I started this the week before Christmas because I was in the Christmas Spirit, thinking I'd finish sometime in January, but life happened, (moving, client work, art tests, interviews, travel, xGen rendering issues) so here we are at the beginning of March. So, take this as a sign to take down your Christmas decorations if you haven't already.
When I found this art from Lillian Lai, I was searching for a Cozy Christmas Scene and her style invoked that feeling just right. Technically this is a work-in-progress, because I want to add the cats and play with the colors, but I liked this more saturated look for now and may add some environment volumes to take it that extra step...
Modeling: Maya
Textures: Substance Painter
Groom: xGen
Rendered: Arnold