Cute sketches of bees and bumblebees π
At work, we call ourselves bees in my team (because we work hard), so we put bees emojis when we can π
I wondered how I could draw bees in my style, because I acknowledge I mostly draw pandas and cats, and very few insects π
I think it has been a long time since the last time I made a lot of sketches, and researches about how to draw something in my style. π Style that I describe as "realistic but cartoony" or "cartoony with a slight touch of realism", and if it's a character, they are cheerful, round, and/or fluffy.
You can click on the pictures to enlarge them.
First sheet of sketches: just bees, hesitating but promising start
Second sheet of sketches: a few bumblebees, and the final design of my bees, alongside with some researches for the wings
What I mean by "cartoony but a little bit realistic": bees have a black head, a yellow fur around it, and then their abdomen. I wanted to transcript that into my sketches, instead of doing just one shape for their bodies as I did for the bumblebees, and a yellow head. Given that I wear myself a scarf most of the time, I liked this idea π
Last page: I wanted to draw a bigger version of my favorite one of the previous page π
PS: Did you kow? By typing Windows + . (adapt whether you're on Windows or Linux, your keyboard layout..), you can open the emoji panel of your PC. And the bee of Kubuntu 22.04 (my laptop) is very cute! ππ§‘






