Metal Christmas to all!!!

Okay, last year I entered the Megadeth Christmas card contest, to design the card that they send to the fan club, and I feared my submission was lost in the junk box, like many emails with attachments seem to do. I re-entered this year and made sure the webmaster got my design by asking for a receipt (brilliant, right?!?!) Here's the blog entry from last year's scenario:
Happy Christmas Anyway.....

I made it into the top ten this year! Very cool, and I get a signed CD for my troubles, which was really no trouble at all....it was fun to think up and draw the card. The competition was fierce this year and the first-place winner was far from a slouch--it's a very, very cool image. I gotta start thinking about next year's design......

Anyway, here's the link, check 'em all out:
Megadeth Christmas Card winners 2010

Snowmen

Happy Christmas anyway (or: I Lost, Part 2)

Every year Megadeth runs a contest to design the Christmas card they send to their fan club.  This is my submission.  I think I followed the rules and made the deadline with time to spare, but I'm not sure if they received it or not....and I didn't request confirmation.  The results have been posted, though, and I'm thinking my submission accidentally ended up in someone's junk mail folder.  Either that or the card I made is too religious (knowing Megadeth I seriously doubt that's a factor), or vector art is more reviled than I thought? ;-)
Oh, and I'm not discrediting the winners, there's some cool stuff this year (and as always, art is subjective):
Megadeth Christmas Card '09 winners

Overall though I enjoyed coming up with the concept, and drawing it.  I feel good about  the color and composition and I enjoyed messing with a traditional theme.  I hope you like it, too.
Maybe I'll save it to submit next year.  For now, it's going on the blog.