Cozy Christmas Coodlers

I proudly present my 2024 Christmas card illustration! Featuring my two rescue pigeons--Sora & Kumo--in cute little Santa hats, cuddling (coodling) together in their nest, snug among the holly boughs 🎄💕 I hoped to finish this in eight hours, but it actually took me nearly eighteen, working all through the first half of Thanksgiving break 😅 It was worth it to be able to finish this with plenty of time to get it sent out as November's Patreon rewards and to meet the USPS First Class postage deadline for greeting cards to my kith & kin 💌✨

The entire piece was livestreamed on Twitch! Here's the link to the first recording: https://youtu.be/c0iKbl87qLM?si=KH8YmKLmJpZ90o0W

Ink, marker, and colored pencil on Aquabee manga artist paper, finished with Photoshop, 10x7 inches

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