How to Draw Olaf

As I think I’ve stated before, I’m a huge Disney fan. So much so, that I occasionally enjoy watching parades, performances, and character interaction videos on Youtube.

I discovered this one video that features a quick lesson on how to sketch Olaf from Frozen. At Disney Californian Adventure, a Disney artist takes guests through the steps of drawing the little snowman using basic shapes and techniques. I found myself doodling this just for fun and it ended up looking pretty nice. Clearly, the instructions are very well given! Have a look at the video and try it yourself!

Frozen Fever: Learn How To Draw Olaf

And yes, I put Mickey Ears in my name there.

Snow White

This is a fairly stylized drawing of Snow White that was requested of me earlier this year. Along with Cinderella, I think Snow White has the smallest drawn eyes of all the Disney Princesses in her traditional form, so I think that’s why I went big here. Yeah, I know it looks a bit strange, but I’m happy with it.

The pose was taken from a paused video of the Snow White character at Disney World. I am absolutely fascinated at how legit these live-action park characters are. There’s a specific Snow White who has her voice, her charm, and every little mannerism down perfect. When I went to Disney World in 2013, the characters I met were completely spot on too. I’ll talk about those encounters some other time. I’ll probably draw them at some point anyway.

I was slightly disappointed in myself for forgetting her little cape, but then I remembered that she didn’t always wear it. Until Mulan came along, Snow White held the title for “Disney Girl with Short Dark Hair”. She pulls it off rather well, eh?

Princess Aurora

(A.K.A Briar Rose)

Let’s start things off with a bit of Disney.

I unashamedly admit that I’m quite a fan, and Sleeping Beauty is one of my earliest favourite Disney films. I became obsessed with it because it’s the quintessential fairy tale story. You’ve got a prince, a princess, magic fairies, a sorceress, a curse, a fight with a dragon, and most importantly, one of the most memorable songs in Disney tune history.

“Once Upon A Dream” is one of my top favourite songs of all time. Yes, it’s cheesy and sweet and hopelessly romantic, but I think that’s most endearing thing about it. Even without the lyrics, the melody is one I catch myself humming again and again. Also… Do you remember when she danced with an owl in Prince Phillips garb? That was pretty great. You go, owl.

At some point late last year, I decided to draw Princess Aurora from her forest scene when “Once Upon A Dream” was sung. She was renamed Briar Rose by then, but Aurora is slightly more recognisable.

After the initial line work, I decided to try bringing the flat animated feel to life by experimenting with shading. With a paused video as my reference, I did the best I could to give her a slightly more realistic look, but still keeping to her original design. I even kept that unique twirl of hair on her head!

Quite happy with this. I may need to try drawing more classic Disney characters with similar shading in the future!