Phew! It's finally done.

This is the product of over 10 hours work, and close to 150 layers of pure effort. As long as it took me to draw this, I really think the end result was worth all the effort.

The biggest reason for the stupidly long amount of time I spent on this was because I was really trying hard to change my colouring style. This has probably been one of the largest learning curves I've had since I started drawing again this year. I would also like to say now for the sake of my sanity that I will never draw tinsel again. It was one of the last stages of my drawing, and I expected it to take no longer than 10 minutes. My guess was so far off, I don't even want to say how long it took to draw all that.

With all that said, this is my entry into 's winter contest. I can't believe I started out planning something nice and simple.

I'd like to take the opportunity to thank who helped me more than I could imagine with the initial stages. Thanks to her I have no complaints with the colours and proportions of the picture.

Also, I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and I hope everyone enjoys the holidays so they can have a great new year.