that over a month later I still am happy with how these look. Though a good deal of that has to do with my placement of hands, etc, in each panel... for some reason that makes a difference for me... I dunno, time to stop analyzing. *G*

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Merani [2011-11-01 20:01:16 +0000 UTC]

I can so understand how pleased you must be with this. It's so expressive and beautifully drawn that it melts my heart. I love how the facial expressions develop from playfulness to a passionate kiss.

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Zebeckras In reply to Merani [2011-11-01 21:03:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I would love to actually finish this someday - I am so pleased with the facial expressions that getting it coloured and having some kind of lighting would be just awesome... but I really doubt I will. Hopefully though I can someday figure out how to do it with something new and make it look just as good! ^_^ hee, I'm very glad this had the same effect on others that it did on me, it makes me feel slightly less egotistical

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DisneyPsycho [2011-10-30 16:37:57 +0000 UTC]

I just love this. I think you're way too critical of yourself. I love Beth's expressions, especially in the first and second panel. And I think LP is a TOUGH guy to draw! But you can tell it's him and I think you did fine on the poses. You conveyed what needed to be conveyed.

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Zebeckras In reply to DisneyPsycho [2011-10-30 22:25:08 +0000 UTC]

hmmm, in spite of what I said about the posture and height difference I did/do notice that Beth's pose in the fourth panel would make it impossible for her to be balancing on her tiptoes. OH WELL, shhhhh.

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Zebeckras In reply to DisneyPsycho [2011-10-30 22:22:03 +0000 UTC]

Well, I'll clarify: I can see things wrong with this, but I love it anyway, and I'm really insanely pleased with it. I like the way Launchpad looks in each panel, but I did draw him differently in each; I just don't have a consistent method with him (even though I tried to do it the same way each time, it came out differently). Like, I had problems with the width of his neck, etc. I think I got consistent about the difference between their heights - he's bending down to her, clearly, in the second panel and then she's up on her toes in the last one, and I thiiink that comes through in their poses...

Mainly though, I'd rather have them be inconsistent between drawings and have the kissing work than have them be totally on-model but not be able to draw the kisses. Awkward kissing would be embarrassing. I still love the third panel best. But I do love Beth's face in the second one, too.

Thank you SO much!

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MightyMorphinPower4 [2011-10-30 09:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Adorebale work here

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Zebeckras In reply to MightyMorphinPower4 [2011-10-30 13:28:07 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks

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Jose-Ramiro [2011-10-29 22:21:40 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!

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Zebeckras In reply to Jose-Ramiro [2011-10-29 23:18:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It was tough but I really wanted to do it

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Desert-Lilly [2011-10-29 18:45:45 +0000 UTC]

Eeeeeeeeeeeee their shocked faces.
And kudos to you on getting the kiss down. Now I know who to crib off of if I ever want to do that myself. ;D

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Zebeckras In reply to Desert-Lilly [2011-10-29 23:21:16 +0000 UTC]

I KNOW That would be the moment where he goes "Uh... oops?" and they just stare at each other in temporary horror.

It took SO LONG. I had to redo both of those panels over and over, the first one because I couldn't get the right amount of space between them and the second because I could not get the freaking tilt to her head. GOD that's hard. It's hard on humans for crying out loud. I have NO REFERENCES AT ALL for ducks. I have no idea at all what I did and am not sure I can ever do it again - I just knew it worked when I saw it.

Thank you ^_^

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roamingtigress [2011-10-29 03:55:50 +0000 UTC]

Awww cute <3 ANd yes kissing bills/beaks is hard.

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Zebeckras In reply to roamingtigress [2011-10-29 04:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Damn right! I've literally been drawing this kinda crap on scrap paper for like, at least two months now. There were many, many erases of these two pics but the fact that I finally got it - TWICE - on the SAME PAGE - speaks to, well, SOMETHING. I think I'm allowed to be vaguely proud just of that. ;D

And thank you! ^_^ Maybe now this AU will purge my brain and leave me alone.

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roamingtigress In reply to Zebeckras [2011-10-29 04:25:23 +0000 UTC]

You're very, very welcome. You have every right to be be proud!

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