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Hiii-

I can't get over how good that animation you made was - you're insanely talented and it's more then I could have ever wished for ^^

Thank you smmm

(ps : real happy to hear you're enjoying Chappell Roan as much as I am))

Ahhh I’m glad you liked it! ^^ thank you again for the kind words and suggesting it in the first place. Making that video really got my brain churning too so now I’m drowning with ideas for animatics lol the question is if I can get to them all.

A lil M+L animatic | Coffee by Chappell Roan

Based on @etwlemons ask

Pardon me while I find a hole to stick my head in

Hiii - wanted to say first thing first I love your art style, it's so dynamic and fun and those color palettes? Stunning ^^

And second thing second, just some food for thought if you ever want to get angsty about Jerry and Dean, coffee by Chappell Roan sounds like it was written about their break up specifically and I can't stop thinking abt it dndnden

*Cue me losing my mind*

Hiii- they say flattery gets you everywhere and turns out with me, it gets you animatics- jkjk but I do appreciate the kind comments ^^

I’ll put up the animatic separately and take the opportunity to leave the preamble here to keep the video post neat bc until someone tells me to shut up and just post art- I’m gonna ramble… So here’s the commentary you didn’t ask for along with my favourite panels:

First off- You turned me into a big time Chappell Roan listener which is great bc I need music recs to fix my listening habits before Spotify wrapped drops. My roundup last year was shameful… Red Wine Supernova is my new dish washing song.

Even tho it’s not the song’s vibe I kept the content as silly as I could for my own sanity. I don’t love getting too deep into the serious/sad side of M+L for a few reasons but I do find it all very interesting. Point being this song was too good to pass up doing something a bit bigger for.

Ngl tho- this did have me pulling out hair at multiple points. I never colour animatics, rarely even tone them- but you mentioned colour palettes and I was determined to deliver so pardon the messy colouring but (that was the tradeoff) I did not have it in me to stay in the lines. I’m choosing to be kind to myself and opt to call it an artistic choice and not midway burnout. And nothing was gonna get me to open after effects/premiere not even the janky ass golf ball OML this only makes sense if u watch the video.

There are parts of this I’m SO happy with and others I hate. I think it’s really obvious which sections I started losing steam on but overall I lowkey like the end product. Nothing I make will ever be good/perfect- this was one hell of a practice in accepting that lmao- but I can still be ok with the work problems and all yknow? I very nearly shelved this completely bc I got so worked up about the maybe 5 panels I dislike out of 106 total. Counting them was eye opening to ask myself: you’re gonna let that small a ratio stop you from sharing this after putting in days and days of effort? The insecurity goes deep and TBH getting asks has been a nice way of working through it since I post the art I make for answers no matter what only bc I KNOW someone out there wants to see it. It might not sound it but it’s actually quite positive.

Also, although I feel I’ve done my fair share of reading, I’m no expert. So if anything is really off point- sorry my bad (I won’t fix it tho bc I cannot physically stand to look at this another second lol)

I tried to stick to real things found in articles/books/photos/interviews etc bc outside of obviously fictional AUs I’m not super into making stuff up about them (and who needs to I mean the legit stuff is already insane enough) Sure I framed the events in specific ways to suit the song and some aspects are fictionalized (mainly bc the referenced written accounts lacked detail to draw 100% faithfully from anyhow) but otherwise I got my sources cited.

ANYWAYS… sorry for hijacking this answer I need to learn to chill out. Irl I’m a pretty reserved talker so you can tell I’m in a comfy place when I let loose and blather on endlessly lmao brevity is not a skill I possess.

You were probably expecting illustrations or smth but I hope what I came up with is still somewhat alright AND please don’t let my complaining fool you, I genuinely loved making this.

One FINAL Relevant Note: the line “nowhere else is safe every place leads back to your place” is gut wrenching. You’re so right about this song perfectly describing the break up. They always came back to each other and there’s something so devastating about that kind of haunting human connection.

OkAY I’m done promise- I thought I’d implode if I didn’t get all that out

Pick any random M+L moment and it just sounds outlandishly farcical, like:

Cross my heart and hope to die- I didn’t draw Dean Martin “King of Cool” ™ stomping on Jerry Lewis’s bike like a four year old just for kicks and giggles- he DID it

@fredandginger64 l don’t know how anyone could believe half the stuff these two got up to if there wasn’t documentation lol

Side note: ik the aspect ratios are scuffed af T^T This was meant to be a comic and there’s no planning ahead for 3am animatic impulses.

Since if you accept ideas to draw here goes my idea, well it's not so mine, but the thing is that I've been asked to write a fic about Dean and Jerry with the theme of Romeo and Juliet, that question of impossible love, a curious comparison that I've seen a lot in this "fandom"

And well, if it's not too much of a hassle, I'd love to see some of your drawing about them under this "AU" or "theme"

Eh I love drawing prompts! It takes me time but it’s no hassle. Your ask was pretty open to interpretation so here’s a 2 for 1: a literal R+J AU and a broader take on your theme.

Conceptual illustrations aren’t my strong suit. They usually turn out a bit too stiff and stupid but here’s the second section:

I think one reason why R+J works with M+L is the element of tension: Two people are pulled apart by external/internal forces and ultimately find their own unorthodox method of staying together

I appreciate writers in dead(ish) fandoms that are still at it. I tend to have mixed feelings about fanfic, but the creative effort you guys put in deserves some recognition.

I was gonna ask where I could read your fic but I may have already stumbled upon it- either that or it just so happens an entirely different person is also writing a R+J/M+L fic- But ANYWAYS…

Hope one of these fits what you were looking for and Good luck writing!

dawg you got my mind RACING now because of the Dracula!Dean AU

BECAUSE NOW I'M IMAGINING A LIL HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FOR THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW AND I'M JUST LOSING IT AHHH your stuff is so good dude 😭

Dude YOU got my mind doing back flips with the Dracula!Dean AU. It haunts my waking hours tbh I kinda wanna make more art for it.

Ok Moonie… I know you probably weren’t actually asking for this BUT what am I supposed to do? Answer with a “thanks and gee yeah that’s a neat idea” and leave it at that? Lmao NO I gotta draw you something. So even though it’s a way too early for Halloween, here we go: Presenting the Dean Martin Show Spooky Special.

Dean sings Monster Mash and does a duet of Blue Moon with Frank, who I refuse to make Frankenstein’s monster just for the name so he’s a werewolf because all of his “moon” songs. Sammy and Jerry are the behind the door guests. I wanted to make Sammy the Candyman but the timeline doesn’t work so he’s a mummy. Jerry (who is permitted to sneak onto set for this fictional episode bc the 20 years was a lie anyways) is Frankenstein’s bride because I firmly believe given the chance he would do Halloween drag in a heartbeat. The two up on the balcony are mystery guests, any guesses? Whoever gets it right gets a prize. Oh and the goldiggers are all bedsheet ghosts bc my sense of humour is in the shop for repair.

The M+L/Rat Pack monster mash up is actually so silly and fun, but save your Christmas requests because I can’t touch that until December lmao.

Oh boy what a day, what a duo, here’s another doodle. Happy Martin and Lewis Day~

A Twitter mutual and I were discussing the idea of a Dracula!Dean AU where he's fluffy and old when he doesn't feed, but when he does- he's back to youthful 40s-50s Dean (refer to images below)

And yes, Jerry is Renfield. BECAUSE EVERY DRACULA NEEDS A LOYAL COMPANION. >:3c

OH MY- the things you got me staying up to 3am doing. If you needed proof I’ll draw anything as long as it falls within one of my interests here it is.

First off I’m in loooove with this whole concept. It’s genius how well it suits them, but now I have to go lament the fact I’m never getting a M+L Renfield movie. Dean would’ve made a perfect Dracula (the clip of him singing that Bela Lugosi parody of Besame Mucho is *chefs kiss*)

Sorry this took so long I couldn’t settle on one thing and went a lil overboard doing them all + The bonus doodles are abundant.

Not sure what you were looking for Moonie but hopefully something in here hits the mark.

AND if you come up with any other ideas (im practically begging) send them my way bc I had waayyyy too much fun with this.

Sleepy time for shaky handed sheriffs 💤

Finally FINALLY got around to watching Rio Bravo

Hear me out…

I know it was probably a fairly serious and sad time after the split BUT every time I read something about Dean chasing Jerry around the Paramount lot because he kept ducking to avoid him- to the point he literally had to hold a sit down meeting and scold him- I just can’t help picturing Dean literally trying to track Jerry down in full campy horror movie mode, being an absolute menace on the studio grounds, screaming his head off as they run around in circles of Looney Toon dust.

And all Dean wants is a little wave good morning cuz he misses his partner (but also poor Jerry he obviously wasn’t ready)

There’s zero basis for this but it was kinda fun to make anyways.

Watching these two live at the Copa must’ve been something special. I wish there was more footage of their nightclub performances out there. It seems like both of them were so much more relaxed and in their element but I feel like I’ve only ever come across video of two or three different shows.

One day I’ll make the M+L Copacabana animatic that’s been knocking around in my brain for months… oh one day the things I’ll do.

IS YOUR BANNER JERRY RUNNING FROM DEAN 😭😭

LMAOOO YES istg there is a thought behind it (a really stupid thought) I’m gonna make a post about it some time soon but I’m still trying to figure out how tumblr works and all the proper etiquette etc but omg I didn’t expect anyone to notice it rn 🤣

One of my favourite CCH bits is when Dean lets Jerry conduct the band cuz all of them are really fun but the “Once in a While” number has a special place in my heart

Dir. Jer

M+L doodle

I’m gonna start treating my tumblr like a junk drawer for all the drawings I don’t particularly want people to see because I doubt anyone is ever going to find them on here. I think it’ll be a good warm up for me to get back into posting my stuff online.

Here’s starting with an old doodle when I was trying to find brushes I like on procreate [I didn’t like this one at all]