破晓的Aporkalypse / 灰雪が降る、暁のAporkalypse / Aporkalypse Christmas Postcard

The postcard is a commission work from armathenia for the Kickstarter project Aporkalypse - An Entertaining End of the World Anthology

I myself pretty love the worldbuilding of this project and the characters design it has, it's absolutely worth to read. Wish I can draw something in sort of worldbuilding like that in the future.

Speaking of the postcard, I sub two concept schemes as start, then they chose the second one. So here we are. Drawn by CSP EX ( mangastudio).

Concept 1 is a scene people work together to prepare new year celebration, they try to mix some different cultures, in the end it's like something new within old fashion, as the Hybrid in Doctor Who. The tone will be warm characters, starlight lamps and mysterious plants in a dark cold blue background.
I myself like this one too. May draw it out one day.

Concept 2 is a phone camera UI, you can see people enjoy their skiing vacation in ski resort, and Kobuta is taking a selfie to record the moment. The yellow square is auto-focus, tag all of human and animal. I want to show that every life is special and is one of all, although most time we mean to, or have to, ignore and forget. I myself love the most dramatic scene from the big guy and lady on the far left. The former is a "meatatarian" and the latter is a vegetarian. Notice what's in the snowman hands behind them, you can guess what they're arguing. Yes, during the end of world, living with the last one walking-pork/pet, arguing about ethics of eating. I guess that's whom we human exactly are LOL.
Slightly red sky is armathenia's idea, I think it's great. Considering it's a post-apocalyptic fiction, not good time obviously, but in the heart we still have fun and hope when being together, I did it with a bright soft tone as the dawn after long dark, less dramatic but more emotional.
Also I used manga/anime style to do it, despite it's basically sort of western worldbuilding.

PS: Just check my journal, recall that I heard the Paris attacks when I finished conception draft. I added the Eiffel Tower peace symbol on the girl's T-shirt when coloring. Just a little piece of wish.