Poor Krampus found himself on the wrong side of the Krampus-kid dynamic in the 2021 Krampuskarten, I think for the first time since I started drawing these. You’d think he’d be smarter than to engage this crew (bolstered by Rachel, fresh off her summer debut in OBX) in Cards Against Humanity. There hasn’t been this kind of poor judgement from a folklore-ish figure since the Grim Reaper got so thoroughly played by Bill and Ted.
I’m pretty pleased with this drawing–it’s simple and clean, and it reduced well to fit into its envelope. I tend to forget that details will be lost in the reduction, which unfortunately I was reminded of (very) recently.
Krampus’s shagginess (and, well, tongue) makes it hard to get too detailed with expressions, but I was reasonably pleased with his lower lip and big, cry-y eyes. There’s a tear there, too, though it’s almost impossible to see.
I forgot to color K’s ears and horns. Oops. I also forgot to add Zillie in the background, which I usually do for the kids’ Krampuskartens.
More computer-aided fun for Robby’s Lemonheads.
And, yeah, of course I’m biased: Maia is winning.
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