Kawaii
is Japanese for cute, and this book shows you how to draw
all kinds of people, animals and objects in a cute style.
Learn how to simplify your ideas and what makes something
look this way and then get drawing with the simple, staged
projects.
It really is a lot simpler than I imagined drawing in this
style; far more so than getting to grips with drawing manga
characters. You only need the basics of pens, pencils and
paper and reading the introduction will show you how to depict
cuteness. Don’t worry, it is just a couple of pages
and then it is on with the projects, which are divided into
people, creatures and things. The people section starts with
a look at topics such as proportions, expressions, garments
and accessories so you already have a mix and match repertoire
to enable you to tackle drawing a person. After that the rest
of the book has a page per project and shows it in various
poses and moods, simplifying the drawing part by showing the
subject first drawn as a series of shapes. Projects show you
the cartoon shorthand of showing things like various moods,
motion, humor etc as you go along as well as how to ink in
and add color. Subjects include all kinds of people from police
and chefs to cowboys, ninja and witches through a wide range
of animals and finally cute buildings, transport, food items
and plants. I was surprised how easy it was to do and it is
a great way of making original and personal greetings cards
to give one example. One for the keeper shelf.
If you cannot find a good range of drawing materials locally
try www.searchpress.com for a list of suppliers.
Reviews
of other titles in the Kawaii Series
How
To Draw Really Cute Stuff
How
to Draw Really Cute Animals
How
To Draw Really Cute Food
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