Handmade Christmas Cards

To put my creativity to use this Christmas (and to save a few bob) I decided to create my own Christmas cards. The idea came from a Christmas card design I created at University so I decided to revisit this and update the design which you can see the results below. MERRY CRIMBO!!

Original Photograph of a robin where the initial idea for the drawing of the Christmas card came from.

Drawing of the Robin - Black Ink, fine liner pens and Pro markers to colour the Dickie Bow.

Final Christmas Card 1 - Edited and coloured on Photoshop CS5, hand drawn text added and edited on Photoshop CS5.

Final Christmas Card 2 - Scatter pattern using Robin motif created on Photoshop CS5, hand drawn text added and edited on Photoshop CS5.

Tailor made Birthday card

For a loved one on their Birthday this year I thought to have a go at creating my own personalized card, tailor made especially to make it a memorable card which holds meaning for the individual...here is the outcome :)

Original Drawing  - Pigmented Ink Fine liner

Edited on Illustrator CS5 (Live traced & reworked dots) and Re-coloured on Photoshop CS5

Final Card Design - Personalized text added and re-coloured on Photoshop CS5