This is our Kraken, from the book The Manual of Aeronautics. This time, we will not copy the drawing exactly as it is, but we will just use it as a reference or basis for making a completely new one. I've thought, hey it's Christmas, how bout a Christmas squid?

Let us Start!

The only materials I uses for this drawing are the following:

• Sketch Pad
• Ink Pen
• Pencil
• Eraser

We started off by sketching all the rough outlines we will use for the Kraken. The body, tentacles, the Star at the top, Christmas balls, and a ribbon around it.

I began adding details to the 'Christmas' balls here, and I've also fully drawn the Star.

More Christmas balls with different designs: random face, scary face, snowman, santa.

I've inked the ribbon here. And made some of the balls clearer.

On this part, I have completely drawn the ribbon that goes around the squid.

Squid tentacles are being drawn here. As well as its eye.

And on this part, I was able to finish all the outlines that makes up the squid. Here are close-up photos:

I've already added details onto its face and some other parts.

More details added in this part, I like using circles to shade some parts:

Here's what the drawing looks up top:

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On the following are finishing touches:

I lost Photoshop from my laptop so I wasn't able to make touch-ups on the following photos, I apologize, they're all raw shots of my drawing.

I've used stippling and cross-hatches to add some shadings on our Kraken. I have also decided to add waves all through-out its body. Initially, I meant it to look like the Steem logo but it's easier and looks better this way:

I have completed the texture of his body here and added some shadows here and there.

This is the final image, the Christmas Tree Kraken has been born!

Christmas Tree Kraken

I hope you enjoyed my art! Steem on!

_{All images original, edited or photographed by @artofsteempunk.}