To begin with

PART 1: Drawing an Attractive Woman

What is an expression? What is an emotion? What is a gesture? What is a pose?
Chapter 1: How to Draw a Frontal Face
Chapter 2: How to Draw a Side or Diagonal Face
Chapter 3: How to Draw Eyes
Chapter 4: How to Draw Eyebrows
Chapter 5: How to Draw a Nose
Chapter 6: How to Draw a Mouth
Chapter 7: How to Draw Ears

PART-2: How to Draw Hair

Chapter 1: Let's practice drawing lines naturally!
Chapter 2: Drawing Various Hairstyles
Bob cut/short cut/long hair/twin tails

PART-3: How to Draw Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure

Chapter 1: Joy
Chapter 2: Anger
Chapter 3: Sadness
Chapter 4: Fun

PART-4: Creating Emotions with Poses

Making expressions with your face and shoulders
Composition, placement, trimming, and contrapposto to make illustrations more attractive

PART-5: Adding Hands to Enhance Your Illustrations

How to draw hands in order, drawing points
Using different hands can change the mood.

PART-6: Various facial expressions and gestures

Chapter 1: A Girl in Trouble
Chapter 2: Beautiful, older female characters
Chapter 3: A girl exclaiming, "Good!"
Chapter 4: The girl who apologizes, saying, "I'm really sorry!"
Chapter 5: The Embarrassed Girl

PART-7: How to Draw a Wink

How to Draw a Winking Face

PART-8: Drawing a model-like expressionless face

How to Draw a Dreamy, Expressionless Face

PART-9: Cover Making

VISUAL PAGE

In conclusion

There are so many people in the world who are good at drawing!
But what is the secret behind the paintings that only some of them are able to draw?

'How can I draw a picture that is loved by many people?' This is a question that anyone who has ever drawn or appreciated a picture has probably asked themselves at least once.
Simply being able to objectively describe something does not immediately become the standard for evaluation.
Some paintings may not seem technically perfect, yet they capture the hearts of many and are loved and retold.
If we look back, we all have probably had an experience where we were deeply moved by a painting or had an unforgettable impression.
The power that moved our hearts at that time did not come solely from outstanding drawing skills or elaborate depictions.
The power of a painting to capture the heart lies in its ‘direction.’
Anyone who wants to create paintings that instantly capture people's attention, that don't easily pass by, that linger in their memories for a long time, and that touch their hearts must learn how to 'effectively express' and 'effectively reveal' the message they want to convey through their paintings.

Besides the eyes, nose, and mouth, there are also hands, shoulders, arms…
Everything can become an 'expression'!

Facial expressions are signs that convey our emotions, feelings, and state to others.
The dictionary definition also means “the outward expression of a psychological state, such as feelings or emotions held in one’s heart.”
Many people think of 'facial expressions' as expressions of emotion expressed only through the eyes, nose, and mouth, but in fact, the meaning contained in this word is much larger and broader.
When drawing, thinking about 'how to draw facial expressions' does not simply mean frowning eyebrows or eyes, or opening and closing the mouth widely.
When you are happy, the corners of your mouth naturally turn up into a smile, and sometimes tears of joy well up in your eyes.
If you add a cheering pose with both arms raised or a hand on the cheek gesture of joy, the emotion becomes much more vivid.
Even when you're angry, you don't just show your emotions with your eyes, nose, and mouth.
They may lean toward the angry target, pout, lower their head, droop their shoulders, and puff out their cheeks.
In this way, the angles of the arms, shoulders, head, and even the movement of the cheek all fall under the category of ‘expression.’
Therefore, by adding this kind of direction to the expression of emotions through facial features, we can complete an illustration that is much more conveying.

If you don't find casual character illustrations fun,
Let's learn special 'semi-realistic' style illustrations.

These days, casual drawings in a subculture style are gaining popularity both domestically and internationally.
As a result, the works and drawing know-how of non-subculture artists often did not shine.
In this situation, the work of illustrator Kakimaku, who has revealed a unique presence through semi-realistic, or 'semi-realistic', drawings that combine the strengths of realistic depiction and casual illustration, is like light and salt to those who are looking for a unique drawing style.
Kakimaku doesn't just teach basic drawing techniques or special know-how; he has consistently presented actual works using this method, and his works have always been a hot topic on various platforms, including social media.
In an environment where there is an absolute lack of illustrations outside of the subculture genre these days, the fact that you can enjoy Kakimaku's collection of illustrations compiled at the back of the book is a great attraction.
Kakimaku's "Drawing Female Illustration Expressions" is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn the basics of drawing and proper direction, as well as for those who want to learn unique drawing methods.