Kawaii Doodle Cuties: Sketching Super-Cute Stuff from Around the World

147 Pages·2018·82.05 MB·English

by  Zainab Khan

Kawaii
Doodle
Cuties
SKETCHING SUPER-CUTE STUFF
FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Zainab Khan
CREATOR OF
Pic Candle
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Contents
Hi! 6 Precious Nature &
What Is Kawaii? 6 Natural Wonders 33
How to Use This Book 7
Mount Kilimanjaro 34
Tools 7
Shamrock 35
Tips & Tricks 8
Tulip 36
Doodle Directory 10
Sunflower 37
Maple Leaf 38
Orchid 39
Cherry Blossom 40
Volcano 41
Bamboo 42
Great Barrier Reef 44
Get Inspired 46
Adorable Food 13
Macaron 14
Kiwifruit 15
Pizza 16
Yogurt 17
Crêpe 18
Chocolates 19
Pretzel 20
Satay 21
Meatballs 22
Tamales 23
Dumplings 24
Halo-Halo 26
Ramen 28
Get Inspired 30
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Enchanting Architecture &
Monuments 49
Great Pyramid of Giza 50
Lovable Animals & Birds 71
Yurt 51
Windmill 52 Penguin 72
Rondavel 53 Sheep 73
Eiffel Tower 54 Giant Panda 74
Thatched-Roof Cottage 55 Koala 76
Tikal 56 Toucan 78
Taj Mahal 58 Flamingo 80
Tiny Colorful Homes 60 Get Inspired 82
Sydney Opera House 62
Statue of Liberty 64
Brandenburg Gate 66
Get Inspired 68
Charming Transportation 85
Felucca 86
Hot-Air Balloon 87
Gondola 88
Double-Decker Bus 89
Toboggan 90
Wings of Tatev 91
Tuk Tuk 92
Totora Boat 94
Vintage Car 96
Get Inspired 98
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Fetching Fashion 101
Beret 102
Fez 103
Poncho 104
K-pop Skirt 105
Ushanka 106
Cowboy Hat 107
Non La 108
Sombrero & Serape 109
Kimono 110
Get Inspired 112
Fun Time! 129
Everyday Cute 115 Search-&-Find Puzzles 130
Search-&-Find Puzzle Answers! 142
Chopsticks 116
Hockey Stick & Puck 117
Telephone Box 118
Yoga 119
Lego Bricks 120
Floating Lantern 121
Dallah 122
Matryoshka Doll 124
Get Inspired 126
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Hi!
What Is Kawaii?
You might have heard the word You have
probably seen the hashtag You definitely
My name is Zainab, but you
know the style But what, exactly, does
can find my kawaii doodles on
kawaii mean?
the internet under the handle
Kawaii is a Japanese concept or idea,
Pic Candle I recently quit my
dating back to the 1970s, that translates
day job to doodle full time,
closely to “cuteness” in English In Japan, the
because I love drawing so
usage of the word is quite broad and can be
much Crazy, right?!
used to describe anything cute, from clothing
I approach my doodles randomly without
and accessories to handwriting and art So
planning or thinking about the end results I
if you are a fan of emoji art or the style of
find this process to be very exciting because
beloved characters like Hello Kitty, Pokémon,
you never know what’s going to happen
or Pusheen the Cat, then you already know
It’s a surprise! I usually start with a
and love the kawaii style of art!
doodle character or object that comes to
While there are many interpretations
mind and then keep drawing more characters
as to what constitutes the “kawaii” art
and decorations, one by one, to fill up the
aesthetic, most people can agree that
page (see my Search-&-Find Puzzles starting
kawaii art is usually composed of very
on page 129) While doodling, I focus only
simple black outlines, pastel colors, and
on the character or object that I’m drawing,
characters or objects with a rounded, youthful
not the big picture
appearance Facial expressions in kawaii
Regarding coming up with characters,
art are minimal and characters are
they’re mainly inspired by real-life objects
frequently drawn with oversized heads
and simple shapes (such as a sphere, cube,
and smaller bodies
cylinder, pyramid, and cone) that I have
In this book, I’ll show you how to draw
modified or combined I also like creating
kawaii-inspired art using things from around
make-believe characters (see my doodle
the world, like food, nature, architecture, and
monsters throughout this book)
more The great thing about kawaii culture is
I hope this book inspires you to develop
that it’s not limited to anything, so once you
a love for doodling and creating kawaii
start practicing, you can turn even the most
characters So grab your passport, because
common thing into something kawaii!
the Kawaii Doodle Cuties grand tour is about
to begin!
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How to Use This Book
Kawaii Doodle Cuties includes seven achieved using only one pen. Here are the tip
sections (Adorable Food, Precious Nature & sizes I use:
Natural Wonders, Enchanting Architecture
• thin tip (for tiny details, patterns, and
& Monuments, Lovable Animals & Birds,
shadows)
Charming Transportation, Fetching Fashion,
and Everyday Cute) with more than 65 • medium-size tip (for main outlining)
characters for you to learn how to draw.
Each character is illustrated with • thick tip (for thicker outlining outside
simple step-by-step instructions to get you of the main outlines—this is to make
started doodling. Each chapter also includes characters stand out and also for
Get Inspired pages, showing you even more filling in large areas with black)
doodle ideas.
At the back of the book is a section WHITE PENS
called Fun Time! with Search-&-Find Puzzles I use these for corrections and adding
that you can also color. highlights.
Tools PAPER
I’m not too picky when it comes to the
paper I use for doodling. Basic sketchbooks
You don’t need to invest in many tools to and printer paper work just fine, but if you
get started doodling kawaii. You can use want to use something more professional,
pen and paper, or you can draw digitally, or that’s a personal preference.
you can start with pen and paper and then
scan your art in case you want to color it
MECHANICAL PENCILS
digitally. It’s up to you!
Since ink is permanent, sketching with
pencil before inking is helpful when drawing
BLACK PENS complex characters. Mechanical pencils are
The pens I use most are fineliner pens great for drawing lines and the option of
as they come in various tip sizes. I prefer varying lead thicknesses is useful.
to work with 3 tip sizes for varying line
widths, though your end results can also be
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Tips & Tricks
Being a full-time doodle artist, I want to
share the tips and tricks I have learned over
time for creating kawaii characters
ERASER
A good eraser is always needed for fixing • Sketch your characters with a mechanical
those sketching mistakes And there are pencil before inking them, especially more
always mistakes! complex characters
• When drawing square, rectangular, and
RULER
pointy shapes, rounding corners and
Depending on how precise you want to be
points always adds a cuter element to the
with your lines and such, it can’t hurt to
character
have a ruler on hand
• Adding a simple face is always
recommended, but if you don’t have
MARKERS AND/
room, no worries Faceless characters
OR WATERCOLORS (OPTIONAL)
can also be cute!
I like using 1 or 2 colors and adding them
only in some areas of my doodles, leaving
other areas blank This “semi-coloring”
method works for me because it takes less
time to do, and it’s also easy and fun The
chances of ruining my doodles are also
reduced with semi-coloring If you want to
color your doodles, semi-coloring is a good
practice and less intimidating for beginners
PHOTOSHOP (OPTIONAL)
When I doodle using pen and ink and then
scan the image, I use Photoshop to clean it
and prepare a print-ready file Sometimes,
I also like to add colors to hand-drawn
doodles digitally with Photoshop Mixing the
traditional and digital processes to create
final artwork is also fun!
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