Taking a Snowday - Holiday Mixtape 2018

[amberdreams]

I wasn't sure what to do for Holiday Mixtape, then I saw a photo of happy Jensen sitting astride a beer barrel and...this happened.

Dean the Elf and Sam the Were-reindeer decide to take a day off to escape from all the pre Christmas madness in Santa's bunker...



Process!
The Jensen photo I used as a reference for Dean

I didn't use a reference for Sam the Reindeer, but hopefully he does look Samlike (and reindeer-like!). I tried to get his nose kind of uptilted, and give him a worried-while-smiling face. He's probably telling Dean off for skiving off at this busy time but secretly happy big Bro is having fun. :D
Here's the pencil drawing, scanned ready to colour.
It's A4 size and of course I started with Dean's face and by the time I worked my way down to Sam I realised I'd run out of paper.

The digital colouring was all PS, and I used a tiger_stock background for the snow (369_snowland_by_tigers_stock on deviantart)

Comments

[tx-devilorangel.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous. I love the looks on their faces.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

[storyspinner70.livejournal.com]

OMG this is awesome. Squishes Sam's adorable moooses (reindeer) face. Great follow of the reference!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Sam's (Moose) reindeer face was fun to create LOL

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

This is TOO CUTE! Jared's half-befuddled expression, Jensen-the-elf's saucy grin ... there's a lovely confidence to the linework, Amb! I mean, LOOK AT THAT HAND. Great job, lady!

Edit: (I mean Sam and Dean, hee!)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ha ha I noticed that and thought I hope the challenge doesn't throw me out (I nearly labeled it J2 as it was LOL)

Thankee kindly! I was actually happy with this one :D - I mean, not perfect by any means, but fun and all the practising is really helping!

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

this is absurd and adorable and i love it.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Absurd is right... LOL! Glad you like!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

This is too adorable - how dare you do this to me!!! ;)

I love Dean's pixie ears and that wide smile, and Sam's 'hair' and that expression too!!! Thank you for getting me in the festive spirit!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ha ha my festive spirit is virtually none existent so I'm having to work on it via fandom! I'm happy this amused you!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

I love Dean's pointy elf-ears and freckles! And moose Sam's hair is glorious!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Sam's hair is always glorious, no matter what his species! LOL! ♥

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

That's very true!

[lotrspnfangirl.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is perfection.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you!

[alyndra]

Ooh so cute, and so much fun! Haha what a creative idea! (Yay, comment posting worked this time!)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks for commenting even when LJ was making it hard! ♥

[mekare]

Haha what a great idea! Also, I want to second that hand, wow it looks really good. What fun!

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

Totally adorbs! 'specially love Dean's ears.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

His ears are nearly there in real life... ha ha!

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

IKR?

[sillie]

Haha, this is awesome. <3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

*grin* Thank You!