Here's a Christmas card challenge:- Choose a holiday subject you like. In the photo above I picked "Hot Chocolate" because I love the song, and the drink!
- Sketch your subject in the center of the page.
- Write on the picture if you want. I wrote "Hot Chocolate" in the mug handle.
- Next surround the subject in "Christmas-sy" shapes you can scatter them in a shape like a heart around the subject - or just cover the sheet. If you want to give the impression of a shape draw a guide to help you know where to "scatter" the tiny images. For the picture above the shape is a heart. I lightly sketched an outline of a heart to know how far out to draw and erased the shape when I was done.
- Sketch (draw lightly) in pencil first so you can fix any mistakes. Then outline in felt-tip pen. Erase the pencil and color.
- Scan to e-mail, or copy to mail out.
Have fun and feel free to share any pics with us of your cards! I know it's still November, but Happy Holidays anyways!
Suz
