Gravure printing, and Christmas Card

Watercolor illustration in a soft, airy, organic style: a cozy vintage print studio at Christmastime where Santa and two elves are running an antique gravure press. Centerpiece is a shiny copper rotogravure cylinder etched with tiny snowflakes, candy canes, and reindeer; the doctor blade wipes as rich holly-green and cranberry-red inks pool in the trough. The long paper web streams across the floor, freshly printed with festive patterns that show delicate gravure dot textures. Santa, in an ink-splattered apron, checks the print through a loupe while a perfect snowflake pattern has accidentally been printed on his beard; one elf mixes inks in enamel trays, another pushes the press lever; a reindeer in safety goggles uses its antlers as a drying rack for printed sheets. Above, fairy lights mimic registration marks; stray ink splashes form watercolor blooms and cauliflowers; a frosty window diffuses cool spruce-blue light. Soft washes, subtle gradients, natural cotton paper texture visible; feathery edges with crisp accents only on faces and the copper cylinder. Palette: cranberry red, pine green, spruce blue, warm copper, creamy snow. Portrait orientation, large central scene with generous breathing room and minimal linework. Include tiny speckles of snow and gentle granulation; no other text elements.

Small hand-lettered caption on a dangling paper tag near the press (keep it subtle): “Season’s Pressings!”

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