Completion Date: 12-11-15
Time Taken: 12 hours
Medium(s):

• Sketched and inked in Paint Tool SAI
• Color, additionl touch-up, textures, and watermarked in Photoshop CS2

Music:

• Tuvan Throat Singing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx8hrhBZJ98
• Trespass - MONSTA X
• Electric Shock - f(x)
• Persian Traditional Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4DdmxwBMo
• Lean On - Major Lazer & DJ Snake (feat. MØ)
• Tuvan Throat Singing: Huun Huur Tu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP0dtXNB7kU

Comment:
My totally inappropriate holiday/winter card for 2015~!
I've seen lots of saytrs and dogs and all sorts of creatures, and everyone seems to be making Krampus cards. So since it seems to be a monster friendly winter this year, I drew up my Bandersnatch, Nergüi.

Its just oh so happy for the holidays, look at that smile!

While trying to stay away from more traditional representations, I took inspiration from the Mongolian and Turkic peoples' traditional dress for the adornments. The wreath crown is based on St. Lucia's Day (because I looooooove the idea of candles in headdresses, so so pretty). There is an alternate version I've started with more Deel influence, but I thought this one may be less detail intense since it will be printed as a card. :D

Cards and small prints are available on my Society6 and Redbubble, links are above~

^{Artwork, Nergüi © 2015 P. Simhanada Gaither (SoulsPoison)
Textures from http://obsidiandawn.com
454 frame C from http://tigers-stock.deviantart.com/art/454-frame-C-287981216
524 nouveau frame 11 from http://tigers-stock.deviantart.com/art/524-nouveau-frame-11-309611778
Do not use without permission. Artwork and character copyright P. Simhanada Gaither (SoulsPoison); All rights reserved. Do not alter, copy, and/or redistribute under penalty of law.}