56 Easy Aesthetic Drawing Tutorials (2024)

Last Updated on: February 23, 2024 | Published on: December 29, 2023

What is your aesthetic? You will be sure to find something to match your style in this list of easy aesthetic drawing tutorials.

Aesthetics is the philosophy of beauty. But beauty is also in the eye of the beholder. For example, you might find the picture of a skull with roses to be very beautiful, or you might not.

There are other things, like bright spring flowers or adorable animals, that almost everyone can agree on. Still, the styles differ and can evoke different moods.

You will find several aesthetic moods below. The dead rose and the skull of roses weave a bittersweet mood of beauty coupled with mortality. The anime and cartoon girls have a mood of hopefulness and youthful vitality.

Some of the pictures - flowers, hearts, and the pin-up style Jessica Rabbit, for example - paint a picture of romance. Large-eyed chibi animals evoke childhood and kawaii cuteness.

Whatever your aesthetic, you will find it here. Then, all you will need is a pencil and a sheet of paper to capture and express it.

Whether you're a goth girl or an anime kid, a poet or a dreamer, a rockstar or a reader, you can express yourself with your favorite aesthetic.

56 Easy Aesthetic Drawing Ideas

Dead Rose

A wilted, dying rose is symbolic of lost love, heartbreak, and mortality. It is also the cursed flower that turns a prince into a beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Calico Cat Stretching

Calico cats are rare and unique. This stretching cat also evokes a certain restful, warm, and relaxing mood.

Orchid

Orchids are rare and intricate flowers. They evoke thoughts of the tropics. In the language of flowers, they can mean love, luxury, beauty, romance, elegance and refinement, or fertility.

Kiss

A kiss like this one is a symbol of romantic love. It can conjure a hopeful Valentine's Day or wedding day mood, or a melancholy of heartbreak and lost love.

Oyster with a Pearl

The world is your oyster with this aesthetic drawing. Pearl-bearing oysters are related to undersea life, pirates, and good fortune.

Jessica Rabbit

Jessica Rabbit is a pin-up-style cartoon character. Her makeup, dress, and high-heeled shoes give her a sexy appearance.

Daisy Flower

He loves me, he loves me not... you can pick the petals off of this flower while contemplating unrequited love or simply let it brighten your day.

Sad Anime Face

Anime and manga styles are an aesthetic of their own. This girl further embodies sadness and heartache due to her tears and the wind dramatically blowing her hair.

Black Girl

This girl is pure elegance. You can express your style with her turtleneck sweater, large hoop earrings, bold makeup, and natural hairstyle.

Cute Anime Girl

Not only is this girl drawn in typical anime style, but she reflects Sailor Moon (who is also on this list) in her dress and she is posing - leaning, eyes closed, with a "V" for victory gesture - in a well-known "cute" posture.

Rose Outline

Simple doodles are a part of several aesthetic styles. Whether you want to add an elegant touch to your stationery or cover every surface with them, these roses can help you out.

Anime Girl in the Rain

Here is another character for your anime aesthetic. Her umbrella may represent a darkened sky and mood, but her eyes and small mouth bespeak surprise.

Sun and Moon

A combination of the sun and moon is often used in Latin American art. You can create a warm cantina vibe with this drawing.

Black Anime Girl

This anime girl has a sassy facial expression and posture. Her natural hair ponytails are a total vibe unto themselves.

Floral Design

This floral design fits well into cottage core, rustic, Americana, Victorian, and British Regency aesthetics. Can you think of any others?

Rainbow Butterfly

Butterflies symbolize beauty and uplifted spirits. With its heart-shaped wing patterns and the potential for bright colors, this one fits in well with the hippie aesthetic as well.

Cartoon Lips

Lips like these represent kissing and romance. Depending on your age and who the lips belong to, that could be a welcome aesthetic or a gross and terrifying one!

Cute Baby Dragon

European-style dragons like this one are often associated with Medieval times. This cutie also hearkens to childhood cartoons like My Little Pony or The Gummy Bears.

Flower Face

This art deco drawing might make you think of Europe, France, or even famous artists. You can fit her well-lined face and flowers into many aesthetics.

Anime Cat Girl

Don't hold back from your otaku aesthetic - you can add this neku anime aesthetic to your sketchbook today.

Dragon with Flowers

This Chinese-style dragon flying among lotus blossoms evokes a zen aesthetic - asymmetry and a deep tranquility.

Face Portrait

Glamour portraits are a whole mood. This model is ready for her closeup with makeup, earrings, and long, wavy hair.

Black Woman

This woman has finely chiseled features and wavy natural hair. She is elegantly dressed and glamorous with makeup.

Black Girl Cartoon

This black girl is drawn in an anime style. She wears a double-pigtail hairstyle familiar to many girls with natural hair.

Cute Girl Face

This girl is channeling a hot teenage girl aesthetic. She has flowing hair, sparkling eyes, pouty lips, and plenty of makeup.

Chibi Unicorn

The chibi art style is all about cuteness. Large heads, large eyes, and small bodies make the characters appear childlike.

Roses Doodle

This simple sketch can serve many aesthetics - it can be a wedding bouquet or part of a complex network of graffiti-like drawings covering your favorite notebook.

Black and White Rose

Roses are lovely, but this one intrigues with its colorless and colored-in segments. It is reminiscent of playing cards like those in Alice in Wonderland or tricky harlequins like Harley Quinn.

Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon is perhaps the most iconic anime character. She is beloved by those who want to be her and those who would like to date her. Her art style is the aesthetic many other animes have been based on.

Heart with Wings

The heart with wings can symbolize freedom, as in a heart that is not bound by love for a romantic partner. It evokes the sadness of a loved one lost in death, carried, as it were, on an angel's wings.

Heart Tree

The heart tree evokes warm feelings of loving family bonds. It is often associated with pregnancy and a mother's love for her children.

Cute Unicorn Cat

Large-eyed, small-bodied cats like this one are the epitome of Japanese anime cuteness. This cat has a unicorn horn, a symbol of being truly unique.

Cute Dog

That face... those ears... the tilt of the head... This golden retriever puppy knows just how to melt hearts. You can capture her cuteness with this tutorial.

Cartoon Heart

This three-dimensional cartoon heart evokes thoughts of school days, childhood crushes, Saturday morning cartoons, and even the stars of outer space.

Fancy Heart

If a cartoon romance isn't quite your vibe, check out this fancy heart made from organic, floral swirls. From royalty of the Victorian period to wedding invitations, this heart has the right vibe.

Cross with Wings

Similar to the winged heart on this list, the winged cross communicates both religious conviction and sadness at the loss of a loved one.

"I Love You" Heart

From tattoos on burly sailor's arms to elementary school Valentines, a heart with an "I love you" banner declares affection loud and clear.

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish is a star with many faces. With darkly dyed hair and a spiked dog collar, this look channels goth, punk, rocker, and grunge vibes.

Realistic Rose Flower

Realistic roses like this one communicate love and elegance. Whether you feel like Jane from Pride and Prejudice or you're picking off petals after a breakup, this flower can fit your aesthetic.

Rose and Heart

Individually, hearts and roses symbolize love and romance. That is even more true when they are paired together as in this drawing.

Lavender

The scent of lavender is known to calm and soothe, even inducing sleep. It is also famously attached to the European countryside, from English gardens to the fields of France.

Rose Tattoo

Tattoos are associated with toughness, but this shaded rose design adds a bit of gentleness to that fact.

Tree of Life

The tree of life is associated with several religions, including Norse mythology. This design is fit for a tattoo or a wood block print in an ancient book.

Fairy Face

Fairies are associated with magic, mischief, and a love of nature. This one, with her long hair and butterfly wings, embodies wildness and freedom as well.

Monarch Butterfly

Butterflies symbolize change because of their metamorphosis from caterpillars. With their bold colors and long migration, monarchs in particular symbolize endurance and courage. And butterflies in general stand for beauty.

Skull and Rose

This skull and rose could fit in with a punk rock aesthetic or a Shakespearian stage play. To draw or not to draw? That is the question.

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande embodies the glamorous celebrity aesthetic. In this portrait, she also channels playfulness with her sparkly cat ears headband.

Tribal Heart Tattoo

As with other drawings above, hearts and roses are symbols of love. This one follows the style of the tribal tattoo aesthetic.

Toucan

Toucans are tropical birds that can bring an exotic aesthetic to your sketchbook. This large-headed cartoon style is also reminiscent of sugary childhood cereal mascots.

Hibiscus

Pair this tropical flower with the bird above for a real jungle or beach vibe. Hibiscus flowers grow all across the world's tropical regions, from Hawaii to India.

Kawaii Cat

This cat follows the kawaii aesthetic, which is closely related to anime and manga styles. The lines are simple and unnecessary details - including the nose - are omitted.

Sunset

It’s just as relaxing to draw an island sunset as it is to watch one. Pour yourself a tropical drink and get lost in this island paradise.

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds may be small, but they are full of intricate details. This drawing captures them all, from its individual feathers to its tiny feet.

Necklace

This jewel-encrusted pendant hands from a string of pearls. The repeated round shapes of the ornament are a pleasure to draw.

Silhouette

Silhouettes hearken back to the days of yesteryear, before photography was readily available. This one is also reminiscent of many Barbie products from the 1990s and beyond.

Angel Wing

A pair of feathered wings and a halo are often used to memorialize a loved one who has been lost in death.

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