Little man in the snow

I was sitting down and listening to some inspiring songs when I thought of drawing a whimsical piece. At first, I thought I would draw some animals, perhaps a cat since that's my favorite animal in the world. I looked at some reference photos and began to draw a face. In the middle of it, I discovered I wasn't feeling motivated enough to draw the rest of the body. So from the face, it morphed into a man with a body and I kept developing it until I had the idea to leave him in the snow. It was quite fun to draw and to now look at. The final illustration can be seen below.

Here are the progress shots :

I started with a sketch

It was really loose and rough because I was still contemplating what to do and I really don't care much about my sketches since I know I will paint over.

I then began to loosely paint in some colors to determine how much they'd(the colors) complement each other.

I began to refine a bit

I liked how the eyes turned out. They look sleepy and worn out like a middle aged man who needs a break.

And the final piece above.

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