Hand-drawn illustrations perfect for graduation albums and message boards. A collection of cute ideas.
As graduation season approaches, there are more chances to prepare things like graduation albums, message boards, and cards.
Why not add some cute hand-drawn illustrations to make them feel even more heartfelt? Motifs perfect for graduation—like cherry blossoms, ribbons, and party poppers—are surprisingly easy to draw, even if you’re not good at drawing.
In this article, we’ll share plenty of cute, hand-drawn illustration ideas that are easy for anyone to copy and perfect for graduation albums and message boards.
Add a warm, personal touch to your message for someone special with illustrations that reflect your style!
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Hand-drawn illustrations perfect for graduation albums and message boards. A cute collection of ideas (21–30)
White-eye and cherry blossomsNEW!
Let’s try drawing an illustration featuring the Japanese white-eye, known as a bird that heralds spring, and cherry blossoms, the quintessential spring flower.
The Japanese white-eye and cherry blossoms are often depicted together, likely because the birds are fond of cherry nectar.
Try expressing the feeling of spring and new beginnings by drawing white-eyes flitting among cherry blossom branches or perched on them.
The Japanese white-eye is characterized by its rounded body and the white eye-ring around its eyes, so be sure to keep those points in mind when illustrating.
Graduation ceremony signboard and studentsNEW!
At graduation ceremonies, there’s usually a signboard in front of the main gate that says “Graduation Ceremony,” right? I think many people take photos in front of that sign as a keepsake.
How about turning that scene into an illustration? Smiling students standing before the signboard, families, friends wiping away tears… any combination will vividly color the moment of graduation.
It’s a versatile motif that works well for a class anthology cover, page illustrations, autograph boards, and many other contexts.
A film that captured memoriesNEW!
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Sakura – Naotaro Moriyama
These days, everyone has a smartphone that can easily take photos and videos, so we use standalone cameras less often.
But as a nostalgic, “emo” item, film cameras are surprisingly popular among young people.
So how about incorporating an illustration of film capturing memories as a graduation artwork? Try sealing scenes that evoke youth—school events like sports festivals and cultural festivals, club activities, romance, and more—inside the film frames.
Rendering them only as black-and-white silhouettes will give it a great atmosphere.
hold handsNEW!
When you see an illustration of people holding hands, it really gives a sense of closeness, doesn’t it? It’s perfect for expressing bonds and friendship in a simple way! So for a graduation illustration, let’s depict students holding hands with a dynamic feel.
You could zoom in on a pair holding hands, or show a large group holding hands to express a circle of friendship.
While recalling the time spent with your dearest friends, be sure to create a moving illustration.
Every time you see it, it will surely make you feel encouraged.
Desk and chairNEW!
Desks and chairs are things we use every day in school life, aren’t they? Conversations with friends you had while sitting there, memories of dozing off and getting scolded by the teacher, the changing seasonal scenery seen through the large windows…
Just seeing a desk and chair brings back all sorts of memories.
That’s exactly why they make the perfect motif for a graduation illustration.
Try carefully copying the actual desk and chair you used to capture those memories.
Adding shadows or recreating the doodles on the desktop will make the illustration even more striking.
A student wiping away tearsNEW!
Leaving the places we’ve grown attached to and saying goodbye to the friends we’ve spent time with.
Life in a new place is exciting, but it’s natural to feel lonely too.
This illustration highlights that sense of loneliness.
A school building and cherry blossoms in the background, and a schoolgirl with tears in her eyes… It’s a heart-wrenching scene, but don’t you also feel a sense of resolve to move forward, as she wipes away her tears? It’s a moving illustration, perfectly suited to the departure that is graduation.
School lunch sceneNEW!
Just like classes, there’s a school lunch period every day.
When you look back, lots of memories come to mind: popular lunch menu items, rock-paper-scissors contests to win the leftover desserts, and the time spent chatting with friends.
Try drawing that memorable scene as a graduation illustration.
It could be a scene of you eating side by side with friends, or even the whole class to capture classic school-lunch moments—it sounds fun either way.
Delicious, enjoyable mealtimes are an essential part of school life.
Be sure to turn it into an illustration full of fond memories.