How to Draw Kawaii Cats: Sketch and Paint Your Adorable Feline Friends in Dozens of Different Ways!

Learn to Draw and Paint Adorable Cats in Dozens of Exciting Ways!

In this charming book, professional Japanese cat illustrator Sayo Koizumi shows you how to create expressively cute cat sketches, drawings and paintings using a wide variety of different styles and media. Packed with hundreds of colorful examples and helpful tips, it enables artists at all levels to sketch and paint their favorite felines in anatomically correct poses as well as adorably cute cartoons!

Detailed tutorials walk you through the entire process from A to Z, including:

• The Basics of Drawing Cats -- Selecting your tools and materials, the basics of cat anatomy, tracing techniques and how to begin your cat sketches
• Depicting Cat Shapes Realistically -- Understanding cat anatomy and poses, exploring different drawing styles, drawing unique cat faces and trying out various expressions, patterns and textures
• Techniques for Different Media -- Use pencils, pens, colored pencils, watercolors and acrylic paints to create your own unique cat illustrations--from simple cartoons to realistic portraits
• Finishing and Presenting Your Art -- Creating backgrounds and collages; adding titles; framing your artwork; making cat-themed gifts, textiles, cards and comics; and posting your art online
• And much more -- Including sidebar features on the author's favorite cat expressions, most beloved pet memories and even her rescue cat adoption advice!

Discover the endless joys of drawing cats right meow!

Author: Sayo Koizumi
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.40h x 7.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9784805320372


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2026

About the Author
Sayo Koizumi is a talented illustrator and lifelong cat lover who has developed a successful career depicting cats in her native Japan. She has illustrated numerous books about cats including I Want to Go Home to a House with Cats and All the Important Things, I Learned from Cats. Her work also frequently appears in magazines and in solo exhibitions of her work.