Kawaii Art Drawing (8-12 Years Old)
KAWAII ART DRAWING
WHAT IS KAWAII DRAWING?
The famous trend of Japanese culture, the Kawaii trend, which is always based on looking cute and adorable, has shown its influence all over the world today. Kawaii drawings are cute drawings that have spread from Japan to all countries of the world. Kawaii drawings, which initially consisted of cute drawings and romantic themes, now also include funny drawings intended to make people laugh. Even among funny drawings, funny cartoon series have been produced that try to make the audience laugh, without straying from the aim of being cute.
Giant eyes, round shapes, and simple features are the hallmarks of one of the cutest forms of art. Known as "kawaii," from the Japanese word for "cute," it has been embraced as a subculture that can be found worldwide. Scalable graphics perfectly match the graphic and bold style.
WHAT IS KAWAII?
"Kawaii" is a Japanese word and concept that translates broadly to "cuteness" in English. It emerged in Japan in the 1970s, expressing itself in many pop culture trends such as art, TV animation, lifestyle, music, and fashion. It is a whole aesthetic that captures the spirit of childlike, playful innocence and adoration. Pokemon such as Hello Kitty and Pikachu epitomize Kawaii with their ability to elicit the warm, happy, and affectionate reactions people typically feel for cute baby animals. Kawaii art is usually easily identified as characters with minimal facial features, drawn in pastel colors and simple black lines with rounded edges and a youthful appearance.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
- Children between the ages of 8 and 12
- Children interested in drawing art
- Those who want to learn to draw and color
- Families who want to develop their children's emotional intelligence
WHAT WILL WE LEARN?
- Kawaii drawing technique
- Create your own kawaii characters
- Painting line art toning and many more
REQUIRED MATERIALS
- Pencil
- Pen
- Marker
- Ball-point pen
- Coloured pencils with ink
- Dry paints
- Pastels
- A4 paper
- Base
- Sketchbook
EDUCATION CONTENT
First Level (first month)
Required Material: A4 pad, A4 paper, 2B pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener
Education Information:
- Studies in anatomy and ratio and proportion.
- Creating all kinds of characters with Kawaii Technique.
- Using objects to create various characters.
Level 2 (month 2)
Materials Required: Felt pens, pastel crayons, highlighters
Education Information:
- Methods of applying drawing techniques learned at the first level with coloring.
- Drawing and applying drawing techniques, designing backgrounds, combining characters, together with impressive objects that are compatible with your characters.
Level 3 (3rd month)
Education Information:
- Preparing a kawaii series with what you imagine and what you learned in the first two levels.
- Adding movement and position to kawaii characters and digitizing techniques.
- Teaching digital drawing on a tablet or computer with the Procreate program to those who want it.
For Manga Drawing and Anime characters, the manga drawing and anime workbook prepared by Atölye Ataşehir according to the levels will be used.
EDA SAHAN
Born in Istanbul in 1975. Graduated from Private Doğan Anatolian High School in 1993. Studied Paper Restoration and Book Conservation at Palazzo Spinelli in Florence, Italy in 1997. Graduated from Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty, Illumination Department and Bookbinding Department in 1998. In 1999, attended the "Art of Selling Art" training program at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA. Completed her Master's degree in "Art Management" at Yeditepe University in 2003. Speaks English and German. Continues her studies with charcoal drawing training, one line art drawing training, fine arts preparatory training, watercolor illustration training, illumination and finally Japanese arts (such as anime, manga, kawaii, chibi). Has more than 50 domestic and international exhibitions.