Continnual Flame on the antlers. Nice.

Very nice fur work, and the eyes look very amused and kind. Well done.

Now this is a really cool take on Rudolph. Very ancient feeling. I like muchly!

woah. the shadows and glowing and overall drawn gave me some chills. really interesting done

I like this version way better than the original^^

Rudolph was "created" in my town of Chicago. We had a great story on a local channel about how the creator's character of Rudolph put all his kids through college, and helped pay the bills. But the greatest story of Rudy was that he was "created" at the creator's work site for an advertisement job, hence the creator really didn't "own" him. Then the man's job bequeathed Rudolph BACK to the man (in perpetuity)as a Christmas gift! All these years Rudolph has been a wonderful source of income for that man!

Now this version of Rudolph would stay true to the mysticism of St. Nicholas of the North, who was a Bishop. As the St. Nicholas story moved westward with the migrating people, he gradually evolved him into the Father Christmas-type figure of The British Isles. Our version of Santa comes from a Coca-cola advertizing scheme in the late 40's, I believe.

even earlier, early 30's, if I recall right. and look it up; it was a german who invented it for Coca-Cola. XD

Well kick my butt!
Thomas Nast, early 1881, came up with the earliest description of Santa. Now that I should have remembered! Silly me.

Snopes.com also refutes it being Coco Cola. But it DOES say the Coca cola company went a long way in SOLIDIFYING the image that we know today:

"At the beginning of the 1930's Coca cola turned to a talented commercial illustrator named Haddon Sundblom, who created a more memorable figure, larger than life. Sundblom's illustrations were based on what had already become the standard image of Santa, as noted in the New York Times article published in 1927, FOUR YEARS before the appearance of Sundblom's first Santa-based Coca-Cola ad" Quote from Snopes. com:

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/chri.....a/cocacola.asp

*heh* it's almost like an urban legend by now... to think it started out with a fat guy selling soft drinks... XD

btw, whoever did your avatar did a fantastic job!

*shoves your massive frame over to  EbonyTigress *

OMG, her work is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

my thoughts exactly.

at your service! :)

I agree. :3

Nice work, I love the feel of this piece.

And thank you for making a reindeer that looks like a reindeer, with reindeer antlers.

now this makes more sense thana nose glowing red. nice and romantic.

now thats a badass rudolph

that's a fantastic idea. i really like it!

Dam site better then having a red nose

So gorgeous!!

Fabulous!

That's more like it. Forget the gubbins about lighting the sleigh tonight. Rudolph does better as a creature of archetype, condemned to the knife-edge between ice and embers, bringing fire to men and frost to the Gods, warming and freezing the black Arctic earth in the wheel of the seasons, and setting flame to the Aurora as the sun sinks down.

Come to that, Santa could do with some bile and brimstone too. Maybe there's the germ of a story there.

A very spirital feeling this Reindeer has. It is a wonderful piece and it feels SO right. I really, really like the energy in this piece. I have to fav this! And may this year bring happiness and good cheer to you as well.

*Goes to get the marshmallows*

I was going to say... he looks like a Christmas ghost from a furry story...

V.

So so so cool. Very neat idea! Lovely coloring too!

this is a brilliant take on rudolf, SO much more effective than a tiny nose bulb if you ask me. i simply love the idea.

awesomely unique. <3

Whoa, that rules! Nothing like a fresh take on an old tale.

Oh god..it's simply awesome that it's on FIRE.

wow... an epic Rudolph... was not expecting that

I always wondered how a reindeer had a glowy nose, this makes way more sense ^-^
I love the sheer detail, fire is such a pain in the butt.