This is a drawing of Totoro, the star of the Japanese animated fantasy film "My Neighbor Totoro".
The Koch snowflake fractal has been used to draw snow, repetitive tasks are done in "foreach" loops.
Edit and compile if you like:
% Totoro sitting in the snow
% By Noa Hoffmann and Pascal Günthner, 21.12.2020
\documentclass[tikz,11pt]{{standalone}}
\usepackage{calligra}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usetikzlibrary{%
shapes, shadows, patterns, calc,
decorations.shapes,
decorations.fractals,
decorations.markings,
decorations.pathmorphing
}
\colorlet{bodycolor}{black!35!gray!60!brown!98!green}
\colorlet{bellycolor}{yellow!70!white!92!green}
\tikzset{
furspot/.pic = {
\path [draw = black, thick, fill] (0,0)
.. controls +(0.3,0) and +(0.25,-0.05) .. ++(0.35,-.45)
.. controls +(-0.45,0.25) and +(0.1,0) .. ++(-0.85,-0.05)
.. controls +(-0.3,0.1) and +(-0.4, 0) .. cycle;
},
claw/.pic = {
\path [fill = bodycolor!70, draw] (0,0) arc (0:45:0.2 and 0.8)
arc (135:180:0.2 and 0.8)
arc (180:360:0.059) -- cycle;
},
whiskers/.pic = {
\path [fill = bodycolor!70,draw] (0,0) arc (0:45:0.05 and 2.3)
arc (135:180:0.3 and 2.3)
to[out=-90,in=-90] cycle;
},
snowflake/.pic = {
\fill [decoration = Koch snowflake, white] decorate{ decorate{
decorate{ (-0.5,-0.3) -- ++(60:1) -- ++(-60:1) -- cycle }}};
\foreach \i in {30, 90, 150, 210, 270, 330} {
\draw[blue!50!white,very thin] (0,0) -- +(\i:0.3);
}
\draw[decoration = Koch snowflake, blue!50!white, very thin]
decorate{($(0,0)+(60:0.2)$) -- ($(0,0)+(300:0.2)$) --
($(0,0)+(180:0.2)$) -- cycle};
}
}
\tikzset{
snow/.style = {decoration = {random steps, segment length = 2mm,
amplitude = 0.4mm}, decorate},
plush/.style = {decoration = {random steps, segment length = 1mm,
amplitude = 0.5mm},decorate}
}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[color = bodycolor, draw = black, thick]
%---------------------background and tail----------------------
% blue sky
\fill[blue!30!white] (-8cm,-11cm) rectangle (8cm,10cm);
% random snowflakes
\foreach \i in {0.1,0.11,...,1}{
\pic [scale = \i, opacity = 0.9] at (rand*7.5, rnd*18-10.5) {snowflake};}
% more tiny snowflakes
\foreach \i in {0.1,0.11,...,0.5}{
\pic [scale = \i, opacity = 0.9] at (rand*7.5, rnd*18-10.5) {snowflake};}
% cloud with merry christmas
\node [cloud,aspect = 6.5, cloud puff arc = 120, cloud puffs = 12.9, fill = white,
color = white] at (0,7) {\Huge M \hspace{9.8cm}.};
\node [color = red] at (0,7) {\fontsize{50}{80}
\textbf{Merry Christmas \quad }};
% tail
\path [draw, fill, rotate = 50] (-4,-7.5) circle (1.5 and 2.2);
% snowhill
\fill [draw, gray!6, snow] (-8,-11) to[in=200, out=0] (-3,-7.5) to (3,-7.5)
to[out=-20, in=180] (8,-11);
%--------------------body-----------------------------------------
% right ear
\path [fill, draw] (0.6,2.3)+(-45:1) arc (-60:35:1 and 1.5)
arc (115:210:1 and 1.5);
% left ear
\path [fill, draw] (-0.6,2.3)+(-135:1) arc (-120:-215:1 and 1.5)
arc (65:-30:1 and 1.5);
% head
\path [draw, fill] ($(0,0)+(170:2.5 and 2)$) arc (170:10:2.5 and 2)
arc(35:-20: 3 and 2)
-- ($(0,-0.8)+(200:3 and 2)$) arc (200:145:3 and 2) -- cycle;
% body
\path[fill] ($(0,-4)+(200:4 and 4.5)$) arc (200:-20:4 and 4.5);
%----------------------face----------------------------------------
% left eye
\path [draw, fill = white] (-1.4,0.7) circle (0.45 and 0.4);
\fill [black] (-1.2,0.7) circle (0.16);
\fill [white] (-1.24,0.74) circle (0.03);
% right eye
\path [draw, fill = white, thick] (1.4,0.7) circle (0.4);
\fill [black] (1.25,0.7) circle (0.16);
\fill [white] (1.20,0.74) circle (0.03);
% nose
\path [draw] (0.35, 0.7) .. controls (0.2,0.8) and (-0.2, 0.8)
.. (-0.35, 0.7);
\path [fill = black] (0, 0.53) -- (0.25, 0.6)
.. controls (0.3,0.75) and (-0.3, 0.75)
.. (-0.25, 0.6) -- cycle;
\pic [scale = 0.3] at (0,0.8) {snowflake};
% mouth
\draw (-0.05,-0.5) arc (140:85:0.2 and 0.1);
% whiskers
\foreach \i/\j/\k/\l/\m in
{80/1/1.5/-2/0,
-90/-1/1.5/-2.2/-0.2,
-80/-0.8/1.5/-2.5/-0.5,
-80/1/1.3/2.2/0,
90/-1/1.3/2.4/-0.2,
80/-1/1.3/2.6/-0.4}
\pic [rotate = \i, scale = \j, yscale = \k] at (\l,\m) {whiskers};
%-----------------------------arms----------------------------------
% handclaws
\foreach \i in {-4,-3.8,-3.6,3.9,3.7,3.5} { \pic [rotate = 180]
at (\i,-6.5) {claw};}
% left arm
\path [draw, fill] (-3, -1) .. controls (-5.5,-3.5) and (-4.5,-7.5)
.. (-3.35,-6.45);
% right arm
\path [draw, fill] (3, -1) .. controls (5.5,-3.5) and (4.5,-7.5)
.. (3.35,-6.45);
%------------------------belly----------------------------------
\draw[fill = bellycolor] ($(0,-4.7)+(230:3.8 and 4)$)
to [out = -10,in = 190] ($(0,-4.7)+(-50:3.8 and 4)$)
to ($(0,-4)+(-50:4.5)$)
to [out = 60, in = -70] ($(0,-4.7)+(50:3.8 and 4)$)
arc (50:130:3.8 and 4)
to [out = -110, in = 120] ($(0,-4)+(-130:4.5)$)
to cycle;
% fur spots
\foreach \i/\j/\k in {0/0/-1.3, -15/1.6/-1.5, 15/-1.6/-1.5,
-8/0.7/-2.2, 8/-0.7/-2.2, -22/2.2/-2.5, 22/-2.2/-2.5} {
\pic [rotate = \i] at (\j, \k) {furspot};}
%------------------------legs and feet--------------------------
%legs
\path [draw, rotate = 32, fill] (-5.8,-5.2) circle (0.9 and 1.4);
\path [draw, rotate = -32, fill] (5.8,-5.2) circle (0.9 and 1.4);
% left feet
\path [draw, fill, rotate = 30] (-5.6,-6.1) circle (0.65 and 0.6);
\path [draw, fill, rotate = -30] (5.6,-6.1) circle (0.65 and 0.6);
% toe beans
\path [draw, fill = bodycolor!50!white, rotate = 45] (-7,-4.7)
circle (0.3 and 0.17);
\path [draw ,fill = bodycolor!50!white, rotate = -45] (7,-4.7)
circle (0.3 and 0.17);
% footclaws
\foreach \i/\j/\k in {50/-2.2/-7.9,40/-2/-7.7,30/-1.75/-7.55,
-50/2.3/-8,-40/2.1/-7.8,-30/1.85/-7.65} {
\pic [rotate = \i] at (\j,\k) {claw};}
% hat
\path [draw, fill = red] (43:2.5) to [in = -170, out = 130] ($(0.7,3)+(195:0.4)$)
to [in = 180, out = 90] (0.7,3.1) to [out = 150, in = 0] (0,3.3)
to [in = 50, out = 180] (137:2.5);
\fill [draw, plush, fill = white, thin] (145:2.5 and 2) to [in = 160, out = 20]
(35:2.5 and 2)
to [out = 80, in = -80] ++(0,0.5) to [out = 160, in = 20] ($(145:2.5 and 2) +(0,0.5)$)
to [in = 100, out = -100] cycle;
\fill [draw, plush, fill = white, thin] (0.7,3.1) circle (0.5);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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