How to make a Christmas pudding (card)

This is my ‘recipe’ of how  I made my new Christmas Pudding greeting cards  The cards are available for purchase on my Etsy online store  at www.etsy.com/au/shop/AlissaDuke .

Here is the finished pudding ready to consume (or write on as a Christmas card)

 The first step was to decide on the recipe. Once I decided to draw a whole pudding, with cream and holly, I gathered my ingredients together.

There was no real recipe – I added a bit of this colour and a bit of that , constantly adjusting intensity and colour. The left hand colours are in the pudding. Some are obvious, “main ingredients”, such as the browns and oranges. The blue ? – there  is just a hint in the darkest shadows.  
Christmas puddings are traditionally made months in advance. This sketch was begun in September, to have my cards scanned and printed in October and have for sale in November.

Start with the basics

Add more

 Almost finished, but the few final touches make the difference.

Good enough to eat !!  or purchase and give at Christmas !   I hope that this whets your appetite !