#ghost beef

Marks and Rec: Misc #2612

Ghost Beef

"The Ghost of Christmas Dinner."

It’s that time of year when yesterday's meal comes back to haunt you. Fortunately, it's returned as this cute little festive cow ghost, instead of something much more terrifying. It's even here to serve you more dinner! Not that I imagine spectral beef is filling or anything. I think I actually enjoy the colors the most in this art. They're bright and Christmasy without being an overwhelming onslaught of red and green. The blues and yellows were an excellent pick for contrast as the background here. I also appreciate the color definition in the cow vs the background ornaments. Like, the wreath and the mistletoe decorated bell around the cow's neck use the exact same colors, but the shadows and highlights in the bell are significantly more smoothed out with a greater range of colors vs the more muted wreath. It just really helps draw your eye where it needs to be first! Also, only after talking about it did I realize how clever and adorable that bell is lol. It's literally your classic Christmas bell but turned into a cowbell! The only thing that truly bothers me here is that its tongue doesn't line up with the clearly defined line of its mouth on the right side, and instead appears to be tucked under its cheek for some reason. It feels so easy to miss, but once you see it you can't help but notice how awkward it looks.