more! How to draw loosely cute illustrations - Get compliments with just one ballpoint pen! - Japanese Craft Book

Release Date: December 5, 2024
Language: Japanese
Length: 128 pages

The latest edition of the ever-selling how-to-illustration book!

Contains over 500 all-new illustrations by popular illustrator Shirokuma Nanamin!

Draw with style just by copying! With just a ballpoint pen, anyone can enjoy mastering modern, relaxed, and cute illustrations.

Start with a warm-up exercise by tracing lines, then practice illustrations made by combining circles, triangles, and squares.

The mini illustrations come with easy-to-follow drawing instructions and tips, so you can draw cute illustrations just by copying what you see. Plus, the 3-step level structure will help you improve quickly! We've also addressed the needs of those who want to take on more difficult illustrations.

◆Recommended for:
✓I want to draw illustrations in my planner or notebook
✓But I'm not confident in my artistic talent or sense...
✓I just want to draw lots of illustrations
✓I want to draw in childcare settings or with children

This is the definitive introduction to illustration that will be immediately useful for your hobbies, studies, and work!

<Contents>
◆Prologue: Essential Illustration Basics
Let's Draw Lines / Practice with Circles, Triangles, and Squares / Let's Color / Recommended Art Supplies

◆Chapter 1: Mini Illustrations That Are Fun to Draw
People / Animals / Birds / Sea and River Creatures / Insects / Plants and Flowers / Food and Drinks / Sweets / Bread / Vehicles / Cosmetics and Fashion / Stationery / Musical Instruments

◆Chapter 2: 3-Step Illustration Challenges by Level
Gestures (Girls Sitting, Boys Playing Games, Girls Drawing, etc.) / Pairs (Parents and Children Hugging, Couples Holding Hands, etc.) / Seasons (New Year's Shrine Visits, Exciting Entrance Ceremonies, Santa Claus, etc.)

◆Chapter 3: Character Illustrations Focusing on Costumes and Gestures
Fashion (Wedding Dresses, Yukatas, Blazers, etc.) / Occupations (Doctors, Pastry Chefs, School Teachers, etc.) / Fantasy (Unicorns, Princesses, Wizards, etc.) etc.)

◆Chapter 4: A Little Illustration: Text & Decorations
Key Lines & Speech Bubbles / Original Emoji / 12 Month Emoji / Event Emoji