Archive of Our Own

Notes:

This is the scene where Bucky hands Robbie over to Steve.
I wanted to try and capture how ill he looked. It was hard to get him to look like a kid but still really malnourished and sick. Kids faces have different proportions to adults but they also carry fat differently and it's usually that that works in art, to let you know their age. I had trouble making him look young enough once I too that fat away.

I had this in mind from the first time I read the story. Once I'd finished it I really wanted to do a much happier portrait of Steve holding Robbie once his health has improved and their both smiling etc. It's not a scene that's covered in the story but I think I'll draw it anyway. As book ends I think it would work well and would make me not so sad.

I wish I could work out how to draw proper shadows though. They're never dark enough. Also I don't see visually inside my head so it's hard to sort out where the shadows go properly.