How to Draw a Kawaii Bat


How to Draw a Kawaii Bat
How to Draw a Kawaii Bat

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The bat is a flying mammal with impressive wings and sharp claws. Its eyes and pointed ears give it a mysterious appearance. It lives in the shadows and orients itself thanks to its echolocation system. These nocturnal creatures play a key role in the ecological balance, feeding on fruit and insects. Their strange presence inspires fascination in the modern world.

Let's move on to drawing this very special animal. For this tutorial, I've decided to offer you a Kawaii version of the animal, to make it cuter and less scary (for some people, that's the case).


DRAWING A KAWAII BAT STEP BY STEP

For all types of character designs, whether human, robot, animal or other, it is interesting to start the sketch with simple geometric shapes. We begin by drawing the head, simply drawing a circle.

base for the head of a kawaii bat

To draw the body, we will make another circle slightly larger. Since we are drawing a cartoon, the proportions are a bit exaggerated.

Next, we will draw a cross centered on the head of the bat. This cross will serve as the base for drawing the eyes, nose, and mouth.

base for the body of the kawaii bat

Now we begin to model the bat. We draw two small triangles on the head, to create the ears later. Two large triangles, where the wings will be, and two small circles, which will be the bat's legs.

basic shape of the kawaii bat

Now, let's give the bat a further shape. If you are drawing in a computer program, you can reduce the opacity of the current layer and draw on a new layer. If you are drawing on paper, you can lightly erase the sketch lines and draw over them.

We draw a darker colour over the entire sketch. You can give the head a slightly more oval shape to make the character more interesting. For the wings, you can simply redraw the triangle, but if you add dots at the top and bottom of the wings, the bat will look even better.

final lineup of the bat

Try deleting other sketch layers if they keep appearing, then draw two large circles on the head for the eyes. Also draw a circle on the bat's body, this part will be the animal's belly. We will colour it in later with a different colour.

Now make smaller triangles on the part of the ear and also draw the nose. For this design, the bat's nose is similar to a pig's nose. You can also draw lines on the feet to separate the toes.

kawaii bat eyes drawing

Now make smaller triangles on the part of the ear and also draw the nose. For this design, the bat's nose is similar to a pig's nose. You can also draw lines on the feet to separate the toes.

drawing of eyes and nose of the bat

Now let's draw the inner part of the wings. If you have drawn the points I mentioned. You can use them as a guide to draw the inner part.

drawing of the inside of a kawaii bat's wings

Next, let's add details to the eyes. A circle to represent the pupils and another triangular shape to represent a reflection. We'll also make two circles on the nose, representing the nostrils and also two triangular fangs, it's a bat after all.

details of the head of the bat

We now draw two small semicircles under the nose. They will be the mouth and the tongue respectively. We also draw a few lines on the ear to give the drawing more texture. We could stop here, but we can make the drawing even more interesting.

drawing of a kawaii bat's mouth

On the whole body, you can erase parts of the lines and draw small bumps to represent the animal's fur. This will give more character and personality to the design.

final drawing of the kawaii bat

THE COLOUR DRAWING OF THE BAT

Let's start with the most fun part, the colours. You can choose almost any color for the bat's fur, since we are creating a cartoon character. I chose a colour between blue and purple.

coloring the fur of the bat

For the belly, we will use a lighter version of the colour used for the fur. For the eyes, we will choose a very dark, almost black colour. This type of eye colour is interesting when making nocturnal animals. For the insides of the ears, wings, tongue and nose, we will use the same pink colour. For the inside of the mouth, a dark red colour.

coloured details of the kawaii bat

If you want to add more depth to your drawing, you can take darker variations of the colours you just used and create shadows and small dots. It's a bit difficult to choose where to make the shadows at first, but with practice, it becomes easier.

You can also add small details with a white pencil, or lighter colors in areas opposite to where you have drawn the shadows, to give more brightness to the drawing. Other details you can add include a circle on the ground to show that the bat is flying and small lines around the wings to suggest movement.

drawing of a bat's shadows

You can also add small details with a white pencil, or lighter colors in areas opposite to where you drew the shadows, to add more brightness to the drawing. Other details you can add include a circle on the ground to show that the bat is flying and small lines around the wings to suggest movement.

final coloured drawing of the kawaii bat

Your drawing is ready, hope you enjoyed it and see you next time!

 

Illustration and writing: Oli Studio

 

Meta title: How to Draw a Kawaii Bat

Meta description: For all types of character drawings, whether it's a human or an animal, it's interesting to start the sketch with simple geometric shapes before adding details. Let's start with the head of our kawaii bat.

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