Here's a confession that's probably relatable to other girls: Jack Frost, in all his being an animated character, has a smile that makes me giddy. This confession will sound weird af if I translate it to: I have a crush on Jack Frost. But, well... that's the truth.
I remember being unsuspecting while entering the cinema with friends to watch Rise of the Guardians, then exiting the place with a stupid grin on my face. Then I drew him in class one time... then again... then again.
Honestly, I have reasons to believe that it wasn't only the smile, it was also the hair. It was silver and boyish, and was perfect for Jack Frost's character. So when I found this picture on Pinterest, my mind went haywire and all I can think about was, "This is it. He is Jack Frost."
(He isn't.)
For one, he had blue hair. And then... he was human. He wasn't the younger-looking version of the Old Man Winter. But he came close because of his eyes and how his hair was styled. So I drew him.
He was really attractive; it was difficult not to notice that when I was literally watching his features to draw him. My mind was still screaming, "Jack Frost!" but I knew better.
Still, I enjoyed sketching him then painting him with colors. I love the reference's colors! I also love the fact that they bathe this Jack Frost-look-alike in red.
I added in all base colors and, unlike my many other works that had backgrounds, I did the background on this one first before Jack Frost-look-alike. I wasn't proud of it. How come all these great artists I find on Instagram make rough-painting backgrounds look easy? It was difficult for me, and I couldn't seem to fix it so I let it be.
As with my previous drawing, Bronze, I decided to lay out all shadows and lights first here before going on with the complete detail, just to see it take form. Then I went on with the rest of the details with good ol' watercolor brush.
I normally would have drawn the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth on a layer separate from the skin, but I did the skin and all other details in one single layer this time. Of course, that was a very bad move on my part, ambitious even.
As if to spite me for doing them in a single layer, I did the mouth and eyes wrong and had to manually correct them (as manually as it gets in a digital drawing application). Makes me wonder how I'd fare had I drawn this traditionally... in oil. I would have probably flipped and cried in a corner.
Here's a timelapse video that spans the whole process -- from messy sketches down to the coloring.
I wonder how long I'd be able to keep up with this drawing spree. I sure hope longer, as I'm sincerely enjoying doing this. It helps so much that I receive a lot of support from family, friends, and strangers alike. So if you're reading this and have been cheering me on since I got back to drawing early this year, thank you from the bottom of my kokoro!
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