Charity Christmas Card Preview

So every year I do some Christmas card designs that get printed to raise money for the Irish Hospice Foundation.  One of my most popular designs from was a fashionable Santa's Helper from a few years ago. It was reprinted, and people always wanted more than we had in stock, so this year I decided to update the design, make it look classier and more polished.

Here's a design I've been working on:

{-I went for a retraux style, since the 60's is so very now-}

I was inspired by old print ads, 50's pinups and the art style of Batman the Animated Series. I tried to keep things simple, with bold colours but no harsh black outlines.

Portrait for Rachael

This is a portrait I did for my friend Rachael's 21st birthday:
_{Which is actually today, July 4th!}

I sketched it roughly in pencil using photographs as reference, then scanned it, and painted digitally on Photoshop.

_{In the picture, Rachael's wearing her faux fur coat; it became a favourite of hers during the the harsh winter of 2010!}