Merry Christmas

Why does it always feel like Christmas comes around every year so fast?! Not that I'm complaining of course... cheesy music, family, snow & enough food to last me another year :)

Have a wonderful Christmas everybody!

Picture Process

After having not done a more 'refined' drawing in a while, I thought I'd take a few screenshots as I worked on this one. There's nothing spectacular about my process but this is for those who have asked me about it and for anybody else who's a bit curious!

Here is the finished illustration...


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...and here are some snapshots of how it came about:


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Some notes:
- Each colour is usually on a different layer and I use layer clipping masks to add gradients.
- Shadows are on a separate layer, above all others, using Multiply as the layer blend.
- I always keep the sketch in the corner while working, to help retain the original idea.