How to Draw Kawaii Faces
In this drawing lesson, you will learn how to create kawaii faces. This lesson will take about thirty minutes. You will focus on the basic shapes, eyes, and mouth to build your characters. Starting with outlines will help you get the right proportions before adding details.
Remember that drawing is a skill that improves with practice. If you make mistakes, don’t worry; it’s all part of learning. Keep trying, and you’ll notice your skills getting stronger as you continue to draw.
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons | Colored Pencils | Markers (you choose)
- Black Marker (optional)
When you begin your drawing, think about how you can use basic lines and shapes to form the foundation of your kawaii faces. Starting with these elements allows you to create a solid structure before adding any fun details. Once you have your outlines ready, you can decide on colors to make your drawing pop! Remember, while I’ll share some color ideas, feel free to choose whatever colors you love. This is your artwork, and it should reflect your unique style! Now, let’s get creative and start making those adorable faces!
Time Needed: 45 minutes
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Draw the Heads
Start by drawing three head outlines.
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Add the Ears
Add small bumps on the sides of the heads to form the ears.
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Draw Short Hair with Headband
Let’s draw a short hair with a cute headband for the left head.
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Create Short Hair with Hairpins
For the middle head, draw short hair with two hairpins clipped near her left ear.
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Draw Braided Hair
For the right head, draw a long braid with ribbon hairties tied around the ends of the braid.
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Add the Eyes and Brows
On each face, outline rounded eyes with short lashes. Then, add the brows above their eyes.
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Draw the Nose and Mouth
Draw small curved lines for their noses and form their smiling mouths.
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Outline the Blushing Cheeks
Add circular blush marks on their cheeks.
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Color the Kawaii Faces Drawing
First, use peach to shade their skin. Color their eyes black and add small white gloss. Next, shade the mouths red, and color the blushing cheeks pink.
Use dark gray for the left head’s hair and color her headband yellow. Now. Color the middle head’s hair dark brown with blue hairpins. Then, shade the right head’s hair light brown with blue ribbons.
How to Draw Kawaii Faces PDF Download
You can check out this drawing lesson in PDF format below. This PDF is perfect for printing and will help you with your drawing skills. Don’t forget, the last page has a coloring book page with just the outlines for you to fill in! You can either preview it or download it to keep.