Dissected: Christmas Card 2009
Merry Two-Days-After-Christmas!
As Kellbot and I are spending the rest of the year decompressing, we’ve attempted to drastically cut our “staring at a computer screen” time. Like all good addicts, however, I lapsed to assemble this Christmas card post-mortem.
Leading Internet enthusiasts agree that mouseover comparison images are a delightful way to spend 12 seconds before ravenously clicking on something else. Utilizing this sage wisdom bestowed by the hive mind, please enjoy these comparison images of our Christmas card sketches. Mouseover them to see the finished product!
Check me out, in all of my ruggedly handsome glory! The eyes ended up being a bit too low in the sketch, so they were surgically raised for the final version.
Kelly looks quite pleased despite the fact that the buttons on her coat did not make the final cut.
Here’s the whole card in it’s final layout. I originally intended to use a landscape aspect ratio, but decided midway through that portrait would better allow the characters to stand out against the background.
This was my first large-scale digital painting and I learned a great deal about stylus use during the process. It felt quite a bit like using real-world colored pencils, and I think this is because I ignorantly used the paintbrush tool almost exclusively. If anyone has any sweet illustration tips, I’d love to hear them!
