The two sketches on the right are my kawaii doodle studies. The image on the left is modelled after drawings by PicCandle. On the right are sketches of two kawaii doodles of my own. On the left is my practice doodle loosely based on this PicCandle design. And a comment from my husband, “Wow, these are gooood”, helped too ).

When I returned to my kawaii doodles a couple of hours later, I was surprised to find out that they were not a complete write-off, as I thought. I told myself that it didn’t matter how good or bad it comes out, I just needed to do it.Īfter 30 minutes of internal panic I produced two sketches, and then it was time to make dinner. I had to push through my resistance and just draw something. Scary!! Why does it frighten me so, when the time comes to create my own designs? I don’t know… maybe these are remnants of my school days, when we were graded on everything…? But I digress.

Then, naturally, I decided that it’s time to create a doodle of my own. I also purchased her Etsy practice sheet for ideas on drawing kawaii expressions. I was not looking to produce a final drawing, but rather to learn the techniques and the process. So, when in doubt - research! I turned to my “secret” teacher Zainab Khan and started copying some of her doodles. I really wasn’t sure where to start with kawaii collaging, as I haven’t done this before. Use this link to track my drawing progress week by week. This is Week 12 of my 6-month challenge to learn kawaii drawings. By the end of the week I was ready to create my own design and to document the drawing steps, so that you can make one too! I started by doing research and sketching from references. 🙂 I also practiced adding textures and charms to make the design “sparkle”. This week I learned how to combine different kawaii characters into a kawaii doodle that looks cool and adorable.

Doodles to draw easy