Beetlejuice art is NEVER stopping its just gonna keep going until im sick of it 😋😋
anywho.. I care them very much if there are no more Maitlands fans it means im dead in a ditch… decided to draw their movie versions because I will be ETERNALLY devastated they never had their scary faces in the musical !! Literally they r so silly !!!!
He just can’t catch a break can he. I’m still not over the musical so here’s the process work and some thoughts:
I would like say that I don’t personally ship them because of the obvious age gap and Beej is clearly interested in the Mainland’s. In my view, their friendship seems to be very codependent and may even be characterized by elements of emotional abuse by both characters. However, as an artist, I love to explore complex dynamics and relationships in my work;
In my mind musical Lydia is very much so more in control of the situation than Bj is and uses that to her advantage so I played on that.
Initially, I imagined Lydia consoling him during “Say my Name” However, that portrayal felt out of character for Lydia. From there the piece became more: aggressive Lydia is getting shit done even if she has to manipulate a literal demon, and softboy Beej needs a hug.
(That all being said they are fictional characters and as long as you’re not being a creepy old guy yourself you ship what you want. I’m not here to judge you, I just wanted to make art without hate comments discouraging me)