Saturday, December 24, 2016

The 12 Days of Christmas for Illo Advent

I thought I'd try to take part in Illo Advent again this year, but as December can get pretty hectic, I decided I'd do a mix of new pieces and existing ones. I started off with 12 quick sketch illustrations for The Twelve Days of Christmas. In general, I managed to keep these down to about half an hour each, so the quality starts to drop off the more people I have to fit in. In an ideal world I would have had more time to work on the more extensive ones, but as it was I think it was good practice at keeping things speedy:

On the first Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

On the second Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the third Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the fourth Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the fifth Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the sixth Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.

See the rest under the cut:


On the seventh Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the eighth Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the ninth Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the tenth Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the eleventh Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the twelfth Day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtledoves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


All done in Adobe Photoshop CC 2016 on a Wacom Cintiq Companion 2. All about half an hour, so roughly 6 to 8 hours in total. 

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