Saturday, January 07, 2006

Santa

Looks like Christmas is over, so here's one final Christmas pic to say g'bye.


Original Sketch.

29 comments:

Eric Smith said...

Beautiful! I love the ps brushes and the style.... Colors are nice too. Blue background works well...

Anonymous said...

Awesome! You work so fast! I love how all your works have that thought process that you can see from sketch to finished piece. Wonderful!

Matt Jones said...

Cool Claus. Good to see the drawing with all the basic shapes you used toconstruct him.

MikeS said...

I really like it a lot! It's interesting to see all of the little changes you made on the way to the final colour piece.

Ridd Sorensen said...

Solid sketch and a killer render - as usual. Love that nose! Nice job, Steve

Greg Scherrer said...

Nice drawing Steve! Those brushstrokes and the canvas texture really give it a nice feel.

Unknown said...

Beautiful design! Love the before and after sages!

Patrick Morgan said...

You Rule.

Anonymous said...

Hey babe,

Awesome pic..I think you did a fantastic job..as always.

Love you,

Sue

Ale said...

Hi, I just descovered your blog.
Great stuff. Great design.
And Great Cats!

I'll be back often
Ale

Unknown said...

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Unknown said...

AWESOME character design!!

Heath said...

Nice sketch and final Steve! Did you do this in painter or ps?

Jeff Agala said...

Wow great design, love the colors. Merry Christmas

Unknown said...

Nice as always Steve.

I'm looking at Santa all the time nowadays :)

Unknown said...

good use of those textured brushes! it is done in ps correct?

Kipp Schell said...

ha HA! that so rules

K.B. said...

I love all that is Christmas.This is a fantastic take on " DER SANTA CLEESE !!" I want a card with this on it next year.

Drazen said...

nice Santa!

paublo said...
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paublo said...

Brilliant! I just love this sketch, great shapes.

Brian Growe said...

I was hoping santa hadn't disappeared already! Anyways great sketch!

Luke Oram said...

Yup! Superb colour sense!

Jeremiah Alcorn said...

This one makes it official, yep your my hero! Great stuff as always you fantastically talented schmuk,you.

Dan Segarra said...

Awesome Steve! Great design! ;)

Tony C said...

Raaaaaaaad.
Happy new year.

Mark McDonnell said...

GREAT piece. Do you apply txture after the piece is finished, or is it handled in Painter with paper txture affecting your marks as you make them?

MAC

Alex Deligiannis said...

: O WOW!

Gerald de Dios said...

I like the newer set of eyes on the finished illustration of Santa. What made ya change it? Overall, nice design.