The Thing - Art-vent Calendar 2025 - Day 5b!

In conjunction with F M’s ‘Doodle Week’, I wanted to present a similar assortment of con sketch confectionery, delicious doodles, and candied commissions to celebrate the holiday season here on CAF…. The return of the festive, goofy, goody-laden, OA Advent calendar…. The return of the ART-VENT CALENDAR (2025 EDITION)! :)

Today wraps up this year’s Art-vent Calendar, but before I go, I’d like to leave you with three Things to consider…

A -huge- and gorgeously rendered image, with Ben kicking around in his cool Future Foundation digs. I love Ben’s solid proportions and stance here, as well as the more rounded, scale-like stones with which Kalman fashions Ben’s rocky hide. The stark (and very sharp) black and white Future Foundation costume looks great, especially with all the pencil marks Kalman left beneath The Thing’s uncovered skin; it all works to shade it beautifully and subtly and instills Ben with a real physical presence on the 11”x17” page.

Thank you very much once more, Chris! I love this one!

Please see my George Perez and Kevin Nowlan galleries for today’s final Art-vent Calendar posts, and thanks once more for dropping by to look at all the pieces this week! Happy holidays!

(And if you’re wanting to see a couple more awesome things, please be sure to also swing past F M’s gallery to take in his Doodle Week daily sketch every day this week!)