How to Draw: Kawaii Animals

Yishan Li is a professional Manga artist who lives in Shanghai. Yishan has been drawing Manga since 1998 when she was in high school and she has subsequently been published internationally including China, North America, France and the UK. Visit her website www.liyishan.com.

A great book for beginners! It certainly is just that. I was impressed by the simplicity of the book but with excellent results. This book would make an ideal Birthday or Christmas gift for people of all ages, providing they like drawing or animals.I am someone who really and honestly cannot draw! I mean everyone can draw in some capacity but I draw most things badly, so I jumped at the chance to use these simple steps to improve my drawing abilities.The book is so easy to follow, with 8 simple steps to the general shape of the animals. And then you are free to add your own details. They give you inspiration with one coloured in and completely detailed animal per page, so you can attempt a similar end result.The steps are easy, you need a pencil, and I would recommend a rubber, so that you can erase any lines that you don’t need when you complete the finer details. Some lines are there to build shape but not needed at the end.There are all sorts of animals, fish and birds in this book, something for everyone’s tastes.I have given this book a 5-star review. It has something for everyone, with a variety of animals, easy steps to follow and it also gives people the freedom to add their own details, as well as getting great results.

• Playful puppyCute kittenChipmunkRabbitChameleonLove BirdsMouseOwlPrancing ponySheepCowHen and chicksElephant and calfSlothHoney bearBaby tigerLeaping llamaTumbling pandaRaccoonGorillaMeerkatKoalasHappy hippoSinging frogsSharkBusy beaverSnakeTortoise