I Can Draw Kawaii: Step-By-Step Techniques, Characters and Effects

Create adorable kawaii illustrations with this easy-to-follow, full-color drawing book, filled with step-by-step exercises and draw-in practice grids to develop your style.

Originating in Japan, the kawaii art style literally translates as ’cute’ and turns people, animals and even food into lovable characters. In this wonderfully illustrated full-color book, you can learn how to draw a sleepy koala, a cheeky doughnut, a shy puppy, a whole plate of giggling sushi and much more.

The step-by-step instructions mean that any budding artist can create amazing characters and let their artistic confidence grow. Each of the projects have practice pages where readers can try out their versions of kawaii creations from a base silhouette.

ABOUT THE SERIES: I Can Draw teaches a variety of specialist drawing styles, aimed at beginners or those wishing to hone their skills. With step-by-step instructions and practice grids to try out new techniques, these full-color drawing guides will help artists bring their ideas to life.

Tanya Emelyanova was born in Siberia where she studied advertising and mass communication. Since drawing has always been her true passion she embarked on an illustration and pattern design career. Now she is working from her home studio in Saint-Petersburg. Tanya loves to create cute and funny characters and illustrations for children’s books and magazines, printed art and more, combining both digital and analog materials.

William Potter is a prolific author of children’s non-fiction. He has also written and edited a wide range of well-known comics and magazines, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sonic the Comic, Marvel Fact Files, Marvel Chess Specials and DC Chess Collection. He lives in Haslemere, UK.