Ever since I drew the Bound reel for Drake and Ludwig – a sweet, loving thing – I’ve wanted to create a sister reel for Mitzi and Antonia that just epitomises silliness and chaos.
I took the same audio as before and added a bunch of dumb noises at the end.
Again, I challenged myself to work in a bit of relevant plot that highlights the mood I was going for, and we find ourselves with a ridiculous handcuffing scene. I’m not sure if it’s exactly plot-faithful, but in amongst the frustration of getting caught, Mitzi finds time to joke about with her new captor. This plot is a delightful showcase of Mitzi playing with Antonia, because every shred of Antonia’s instinct tells her to play back and engage – but of course, you have to be a little serious with your prisoner.
I particularly love the angles I went with here – foreshortening with Mitzi’s hands, a looking-down-from-above from Antonia to really suggest atmosphere without explicitly including it. The compositions are clean and the anatomy is good. I’ve made this one of Antonia my home screen because I just keep coming back to it.
SEASIDE ILLUSTRATION 