Kawaii Drawing: Learn to draw more than 100 super cute things

by Becky Castenada

Create cute, imaginative art in the kawaii style! Illustrator Becky Castaneda (@Beckycas) presents more than 100 adorable drawing tutorials for you to try.

Kawaii-style artwork hails from Japan and has become super popular throughout the world. Through her art, Becky Cas (Castaneda) seeks to spread joy and find inspiration in her surroundings. Now you can expand your own creativity and imagination and create cute animals, landscapes, characters, and more in Becky Cas’s signature, adorable style.

Kawaii Drawing has all the tools and information you need to learn to draw your own kawaii-style art:
 

• An introduction to kawaii, for those unfamiliar with the style
• Step-by-step tutorials that can be done using any drawing tools
• An overview of tools you can use, including pencil, pen, colored pencils, and even digital
• Instruction on illustration techniques
• Suggestions for how to find your own art style
• Tips for selecting a color palette and adding color to black-and-white drawings

Throughout the book you will find helpful tips for finding inspiration and creativity anywhere you like to draw.

Kawaii artwork is fun, joyful, and easy to create. Find your creativity and draw your own fantasy world with Kawaii Drawing!

• ISBN13: 9780760385340
• Publish Date: 2 November 2023
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Walter Foster Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 112
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

riginally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Kawaii Drawing is an adorable tutorial and drawing guide for a huge number of cute line drawn subjects by Becky Castañeda. Released 24th Oct 2023 by Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 112 pages and is available in paperback format. 

It's a truly accessible and beginner friendly guide and readers of all ages will be able to draw cute doodles and small drawings pretty easily. The author introduces the kawaii (cute) style clearly and understandably along with a short tutorial on tools and materials choices. 

The tutorials themselves are arranged in chapters and include both character drawings (bunny, cute cat, kitty, mermaid, etc) as well as objects (trees, flowers, sushi, cakes, and more). Each short tutorial includes step-by-step drawing instructions with accompanying explanatory text. They really are cute and easy to understand.

This would make a great selection for public or school library acquisition, home use, as well as for child-minders, babysitters, or anyone who would like to improve their drawing ability with the youngsters in their lives. Doodling is a fun hobby and this book will get readers drawing quickly and easily.

Four and a half stars. 

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.