Jeff Henriod of Amazon Vehicles contacted me about doing a really fun Santa's Sleigh project for them a few weeks before Thanksgiving.
Early/rough initial sketches
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Process
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Ok, wait - let's pull it back a little bit. Getting too crazy..
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Final illustrations
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"Hero" rooftop night scene process
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Final hero shot
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Live on Amazon.com + social shots (courtesy of Amazon)
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