Angela's World 6
Chapter 1: Getting Started 8
Chapter 2: Cute People 16
Chapter 3: Cute Creatures 48
Chapter 4: Cute Things 98
Angela Nguyen is a Seattle-based artist known for her cute illustration style. She is the author of the best-selling Kawaii series which includes How to Draw Cute Stuff, How to Draw Cute Animals, and How to Draw Cute Food. She has a presence online under the screen name Pikarar with 40k followers. Besides being an illustrator, she’s also a graphic designer trained in print, motion, packaging, and digital and currently designs voice experience for Amazon. For more of her work visit www.pikarar.com.
Kawaii is Japanese for cute, and this book shows you how to draw
all kinds of people, animals and objects in a cute style.
Learn how to simplify your ideas and what makes something look this
way and then get drawing with the simple, staged projects. It
really is a lot simpler than I imagined drawing in this style; far
more so than getting to grips with drawing manga characters.
You only need the basics of pens, pencils and paper and reading the
introduction will show you how to depict cuteness. Don’t
worry, it is just a couple of pages and then it is on with the
projects which are divided into people, creatures and things.
The people section starts with a look at topics such as
proportions, expressions, garments and accessories so you already
have a mix and match repertoire to enable you to tackle drawing a
person. After that the rest of the book has a page per
project and shows it in various poses and moods, simplifying the
drawing part by showing the subject first drawn as a series of
shapes. Projects show you the cartoon shorthand of showing
things like various moods, motion, humor etc as you go along as
well as how to ink in and add color. Subjects include all
kinds of people from police and chefs to cowboys, ninja and witches
through a wide range of animals and finally cute buildings,
transport, food items and plants. I was surprised how easy it
was to do and it is a great way of making original and personal
greetings cards to give one example. One for the keeper
shelf.
*myshelf.com*
Kawaii in Japanese directly translates to lovable, cute or adorable
and means the culture of cuteness in Japan! In Kawaii: How to Draw
Really Cute Stuff, Angela Nguyen shows you how to draw cute! She
starts by suggesting tools and surfaces you might like to start off
trying but fully encourages you to run wild as with her techniques
really anything can be used to create cute. The basic techniques
for drawing cuties is introduced with some tips and tricks that can
be translated into most pictures. Chapter 2 focuses on cute
people. The reader is taken step by step through how to create the
cutest of characters as the chapter covers expressions, poses, how
to draw witches, astronauts, cowboys, ninjas and much more.
Cute creatures are covered in chapter three with tips and tricks
and the clearest of guidelines taking you through the process to
create creatures such as unicorns, the Loch Ness monster and owls
to name a few. By the end of the book you are confident that you
can turn anything cute with the final part of the book covering off
how to draw cute things. If you know someone with an
enthusiasm for Japanese culture or just cuteness in general and
let’s face it who doesn’t need some cuteness in their life, then
this book is a must.
*Customer Review*
Though not necessarily cake-specific, kawaii is becoming more and
more popular and has definitely found a place in the cake
decorating market recently. In her book, Angela showcases a
collection of cute people, animals and objects, offering her own
techniques and advice throughout. You don’t need any special
equipment to get started; you can practise with pen and paper first
before moving onto different surfaces if you want, such as cakes!
Angela’s step-by-step instructions and full colour illustrations
are perfect for beginners looking to dabble in decorating. And not
only do they look super cute, but each design is quick and easy to
make. From big cakes to cookies and cupcakes, with kawaii, there's
something for every occasion.
*Cakes & Sugarcraft*
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