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Here is my Christmas card for this year. Roderick is so sweet to Emily. I had a ton of fun with the partridge bird. I need to draw animals and birds more often I think.I hope you guys like it!
Here are the previous Christmas cards I did from the past few years. I really hope I've improved! Whaddaya think?
2007
2008
2009
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, whose birthday we celebrate on December 25, the first day of Christmas. In the song, Christ is symbolically presented as a mother partridge that feigns injury to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings, recalling the expression of Christ's sadness over the fate of Jerusalem: "Jerusalem! Jerusalem! How often would I have sheltered you under my wings, as a hen does her chicks, but you would not have it so . . . ." (Luke 13:34)
Roderick Parris and Emily Harrison belong to me.
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Comments: 26
You, know, I had seen this one before and now seeing it in "Gents and Gentlewomen" I think I love is five times as much. I love 1. That is looks like real stained glass, and 2. that is looks like it was traditionally coloured even though it was done on the computer.
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Merry Christmas! I like the background, particularly the partridge.
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Oh my God Roderick is CUTE. Emily's a lucky girl~
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Whoa, I say major improvements! Esp. your coloring and those lines!
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ooh nice. I like the style in your 2008 card [link]
I think it's a combinations of the eyes, snow, and vivid colors. The eyes are a bit more toony, but happier.
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Aww. they look so sweet together. PSST. MOAR COMICS.
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are u gonna do all of the days of christmas thing
that would be cool
on the second day of christmas my true love gave to me two turtle dove and a partridgein a pear tree
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I just love your character style. Good Stuff. Thanks for the little blurb about the Partridge as well. I didn't know the history.
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I love the art nouveau flair to this piece! And the partridge looks so cute and fat. Roderick and Emily are adorable as usual. Really nice job on this piece! Merry Christmas to you! (Happy Channukah to me!)
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God bless you for including this message of the song. And Roderick and Emily are my favorite couple. I will say your Roderick and Emily inspired me to create my own OC couple.
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Oh god, you and your holiday pics...
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Love the improvement over the years!
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Yay, caught you on the front page!
Lovely work, I really like the rich colors of their clothes and the subtle texture in the background is a nice touch.
Huzzah for December!
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Wow! Good catch! haha! That is cool.
Thank you! I had a blast with this. And yay for Christmas! w00t!
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i can imagine my brother king arthur (from quest for camelot) seeing these twelve days of christmas and he asks me what's this all about.
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woo, sorry, i don't know how that happened (just hide them idk 
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haha! That happens to me all the time here too! I don't know why. meh..
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You HAVE improved, a lot actually. You use really warm and soft colours and it suits the mood sooo much
I really
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Thank you! haha! I know! That 2007 one is pretty hideous! haha! Good times.
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