Viral's Christmas Present

Hey All,

Alright, it is now AFTER Thanksgiving, so I don't have to hassle my mum to stop her from listening to Christmas music, and I can start putting up Christmas related fan art. I've got some more planned and in the works, but I'll be releasing them rather slowly.

Anyhow, here is a slightly younger Viral getting given a gift. Can anyone guess what it is?! Yeah, so I had WAY too much fun doing this piece. It's just bursting full of sugar plum fantasies and candy cane revelries.

I am starting to like the flat anime style coloring, but as always, my favorite part was doing the rock wall in the back. I think I'm addicted to rock walls. They are so... cathartic to draw! Really, they are. Try doing one some time.

Oh, and feel free to download for the full wallpaper size (1280 x 800)

Viral (C) Gainax
Time: Roughly 6 hours
Materials: Tablet, Paint Tool Sai, minor effects added in Photoshop CS2