Kawaii Doggies: Learn to Draw 75 Adorable Pups in All their Glory (Volume 7) (Kawaii Doodle, 7)

Muy detallado. Los perritos son hermosos y en cuanto se ha practicado siguiendo los pasos indicados por su autora, se puede usar la imaginación para dibujar diferentes razas de perros en version Chibi.

Kid loves this! Easy to follow and keeps them busy.

Adorable. Does the lessons different than other drawing books. Works more for copying than shape learning.

Was a gift and received well. 5 star

This one is just plain ol’ fun. Puppies and doggies to draw in all sorts of positions, not to mention costumes. True, maybe because my dog is a “dress me up and you will die” kinda dog, I wasn’t fond of those but, hey, to each their own. I liked that the author showed how to do different positions, activities, and even things like from the front and rear. Toss in some printed drawings to color and, well, it was just plain ol’ fun.

Although I didn’t try every suggestion or breed type, the directions were clear and step-by-step. That should be helpful to the more artistically challenged out there. As you gain confidence, you can certainly improvise, too, which is how I created a cute rendering of my own floppy-eared corgi mix.The section on facial expressions was especially helpful, I thought, as all too often such books don’t delve into that or different moods. Although, quite frankly, many of the supposed different breeds looked very similar to me, including not seeing much differentiation in the puppy art, color and markings helped with the differentiation.

By the way, the former teacher in me came out and I simply had to look up the meaning of kawaii. While it’s usually interpreted to mean “cute”, it has a broader meaning to those who speak the language. In this case, it focuses on the Japanese art style that emphasizes cuteness and uses bright colors and a rather simple, even childlike look. It can also mean something that is lovable, hence it can describe many things. Okay, enough teacher talk from me. If you like to draw cute critters or even if you want to draw but struggle, this book should be of benefit.

Thanks #NetGalley and #QuartoPublishingGroup – #RockPoint for giving me an excuse to flex some of my artsy skills again, using my own too kawaii doggie as model.

this is a specific gift for my granddaughters birthday so I am sure she will enjoy this book.