Combine a red, velvet suit with a snowy, white beard, a team of reindeer pulling a sleigh, and a jolly barrage of ho-ho-hos and it’s automatic: Santa Claus.

All over the world, in different times, people have imagined good ol’ Saint Nick in different ways. He’s been Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, an analogue of Saint Basil, a barbarian and… a shark? Yes, creative minds from different places have illustrated various versions of Santa Claus that can either melt your hearts, tickle your funny bones, or keep you awake at night.

We hope this collection of Santa Claus art examples by really creative artists from all over wake up the yuletide spirit in you. Maybe they might even inspire you to illustrate your own Santa Claus art for posters – perhaps for your own office or den, or as gifts to your Father Christmas-fan or Santa-skeptical friends.

Check out our round up of…

38 Examples of Sweet, Silly and Strange Santa Claus Art!

This traditional, gleeful Santa Claus is based on Haddon Sundblom’s illustrations for Coca Cola. See the big belly and friendly smile? This Santa’s like a cuddly grandpa!

Original location : coolz0r /Miel Van Opstal’s flickr
 

Original location : kocojim’s flickr
 
Not sure if those booties on this illustration of Saint Nicholas are practical but the rest of the suit looks quite natty on him.

All rights reserved by Charles Woods
 

All rights reserved by Raul Guerra
 
 
Artist RobbVision illustrated this piece based on his daughter’s favorite Christmas song.
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don’t want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
       -Gayla Peevey, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”

All rights reserved by RobbVision
 

All rights reserved by Benjamin Glendenning
 

All rights reserved by Mike Dialynas
 
This is actually an illustration of a very interesting Christmas story. Learn how Santa gets together with Rudolph’s uncle (yes, UNCLE), a witch, a troll, and a whole bevvy of characters by clicking on the picture.

All rights reserved by Helsa Amadi
 

All rights reserved by Pedro Pitéu
 

All rights reserved by Martin Samuelson
 
Poor Mrs. Santa has to keep her chubby hubby fed so he isn’t cold when he flies away on his sleigh.

All rights reserved by firkoski
 

All rights reserved by blok-blok
 

All rights reserved by Sally-Avernier
 
Here’s a steampunk/diesel punk-y take on our favorite Christmas visitor.

All rights reserved by Max Hierro
 

All rights reserved by Michael Bedard
 

All rights reserved by Nuno Dias
 

All rights reserved by Lee Ern Lun
 
A grittier representation of Mrs. Claus -not exactly the sweet little old lady most of us are used to, eh?

All rights reserved by bullsik
 

All rights reserved by Ilya Polutis
 

All rights reserved by Mario Espinoza
 
Does this remind you of another rooftop-dweller?

All rights reserved by Alfredo Torino Nuñez
 
Christmas greetings inspired by Shepard Fairey’s iconic Obama poster.

Original location : GUS314159′s flickr
 

All rights reserved by dandilo
 

All rights reserved by Rodrigo William Rimes Rezende
 

All rights reserved by Jesus Horacio Villavicencio Sanchez
 
Rock on, Santa, rock on.

All rights reserved by Mark Eiermann
 

All rights reserved by Raul Trevino
 

All rights reserved by Dylan Mcrae
 

All rights reserved by Kai Spannuth
 
The next four Santa Claus images seem to say “you better not be naughty… or else.”

All rights reserved by Tham Hoi Mun
 

All rights reserved by Danny Stickar
 

All rights reserved by James Wolf Strehle
 

All rights reserved by Aaron Fulcher
 
And here are some Santas who aren’t quite human. Some are still quite jolly but the others are… different.

All rights reserved by Andrea Gerstmann
 

All rights reserved by Andrew Dickman
 

All rights reserved by Kevin T. Chin
 
A very HR Giger – HP Lovecraftian version of Santa. We’re not sure we want to leave out cookies and milk for this fellow.

All rights reserved by unded
 

All rights reserved by August Floren

Do these examples of Santa Claus art make you want to make your versions of Santa Claus posters? Or maybe you’d just like to print out any other kind of posters? We can help you with that!

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