12 days of Christmas challenge

Chantal Goetheer · 3 Dec 2022, 07:51

@chrisaakins it look so fun! The dove trying to fly away with it while the other is offering something to the dove. And the orange mouse grabbing the attention. Great job getting that done in a day! I'm way too slow for these challenges.

chrisaakins · 3 Dec 2022, 13:21

@Chantal-Goetheer thank you so much! This is two days for each picture. It gives you a little more time.

Asyas_illos · 3 Dec 2022, 16:06

Nice to see you around the forum again @chrisaakins these are looking great! I don’t have any time for challenges at the moment, unfortunately, maybe I can find one after the holidays

ArtistErin · 3 Dec 2022, 18:35

@chrisaakins Fantastic

ArtistErin · 3 Dec 2022, 18:36

@Asyas_illos Yeah, me either! But wow it's inspiring nonetheless... So therefore I'll vicariously dream through your work @chrisaakins, and yes it's good to have you back!

ArtistErin · 4 Dec 2022, 00:54

Just saying, waiting to see how you draw the next one! OMG just spent a few hours binge watching Loish, love her, and drawing... yeah it's so amazing to discover ways to create mood through color and seeing in real time how cool it is to create from this space I'm in So fun

Larue · 4 Dec 2022, 05:22

@Larue Well, atleast I got to a sketch! Need to work on a foreground and background though.

chrisaakins · 4 Dec 2022, 21:09

@Larue I love it! No rules say you can’t sketch them and finish them later

Asyas_illos · 4 Dec 2022, 22:18

@Larue so cute!

chrisaakins · 5 Dec 2022, 03:18

Here is day 3 Sugar Plum Fairy

kirsten-mcg · 5 Dec 2022, 16:12

@chrisaakins These are looking great! I wish i had time to participate in this, but December is always so crazy for me. But I'm enjoying following along with your illustrations! Thanks for sharing.

ArtistErin · 5 Dec 2022, 17:12

@chrisaakins Superb!!

Rafael Morales III · 5 Dec 2022, 20:05

Hey guys,
I saw this fun challenge on Friday. Here's my first piece. I decided to just stick with the first post and it's themes. I also wanted them to have the appearance of a kids book. What do you guys think? I'm open to your thoughts and opinions, especially constructive criticism(s).

kirsten-mcg · 6 Dec 2022, 03:11

@Rafael-Morales-III I love the idea of making your images look like a kid's book! How did you get that effect? Are you using mockup?

Rafael Morales III · 6 Dec 2022, 22:12

@kirsten-mcg Thank Kirsten, I did not use a "mock-up" per say. I Just added rectangles with linear gradients to create this effect. I went ahead and tried my best to explain my process to mimic the book illusion. I hope I was able to clearly explain it.

Jean Watson · 7 Dec 2022, 05:45

@chrisaakins Thanks for starting this thread.
Work in progress! Slightly nervous about posting this as I'm new to Photoshop so experimenting with that plus I'm trying to be open to different styles and just see where it takes me. It is a bit weird but it's my take on the Sugar Plum Fairy - sugar plum fairy relaxing on a bed of sugar plums heavily coated in sugar which is spun from her hair and hand. That was the idea anyway - what's in my head is not coming out onto the screen a fair bit of the time.

chrisaakins · 7 Dec 2022, 18:22

Here is Holiday Post.

Chantal Goetheer · 7 Dec 2022, 19:15

@chrisaakins the mice are so cute! Love the silhouette of the mouse writing and the white one. The letters look awesome.

kirsten-mcg · 7 Dec 2022, 21:21

@Rafael-Morales-III Awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to show me! I'll have to try it.

Rafael Morales III · 7 Dec 2022, 22:19

@Jean-Watson awesome concept. The sugar-plum fairy appears to be content and completely lost in a sugar coma. This is great work for a just learning PS. I like how you just boldly worked around the subject matter. Stay bold, you're only going to get better!