This is a timelapse of me making my 2016 Christmas card "In the wrong waters. Please turn on annotations since I comment my thinking thoroughly along the way. This was done in Krita but the workflow would work for GIMP too.
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Griatch

well it's definitely a different Christmas card. I am also interested in what you did after the painting, did you print it out and send it to people or just email it in digital form? I have thought of making a more individual Christmas card but my relatives would want it in physical (old fashioned) form.

"Different" in a good or a bad way?

I send my Christmas cards to an online printer to produce a physical, lacquered card. This is why the image is long and narrow - to fit the proportion of the card. The printer I use also allows you to print on the back of the card, so I have a little graphic on there with little dudes running around with a Christmas gift.

I then write a personal greeting on each card (with red ink and sobel brush) and post it in an envelope (which you can also buy from the print shop).

I also post the digital version here and there for those not getting the physical card.
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Griatch

Different in a good way
how much trouble you go to for your family/friends, they are lucky!

Thanks, it's a fun tradition.
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Griatch