Kawaii, which literally means “cute”, is a popular aesthetic in Japanese culture. There are different styles of Kawaii art, however most have common traits such as large heads and eyes, small mouths and chins, as well as childlike or smaller bodies.

There’s no denying that it’s hard to resist the allure of these cute, adorable characters! Although some may think that drawing Kawaii is too difficult for them to do on their own, it’s actually one of the easiest ways to begin learning how to draw.

You might be thinking, “where do I start?” But don’t worry! We’ll walk you through the process of how to make your very own Kawaii drawings – and it’s actually really simple. You’ll learn about simple shapes and produce adorable head and facial features as well as proportionately sized bodies with our step by step lessons. Drawing is fun, easy, and can be surprisingly creative.

Our tutorials are a little different. We’ve laid out step by step lessons (with videos) for popular characters done in our kawaii style as well as our own characters that we’ve created from scratch.

You’ll be able to create your own adorable drawings of anything from animals, food, and even people. It’s easy once you know the basics of drawing kawaii characters!

What better way to learn then to start and try drawing a few characters using our step by step art lessons below?