Kawaii, kawaii drawings for copying 365: girls, food, social networks

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Kawaii is a Japanese word, which means in a general sense "cute", "nice", "charming". This phenomenon carries a huge meaning for several generations of Japanese, characterizes the inhabitants of this country, their desire for idealization and harmony.

Kawaii culture, which began to develop in the 60s in the land of the rising sun, continues to gain popularity around the world. That is why the so-called kawaii drawings in the "365" style are very popular for copying, especially among teenagers. It is not difficult to repeat this style - just watch a few detailed master classes and understand the basic principles of "kawaiiness".

Drawing tools

To start drawing cute pictures in Japanese style, you need to stock up on some tools and materials. Depending on what purposes the finished drawings will be used for, the recommended quality of canvases and tools will depend.

What paper is best for drawing?

Choosing paper may seem like a simple task at first glance. All teenagers and even adults have a notebook or A4 office sheets on hand, on which you can quickly draw something with a pencil or pen.

But such sketches will definitely not be bright, artistically expressive and durable. If the quality of the final picture is important, then you should also take care of good paper.

You should choose according to the following principle:

density – if the drawing is in pencil, then a density of 115-150 g/m2 will be suitable², for paints and saturated markers, a value of 180-200 g/m2 is suitable²;
texture – fine-grained sheets are suitable for pencils, ink, markers, gouache, and for watercolor painting and wax crayons you can take coarse-grained paper;
color – if the drawing is done on scrapbooking paper, it is important to choose pastel shades of the material, on which the liner and paint will adhere well;
ease of use – drawings can be created both on separate sheets and in albums or sketchbooks.

Many people like to create their own stickers, tags and postcards. For such purposes, you can even take thick Whatman paper of a format convenient for cutting out pictures.

Best Sketchbook Manufacturers:

Moleskine	This brand offers sketchbooks of various formats – with classic yellowish paper for graphics, snow-white watercolor sheets, accordion notebooks based on Japanese prototypes. All of them are distinguished by their ideal quality and ease of use.
Canson	The manufacturer produces sketchbooks both in hardcover and on a spring base. The format of the notebooks also varies - from the classic A4 to the ideal square. They are distinguished by good quality paper and affordable prices.
Art Creation	Art Creation is known primarily for its paints, pencils and brushes, but it also produces good quality sketchbooks. What makes them special is that the paper thickness allows for water-based paints, and warped sheets can be straightened by a tightly stretched rubber band that covers the sketchbook.
Fabriano Schizzi	Ideal for quick daily sketches. The paper is more suitable for graphic drawings, has an aged yellowish tint, rough texture.
Malevich	A well-known Russian company that produces universal sketchbooks. They are suitable for paints, liners, and pencils. Universality is achieved by excellent paper quality - snow-white, perfectly smooth surface, high density.
Etotsketchbook	Another Russian brand of sketchbooks. The line includes sketchbooks with sheets of different thickness, each notebook has a hard cover and opens 180°.

Kawaii drawings for copying "365 style" can be applied to sheets of a school notebook or personal diary - then it will not be possible to choose the best paper option. In this case, you need to choose those drawing tools that will produce a bright drawing that does not shine through to adjacent pages and does not stain them.

What to draw with: pencils, paints, markers

Choosing drawing tools is a serious matter for an amateur artist or a beginner in this field. You always want the available "arsenal" to be sufficient for a variety of creative experiments.

Since kawaii drawings are usually created in a small format, you can choose:

colored pencils – they are easy to sharpen to the required thickness, small surfaces are painted quickly, the color does not fade over time, and does not print on the back side of the sheet;
markers and liners – give a rich color, come in different thicknesses and shapes, easily transfer dye to paper, and can be printed;
wax crayons – the coating may be uneven, but glossy, the color is transferred to the paper very easily;
watercolor paints – well suited for thick watercolor paper, easy to create gradients, coating can be thick or translucent;
gouache – the paint is applied in a thick layer, creates a matte finish, it does not need to be diluted with water;
acrylic – combines the properties of watercolors and oil paints, dries quickly, has good color saturation.

Any water-based paints can show through thin sheets, which is why colored pencils and markers are most often used in notebooks and workbooks.

Kawaii drawings for copying "365 style" at the beginner level will turn out better if you use simple graphite pencils and an eraser for the initial outline. This way you can easily correct unsuccessful parts of the drawings and practice the evenness of the lines.

Master classes

In order to draw a kawaii character, you don't have to have good artistic skills. On the contrary, on such simple but cute pictures you can practice drawing contours and neat coloring.

Food Drawings

One of the most popular themes in Japan is cute, funny food. Fans of this culture and the Japanese themselves not only add kawaiiness to food drawings, but also make it look like that in real life. Of course, vegetables with eyes or soup with a smiley face will appeal to children much more than regular food, but adults are also not averse to cheering themselves up in this way.

Kawaii drawings for copying "365 style" are distinguished by cute "faces" with large cartoon eyes, often in the form of schematic emoticons.

How to draw ice cream in this style:

The horn is depicted as a triangle with a rounded corner at the bottom;
The first layer of ice cream is drawn on top; this can be done with a wavy line, depicting a semblance of a cloud;
From this layer of ice cream, droplets are drawn that roll down onto the cone - they should be wide and streamlined;
Next, draw a smaller cloud – the third layer of treat;
The last layer of ice cream should be even smaller;
On top, draw ears in the form of triangles, but with rounded corners, their outline should connect with the outline of the last ice cream ball;
To make the cone look like a waffle, cross lines are drawn on it - 2-3 lines will be enough;
On the first ice cream ball, draw two large eyes, they should have large highlights;
Between the eyes there is a curved line with a small tongue sticking out from the side;
One short line is drawn above the eyes to indicate the eyebrows.

You can draw a few stars around the ice cream. Such drawings usually do not use sharp angles - all lines should be smooth and soft. You can draw dots and dashes of different colors on the ice cream balls, depicting sprinkles.

It is important to note that the eyes of kawaii characters are most often depicted completely black with white highlights. There may be several highlights, but they should all be directed in one direction.

The choice of colors for such a drawing can be any, the main thing is that they are bright and compatible shades. It is better to paint the waffle cone light brown or ochre.

Drawing of the lazy egg Gudetama:

An oval of uneven, arbitrary shape is drawn - this is the white of a lazy egg;
It is the yolk that is the character, therefore it is depicted as oval, but with human-like forms - with the waist and head indicated;
Usually the yolk lies on the white in a tired pose, so here you need to depict its arms extended forward and legs spread apart;
Gudetama's face is depicted as simply as possible - two elongated dots, with an oval, slightly open mouth underneath them.

The character of Gudetama is very popular in Japan, many young people identify with him, especially after a hard day's work.

There are many ways to draw this kawaii egg. You can “cover” it with bacon, symbolizing a blanket, or put it on a slice of bread, like a pillow. In some drawings, Gudetama sits in a broken eggshell, with his legs tucked up and hugging himself. You can add a funny caption to such a picture, indicating the mood of the character (for example, “Meh…”, which means a tired sigh).

Social Media Icons

Kawaii drawings for copying "365 style" can be found in various social networks. Moreover, social networks themselves can become kawaii in the hands of imaginative artists.

Cute Instagram Icon:

The design starts with a square. Like the original logo, the corners are as smooth as possible.
Inside the square, another smaller one is drawn - it should have two contours, the space inside the contours remains white.
Kawaii eyes are drawn on the lower corners of the inner square. One highlight should be very large, half the size of the eye, and the second one should be very small under it.
A circle about the size of an eye is drawn in the center of the square. It should also have two contours, the space between them is not painted.
In the upper right corner of the inner square, a small white circle-dot is drawn.
Between the eyes, just below the inner outline of the square, a small black rectangle is drawn.
The protruding tongue starts from the mouth rectangle. It should extend beyond the social network icon and is colored red.
The main square is colored with a gradient of blue, purple, yellow and pink.

You can use the same principle to draw cute faces on the icon of any social network. The main thing is to observe the basic proportions, the shape of the icons and their color scheme so that the drawing remains recognizable.

Girl

In the kawaii style "365" you can see drawings with human characters. These are mainly schoolgirls who wear stylish clothes and cute, funny bags and accessories. There are also stylized images of already recognizable characters from cartoons, films, anime. In order to copy such a picture, a beginner should first practice on simpler master classes.

Kawaii mermaid drawing:

The sheet is placed vertically. In the lower part, the mermaid's tail is drawn - an unfinished narrow oval at the top, at the end of which is a sweeping tail (in the form of two leaves).
At the very bottom of the tail, where the main part and the fins meet, draw a small bow. The fins can be decorated with a semblance of lace, a simple wavy line along the contour.
From the top of the tail comes the character's body, belly, and top in the form of shells.
Next come the shoulders, neck and arms – they are located on the sides of the body. The palms can be depicted schematically as “mittens”.
The mermaid's head comes from the neck. In this stylization, it should be disproportionately large, round, and about half as wide as the body.
The main part of the face will be occupied by the eyes - large, without any iris, only two black circles and highlights on them.
Large heart-shaped highlights will make the character's look even cuter, and small dot-shaped highlights will make it "glowing." You can add one highlight-strip of a color other than white at the bottom - for example, blue or light green.
Eyebrow stripes are drawn above the eyes, and long eyelashes are drawn along the upper edge of the eyes.
A little below the eyes, draw a small mouth in the form of an arced smile.
The mermaid's hair should be voluminous, and you need to start drawing it much higher than the top edge of the head. You can draw several large wavy strands to the tail, and one small strand near the face.
On the side, in place of the parting, another bow is drawn, approximately in the same style as on the tail, only larger.

Small details will add a special kawaii touch to this drawing. These will be beads and a bracelet in the form of small circles of pearls, semicircles of blush on the cheeks, highlights on bright red hair.

Drawing of a kawaii girl in a hat with ears:

Here it is worth starting the drawing with the character's head. As in the previous MK, the head should be large, almost round in shape, not elongated.
The girl's eyes can be made more realistic (as much as possible in anime style), with the iris indicated. At the same time, the highlights are drawn according to the same principle, and both eyes occupy almost the entire face of the girl.
Eyelashes and eyebrow lines are added.
The mouth can be depicted slightly open, in the shape of a horizontal semi-oval.
From the head comes a thin neck and shoulders, then the body, dressed in a cute dress.
The dress should resemble a triangle that widens toward the bottom. Details such as frills on the skirt, shoulder straps, and a heart-shaped pattern on the chest are added.
The girl's arms will be placed behind her back, so they are depicted slightly bent at the elbows.
The legs are drawn quite simply - as narrow rectangles with rounded shoes at the ends. On the legs you can draw leg warmers with a lace edge or short socks.
Next, draw the hairstyle. The girl's hair will be long and reach the edge of the dress. As usual, the crown should be higher than the top edge of the head. The parting is to the side, the bangs are long, almost reaching the character's eyes.
Draw a hat on the top of the head, tightly fitting the head. You can add an elastic band along its edge. Draw two ears on top of the hat, similar to cat ears. It will look good if you highlight the inner part of the ears and paint them in the color of the elastic band of the hat (for example, in light pink).
The final step is to add blush to the cheeks, highlights to the hair, and a pattern to the dress.

Kawaii drawings for copying "365

Such kawaii drawings are not at all difficult to copy from master classes and even to come up with on your own. The style of pictures "365" can be used to decorate notebooks and workbooks, postcards, various interior items. Bright and cute images of food, animals and people will definitely attract the attention of all fans of Japanese culture.

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