How to Draw a Kawaii Duck (Easy Beginner Guide)

I love drawing cute kawaii animals.

These types of drawings are super cute to add to any notebook or planner and they also make great drawing projects for kids.

And I’ve been obsessed with drawing kawaii animals lately.

I’ve already done multiple kawaii tutorials here. So, check it out if you haven’t already.

In this post, I’m going to show you how to draw a kawaii duck step by step so that by the end of the tutorial, you’ll get something like this:

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I am currently using an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil to create my digital art.

But you can use any tool – a pen and paper or color pencils or Copic markers or Photoshop because the drawing method remains the same.

How to draw a kawaii duck – Step by step for beginners

I always start with very easy shapes so that anybody of any age can draw this.

So, let’s start by drawing a simple curve like this first – this will be the duck’s head.

Next, we are going to draw the wings of the duck. So, we’re going to draw 2 curves at the side of the duck.

Next, we’ll draw the cute duck’s bottom – I am going to draw a plum-like bottom since ducks are fluffy and have nice round bottoms.

Just draw a curve with a slight indent in the middle.

It’s okay if it’s not perfect – no duck is perfect and they are all beautiful!

Next, we’ll draw the feet of the duck.

So, draw 2 cute feet underneath the duck’s bottom.

And we’re done drawing the duck’s body.

Next, draw the duck’s eyes. I’m going to draw 2 small circles like this.

Next, I’ll draw a cute beak on the duck like this:

Easy, isn’t it?

We’re done drawing the cute kawaii duck.

Now, to color it!

You can color it any color you want.

I’m going to color the duck a light yellow cream color.

And using a darker color and a soft brush or an air brush on Procreate, I’ll add some texture at the bottom to make it look fluffy!

And lastly, I’ll color the beak and feet orange and add 2 blush spots to make it look super kawaii!

We’re done!

We’ve just finished drawing our cute kawaii duck!

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Congratulations!

You’ve learned how to draw a cute kawaii duck from scratch.

You can go ahead and add this drawing to your planner or notebook to make it come to life!

Drawing Resources

I hope this tutorial was helpful to you and you enjoyed drawing this cute kawaii duck.

If you want to see more tutorials on drawing kawaii animals and kawaii things, please leave a comment below on what you’d like to see next!

I will be adding more kawaii drawing tutorials (animals, food, and lots of things) to this blog, so keep a lookout!

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What do you need?

A sketchbook, Photoshop or Procreate, and a graphic tablet so that you can draw the kawaii characters. If you want to make stickers, you’ll need a printer and sticker sheets. I explain how to make stickers on Procreate here.

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If you are just getting started with ProCreate, I highly recommend this course: Procreate for Beginners: Digital Illustration 101