Each year I'm creating a Christmas card for my girlfriend, and each year I'm trying to push it further. This year I've drawn a little comic about elves conducting a microbiological experiment (she's a microbiologist).
It was drawn digitally with the Krita software over a few days, all in all around 12 to 15 hours. I then printed it in a copy shop on A4 paper and folded it into a little "zine". You can look up "zine" on Google to learn more about this, it's a really fun topic to dive into.
Most of the reference pics I've used are from a photoshoot they had in the lab a few weeks ago, so the elves are based on my girlfriend and her colleagues. The first panel is traced to really get the architecture down correctly to be highly recognizable.
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The text ist
"Christmas in the wet lab"
"For the most important experiment of the year"
Then a bunch of colorful bacteria names
"It's perfect..."
"Merry Christmas"
Super idea and work,Felix. Schöne Weihnachten und guten Rutsch 👍🏼🇩🇪
Great idea and execution. The agitator in Panel 3 seems to have a New Mexico connection!
Very beautiful and a great idea for a gift
I bet she loved it! How wonderfully creative!
Very clever!
Thanks Pam! Took a lot of effort and planning
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My favorite is panel 4 with the two hands. Really happy with the composition and rythm there. Only the top thumb is kinda weird. Reminds me a bit of Max Oppenheimer's violin paintings