Doesn't Santa's sleigh have green/white on it? A non intrusive green on the knees and humerus would make this stand out or take that and do your take or keep as is. Regardless I see what your going for though. Nice job
Santa's color scheme depends on what country you're from. Either way, this paint job will help you look good while you put some HO, HO, HOLES in your enemies. I like the normal maps particularly.
Well, the oldest depiction (in 1821) of Santa's sleigh is green (with gold & brown trim, not white - see this article) yet use of it here is just a play on words. And Santa now uses red for NORAD to track him easier as non-hostile (official site here). Real history in spoiler:
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While Red doesn't really have anything to do with NORAD its use is quite modern, so as for colour scheme depending on country? Yes but not really, for you're mixing the 19th century American formulation of Santa Claus with old European Christian traditions of Saint Nicholas (or rather the 19th century secularised version of him as Sinterklaas), and much older English tradition of Father Christmas, who is actually of ancient pagan origin (just renamed by Christians). And there are other European pagan midwinter holiday hunt & feast equivalents to Father Christmas too, such as Odin/Wodan, but our modern Santa is most directly "descended" from Father Christmas, not Odin and his like. Though "merger" is more accurate, for Santa and Father Christmas only (at least in most folks' imagination) became one being in Victorian times. For Father Christmas wasn't originally a mythical being at all (nor a God like Odin) but a symbolic spirit/essence who oversaw festive parties, drink & merry-making for adults, not gifts for kids (other than feast food). See English Heritage article here. Thus, much of today's Santa tradition is essentially a American re-invention, and partly from commerce - eg, Rudolph, the most famous reindeer, was only created by retail giant Montgomery Ward in 1939...
...However other Xmas elements, such as use of green & red, are pagan (clearly from holly). And while the Christianised Father Xmas of course reflects gifts for baby Jesus, all feasting & putting decorations up (and taking them down on Twelfth Night) is actually originally to do with pagan life & fertility, welcoming in nature's spirits and guiding them back out so they don't overstay!
Whilst on the subject, just something I've covered on prior Nexus Crimbos: the word "Xmas" is not a secularised Christmas. Xmas has been in English since 1500s and comes from the Greek symbol for Christ and Old English word mass. See explainer here.
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...However other Xmas elements, such as use of green & red, are pagan (clearly from holly). And while the Christianised Father Xmas of course reflects gifts for baby Jesus, all feasting & putting decorations up (and taking them down on Twelfth Night) is actually originally to do with pagan life & fertility, welcoming in nature's spirits and guiding them back out so they don't overstay!
Whilst on the subject, just something I've covered on prior Nexus Crimbos: the word "Xmas" is not a secularised Christmas. Xmas has been in English since 1500s and comes from the Greek symbol for Christ and Old English word mass. See explainer here.
Guess I'll have to install some Christmas spirit.