Last Post before Christmas

So I have no reason why I haven't posted the last few days, but here is a to make up for it... kinda.


This is my submission for the "Crimson Daggers" challenge of creating a 'Swamp Elder' in an environment. The deadline for the challenge is the 30th, but I wanted to relax from here till christmas :)

Here are the studies relevant to the illustration.



And here are the initial sketches:



And finally, some still life studies I did today in Pencil:



Anyhow, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year as well (in case I don't post) :D