Six Days Till Christmas!

Dec 19, 20153 min read

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Published: Dec 19, 2015

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Six Days Till Christmas!

It's amazing how time flies - we're almost to Christmas! Have you done your Christmas shopping? Have you watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens? I got myself a bunch of stuff but perhaps the most interesting item would be a 13th Century Sword (live blade). You're wondering - why? I'm telling ya - why not? (Actually I have a legit reason and it's a story to share for the New Year).

Anyways this past week had been BUSY. So I do apologise in advance to

and

for the lack of updates on their commissioned pieces. I will however commit to getting those done right after I finished this painting in which I'm about to reveal for progress. = )

All of those who are watching, you should know of the Lackadaisy series by Tracy J Butler (aka

and if you haven't where have you been?), I'm doing a Christmas tribute illustration and this year it's dedicated to her series. I found a powerful connection and purpose with a particular strip she did recently - check it out below.

This has become my most favourite strip out of all of the stories she's illustrated so far and I believe, in my opinion, that this is her strongest piece of sequential art up to date. There's so much I can say about this, it's like I'm literally sitting next to those kids and watching it all unfold - it's a surreal feeling. And the concept behind 'Lackadaisy Critique' is beautiful especially if you are already invested into the story and characters - the payoff for this flashback is immensley satisfying.

So because I felt a connection I decided to do a tribute piece connecting to the meaning of Christmas. For now I shall share with you interesting screenshots of progress on my Cintiq. You can have a good idea of how I approach my illustration/painting process and perhaps learn something handy from it. You can bet your bottom dollar that I'm utilising a skill that old masters use to recreate their illustrations and strengthen details - using references! There is no harm in using an age-old technique that has transcended throughout time - give it a go!