Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Cute: Step-by-Step Drawing for Characters and Personality *For Artists, Cartoonists, and Doodlers*
by Heegyum Kim is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This is such a fun book even just to look at! My mind was wheeling with ideas as I went through this delightful book! It is so fun and cute! I couldn't help but smile throughout the pages. There are step-by-step instructions with loads of pictures. Then there are even more alternative illustrations of each creature! Lol! There are a hoot! I really want this book! People of all ages can learn and have a good time with this! Even if is just for a stress break or family fun time!

Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Cute is much more than your usual assortment of animals to draw as there are some unusual ones, such as a wombat, tapir, chinchilla, mole, sloth, weasel, etc With 62 animals to choose from, I am sure you will find plenty you like and that are worthy of drawing.

For each animal, Kim provides step-by-step tutorials and then approximately 5-8 variations to make them cute and give them some personality. Some of these additional versions are so sweet and adorable that it’s just fun to look at them. Cute variations include different poses, varying expressions, some dialogue or thoughts, different accessories, and a variety of actions such as eating, dancing, standing, reading, etc. You can learn a lot just by looking at the cute versions — seeing how these different poses are drawn as well as other patterns, textures, and design elements. They are sure to inspire you with drawing that animal or to use with some of the other 61 animals. I loved how Kim uses different kinds of lines and patterns within one animal as well as in the different variations, such as in the case of the armadillo. Some of my favorite cute variations included the hippo dancing, the sheep knitting, a turtle lifting weights, and a fox on a scooter. Note that while Kim does not provide step-by-step tutorials on the cute variations, once you have mastered the particular animal, it will just involve some tweaking and practice to get the other version right. After all, it won’t be like starting the other version from scratch.

Kim gives useful tips throughout the book — for example, how to draw fur, add personality, exaggerate anatomy, etc. With 62 animals and roughly 6 cute variations, there’s over 400 drawings to keep you busy and to practice in order to improve your drawing skills. I definitely recommend this book and plan to purchase it as soon as it becomes available.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group — Quarry Books and NetGalley for an advance reader copy that expires in exchange for my honest review.

This book gives step by step instruction for an animal then has a bunch of variations of that animal on he adjacent page. The steps may omit a few things, but you can pretty mush figure it out. The doodles were really great! The “make cute” part wasn’t just adding hats or glasses or something but showed different poses or expressions or different shadings etc.

The picture is two cards I made, in one case the image had the panda holding bamboo but I made it a noisemaker and the octopus was holding a book and I put in a present box. These doodles were great bases to use for various drawings.

Thanks to the publisher and netgallery for the digital ARC to review.

This book sort of does what it aims for...just sort of also misses the mark a tiny bit. DRAW 62 ANIMALS AND MAKE THEM CUTE is attempting to provide a jumping off point for your imagination. There are step-by-step instructions for how to draw each of the animals, but then it says "Make it cute" and shows you a few different positions, but never explains how to do those addons to the original animal. For more advanced beginners, great...for a beginner, maybe it needs just a touch more.

Adorable book. Simple, easy to follow. Good for kids and adults alike. Would recomend to everyone wanting to draw cartoon like animals.

With 131 pages of different animals to draw and adapt to make them really cute, this book is a winner for anyone that like to doodle or sketch. Lots of examples and tips and information on how to add character and expression.
Well illustrated with simple line sketches. There are Llamas, kangaroos, koalas, whales, chicken, fish, dogs and many, many more to play with.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Thanks NetGalley!

Perfect book for all children wanting to learn how to draw!
my ten year old loves it!

This is a great fun little book. Perfect for all budding artists to help build confidence. The pictures are so easy to follow that even young children could have a go. I love the way the book is laid out. The steps are so clear, well spaced, and very easy to replicate. Then you get a page of variations for each animal. The best thing is that the pages are not cluttered with text, only a little 'tip' box where relevant.. Overall a well designed book full of doodling fun.

This book is full of cartoon animals that are adorable just to look at even if you never plan to draw them. For the first cartoon of each animal in this book, the author shows in a stepwise fashion how to draw the final image. I was slightly misled by the "and make them cute" part of the title into thinking that a bunch more cute-making details would be added on to the original drawing as additional steps that readers could follow. In fact, the "cute' part consists of several more entirely different final images of the same animal drawn in a cuter manner--but lacking any stepwise instruction. In a number of instances the cuter animals are so different in pose or angle that it would be impossible to use any of the original guidelines to draw them, so basically you probably aren't going to learn to draw the cuter creatures from this book. I enjoyed just looking at the talented author's drawings and not worrying about replicating any. There were occasional little guidelines in the step-by-step section giving advice on how to achieve the overall effect of fur, feathers, etc. Some similar advice would have been helpful in explaining in general terms what makes us find something cute, so that readers wanting to invent their own original cute-animal characters might develop the tools to draw them. Instead, we are treated to a gallery of undeniably adorable creatures, including some unlikely candidates for cuteness--who knew a narwhal could be so cute?

This was a cute drawing book with very simple drawings of a wide variety of animals. The initial drawings of the animals are shown in 5-6 steps and those are fairly clear and easy to follow.

Each animal is followed by a 'make it cute' page and that's where it could have used a lot more instruction. The drawings were undeniably cute, but how to put the animals in different positions while keeping perspective wasn't addressed at all.

Probably best for someone with a natural artistic perspective eye, though someone just learning to draw could follow the basic designs easily enough.

I've been following the author of this book on Instagram, and I was excited when she mentioned she'd be writing this book - and I was even more excited to get early access to it via NetGalley!

The author provides a brief, welcoming introduction which will be appreciated by people new to drawing or those who feel intimidated by it.

She also describes how the book is organized. On the left page are step by step drawings that show how to draw the animal. On the right page are drawings of the same animal in different styles, different positions, and/or with different media (most of the drawings are done with black pen). Scattered throughout the book are tips which can be applied to several animals (like ways to draw fur or feathers).

I only have one minor complaint about the book. As I said above, most of the drawings are done with black pen. If a second color (like red) was used to show the new parts, that would make it easier to see what has been added at each step. I have seen a similar use of red ink in other art tutorials, such as "step outs" for individual Zentangle patterns.

Very cute little book of doodles. I did not find them very difficult to do, and I usually struggle with art instructions. I like that the instructions were very detailed and used pictures as well as word.

Yes! Delightful step-by-step doodles great for kids and adults alike. These would make great doodles in a bullet journal. Such a fun variety of animals too! I am no great artist but I was able to draw these with no problems! I that that steps are not too involved and don't require an art degree to decipher or even the ability to draw a perfect circle. I also really enjoyed how it showed how simple pen strokes can add so much character and texture.
I will definitely be buying this for Middle School/Teen collection

Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Cute made my smile at every page turn. The assortment of animals is delightful and fun! The book is a collection of step by step line drawing visual instructions to draw each animal and then creative ways to make them cute. The author has included many helpful tips to make your drawing unique, including how to create expressive eyes and portraying texture from simple line work. The only thing I think that could be improved is to have material suggestions included. I highly recommend this for the budding artist or doodler in your life.
Thank you NetGalley!

I want this book for myself! But it would also be a wonderful and engaging resource for children. Because of the cute and quirky nature of the drawings, kids (and adults!) who might not usually be "good" at drawing, can create great looking doodles. Myself included!

The variance of animals including is fantastic. There are quirky animals that you would not expect in a "normal" drawing book: alpaca, wombat, armadillo. There are also extremely specific animals that you would not expect: corgi, anglerfish, and java sparrow. Each animal includes one page with a step-by-step drawing guide, and one page called "Make it cute" with variances on the original. Many are giggle worthy.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for "granting my wish" and allowing me to review this advanced reading copy.

Very cute ideas on ways to draw some popular animals and how to customize them to your liking by adding little touches and embellishments.

This book guides you through drawing 62 animals and how to make those drawings 'cute' (although this is a very subjective opinion as I find some of the animals creepy rather than cute!). There are no textual instructions, it is all done through visuals. I would have liked a combination of the 2. There are 'top tips' accompanying some of the animals. It is an average book and doesn't add anything new to what is already on the market.

This book is absolutely adorable. Perfect for anybody who loves to doodle, sketch or paint.
I wanted to review this because I love painting in gouache and the cute 2D animal illustrations are perfect for that.
The only thing that could be improved would be to teach readers what makes a character cute (large eyes, expressions, etc.) and to teach them a bit more how to create their own characters with simple forms instead of copying the examples.
Not sure if this was marketed for beginners specifically.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an eARC.

For the beginner and the expert alike.! This book is a fun tool to teach how to draw animals....and make them cute! 😆
Easy to follow step by step instructions with illustrations for each step make this a keeper!

Recommend!

Well, this is so much fun! The animals really do look cute, I love the use of different patterns. I just wish the how to draw part was more detailed, using shapes instead of just showing lines and then it's done.