What is Kawaii Character Drawing?
Japanese traditionally believe there is a living soul in everything, which helps in the creation of drawings – even inanimate things can seem as though they are alive! Using this idea to create your own character could be a fun and interesting way to learn about a different culture.
Add kawaii to this. Kawaii is the Japanese word for “cuteness” and a very important part of Japanese pop culture.
If you are familiar with “Hello Kitty,” “Pikachu” and “Rilakkuma,” then you can easily understand kawaii characters. In this class, using these two concepts together, we will explore Japanese contemporary drawing style to create kawaii characters of our own vision and design.
About Instructor
Akane Ogura is originally from Japan. She studied Dressmaking and Fashion Design in Tokyo and started her career as a Theatrical Costume Designer. After a few years, she decided to moved to California in 2004 to explore her world. Then she received a BFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She found herself creating her world by using not only fabric and thread on a figure, but also with line, shape, value and color on a surface more freely.
She specializes in Mixed Media but also works with digital media as well. She currently lives in New York, working as a Painter/Illustrator.
Date & Time: Every Friday 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm
Class Fee: $20 for Adult / $15 for Student
May 18, 2012 at 1:04 pm 
May 1, 2012 at 9:31 am 
March 27, 2012 at 4:52 pm 
January 6, 2012 at 6:39 pm 
