# Christmas Presents **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Your Art\ **Created:** [December 15, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598 "2022-12-15T22:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Migster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/migster/32/2524_2.png) [@Migster](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Migster)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/1 "2022-12-15T22:40:41Z")
Made a couple of Christmas presents and wanted to share šŸ˜Š since I couldnā€™t post them on social media to avoid the intended recipients from seeing them. ![Butterfly Ink](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/8/89078e180b7f5fdbb514872399c1fd1ae19d4f4e.jpeg) ![IMG_1519](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/d/d54b32eff6a90be53132186441a40375a172faf6.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2022-12-11 094728](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/5/5b4b80f5bd45f09fbd46d3526187001875ce51a5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anon8367598](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@anon8367598](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/anon8367598)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/2 "2022-12-15T23:11:25Z")
Very beautiful art pieces of wildlife! The wings on the butterfly and bird are amazing! Awesome Christmas presents @Migster ! šŸŽ„ šŸŽ ---
**Author:** ![Denise](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/denise/32/40_2.png) [@Denise](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Denise)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/3 "2022-12-16T00:25:15Z")
Great Job. Love it They are all very beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![ThatOtherGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@ThatOtherGuy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ThatOtherGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/4 "2022-12-16T08:12:01Z")
They look very presentable! What media was used with the cardinal or are these printouts from a digital drawing? Either way it looks good. Only nitpicking suggestion would be signature on butterfly, have it a bit more subdued so eye isnā€™t drawn to that instead of the butterfly first. With the cardinal, itā€™s nicely blended in yet very legible. If itā€™s digital, itā€™s an easy fix, if itā€™s not, itā€™s just fine where it is as thatā€™s barely an issue to start withe, just a lot of contrast area grabs my eye first. ---
**Author:** ![Migster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/migster/32/2524_2.png) [@Migster](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Migster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/6 "2022-12-17T01:22:30Z")
Thank you! You are right on both counts šŸ˜Š I agree thereā€™s too much contrast around the signature for the butterfly and they are printouts of digital drawings. For the Cardinal, I printed it out on watercolor paper and I really like the texture of it. The only negative is that it doesnā€™t have as much contrast as I would like. I could easily fix the signature on the butterfly, but Iā€™m actually working on another drawing for the intended recipient of the butterfly šŸ˜ ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/7/7e019335b8f9b261fdec13fa847b27a89f0d719f.jpeg) Iā€™m drawing their dogs, which Iā€™m sure theyā€™ll appreciate much more than the butterfly. The more Iā€™m drawing regularly, the more comfortable Iā€™m getting with the process and Iā€™m confident Iā€™ll get it done in time for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Migster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/migster/32/2524_2.png) [@Migster](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Migster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/7 "2022-12-17T01:32:21Z")
I love this, itā€™s beautiful! It feels great to be able to give something this unique as a Christmas gift šŸ˜Š Iā€™ve only been drawing regularly for about a month ( not having drawing for approximately 10 years) and Iā€™m happy with the progress Iā€™m making. I wish I had gotten back into sooner. Lots more friends would have been getting this kinds of presents if I had šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![Skeeter451](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/skeeter451/32/2178_2.png) [@Skeeter451](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Skeeter451)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/8 "2022-12-17T19:17:01Z")
I mailed this off to my dad this morning. Itā€™s his favorite light. ā€”\>Susan ![nubblelightyorkmaine](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/c/c032f33e26a1cb36342c0e4ab8a00ecb4bcca9af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Migster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/migster/32/2524_2.png) [@Migster](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Migster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/9 "2022-12-17T21:01:57Z")
![Screenshot 2022-12-17 155513](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/f/f86ab2f8dba298b77091d7a35be5ff258c3d40ba.jpeg) Iā€™m calling this one done for now. These are Lucky and Chance, my brother-in-lawā€™s dogs. He will be getting a print of this instead of the butterfly. I suspect heā€™ll appreciate it much more šŸ˜Š ---
**Author:** ![Migster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/migster/32/2524_2.png) [@Migster](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Migster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/10 "2022-12-17T21:03:20Z")
Iā€™m sure he will love it! ---
**Author:** ![dorothy.anne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dorothy.anne](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/dorothy.anne)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/11 "2022-12-18T18:03:47Z")
These are beautiful. I love the cardinal, I might have to try one next year, it is my daughterā€™s favourite bird. I drew this for my daughter, street scene from Quebec city, where we had a holiday together this past summer. ![Quebec City](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/2/28de103ce9f4d8de85ad20c15fd41fae666c8c52.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ella47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/53a042/32.png) [@ella47](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ella47)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/12 "2022-12-18T18:11:10Z")
Iā€™d love to receive this Christmas picture, itā€™s very well done. ---
**Author:** ![Mert23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mert23](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Mert23)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/13 "2022-12-20T15:32:39Z")
I myself would feel very fortunate to be able to do a drawing such as the Butterfly not all people have a artistic eye and would only see your signature itā€™s Beautiful thereā€™s always a Birthday šŸ«£ Good Job. ---
**Author:** ![Migster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/migster/32/2524_2.png) [@Migster](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Migster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/14 "2022-12-20T23:32:45Z")
I went to Quebec City many years ago. Your drawing nicely captures some of scenes I remember most vividly! ---
**Author:** ![lilnora](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/lilnora/32/1050_2.png) [@lilnora](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/lilnora)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/16 "2022-12-24T18:42:49Z")
Where is the signature of the dog picture. Make sure you sign it. I painted a picture of flowers for my Mother-in-law, she loved it. It was the first time I had painted flowers. I donā€™t know why I did not sign it, but didnā€™t. She had it framed and how it was done would not have ever been my choice, but I have ā€˜champaighā€™ tastes on a ā€˜beerā€™ pocketbook. I sort of expected to get it after she died. However my husband daughter took it. Pissed me off when she would not send it to me so I could sign it. But, I would have reframed it if she had. Weā€™ve been estranged from her for the past 16 years with no apparent way to repair it. The last attempt was this past October and still she wonā€™t send it even with a return envelope and request that she send the letter back to indicate she has no desire to send it back to me. So itā€™s been 2 months, I am just trying to accept that my husband is estranged from her. We have a grandchild that we have not seen since she was a year old. Oh well, as they say 'ā€˜cā€™est la vieā€™ (That would be my signature if she had returned it to me (if I had sent it back). šŸ¤£ ---
**Author:** ![ThatOtherGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@ThatOtherGuy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ThatOtherGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/17 "2022-12-25T23:26:52Z")
I just looked at this butterfly photo again. I now see half of an angry gangster manā€™s face right behind butterfly, bottom of flower outline the frown. Brow canted down diagonal, half of a nose and creases leading up to lips scorning. Looks more pronounced in the photo of the print. Pareodila or something maybe, a Manga scowl hidden in cross hatching dark areas. Though if it was intended he could have been given a nostril I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![dorothy.anne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dorothy.anne](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/dorothy.anne)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/18 "2022-12-29T23:56:25Z")
Thank you. My daughter really liked her gift! ---
**Author:** ![lilnora](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/lilnora/32/1050_2.png) [@lilnora](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/lilnora)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/19 "2023-01-04T02:32:38Z")
Love your little dogs, such expressive faces. Lenora ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/20 "2023-06-14T17:48:03Z")
Beautiful work! Also the backgrounds are both really nice! ā¤ ---
**Author:** ![lilnora](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/lilnora/32/1050_2.png) [@lilnora](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/lilnora)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/21 "2023-06-15T00:01:32Z")
Beautiful. You certainly captured their personality. Lenora Andre lilnora [ArtistLittleNora.Mitchell@gmail.com](mailto:ArtistLittleNora.Mitchell@gmail.com) ---
**Author:** ![wil1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/439d5e/32.png) [@wil1953](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/wil1953)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/christmas-presents/2598/22 "2023-06-15T01:30:52Z")
beautiful detail the recipients of these gifts will be very grateful of your gift of such fine art.