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How to Draw Cute Kawaii in Simple Steps

Part of How to Draw

Author Yishan Li
Paperback
8.63"W x 11.56"H x 0.51"D   | 23 oz | 22 per carton
On sale Aug 03, 2021 | 128 Pages | 9781782219460
Learn how to draw over 100 amazingly cute kawaii characters in just 8 easy steps—all from scratch!

Anything can be drawn in the kawaii style, and Yishan Li is here to show you how in just a few simple steps.

Choose from over 100 super-cute kawaii projects, including animals, people, food, flowers, vehicles, and everyday items. Each step-by-step project is developed in 8 easy stages, from a rough sketch of the basic shapes through the finished, colored drawing, full of character and charm.
 
So, do you want to draw a honey bear, chameleon or sloth, a waiter or fairy, or even a car or TV in kawaii-style? The choice is yours—and you’ll have expert guidance every step of the away!
© Search Press
Yishan Li is a professional Manga artist who lives in Shanghai. Yishan has been drawing manga since 1998 when she was in high school and she has subsequently been published internationally in China, North America, France and the UK. Visit her website www.liyishan.com. View titles by Yishan Li
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BOOKLIST July 1 2021

Author and artist Li (How to Draw Kawaii Animals in Simple Steps, 2020) returns with another inthe How to Draw . . . in Simple Steps series. More than 100 kawaii (cute) drawings are providedin eight steps each, allowing the reader to sketch along with the book and practice until they’vemastered the item, person, or creature of their choice. The drawings fall into a few categories:animals, everyday objects, vehicles, food, and chibis (cute, stylized, miniature characters).Though instructions are not written out in words, the familiar technique readers will learn here isto identify the basic shapes that make up the item one wants to draw, start with a blocky sketchusing those shapes, and refine the sketch gradually. As usual, the only instruction for the finalstep of coloring in is the example, so readers may wish to look to other sources to learn aboutshading, color choice, and other related aspects. Fun and cute, this will appeal to those wishing to learn how to draw in a kawaii style.  
— Anne Heidemann

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Learn how to draw over 100 amazingly cute kawaii characters in just 8 easy steps—all from scratch!

Anything can be drawn in the kawaii style, and Yishan Li is here to show you how in just a few simple steps.

Choose from over 100 super-cute kawaii projects, including animals, people, food, flowers, vehicles, and everyday items. Each step-by-step project is developed in 8 easy stages, from a rough sketch of the basic shapes through the finished, colored drawing, full of character and charm.
 
So, do you want to draw a honey bear, chameleon or sloth, a waiter or fairy, or even a car or TV in kawaii-style? The choice is yours—and you’ll have expert guidance every step of the away!

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© Search Press
Yishan Li is a professional Manga artist who lives in Shanghai. Yishan has been drawing manga since 1998 when she was in high school and she has subsequently been published internationally in China, North America, France and the UK. Visit her website www.liyishan.com. View titles by Yishan Li

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BOOKLIST July 1 2021

Author and artist Li (How to Draw Kawaii Animals in Simple Steps, 2020) returns with another inthe How to Draw . . . in Simple Steps series. More than 100 kawaii (cute) drawings are providedin eight steps each, allowing the reader to sketch along with the book and practice until they’vemastered the item, person, or creature of their choice. The drawings fall into a few categories:animals, everyday objects, vehicles, food, and chibis (cute, stylized, miniature characters).Though instructions are not written out in words, the familiar technique readers will learn here isto identify the basic shapes that make up the item one wants to draw, start with a blocky sketchusing those shapes, and refine the sketch gradually. As usual, the only instruction for the finalstep of coloring in is the example, so readers may wish to look to other sources to learn aboutshading, color choice, and other related aspects. Fun and cute, this will appeal to those wishing to learn how to draw in a kawaii style.  
— Anne Heidemann
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