Making Holiday Cards has become an evolving tradition.
The sequence of cards are on:
http://lindbergcrafts.blogspot.com/
The composition is in tribute Frank Frazetta's Silver
Warrior cover art (Frazetta was a legendary fantasy who passed away this
year- 2010; Heidi insisted I remove the sword from Santa's hand...actually she talked
me down from doing a "Gift Dealer" rendition of Santa riding Rudolf
that mirrored Frazetta's Death Dealer --actually, "Father
Christmas" has a history of riding Yule Goats in Scandinavia folktales, so
this might be okay for next year's theme).
I thought I should share a little of my workflow:
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| Frank Frazetta's Silver Warrior painting inspired the composition | | | (Frank passed away in 2010) |
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| Initial Sketch of Santa (without sword) |
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| Photoshop Screenshot revealing excessive layering and masking |
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| My Final 2010 Cover |
