40 Textures and Patterns for Kawaii Drawings

This week I focused on drawing different patterns and textures to use in my kawaii drawings. 🙂

The patterns and textures below can be used to fill gaps in doodles, decorate kawaii characters, and add kawaii accessories. Hello polka dots!

This post documents Week 9 of the 6-month kawaii drawings challenge I gave myself.

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There are so many different patterns and textures all around us. Now that I know how useful they are, I am seeing them all the time in my house and outside. For example, the skin of a pineapple has a nice rhomb texture. And the way the water surfaces changes makes a beautiful organic pattern.

Now when I see a pattern or texture I like, I sketch it in my drawing book. Or at least take a picture with my phone, so I can refer to it later. 🙂

Materials Used This Week

Micron pen, black, size 08, size 1, and brush
Copic Multiliner pen, size 0.7
Tombow Dual Brush pen, black
A5 sketch pad

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Drawing References

“30 Patterns for Doodling” video by PicCandle
My earlier post on curves and patterns
Google image search for “Zentangle”

Drawing Time Diary

Monday, Jan 9: no drawing
Tuesday, Jan 10: one session, 1 hr 45 mins
Wednesday, Jan 11: two sessions, 1 hr, 30 mins
Thursday, Jan 12: one session, 1 hr
Friday, Jan 13: two sessions, 1 hr, 30 mins
Saturday, Jan 14: one session, 30 mins
Sunday, Jan 15: no drawing

Total drawing time: 6 hr 15 mins

Read all about my 6-month masterplan and track my drawing progress week by week.