Synopsis

How to Doodle Year-Round is a cheerful, beginner-friendly drawing guide that shows you how to create cute doodles for every season and celebration, from spooky autumn sketches to cosy winter favourites and everything in between. Using simple shapes, playful details, and easy step-by-step progressions, it helps you build charming illustrations with confidence—even if you’ve never considered yourself “artistic.” The book is packed with a huge variety of quick ideas and finished examples, encouraging you to experiment with multicolored pens and let your style stay light, loose, and fun rather than perfect. Whether you want to brighten a notebook, decorate cards and invitations, personalise gifts, or add personality to everyday stationery, this is an inviting source of year-round inspiration you can dip into whenever creativity strikes.

About the Author

Kamo is a Japanese illustrator and drawing instructor known for her warm, character-focused style and approachable teaching approach. After working as a designer in advertising production, she became a freelance illustrator, creating artwork across books, advertisements, and character-based projects, later expanding into video and consumer products. She teaches illustration courses in Japan and internationally, and is recognised for making drawing feel accessible through simple methods that help beginners get started quickly.

Kamo has authored several popular drawing and doodling guides, including How to Doodle Everywhere and How to Draw Almost Every Day: An Illustrated Sourcebook, and she is also a co-author of How to Draw Almost Everything for Kids.