This page teaches you how to draw 4 kawaii animals — cat, porcupine, bear, and bunny — each in 4 simple steps using just a pencil, pen, and paper. Every animal uses the same beginner-friendly method: start with a basic shape like an oval or rectangle, build out the body, add a sweet kawaii face, then ink over with a pen and erase the pencil lines. Each tutorial comes with a video walkthrough and a step-by-step image guide, making these perfect for drawing with kids, decorating greeting cards, or filling a bullet journal page.
Video Tutorial: How to Draw Kawaii Porcupine Step-by-step
The steps for drawing this cute porcupine (or hedgehog!) are very simple.
- Draw a circle with a line in the middle
- Add legs and zig zag outline
- Add the face and a few decorations (flowers, etc)
- Outline with a pen and erase pencil lines
And here is the image tutorial. You can save it on Pinterest or download it to your computer.
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Now let’s look at a few more kawaii animals that you can easily draw in minutes. These are perfect for drawing with kids, or designing your own greeting cards.
How to Draw Kawaii Cat Step-by-step Tutorial
Follow the steps in this video tutorial and your kawaii cat drawing will come out super cute!
- Draw an egg shape with a line in the middle
- Add details, such as ears and legs
- Add a face
- Outline with a pen and erase pencil lines.
Here is the image tutorial. Save it to Pinterest, so you can always find it.
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Awesome! 😀
Video Tutorial: How to Draw Kawaii Bear Easy Step-by-step
- Draw a rectangle with rounded corners, add line in the middle
- Add curved lines for arms, legs and ears
- Add a face
- Outline with a pen and erase pencil lines
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These drawings are very easy and fun. And I would love to see what you create.
How to Draw Kawaii Bunny Step-by-step: Video Tutorial
Drawing Steps for Kawaii Bunny
- Draw an oval with a line down the middle
- Add curved lines for ears, arms and legs
- Sketch in the face and add the lollipop (or balloon, or flower, or anything else that’s fun!)
- Outline with a pen and erase pencil
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I hope you enjoyed this collection of kawaii animals drawing tutorials.
I would LOVE to see what you come up with!
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FAQ
All you need is a pencil, a pen or fine liner, and paper. Sketch lightly in pencil first, then once you are happy with the shape, go over your lines with a pen and erase the pencil marks to leave a clean finished drawing.
This page covers four kawaii animals: a cat, a porcupine, a bear, and a bunny. Each has its own video tutorial and step-by-step image guide so you can follow along whichever way works best for you.
Yes — every animal is drawn in just four steps, starting from a simple oval or rectangle. No prior drawing experience is needed, and children can follow along just as easily as adults.
Each animal follows the same four-step approach: draw a basic shape with a centre line, add the body details like ears, arms, and legs, sketch in the kawaii face with big round eyes and a small smile, then outline with a pen and erase the pencil. The centre line is what keeps the face looking symmetrical.
These simple designs are great for greeting cards, gift tags, bullet journal doodles, kids craft projects, and decorating notebooks. Because each animal only takes a few minutes to draw, they are easy to repeat and personalise once you have practised the basic steps.
