Cute drawings for copying with a pencil, easy, beautiful step by step

It's easy to copy cute picturesBefore you start working, you need to find out how this style differs from others, what materials are needed, and also look at several drawings and read step-by-step descriptions for them.

What makes cute drawings different?

Cute drawings for copying differ from other simple pictures in their cuteness and cartoonishness. Artists working in this style draw inanimate objects, most often food and drinks, with eyes and smiles, like emoticons.

In the depiction of animals, exact anatomical proportions are not observed, it is enough to add only the main features for recognition. For example, you can draw a cat in the form of a ball, the main thing is that it has small ears sticking out in front, and a tail behind. On the muzzles of all animals there must be huge, shiny eyes.

People are most often depicted in anime style. All characters look cute, big-eyed, with a disproportionately large head. Each picture has no special idea, and everyone interprets them in their own way.

This style of drawing is mainly intended for children and teenagers (10 to 16 years old). To learn how to draw cute pictures, you don't need professional skills of an artist. All pictures are very simple and are often drawn in personal diaries, on postcards or questionnaires for friends.

Easy, beautiful cute pencil drawings for copying in LD, sketchbook. Step-by-step description

To draw pictures in a cute direction you don’t need many tools and materials.

The table below contains a basic list of accessories and short descriptions of what they are used for:

Affiliation	Peculiarities
Paper	Any white paper: office paper, notebook paper, sketchbook paper, notepad paper
Simple pencils	You need hard and soft pencils. The first ones are used to draw the contours, and the second ones are used to make the final outline.
Colored pencils	Cute drawings look more cute and beautiful in color
Eraser	To correct inaccuracies

It is better to buy 2 erasers. One should be wide, it is needed for erasing graphite when drawing contours, and the second eraser should be narrow, with a sharp tip. This eraser makes white highlights in the characters' eyes.

It's easy to copy cute pencil drawings. Below are several step-by-step descriptions with pictures for beginner artists.

Kawaii style food

One of the most interesting directions in drawing cute pictures is animated food. These pictures are very easy to do.

Funny cookies

How to draw such cookies:

1. On a clean sheet of paper, draw a circle with jagged edges.
2. Add oval-shaped eyes. You can first color them with a simple soft pencil, and then use a sharp-edged eraser to lighten the highlights. If you want to make the white highlights even, you need to draw their outlines, and then color each eye black, without going beyond the drawn circles. Add 2 curved eyelashes, as shown in the picture.
3. Draw small circles imitating chocolate chips or raisins in a chaotic order. Draw a smile and a sticking out tongue.
4. Color the cookies with crayons.

You don't have to color the eyes right away, so as not to accidentally rub the soft graphite with your hand. You need to start filling with color with light shades. First, color all the cookies light brown, noticeably add a red tongue. Fill the small circles with dark brown, and the eyes with black. Finally, outline all the contours with a soft pencil.

Kawaii burger

This drawing is a little more complicated than the previous one, as it has more details.

How to draw a burger:

1. You need to start with the top bun. Draw a semicircle arc and draw a line at the bottom.
2. Use a wavy line to mark the lettuce leaf as shown in the picture.
3. At the level of the edges of 1 bun, draw 2 short lines down and connect them with a smooth, rounded line. This will be the cutlet. Repeat points 2 and 3, then draw the bottom bun.
4. Draw 2 tomato circles on the top leaf of the lettuce. First draw a small arc, and then a larger one above it.
5. Add details. Draw arms and legs, as well as a mouth and large eyes.
6. Colour the drawing with pencils. The picture shows shadows. They can be highlighted with pencils a tone darker than the main shade.

There are small, light green highlights on the lettuce leaf. They are painted over with a light pencil before the entire leaf is painted dark green. A darker pencil should be used to highlight the sesame seeds on the top bun.

Watermelon slice

Another simple option for cute food.

How to draw a watermelon with eyes:

1. Draw a straight line. This will be the edge of the red flesh of the slice. Mark the place of the peel with an arc.
2. Inside the outline, draw 2 more arcs at a small distance from each other, as shown in the picture.
3. Draw watermelon seeds, a mouth and small round eyes with highlights.
4. Color the picture.

When drawing in a kawaii style, it is not advisable to use a ruler to draw straight lines. Pictures look cuter if all the details are drawn by hand. Accuracy is not important here.

Animals

Animals drawn in a cute style are especially charming. Big eyes, rounded body shapes and short paws are the main components of cuteness and cartoonishness of such pictures.

Kitty

You can draw a kitten in 4 steps:

1. Draw an oval on a sheet of paper by hand. This will be the cat's head. Draw the body with 2 small paws below.
2. Draw the ears. First, draw small triangles, then a little bigger ones.
3. Shape the face, add 2 large oval eyes, small eyebrows and a mustache.
4. Color the picture.

When coloring, the white area on the kitten's chest should be marked with the same color that will be used to paint the entire fur. If you draw an arc with a simple pencil, the dark lines will visually distort the shape of the paws.

Chewing hamster

Drawing a chubby hamster with cookies is very simple:

1. Draw the body on a sheet of paper. It should be egg-shaped, slightly flattened at the bottom. On the top and sides, you need to draw protruding fur to show the animal's fluff.
2. Shape the face, add ears and paws.
3. Draw a round cookie. Make it uneven on top, as if a rodent had bitten it. Draw 3-4 crumbs at the bottom.
4. Colour the drawing with coloured pencils.

In the picture, the hamster has eyes with an iris underneath. In the kawaii style of drawing, this eye shape is very popular. It can be drawn not only on animals, but also on people and inanimate objects.

Akita Inu dog breed

The kawaii style of drawings came from Japan. The Akita dog was bred in Japan, so its images are very popular in this direction of creativity.

How to draw an Akita:

1. You need to start from the bottom of the head. First draw an arc (lower jaw), then smoothly move to the pointed ears and the crown.
2. Draw a small corner under the head, this will be the red bandage on the neck. Drawing the body starts with this part, because it is easier to maintain the proportions of the rest of the body.
3. Finish drawing the back and 4 paws. Then mark the tail, bent towards the back.
4. Design the face and draw small eyes.
5. Use thin lines to mark the color boundaries. The Akita's fur on the muzzle, chest, belly, and paws differs from the main shade.
6. Color the picture.

When drawing an Akita, you need to make an exception and draw the eyes small, placing them at a certain angle, as shown in the picture. This is a distinctive feature of this breed, if you make the classic round cute eyes with highlights, you will get a completely different dog.

Birds

Cute drawings (for copying there are step-by-step descriptions further in the article) with the image of small birds, often decorate romantic and children's cards, because in Japan birds are considered a symbol of love and tenderness. In the pictures, all the feathered creatures have small beaks and medium-sized black eyes, with small highlights.

Scared Penguin

How to draw a penguin:

1. The drawing should start with the body. Its shape is an oval cut off from below. Then highlight the chest and belly area with an arc. Draw the paws and wings spread out to the side.
2. Use check marks to mark the eyes and divide each with a short line in the middle, imitating eyelids. Draw a beak and add 2-3 drops above the penguin.
3. Color the image.

Cute drawings in personal diaries can convey emotions. This penguin in the picture is scared or shocked. By making such a sketch, the author will be able to enhance the perception of the entries, and it will not look strange, rather, on the contrary, cute and original.

Lovebirds

How to draw 2 parrots:

1. Draw 2 horizontal lines parallel to each other, at a small distance. Connect their ends into 2 sharp tips. This will be a tree branch. Draw 2 ovals, then carefully erase the lines with an eraser where the birds' heads will be drawn and mark the notches, as shown in the picture. Draw the paws.
2. Add wings and tails.
3. Decorate the birds' faces, draw beaks. You can draw closed eyes on one parrot. Finish drawing crests on the tops of their heads and wavy lines on the wings. Draw small leaves on the branch, and draw a heart between the parrots.
4. Colour the drawing with coloured pencils.

This design is suitable for decorating a romantic postcard or a page with love poems in a personal diary.

Hen

How to draw a pink chicken:

1. First draw the body as shown in the picture.
2. Add 1 wing.
3. Add a couple of feathers on 1 wing, draw the legs, curled crest and 2 wing.
4. The tail is drawn from the bottom up. First 1 feather, then 2 and 3.
5. Design the bird's face.
6. Color the picture.

For coloring you will need only 3 pencils: pink, yellow and blue. With blue you need to highlight the shadow on the back of the neck and on the lower part of the body. You do not need to press on the pencil, it is enough to lightly shade all the areas. Color the paws and beak with yellow, and the chest, crest, wings and tail with pink. In places where there should be a shadow, you need to press harder on the pink pencil.

Fish and sea animals

Not only earthly inhabitants can be depicted as cute and kawaii, but also fish and other sea animals. 3 variants of drawings are described in detail below.

Fugu fish

Fugu fish is very popular in Japan, so it is often depicted in cute pictures.

How to draw a fugue:

1. This fish can inflate like a balloon. That is why it is most often drawn in an inflated form. The body should be round, like a ball. Then small eyes and an arced smile are drawn.
2. Now you need to draw fins and bumps that imitate spines.
3. Color the picture.

If the pencil is easy to rub off, it is better to first color the body and fins of the fish, and then draw the bumps on the body.

Starfish

How to draw a cute starfish:

1. First draw the cone of the body and big eyes.
2. Add circles to imitate suction cups and draw the mouth.
3. Colour the picture with coloured pencils.

Sometimes it is difficult to draw a star evenly, so you can use construction lines. With a hard pencil, on a ruler, you need to draw a classic pentagon. Find the center of this figure and draw 5 lines from this point to each corner of the pentagon. Then draw the outline of the star, and erase all the auxiliary lines.

Octopus

Drawing an octopus is very easy:

1. Draw an oval.
2. Draw 6 legs below. First you need to draw the one in the center, and then all the others.
3. Draw large eyes with irises, eyebrows and a round mouth.
4. Colour the drawing with coloured pencils.

In nature, an octopus has 8 legs, but if you depict them all in a drawing, the picture will be bulky and oversaturated with details. The drawing is constructed in such a way that one can assume that 2 more tentacles are hidden behind the octopus's back.

Girls

Cute drawings (for copying with a pencil there are detailed descriptions further in the article) with the image of people contain the same details as pictures with animals. When drawing, you can use the same shape of eyes, smiles and disproportionate volumes. It turns out quite original and cute. Drawn girls in the kawaii style are very popular, they are drawn not only by teenagers in notebooks, but also by manufacturers of children's toys and food, on packaging.

Cutie with purple hair

How to draw:

1. First, you need to mark the lower part of the head with an arc, then add some lines on top. The head should not be round, the upper lines should be smooth, as in the picture above. Then finish drawing the neck, body, arms and legs.
2. Draw voluminous hair, work on small details of clothing. Draw stockings, dress neckline. Finish drawing hands.
3. Shape the face, add small shoes and draw a cross on the dress.
4. Color the picture.

In the picture, the girl's legs are turned towards each other. The thing is that cute drawings often depict a slight clubfoot of characters. In Japan, this is considered cute.

Fashionista in a pink dress

Step by step instructions:

1. The drawing starts with the head. It should be round, but slightly flattened. Then draw the neck and the outline of the dress. Add arms and legs.
2. Now you need to draw the hair and a large bow. Draw the ears and earrings to the head. Design the neckline of the dress, draw the belt with a bow.
3. Draw lace-up shoes on the legs. Highlight the folds on the dress. Draw a face with big eyes.
4. Colour the drawing with coloured pencils.

A few additional folds on the dress can be highlighted with a colored pencil a tone darker than the main color.

Bunny girl

How to draw:

1. Draw an oval head, arms, legs and a round body.
2. Draw large elements. Add a headband, bunny ears, clothes. Shape the face. Draw braids.
3. Add small details: buttons and patterns on clothes, laces on shoes. Highlight a few strands of hair.
4. Color the picture.

For detailing, you need to sharpen a soft pencil well. If the graphite tip is too round, the drawing will be less clear and even dirty.

Boys

Like girls, cute boys are also very popular. They are not difficult to draw. Some examples are presented below.

Kawaii portrait of a boy

At first glance, the drawing seems complicated, but in fact, on the contrary, drawing such a boy is simple:

1. Draw the head with a slightly pointed chin. Add neck lines, draw shoulders and chest as shown in the picture.
2. Draw ears and a face with big eyes.
3. Style your hair and add a few folds to your clothes.
4. Color the picture.

Pink blush on the cheeks is one of the features of kawaii-style drawings. To get a beautiful and smooth color transition, the graphite of the pink pencil can be slightly crumbled with a knife and gently rubbed with a finger. If the portrait is small, then 1-2 crumbs are enough.

The Thinking Boy

How to draw:

1. In the picture the boy leaned on the table or windowsill. First you need to draw a line of this surface. Then draw 1 arm at an angle, and the head, at the same angle.
2. Add the outline of the body and 2 arms.
3. Design the hairstyle, the neckline of the T-shirt and add some folds on the sleeves. Draw the ears.
4. Draw a face with round eyes and a small smile.
5. Work on small details: ears, stripes on the T-shirt, finish drawing a finger on the hand.
6. Color the picture.

In the kawaii style of drawing, maximum detail is not needed. It is not necessary to clearly draw strands of hair, fingers, ears, etc. The main thing here is to show schematically, with sketches, that these details are present, but there is no need to pay special attention to them. Therefore, this style is considered easy and simple.

Running boy

How to draw:

1. Make a sketch of the head as shown in the picture.
2. Draw the body and arms.
3. Add legs, ears, and hair shape.
4. Shape the face.
5. Work on small details: strands of hair, ears.
6. Color the picture.

In this creative direction, you can draw limbs at unnatural angles, with rounded curves. Smooth lines give the picture visual softness and cartoonishness.

Fairy tale heroes

You can depict any characters from fairy tales, cartoons or movies as cute. Below are step-by-step descriptions with pictures, which depict world-famous heroes from various fantasy works.

Harry Potter and his friends

How to draw:

1. First, you need to mark the kennels of all the animals and characters. Draw the bodies, heads, hands.
2. Finish drawing the characters' hairstyles, hands, and short legs. Draw a wand in Harry's hand.
3. Design the characters' faces, the animals' muzzles, and work on small details such as the owl's feathers, the stripes on the scarves, etc.

Finally, color the drawing with colored pencils.

Toothless the Dragon

This is one of the main characters in the popular cartoon "How to Train Your Dragon".

How to draw Toothless:

1. Draw a round head, 2 elongated and pointed ears, and small horns.
2. Add the body with the front legs, then draw the back legs and the tail.
3. Draw very large, almond-shaped eyes. Highlight the pupils, iris and highlights. Add a tiny nose.
4. Work on large details: wings, tip of tail, harness.
5. Add small elements, bumps, spikes and scales.
6. Color the dragon.

After coloring, it is better to highlight all the small details with a black gel pen. A dark pencil can cover a simple one, all the lines will blend and become barely noticeable.

Unicorn

The unicorn is a mythical creature that appears in many works and films around the world.

How to draw:

1. Mark the head and ears.
2. Add long, choppy bangs and a twisted horn.
3. Draw lines on the sides, these will be the boundaries of the body. Add 2 circles on each side.
4. Draw the front legs and mark the hooves.
5. Design the face.
6. Color the picture.

You can use felt-tip pens for coloring. The colors will be bright and the transitions will be sharper.

Anime

Cute drawings for copying are not just simple outlines. They can have more details. This style is called anime. People are depicted as cute, with small facial features and large eyes. Below are 2 step-by-step instructions, following which you can draw a beautiful picture.

Boyfriend with a flower

How to draw:

1. Outline the shape of the head with a pointed chin, highlight the ear, draw the neck. Sketch the outlines of the cap and collar. Highlight the shadow under the chin.
2. Design the auricle, add a hairstyle and mark the area where the flower will be located. Draw the mouth, nose, eyebrow and eye.
3. Work on small details: strands of hair, the pattern on the cap and collar.
4. Color the picture.

Drawings in this style look beautiful not only in color, but also in black and white.

Girl with ears

Another version of the drawing in anime style, in black and white.

How to draw:

1. Draw the outline of the head and neck.
2. Add a hairstyle consisting of many strands. Draw triangular ears on the head, a scarf and a sweater.
3. Shape the face.
4. Work on small details: ears, folds in clothes, buttons.

Images of girls with cat ears are very popular in Japan. They can be used to decorate a friendly card or a personal diary.

Pixel cuties

You can draw different kawaii characters on the squares in your notebook.

These designs don't require detailed instructions.

It is enough to count the cells and fill them with the desired color.

Below are 3 pictures for copying.

Other kawaii pencil drawings for copying

You can choose any theme for a cute drawing. That is why this type of creativity is popular and interesting. Several simple examples of pictures on different topics can be viewed below.

Instagram icon

How to draw:

1. Outline the shape of the icon, draw the eyes and mouth.
2. Draw a camera outline inside, just like on the original app icon.
3. Color the picture.

To achieve a smooth transition of colors, the colored pencil should be gently rubbed with a finger or a cotton swab.

Cloud with rainbow

Instructions:

1. Draw a cloud and erase the bottom part.
2. Add big eyes with irises and a smile.
3. Draw the rainbow first and then finish the mouth.
4. color the picture.

To make the rainbow brighter, you can use markers.

Cute alien

How to draw:

1. Outline the outline of the head.
2. Finish drawing the neck, shoulders and hand with fingers.
3. Detail the clothes, draw a wreath on the head.
4. Add eyes and wavy lines underneath them.
5. Add some small details to the background.
6. Color the picture.

It is important to remember the features that are needed to make the character recognizable. The alien has an elongated head, a long neck and thin fingers. It is not difficult to copy cute drawings. Pictures and step-by-step descriptions will help beginners master this technique. After a short training, novice masters will be able to transfer their fantasies to paper.

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