Cute drawings to print and color
36 free drawings in PDF, to color online or to copy by hand.
Cute is a style before it is a subject: big round eyes set low on a head too large for the body, marked cheeks, almost no corners. You recognize it in a second and it works on anything — a kitten, a donut, Santa Claus. The drawings below were sorted one by one on that test, not on what they show; they come from every collection and are grouped by theme so you can find your way. Nearly all of them are easy, because the style demands it: round shapes are quick to draw.
Unicorn Drawings
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Christmas Drawings
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Halloween Drawings
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Cat Drawings
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Dog Drawings
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Rabbit Drawings
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What makes a drawing cute
Three things, and they are enough. The head is at least half the total height — look at the cat with a bow or the sitting puppy, the body is almost an afterthought. The eyes are two big circles with a highlight, set in the lower half of the face rather than the middle. And there are no corners: ears, paws, muzzle, everything is rounded. A drawing with those three traits is cute whatever the subject, and a realistic cat, however well drawn, never will be.
Where to start
With a face on its own: the cat face, the puppy face, the bunny face. The style lives almost entirely in the face, so a good face is already a good drawing. Then the unicorn donut, which proves you can make something cute that has no face to begin with — you give it one.
The christmas and halloween characters
The style was made for holidays, because a character in a bobble hat or a pointed hat is already halfway there. The gnome, the penguin and the polar bear on the christmas side; the ghost, the bat and the monster on the halloween side, proof that halloween can be done with nothing scary in it. And Hello Kitty, who is cute by definition since the style comes from her.
Coloring a cute drawing
The style calls for pastels and flat fills — that is what you see on every notebook and sticker sheet. But nothing enforces it: a baby unicorn in bright colors is still cute. What matters is leaving the highlights in the eyes white, because the highlight is what gives the drawing its look. A child who colors over them loses the expression, and that is usually the only instruction worth giving.
Common questions
What does cute mean for a drawing?
A precise style, borrowed from Japanese kawaii: a large head, big round eyes set low with a highlight, cheeks, and no corners. It has nothing to do with the subject — a donut, a ghost or Santa can all be drawn cute — and everything to do with how the lines are placed.
Which cute drawing is the easiest to make?
The faces on their own, because the whole style sits in the face: the cat face, the puppy face, the bunny face. A circle, two ears, two big eyes, and it is recognizable by the third step. Every page lists its steps at the bottom.
Are these cute drawings suitable for young children?
Better than most. Round shapes are drawn without precision, large areas color in with a marker without bleeding, and nothing has a corner to respect. Each page shows its starting age; most of this page begins at four or five.
Can I print these cute drawings for free?
Yes, every one of them, from the print button on its page, with no account to create. The PDF downloads too, and the drawing colors in on screen for anyone who prefers a tablet to paper.