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4 works-in-progress for a project i'm working on at school :]
the 'special helpers' of st nicholas/sinterklass/etc...
two for krampus
one for zwarte piet
and one for père fouettard.
i wasted a good chunk of the semester painting bigger than i was comfortable with and turning out crud i was not excited about and finally reverted back to my usual work size. these are about 4.5x3inches each :p

EDIT: edit one replaced.

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:iconcindarellapop:
GAH! It's Krampus!

Why did he get cut out of the legend, he was the best part!

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:iconfyreant:
If you work well working small, then it's okay to stay there. That's what I say. There are benefits to working larger, but there's also a default size in you, in everyone, and it's worth paying attention to. I know my work changes in nature depending on the size of the surface.

All of which is codswollop. These are beautiful. Really, really lovely in treatment of subject and composition, and the way you've handled the paint. Only thing I'd poke at would be your values; be careful how you use color with reference to value. Strong chroma can act as counterbalance to value, but you've got to make sure you're being consistent when you play that game.

Does that make sense?
:iconunka:
it looks washed out and flat. you should turn up the contrast.

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:iconlennan:
Lovely work, they're very dark and rather dreary, I'm it captures the grittiness of the original legends.
:iconauryn:
l've never heard of Krampus before, but from what you've drawn, it's a very interesting and strange helper indeed.
l'm part Dutch, and it's nice to see Zwarte Piet, political incorrectness aside.

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:iconluve:
aboslutely!
yeah someone else mentioned the values here too. i'm still new to painting and NOT relying on line work establishing my boundaries...i'm fine with a monochromatic palette but once color gets thrown into the mix it gets ugly.

i'll fiddle with that today. thank you! :]
:iconpauscorpi:
these are very charming helpers :)

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:icongyre:
THE KRAMPUS! <3

You win my wee little heart forever.
:iconwisteria24:
haha Krampus. I probably would have been terrified of christmas if I was Austrian D:

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