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I recently became a cat person when we brought two kittens into our home last year. I also love the cuteness of kawaii, so I was excited to check out this book. The author has her own personal style with the roundness and type of face she gives her kitties. Each pose the author demonstrates has its own step-by-step directions and illustrations. It's very effective as a guided drawing that would be achievable by pre-teens on up as they are pretty simple. The ideas are very fun and cute, with the expressions of the cats coming through. I would have liked a greater variety in shapes of cats rather than just poses, especially since my cats are not very fluffy or overly round. I understand that's part of the aesthetic but I don't think my cats would be recognizable in this style.

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Such a cute book with amazing characters! It's a guaranteed fun time for those who are interested in drawing and also love cats.

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Great little book for cat lovers, doodlers, Pusheen fans! The illustrations are adorable and you'll soon be drawing your own feline friends.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me access an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

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The absolute cutest drawing book. Step by step makes it perfect for the beginner.

Would highly recommend.

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A really cute, fun book! The drawings are so adorable and the instructions are easy to follow. I can't wait to give more of them a go!

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I really liked the techniques covered in the book and found everything so adorable that I even intend to make some homemade stickers with the result of the tips!

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This book was so fun and adorable. While short it did give lots of fun positions to draw cute kitties in. Good for beginners getting into drawing.

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Draw all the kitties! I wish my review could be that succinct, but alas, the Netgalley gods do not agree. What else can I add? That they are cute? D'uh, it's Kawaii... I've got it! One word: Mercat!

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Adorably sweet and cute, this is a great book for artists of all ages. It offers guides on both facial features and body shapes, with all sorts of cuteness in between. I might have to get a copy to keep in our library's art markerspace!

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A fun book which makes drawing cats easy.
I am a terrible artist but even I managed a passable looking kitty by following the simple process of adding one line at a time. Although I'll never be an artist, I feel that with this book and a little practice I could achieve great results.
Definitely one for cat lovers and those who would like to draw but are not skilled.

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I loved this book. The explanations were clear and concise and the numerous drawings can be used for so many cute projects. I would definitely purchase this book in hardcopy and recommend it to anyone who loves cats and drawing. Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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Beautiful and funny book for beginners.
There are a lot of tutorial of how to draw cute kitties.
Perfect for cat lover and kids.

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I absolutely fell in love with the Kawaii style having worked my way through through the various kitties in the book, favourites include the Sushi Kittie and UniMeow!
With a bright layout and simple instructions myself and my children thoroughly enjoyed creating our own Kawaii Kitties. I would buy this book for both adults and children to enjoy.

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Learn to draw soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur kitty …

Posted on February 16, 2021 by michellelovatosbookreviews, world's first book color commentator, book reviews with a twist

Olive Yong is the queen of cute. And her new Kawaii Kitties: Learn How to Draw 75 Cats in All Their Glory, is to-die-for adorable.
Yong, who is also the popular Instagram artist, Bichi Mao, showcases her talent for creating cute by offering lessons in how to draw darling kitties in 75 different positions.
It’s diabetic coma sweet.
Let me tell you! Anyone who sits down with this book for 10 minutes cannot help but come out the other end with a smile. It doesn’t matter if learning to draw these delightful creatures is your ultimate goal. Just watching Yong move through the process of creating this charming series is enough to light up any burned-out smile.
But for beginning artists, this book is even better.
Crack the pages of this beginner drawing title and find chapter after chapter of easy-to-master, cute as a pinch on the cheeks, kitties in all their animated glory.
Yong shares her easy techniques for playing kitties, curious kitties, kitties caught sharing their furry love and so many other animated personality situations.
Readers – or should I say, artists – can draw kitties playing dress up, eating their latest meal, and just being themselves.
This is hours of fun in a book and worth every cent its publisher charges to buy it.
Now that I’ve extolled the wonders of this fabulous feline fantasy, it’s time for meow to put on my whiskers, grab my colored pencils and draw.
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This book taught me how to draw kitties. It was such a cute book. If you need to learn how to draw kitties buy this book.

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I would highly recommend this book for anyone with NO drawing experience. The explanations are very easy to follow and give you a huge variety of Kawaii kitties. The kitties are SO cute. I had such a fun time reviewing this book! Thank you.

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If you love kittens, this book is for you. If you like drawing, this book is for you. After talking about helpful pens, pencils and techniques, you get 75 drawings to recreate!! Each has a step by step drawing plan of what to do!!! You also get cute illustrations of what the kitties are doing in their daily life!! I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to draw and loves to learn about kitties!!

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Kawaii Kitties is a book full of ideas to assist you in drawing your own kitties. It's a great introduction book for those wishing to begin to draw those cute kawaii images.

The Introduction explains what Kawaii is, explains how to use the book and what tools are required. It then begins with basic body, head, leg and arm shapes and provides details and arrow directions for drawing the shape along with space to practise yourself. Next it shows you were to place the facial features and provides a table of the different facial expression that could be drawn. Also included is a colour palette.

The book provides 75 drawings for you to follow to with the kitties being playful, doing daily activities, being curious, playing dress-up, sharing love, different breeds and food Each drawing comes with plenty of steps to make up the image alongside a description of the shape and its purpose. There are single kitties, others are pairs and some come with objects or as food.

At the rear of the book are 25 images that are fully drawn that could be coloured in.

I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.

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With a lot of whimsy, this collection of cat caricatures could be either fun or frustrating to attempt.
The range of kitty poses and attitudes runs the gamut.

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Great book to draw together with children.
The cats are cute and the explanations are easy to follow.

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