And I sort of got Buttercups “are you serious, dude” expression right. The pupil/eye direction, which can be challenging, is good here. It’s pretty solid in terms of a person looking at another person. Don’t get me wrong, I do like this one! I think it turned out pretty well overall. It’s a bit tough though, and I’m just not sure I’m capturing them exactly right. As mentioned at the top, this is now the third one in the series, so you’d think by now I would start getting a feel for these characters. I’m really having some mixed results on these Princess Bride drawings, if I’m honest about it. I figured if I could get the facial features right in this drawing, it would be quite apparent…and if I got them wrong, that should also be fairly noticeable. Especially Wright who, despite not being given much dialogue in many portions of the movie, still manages to convey clearly what the character’s reactions and thoughts are. Both Cary Elwes and Robin Wright are great in how expressive they are in the scene. So, anyhow that’s basically what I tried to capture. Movie credit to William Goldman/Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Robin Wright. Buttercup gives a classic “are you insane” look, then Westley says, “I’m not saying I’d like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.” There’s a great moment when Westley says something about it not being that bad there. I love the back and forth between them as they enter the Fireswamp, when Westley is explaining where he’s been, about the Dread Pirate Roberts, and the dangers of the Fireswamp. The subject this time around is Westley and Buttercup in a scene that is one of the best in the movie. The one from last month featured Inigo, Fezzik, and Westley creeping around the castle wall. And actually, overall it’s the third of four, since I also drew a sketch of Inigo and Fezzik a couple of years ago. So, this is the second drawing in the recent Princess Bride series. At least I finally got around to it, right? Small victories! But, I got hung up on how I wanted to present the progression video, which I decided to think about…and think some more. I have three drawings related to one of my all-time favorite movies (and books) “ The Princess Bride“, and fully intended on sharing them in somewhat rapid succession. In true “where does the time go” fashion, of course it’s already somehow been a month since I last posted. I’d always heard that’s how life goes, but it certainly seems true that everything only speeds up the older you get. But it’s hard to keep up sometimes, because days turn into weeks and then suddenly years. My kids seem to be growing faster than ever, and I’m trying to capture and appreciate everything that’s happening as it happens. It’s probably on my mind so much lately because I’m rapidly approaching four decades of stumbling around on this planet. Where does the time go? It seems like I ask myself that a lot.
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