St Nicholas - stories and myths

[N.O.D.]

They think that the market seller woman looks like she's going to attack the girls with that aubergine. Hmmm. The more I look at it - the more I see it. Anyway, I'm gonna have to change that arm.

An understandable concern given the recent rash of aubergineings that hospitalised over thirty people in the UK.

[Beastie]

An understandable concern given the recent rash of aubergineings that hospitalised over thirty people in the UK.

Ah, you've read about it. It is, indeed, a serious problem.

[Tiger]

Love it, the women in it remind me of Russian nesting dolls

-Tigs

[Beastie]

Here's the revised image. Anyone wanna play spot the difference?

[bholliday]

the woman at the stall didnt bother me in the first picture, but the refinement youve made actually makes a heck of difference! Removing the mosque must have been a pain

Really nice piece!

B

[N.O.D.]

Looks good. Pity to lose the mosque, it was a nice bit of detail.

Was it originally drawn as one piece or did you combine separate elements?

I think there's potential for some sort of flash animation where the grocer lures customers in with berries and then shoots them with her aubergine pistol.

[Spidey]

Grain tags, gold lettering on bags, building changed, flag on ship, strawberry in hand, frown to smile, farthest mountainside, steps leading up the mountain and you made Santa's penis bigger.

[Beastie]

Was it originally drawn as one piece or did you combine separate elements?

The two halves were drawn seperately - then sewn together.

In the revised pic, I've drawn each new element seperately - just in case they say 'well, we like that bit - but not that bit'.

It'll be easier for me to tinker with.

[Beastie]

the woman at the stall didnt bother me in the first picture, but the refinement youve made actually makes a heck of difference! Removing the mosque must have been a pain

Really nice piece!

B

Thanks

Yeah, the mosque was a whole lot of mucking about.

I agree that the woman looks better. Not only did I change her arm and remove the aubergine (lethal weapon) - I gave her a more friendly smile.

[Beastie]

... and you made Santa's penis bigger.

Yeah, I figured that santa should be hung like a reindeer.

[scmarooney]

Nice illustration, Beastie, and congrats on the work! I actually like your first illustration better, but then I'm not the customer. Are you doing all of your revisions digitally or going back to the original piece and painting over elements by hand?

[Beastie]

Cheers!

I've painted the different elements by hand on seperate sheets of paper - then added them on additional layers in photoshop.

[joh james]

Dude, that's some beautiful work. Eye-popping!

[jaketerlecki]

Always love your work. Very clever color palette, composition is handled well and you've done a masterful job capturing each character's expression.