I started with simple studies of people who seemed to be wondering, trying to figure out what composition I wanted to use. I debated using a very young child with his grandmother captured in the wonder of christmas, a young woman expectantly waiting for something, and a curious child wondering what his mother is holding.
In the end, I chose to portray a woman opening a gift, wondering what's inside. The whole scene is illuminated by the gift inside the box. I experimented with many different mediums during this process. I started by taking a few reference photos to work from, and then began sketching out my composition.
Eventually I brought the drawing into photoshop and began working digitally. One of the requirements for the illustration was that it had some kind of vignette, so I also experimented with different brushes and textures to give an interesting vignette without distracting the viewer from the content of the image.
I decided to use a subtle torn paper texture for my vignette. This is the final illustration.
Copyright Angela Schram
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