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This is a series of essays I made during the show's run where I theorized how the two could be connected. There is another installment I released elsewhere and I plan on making one for Season 3, but I'm not sure if I'll be reposting them to this blog.
(...Y'know what, yeah! I AM gonna talk more about this!)
(If you haven't come across my blog before, I've been theorizing about how Launchpad and Della are connected and how he was very likely to be revealed as the father of the triplets. ┐(´ー｀)┌)
(Basically, I think a less-familiar version of Launchpad got caught in the cosmic storm, Della took the Spear to save him, thought that she failed, changed her focus to going home and the storm mutated him into who we currently know him as. Somewhere in between the incident and the crash back to Earth, he became amnesic.)
(The Webby-Clone thing was revealed to be a secondary plan in case the show got cancelled too soon. So, it's like, what else could they have been building up to in the initial plan? It would make a LOT of sense if it were a big, important mystery that was relevant to the catalyst of the show...)
(Oh, you're still reading this? Cool, here's what I was going to post before that explanation. ⤵)
- Launchpad is dressed as Gizmoduck, something Huey did in a previous Season 3 episode. I can't remember if they did something directly to one another in the finale, but this is where my mind went. In order of production, "Trickening" was first of this season to be made. So, the season starts with Huey doing this first, then LP doing this in the last part of the last episode. These instances of being Gizmoduck, bookend each other. Considering the way both Huey and Launchpad were trending in the first half of the season, it feels like there could have been something deeper behind these decisions...
Yeah, Launchpad was part of the reason why Fenton became Gizmo in the reboot. Yes, LP did wear the suit in an episode of the original series, and yeah, Huey does admire Fenton, so, it makes sense for him to make his own Gizmoduck costume...
But I find it very interesting how close this Gizmo version of Huey, comes to how Della imagined him in Season 2.
I had talked before about how the family photo could have a double meaning that traces back to the father of the triplets. How Della's initial goal was to reach Dad in Space, then after believing she failed, changed to reaching the rest of her family on Earth.
I also noted how the back of the photo seems to fall in line with the Gander-Depths episode formula. The sketch with the eyebrows automatically invokes something about Gladstone and how Louie used to admire him. I had accepted the one next to it as Huey because of him having a similar episode with Fethry; another Duck relative. The cone-looking hairstyle could also be alluding to Fethry's triangular hat. Whether it be a meta reference to Fethry or Fenton, it's still a good indication that this is meant to be Huey.
If both are likely to have connections to relatives, then it's likely to be carried on to the third one. This one would have to be Dewey. He's the remaining child who has never had a Gander-Depths styled episode. And the closest adult character we have to looking like that last drawing is Launchpad. I always sensed that something was special about it...the drawing stayed hidden until "Happened to Della" aired, just like her robot leg. Della highlighted it in "Golden Spear" by comparing the heads on all of them to eggplants when only one of them resembled the fruit. And it remained visible during Della's first meeting with LP on the houseboat.
I believe it was hinting towards an episode we would have seen involving Dewey and Launchpad that further confirmed him as his father. While the two don't resemble each other in looks, they definitely do in actions. Launchpad was even placed in a position that called back to something Dewey did in the beginning of "Depths"! (Another bookend!) Heh, none of the drawings share Della's likeness...this kinda gives off the impression that she thought they would look more like their Dad. (Now combine that with the names she originally wanted to give them. 😏)
Since Season 3 didn't end according to Plan A, I wondered if maybe Launchpad was given the suit in place of some other electrical display he was supposed to have. Wearing it pretty much makes you like a superhero, and if he was impacted by the storm, he has superpowers. I discussed a possibility, in one of my essays, that he could later use his powers to save Della or the family as a whole, based on what Lena did for Beakley in the subway and what Huey did for his mother in Legendquest. And while he was wearing the suit, it did give him the ability to defeat the villains and free the captees...if the season was meant to end with a LaunchDad reveal, but the writers could no longer fulfill it, letting him be Gizmoduck in the finale would both quietly express his mutation, and connection to Huey, without having to be outward about it.
Now that I think about it, there's also the suggestion that Future!LP from "Timephoon!" was supposed to be in this episode as well. Since the storyline was split into two, perhaps one of the Launchpads were supposed to be more involved with the family. Maybe the present LP was going to utilize his powers while the future one reflected this with the Gizmosuit. 🤷🏾♀️
Anyways, back to the rest of the gifs:
- Dewey crashes the plane like Launchpad for the third time. The first being "Raiders" and the second being "Lost Cargo". (I'm sad we didn't get much of a reaction from LP about his best friend diving into the same career path as him...I think it's incredibly safe to say we would have gotten more than a thumbs up if the show lasted long enough.)
- Louie makes a comment about how his head sweats when he wears hats. The reboot version of LP has been wearing hats this whole time and is also shown sweating after trying to keep up with the group. Both characters are considered to be the weakest link in their groups...and show up on the same side of the screen in their scenes. 🤔 There's a little...too much intention going on here...
(...Y'know what, yeah! I AM gonna talk more about this!)
(If you haven't come across my blog before, I've been theorizing about how Launchpad and Della are connected and how he was very likely to be revealed as the father of the triplets. ┐(´ー｀)┌)
(Basically, I think a less-familiar version of Launchpad got caught in the cosmic storm, Della took the Spear to save him, thought that she failed, changed her focus to going home and the storm mutated him into who we currently know him as. Somewhere in between the incident and the crash back to Earth, he became amnesic.)
(The Webby-Clone thing was revealed to be a secondary plan in case the show got cancelled too soon. So, it's like, what else could they have been building up to in the initial plan? It would make a LOT of sense if it were a big, important mystery that was relevant to the catalyst of the show...)
(Oh, you're still reading this? Cool, here's what I was going to post before that explanation. ⤵)
If this was intentional, (which I really do believe) I think this would be the first time that HDL's original names were hinted at. "Friendship Hates Magic!" was originally listed as 208 (Season 2, Episode 8) in order of production. It would have come right after "What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!".
So, we would have first seen an episode where someone took a questionable risk, got stuck in a place that was difficult to escape from, struggled to make it back to their family and expressed wanting to be a parent to their kids....which would then lead into a story about taking a dangerous risk to bring someone back from a dimension they were trapped in...a connection to a major event the show has gone back to multiple times...and something partially having to do with Launchpad. 🤔
Beakley's line here isn't just a statement; it's another example of the "I'm a pilot" trend LP started. And he's not the only pilot in the cast, so, it makes you want to think of Della too. She even carried the trend herself, twice!
"Jet" was mentioned first, like Huey normally is when the triplets are grouped together. And like I previously pointed out in my essays (and elsewhere), LP was renamed "Jet McQuack" in the Italian dub. This has been in place ever since DT87 was translated, thus making the name look a lot more like a reference than simply choosing something pilot related.
Something else that seems to lean into this, is the E.X.C.E.S.S. event Huey wanted to go to in "Last Crash". Monacrow, is based on the location, Monaco, which is extremely close to Italy. Also in the scene it was mentioned, the flyer contained things like the phrase "Fun for Dad!", a scientist holding some kind of firecracker-like explosive, flying with a rocket-powered skateboard, wearing a lot of green, and a robot at the bottom, wearing a partially red hat, with a time device around its neck...🤔 There's a part of me that wants to prevent myself from saying it looks like the robot is upset that its being left behind by the scientist and wants to go after him, but if this truly is supposed to represent Delpad in a way, is it really all that far of a stretch? (...Heh...the fact that the green-clad scientist is wearing a helmet suddenly reminded me of Launchpad's race with B.U.D.D.Y...anyway)
Another thing that could support the notion of "Jet" being a meta reference to LP, is that Huey was mainly behind the Italian theming of Fenton's date in "Dangerous Chemistry".
"Turbo" was mentioned second, like Dewey is when the boys are grouped together. Launchpad's name has been "Turbo McKwek" in the Dutch dub ever since DT87. So, now, that makes two names of the triplets that lead back to him and further increases the chance that this wasn't a coincidence. Dewey has emphasized his would-be name multiple times after learning about it and was already set as LP's best friend in Season 1. There are many similarities between themselves and Della. There have even been scenes where they mimic each other!
Some hints that the writers could have been well aware of Launchpad being named Turbo, is the Turbo Boost he had with him in "Coot".
Its main color is gold, which falls in line with LP's chauffeur outfit and the lightning bolt could have a double meaning by representing his involvement in the cosmic storm. The hamster running the device had super strength; a side effect Launchpad could have experienced afterwards. I'm not completely sure about this one, but during the "Quack Pack!" scene where Launchpad was confronted by his dates, one of them mentioned a balloon ride to Aruba. This real-life location is an island in the Kingdom of The Netherlands. Where they speak Dutch. 😏
"Rebel" wasn't mentioned at all, but it came last when Della revealed what she told Donald. I had wondered if the name came from breaking the pattern of being an aviation word or a dubbing reference, but now, I wonder if it more so has to do with the way LP was acting before the storm happened. Or that this is referring to how he doesn't have a pilot license. He keeps calling himself one without officially meeting the requirements. He's rebelling against the law.
Heh, Louie had a similar moment of cheating his way to a profession in "Richest Duck".
But I dunno...two Launchpad names in a row is pretty hard to ignore. 🤔 Because of this, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this was a crazy, yet subtle, deep cut to a name considered during the original show's development.
For the past few-ish years, I've been doing an art challenge where I focus on posting pieces for designated dates. I had a lot of DuckTales-oriented ideas for this year and thought that shaving them down to four instead of my usual six, that I would have an easier time. Unfortunately...I didn't finish any of them for the days I had in mind; this is an edited post.
But I still completed them anyway! ✍🏾😤
For almost every June 20th slot, and a little before my challenge began, I've been drawing Delpad for my birthday and wanted to keep it going. Figuring out what to draw sent me back to a funny observation I had years ago that others had also come close to: I remember seeing a couple of similar conversations where Launchpad and Della were acknowledged as a reversal of Roger and Jessica Rabbit, where the male character is the one with the tall, exaggerated body type while the female character has a more standard one. x)
I did think about making a drawing about that closer to the time, but I immediately shot it down. 😆 I thought it would end up being too cursed...but when idea came back this year, I reconsidered. Maybe I actually could pull it off, lol. I think it turned out pretty well. 😊
Similarly to another adult-triplet post I made, I often view LP as being most like Dewey…but there are moments where he can be compared to Huey in spite of the resistance in their relationship. Huey and Launchpad tend to clash during their interactions as Huey views himself as the competent one while constantly underestimating LP’s abilities.
It feels like the similarities between these characters are becoming more apparent in Season 3. I was very surprised by how they were openly compared to in “The Rumble For Ragnorok!” and how Huey was told to embrace that comparison. While it’s been said that this was going to be Huey’s season, Launchpad is being highlighted quite a lot too. I mean, Bradford and Webby are also being highlighted but we have a much better idea for their cases than we do for Launchpad. I still find it…extremely odd that he was the one who was given insight to F.O.W.L.’s plot before the triplet in focus like we were expecting…🤔
I think the most notable similarity between Huey and Launchpad thus far, is how they continued their trend of matching each other’s outfits and movements in the opening scene of the Season 3 premiere. Because of their important roles in both the beginning and midpoint of the season, I can’t help but think that these two will also play a significant part in the finale. Perhaps it’ll involve another moment where they acknowledge what they have in common.
For the past few-ish years, I've been doing an art challenge where I focus on posting pieces on designated dates. This year, I wanted to draw each triplet doing something with Launchpad to have ready for the, uh, 15th, but that obvious didn't happen due to something preventing me from being on time...again...😒
But I'm still completing them anyway! ✍🏾😤
This is the first time I've ever drawn the Gizmo suit, so, it probably isn't entirely accurate. It was intimidating and difficult...the angle I needed him to be at, only increased this. 🙃 I kinda gave up a little along the way. 😅
I had to readjust Huey from how I originally drew him and refused to draw him over again to make him go in the same direction as LP. To make better sense of it, I decided to add a flying trail and implied a hard turn or twist that hasn't straightened out yet. There is supposed to be a sense of chaos in the flight since LP can't use suit very well. I guess any clunky-ness with his pose could be because of that. 😅
For the past few-ish years, I've been doing an art challenge where I focus on posting pieces on designated dates. This year, I wanted to draw each triplet doing something with Launchpad to have ready for the, uh, 15th, but that obvious didn't happen due to something preventing me from being on time...again...😒
But I'm still completing them anyway! ✍🏾😤
Yeah, I know, I colored LP's Quack Pack boots wrong. His pupils might also be too big too. Both sets of hands probably don't match up very well with the other...I tried. ┐(´ー｀)┌
But in spite of its flaws, I still really do like this! I could redo or fix these things if I ever decide to do fully digitally. Right now, I gotta keep moving. 🏃🏾♀️
For the past few-ish years, I've been doing an art challenge where I focus on posting pieces on designated dates. This year, I wanted to draw each triplet doing something with Launchpad to have ready for the, uh, 15th, but that obvious didn't happen due to something preventing me from being on time...again...😒
But I'm still completing them anyway! ✍🏾😤
I had been thinking about some Disney Afternoon promotional art where LP is preventing Louie from taking gold underneath Scrooge's hat. I found it really amusing and wanted to do something with that at some point.
I also thought about how Louie scammed LP out of the golden kopesh he was awarded in "Toth-Ra" and how he couldn't bear to part with it in "Shadow War". 😂 Della then later had one during a similar setting in "Quack Pack", attached to a staff...which... now suddenly reminds me of...a spear. 😐 🤔
Huh, anyways, I normally ink these art challenge drawings with brush marker, but I wanted to do something little different this time: I digitalized the lines, print them out to color traditionally, and placed the digital lines on top of that. And while I did mainly use colored pencils, I decided to make use of my gel pens too, since I never use them. 😅 That was another thing that didn't go as well as I planned...either they were never filled up properly at all, or they REALLY dried out. 😬 I could hardly get anything out of them for the kopesh blades! (+ LP's belt buckle) I had to extend that texture through the program I was using.
I then later threw in some jewels, or beads rather, as an afterthought to help fill up space 'n' match with theme. :3 I think this one turned out ok, I just want all three of the pieces to be done already. 😂😩Hopefully I'll have the next piece up tomorrow...
Disney Jr.'s Instagram account updated a previous Family Tree post from last year to add HDL's Father! 🤯
This the closest we have to Modern Disney acknowledging Della on Donald's birthday, and anything reboot related that (outwardly?) acknowledges Dad's existence.
I highly doubt this means anything outside of the social media admin(s) just putting content together, but wow, that was unexpected...it's also funny, because I think having Donald and Daisy in a different style is something that a lot of people would have wanted to see an updated change to. 😂 I understand they did it to promote the Mickey preschool shows, but...it's still kinda jarring. 😬
More headcanon stuff in a similar style to my "How I Ship Delpad" post.
I hinted in the bonus comic for my "Together" piece, that for...some reason... Launchpad glows when he blushes. He's a little self-conscious about it; perhaps he's sensed that this isn't normal, or someone had previously reacted to it in a certain way, so, he usually tries to hide it or tries his best to prevent himself from blushing all together. x)
Hmm, I don't remember if I was actually expecting to see this in the show when I came up with the idea, but it IS kinda weird that we've never seen Launchpad blush before...especially in Season 3, where there's more of that going on than the other seasons. Makes me wanna think that this was going to be reserved for a special moment...🤔
I've noticed some similarities between SB characters and DT characters over time, and the more I thought about it, the more amusing things I found.
I thought my findings were post-worthy, so, considering character iterations inside and outside the reboot, here's what I realized.
Let's start off with a really obvious one:
Scrooge = Mr. Krabs
Their main colors are red, blue and black
They both grew up poor
They're both well-known businessmen who love money, and have enough to swim around in it
Both of them can be described as cheapskates
Both of them see their first dimes as very special items
Both of them are older men
They both speak with a European accent
They both have a fatherly element to their characters
I think it's VERY likely that Scrooge served as the inspiration behind Mr. Krabs. He may even be an intended parody of him.
Heh, when I read through Issue #16 of SpongeBob Comics, I thought the Krabs family member "Uncle Alan" was homage to Alan Young, the original DuckTales voice actor for Scrooge (I mean, it was all about finding a treasure), but it turns out that it was more than likely in refence to the adventurous character, "Allan Quatermain". It matches up with his full name "Alan Quaterkrab". Oh well, there's still a lot here.
The next comparison is pretty easy:
Donald = Squidward
They both have a constant struggle with bad luck
They are both known for being grumpy or short-tempered
They're both often made the voice of reason in their groups
They both have a desire to be cool and respected
They both have a gloating rival who is favored over them
They often getting roped into whatever the businessman is doing
They're both considered second in command
They're both often depicted with just a hat and shirt
This one might not be too obvious:
Launchpad = SpongeBob
Most would be very quick to compare him to Patrick, but I think he matches SpongeBob more.
They're both extremely loyal to their cheap bosses
They're both occasionally fired by their bosses only to be rehired later on
They both have issues with acquiring their license or learning to drive certain vehicles
They both tend to crash vehicles
They're both generally positive and child-like
They're often described by others as annoying and incompetent
They can also be described as dim-witted
They both regularly wear a tie, a belt and black footwear
They're both very in-tune with the water
They both have a tremendous appreciation for pop-culture heroes
They also have been given the roles of heroes
Both of them have had their jobs threatened over being replaced with a robot
They both have been depicted with red hair (or would that be brown, in SpongeBob's case?...isn't red hair just a really intense light brown?)
This one was a direct reference to the other:
Mr. Krabs' Nephews = Huey, Dewey & Louie
They're both identical male triplets with a relation to a wealthy businessman
Both sets have similar voices with a particular way of speaking together
They both often solve mysteries
Here's another set that could also be compared to HDL, but fit a bit closer to another group:
Sandy's Nieces = April, May, & June
They're both female trios with identical sisters
We often see them in the care of the aunt
Both groups are color coded with a yellow member
I would also say they have a particular way of speaking, since they're meant to mirror HDL, but I actually don't know if AMJ do this. 😅
Breaking down this trio to focus on one:
Webby = Pearl
They're both adopted members of wealthy family
There is also a...daughter element to their characters
They both wear pink articles of clothing
Might even be safe to say both of their favorite color is pink
They both have an appreciation for plush toys
This one's a lil' tricky:
Gyro = Plankton?
They both scientific inventors who are very focused on their work
They both have a main robotic companion
Their inventions tend to do evil or antagonistic things
They've both assembled an usual army
They both have Southern heritage
What makes this one more uncertain is that Gyro is his affiliation. He doesn't intend to be evil at all. He's very much in favor of his boss and wouldn't try to harm him or the family on purpose.
Because of this, he could also be compared to Sandy, but I think another character matches her better.
They're both female characters who have a fraternal twin brother
They're both extreme thrill-seekers who are always up for a challenge
They both tend to be reckless and get carried away
They can both be described as stubborn
They both have piloted rocketships and have traveled to Space; specifically the Moon
They've both lived outside of their natural environment for many years
They've both traveled a long way from home and it's very likely that both of them had a good reason for it
They both have an interest in robotics
They both have a Scottish relative
They both have helped other characters with flying a plane
They both may have had an encounter with a portal to an alternate dimension
On to the next:
Mrs. Beakley = Mrs. Puff
They both have a mysterious element to their identities
They are both generally "no nonsense" characters
While they do tend to be on the more serious side, they do know how to relax and have fun
The "Mrs." in both of their names indicates or seems to imply that they've been married, but both of their husbands are missing
Now here's a more better fit for an earlier one:
Flintheart = Plankton
They're both rivals to a businessman they're trying to emulate
They both met their rivals when they were younger
They used to have a good or neutral affiliation, until their businessman rival did something to make them change
They're both full of evil schemes
They're both always outwitted by the rivalling business
They're VERY determined to accomplish their goals
They occasionally team up with good guys
They both once led a family effort to attack their rival
Green
This one also works pretty well too:
Magical = Plankton
They're both rivals to a businessman
They're both full of evil schemes
They're both always outwitted by the rivalling business
They're VERY determined to accomplish their goals
They're both constantly after an important item that will make them powerful
They both often deal with very dangerous elements
They both once led a group effort to attack their rival
Bonus Section!
Out of all of these, I think the strongest connection SB and DT have with each other is that both SpongeBob and Patrick's voice actors had characters in the second season of the show!
Yellow was always one of Fethry's colors but the fact that he appears with a sponge!! I love that. 😂💛
The Ghost of Christmas Past is even depicted as a pink character who wears green clothes!
And as I was typing this, I remembered that Clancy Brown played Frankenstein in "Trickening!" Ha!
There are probably even MORE connections and coincidences out there waiting to be found!
I'll be on the lookout in case there's enough to make another post about. 😄🔎👀
(I was going to just reblog this update from the original post, but I think worthy of having it's own.)
When I first noticed the piece of paper on the plane's dash, I thought it was a map. But now, I'm starting to wonder if all of the three items featured here, are meant to hint toward the Spear's blueprint and the family photo!
The triangular shape I originally saw as a patch of land, could definitely pass as a simplified rocket. I thought I saw gridlines too, but I went back to check this scene on a TV and didn't see any. I guess my brain tricked itself after deciding it was a map. 😅 Whatever this really is, I still personally believe that Della could have been wanting to go to some kinda island-like destination and that's where she secretly want to go when she proposed the idea of Space travel.
(I mean...in "Moonvasion", she did claim to be doing one thing, when she really had a whole 'nother plan in mind...and we've been given examples of both Scrooge and Donald misinterpreting her actions...she never explained why she took the Spear, just that she was sorry for taking it. We only have Scrooge's point of view, so, who's to say this isn't yet another case of him making assumptions? 🤷🏾♀️)
Heh, something else I thought months after making my original post, is that this supposed map was of Ithaquack, before the episode aired. I had more recently compared it with other mysterious places (elsewhere) and wondered of a possible connection between them:
It was fabled like Hazel House and sorta like The Ramrod, with its entries to fantasy dimensions
It's uncharted like Falcon Island was pulled from maps
And all of these places had an element of avoidance when it came to visiting them
The paper on the dashboard is really difficult to make out in full...it looks like it's a ripped piece of something bigger, but I dunno, it could just be a little rolled up at the corners. This reminds me of the missing photo piece that Dewey was after in "Last Crash", which I think, was highly reflective of a potential desire Della had to find HDL's Father.
As for the family photo having a chance of being hinted at, there was a Polaroid version of it on Della's desk as she's drawing the Spear in Scrooge's flashback. The "Lost Crown" riddle from "Secret(s)" is there too, underneath the blueprint and could also be hinting towards Della's possible search.
A different copy of it is taped to the right side of the Spear's dash, much like the placement of the unknown photos in the plane.
If a couple of these items are meant to be literal earlier versions of the blueprints and the family photo, what could the second photo be? Because of my speculations, I think it's more than likely to be another family-related one...I thought that maybe it could be a copy of the birthday picture with Donald from "Dime Chase".
...But what if it's one of HDL's Dad? The show ended on a Plan B involving a father reveal and three kids. If we were ever meant to get HDL's Dad in Plan A, I think it's very likely that a photo of him would have been shown at some point.
If the dashboard items are a bit more figurative, could the two photos be meant to represent a parallel between what drove her to Space and what drove her back home?
If Della's goal in Space was to get Dad "in the picture", he would have been placed on the right side of it, next to her...
Since I'm talking about Della's portrait:
In the earliest installment of my "Association" essay, a Google search helped me realize similarities between Della's portrait and LP's "Family is the greatest adventure" scene in "Woo-oo!".
Pilots with planes, a sunset sky, a lot of shared colors...the hula girl bobble figure on the dash just like the items in question; it's even placed on the same side! Its design has changed multiple times and one of those, include wearing teal and green like both of the pilots.
Because of this, and her hair-length, I previously considered the possibility of the figure representing Della. The longer hair feels a little reminiscent of what Della looked like on the Moon, and the shorter hair reminds me of how she cut it when she came back home. The hula girl could have been earlier expressions of these concepts before they were finalized.
What's also worth noting is that this figure was featured during moments like Dewey's chase in "Last Crash" and the arguing that occurred after the flashback. It was on LP's half, where he kept cutting into all the blame being placed on Scrooge. This combined with the plane tipping forward, could indicate that Della's disappearance had much more to do with Dad than Scrooge building the rocket for her.
And the shot of the hula girl as the plane falls from the peak, could definitely represent how Della fell to the Moon after the lightning strike.
Something that could draw an even stronger connection between the pilots through this figure, is that it's more than likely to be Launchpad's. He already owns a DW one for the limo.
It's not too hard to believe he'd have another one for the type of vehicle he prefers to be in.
And while this probably doesn't mean much, Issue #3 of the IDW DuckTales comics, seemed to suggest that the hula girl may not have been there prior to him taking over as Scrooge's pilot.
But, yeah! Della's Dedication Room is full of hints towards her disappearance, so...the dashboard items in her portrait could very well be part of that.
"You deserve to have the best mom, and I'm going to be the best mom."
🖼❤️💙💚💞🩵🦆🩵💞💚💙❤️🖼
Sometime after making my Houseboat Hug piece, I thought of possibly making a Della equivalent for Mother's Day at some point to match up with it.
I had the original pencil drawings saved in a file, ready for the right time, and decided to come back to it five years later. (oh my gosh 😳) Ha...I was NOT loving the finalization process. 🫠 I started to regret the poses...they seemed a little too complicated together. And I couldn't figure out the best placement for Della's hands. It didn't feel like the proportions were correct...and worst of all, the composition was feeling really bland to me. 😕 I wondered if it was the way I did the wall photos that was creating this sentiment, but I didn't want to spend time doing more accurate recreations; not at the moment, I was running out of time to complete the piece for the day of...(Spoilers: I did not. x_x )
Despite how I was feeling about it, I told myself to work on making it more appealing anyway. I'm glad I didn't give up! I think it looks much better now. 😊
