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[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

I think this may be my favorite of all the pictures I've done so far. :D

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[queen-fiend.livejournal.com]

How do you get their faces so perfect? This is gorgeous. I love Jeeves gripping Bertie's coat. <3

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

A combination of luck, and photographic references. Glad you like it!

[emeraldreeve.livejournal.com]

Lovely! It looks like a serious moment between them. Their faces are done very well; they look so real and close. Pretty background, too. And their clothes are beautiful, too.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's the Fonz! :D

Thank you!

[mxdp.livejournal.com]

Then it is my favorite drawing as well. Look at it! There is so much story behind this. I love the close-up and the details on the scarves, tie and gloves. I love the dark clouds. The coats. The colours. The faces. They're amazing. You're amazing.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! :)

[erynn999.livejournal.com]

This is just so beautifully done. It feels like something significant is happening and I'd love to know the story behind it!

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Heh, so would I. *looks pointedly at the writers*

Thank you!

[lizych.livejournal.com]

<3 <3 <3

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

:DDDD

[purplefluffycat.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, there's so much emotion in this! The details in their coats and scarves are lovely, too. Did you have a plot/backstory in mind when you drew this?

PurpleFluffyCat x

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thanks! As for a backstory, not really. I wanted to do something with a focus on Jeeves's eyes, and the rest was built around that. No story in mind beyond just that they're having a private moment outdoors.

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I love the intensity of the eye contact.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! This piece was all about the eyes for me, so I'm very glad the intensity comes through.

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

Ooooo. Blond!Bertie throws me off sometimes, but I really do like this picture here. <3

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

That's interesting. Almost everyone I've encountered here seems to view Bertie as blond/fair-haired. It's nice to come across different interpretations, though. Personally I imagined him as having light brown or sandy hair, but whenever I picture him he immediately presents himself as blond, and I've tentatively decided to stop fighting against it.

Anyway, thank you! :D

[waqaychay.livejournal.com]

oh, it's lovely! i love the way that jeeves is gripping bertie's scarf. ♥

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[storyfan.livejournal.com]

There's so much going on in this picture. They look so serious, as if they're the only two people in the world. They're outdoors which is a dangerous place for them to be together. The day is overcast, but the gray sky draws attention to the brilliance of the background shrubbery. The gripping hands tell a story all their own.

This is brilliant, my dear. Good show.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's kind of neat to see the interprations that others are reading into this, since I didn't have much of an idea beyond "they're alone outside, about to snog".

[hazeltea.livejournal.com]

I love all of the tiny details, and the little blush on Bertie's cheek, barely noticeable, like it's cold outside and they've been out there talking awhile and he hasn't quite noticed the chill, or doesn't care. Lovely autumn sky and clothing details as well.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it!

[ataratah.livejournal.com]

This is lovely! I love the intensity of the expressions. ♥

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[tasha-elizabeth.livejournal.com]

That's fabulous.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[nanika-kawatta.livejournal.com]

I simply love all of your drawings, but this one is definitely special in its own way.
I, um, I think somewhere in your previous posts I saw you mentioning how you sometimes weren't satisfied with the way their faces turned out, and, well, I hope that by presenting us with such pure beauty you're definitely throwing such uncertainities aside :) Their expressions are so amazing and suggest such a number of interpretations :) Thank you for sharing your wonderful drawings yet again.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yeah, I'm often unsatisfied with the faces. Not that I think they look bad, just that they don't quite match how I envision the characters. That happens most when I'm working in a realistic style, which is why I don't do it very often. I was very careful to get them right this time.

[sige-vic.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely fantastic!

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[toodlepipsigner.livejournal.com]

:D :D :D :D !!!!! <3

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

♥ ♥ ♥

[angelofmadness7.livejournal.com]

This is just so absoloutely lovely <3

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much!

[dreamwaffles.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you!

[triedunture.livejournal.com]

What I like most about this picture is, the first second you look at it, it doesn't seem very complicated. It looks like two men looking at each other. But then you slowly notice the placement of Bertie's glove (or at least I noticed it first because Jeeves' is darker and sort of blends in nicely with Bertie's clothing) and you see the autumn plumage in the background and you know their scarves should be done up more tightly, and so you get this weird charged feeling from it. You know either something very, very good is about to happen, or something very, very bad, and whatever it was they were talking about the moment before, it's very important and not at all simple.

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

*♥ for your comment* It feels really satisfying that you got all that out of this picture. My subconscious must've been in control when I was drawing this, because I wasn't thinking of much, story-wise; I was primarily focused on the colors, anatomy, etc.

You know either something very, very good is about to happen, or something very, very bad, and whatever it was they were talking about the moment before, it's very important and not at all simple.

I was going for positive-but-anxious, like it's the lead-up to their first kiss or something, but there's room for a variety of interpretations, and I'm glad that viewers are reading all sorts of things into it.

Thank you!

[reginaldrobot.livejournal.com]

I do like this very much indeed, dear madam!

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly!

[sunquistadora.livejournal.com]

Shiny! You capture them magnificently!

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Yay, a shiny! Thank you!

[muuskanuikkunen.livejournal.com]

I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, but I'll have to say this: Your ability to draw emotions so subtly makes me cry.
The palette, cropping, anatomy.. It's all perfect.
I just hope no one sneaks up on them!

Did you do the line-art by hand? It's really crisp and clean!

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm always nervous about my emotion-portraying skillz, so it's really nice to hear that. And don't worry, if anyone sneaks up, Jeeves will Deal With Them. He can stash the body in the woods close by! XD

Yes, I did draw it by hand, and inked it with a brush.

[niektete.livejournal.com]

The gorgeousness is complete ^^

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[ddizzy.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! Dare I say, inspirational? Surely this will inspire someone to write the story behind this. (or several different stories?)

[ironicbees.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

Surely this will inspire someone to write the story behind this. (or several different stories?)

I'd be thrilled if someone did!

[daiong.livejournal.com]

So gorgeous! I looove the way Jeeves looks at Bertie in the picture >< Seeing them gazing at each other is enough to make anyone melt <3