I was granted complimentary access to an eARC of Cute Chibi Animals by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this looked familiar just from the cover art, and then I read the intro and this is Bobblejot! I've known about Bobblejot's work for a while now. For those who follow the big social media and YouTube artists but aren't familiar with Bobblejot, I would compare her style to appleminte when she chooses to draw animals instead of anime girls.

I love how this book goes over the tips needed to finish off a piece first such as varying line weight, colouring techniques and accessorizing the character, before jumping into the tutorials. Each tutorial is very clear and easy to follow. At no point did I feel any of the step by step drawings fell into the "and then add details" trap. The finished image is simply the last step but coloured, and colouring techniques were already covered.

My only critique is that the chibi ferret comes out looking like a raccoon, but that's mostly the colouring choices made and anyone following the tutorial is free to colour it differently.

5 stars, great resource!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

I can't wait to get a physical copy of this book for my daughter! She is in third grade and loves to draw. She works hard to develop her drawing abilities and loves instructional books that use pictures and written text to explain what to do. This book is a great combination of both. She will also love the variety of animals in here - lots of common ones, but also a lot that will be new to her.