Christmas Lightning

My dear blog readers, I am sorry for my long absence but you know how Christmas time can be. Suddenly everyone is organizing all kind of fun celebrations plus there is the school works that have to be done before the semester ends.

But now. Now I am all free to spend the holiday anyway I please and before I escape to spend the Christmas with my family I will treat you with a new post. I want to share another Christmas card illustration I did this year. This one is done to my friends and amazing Finnish band called Ukkosmaine (which means in English The Thunder Fame).

First sketching the christmas elfs and composition of the card. Then drawing it again in the actual scale. I used the red pencil in the sketching since it is easier to edit away in Photoshop after scanning.

Coloring I did in the computer using all kind of textures (like wood, glitter and fabrics) and one spruce pattern I did with fun online program called BgPatterns.

Wilhem Meister sent me a package with the printed cards and they looked pretty fantastic. Salamoivaa Joulua! would approximately mean in English Lightning Christmas! Bonus surprise was the Ukkosmaine button and magnet he sent with the cards. Thanks Wilhelm!

In an hour I'll hop in to the bus to Turku and if I don't have a chance to see you again before Christmas I'll wish you all now magical, merry and lovely Christmas! Love and hugs.