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Drawings of Night Skies - Infinite Wonder

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0900

When you look up at the night sky, the shimmering moon and stars stretching across the darkness are a powerful sight and a reminder of how vast the cosmos truly is. Just imagining that boundless expanse fills you with a sense of awe and an urge to explore.

Get starstruck with this collection of illustrations featuring night skies.

Drawings Featuring the Crescent Moon - A Sliver of Magic

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0900

The moon glowing brightly in the night sky exudes a special kind of magic. The crescent moon, with its delicate, slender shape, feels especially fleeting and mysterious. Its gentle glow has a soothing charm that melts away the day’s fatigue.

You’ll be over the moon for this collection of illustrations featuring the crescent moon.

Drawings Featuring Full Moons - Over the Moon

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0900

The fifteenth night of the eighth lunar month is the Harvest Moon, said to be the moon at its most beautiful. In 2025, the Harvest Moon falls on October 6th, and many Japanese people will celebrate with moon viewing celebrations, offering rice dumplings and gazing up at the dazzling night sky.

Get moonstruck with this collection of illustrations featuring full moons.

Drawings Featuring Crescent Moons - Celestial Brilliance

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0900

Since time immemorial, the moon has continued to captivate us with its silvery beauty and symbolic significance. Among its eight phases, the waxing crescent and waning crescent are known as a time to rebuild and a time to rest and regenerate, respectively. Due to their powerful symbolism, it’s not unusual to find ourselves drawn to crescent moons, and they’re often featured in drawings as a mystical motif or a way of portraying a sense of melancholia.

Take a look at the illustrations below to feel the divine power of the moon!

Drawings Featuring a Full Moon - A Season for Transformation

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0900

For centuries, people have feared and revered the full moon for its brilliance and association with things that go bump in the night. As the new moon emerges from its shadowy stillness, the lunar cycle reaches its climax, giving way to an electrifying full moon. During this phase, the moon is at its roundest, brightest, and fullest, illuminating everything in its ethereal glow. Under its influence, you may find yourself feeling more intuitive, emotionally tumultuous, or vulnerable. If you feel like a change is coming, don’t be afraid—embrace it, and let the transformative magic of the moon wash over you.

Did any of these drawings highlighting the beauty and wonder of the full moon leave you feeling starstruck?

Drawings Featuring Full Moons - In starlit nights I saw you...

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0900

Against the darkness, the full moon shines like a cosmic pearl. Characters bathed in it appear ethereal and mysterious, don't they? In the silence of the night, this celestial body, in all its quiet grandeur, creates a tranquil atmosphere that seems almost therapeutic.

No need to wait for the next lunar phase to check out our collection of drawings featuring the full moon! Enjoy.

Drawings Featuring A Blood Moon - No Need To Dread The Red

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0900

For centuries, the sight of a full red moon hanging in the night sky was an omen of ill things to come. What we’ve learned since then is that it’s actually a wonderful phenomenon called a Blood Moon. While that name may not put many at ease, it refers to the reddish brown color the moon takes on during a total eclipse. It’s an absolutely stunning and harmless phenomenon that should be enjoyed. You can even look up when the next one near you will be!

Typically sweet and self-deprecating, Lacan (from Xenogears) seems to have taken on a whole new personality under the light of a Blood Moon.

Have any of the illustrations below left you howling for more?

Drawings Featuring the Moon - Is It Made Of Cheese?

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0900

Illuminating the night sky for longer than life on Earth itself, the moon has long been revered and even considered a deity by humans who love to gaze at its splendor. Various civilizations have legends about its creation or even who or what might take residence there. In ancient Japan, it was said that the pattern on the Moon’s surface resembled a rabbit pounding mochi. That legend alone has been the basis of many iconic character names or series gags throughout the history of anime.

Have you been fazed by any of the moon phases depicted below?

Drawings of Characters in a Crescent Moon - Just Like in the Fairy Tales...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0900

Imagery of characters sitting on the bend of a crescent moon has been used in fairy tales for decades. The logo for DreamWorks Animation is probably the most iconic of these, with small variations in all their films.

There’s something innocent and almost child-like with the look of these illustrations, isn’t there?

Drawings of the Moon - Love, Magic, & Glowing Light

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0900

The moon is a common sight no matter where you are. Each culture has its own symbolism associated with this celestial body, and it makes appearances in mythological legends around the world. As such, there’re a plethora of works featuring it available on pixiv.

Will you take the time to peer up at the moon tonight?

Drawings of Moon Viewing - A Perfect Night for Some Dango

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0900

The 15th night of the 8th lunar month is called juugoya (十五夜), a night of full moon that lets you enjoy the beauty of the mid-autumn season to the fullest. Popular moon-viewing accessories include dango dumplings and pampas grass.

Today we feature drawings inspired by moon viewing. When you're done browsing through them, how about taking a look at the full moon with some dango in hand?

Drawings of Moon Gazing - Illuminate the night sky.

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:00:00 +0900

Nothing is better than gazing up at the full moon, an act which is called moon gazing. This holds especially true during the 15th night of August in the lunar calendar, also known as the night of the full moon. In Japan, this night is celebrated through moon gazing, where people enjoy dango sweets and pampas grass decorations under the glare of a beautiful full moon.

Today we are featuring illustrations of moon gazing. Enjoy.

Drawings of People Riding the Moon - A giant ship floats in the night sky.

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0900

A big moon illuminates the night sky, floating among a sea of stars like a giant ship. Imagine how you might sit on, lie on, sleep on, or even board a moon.

This time we are featuring illustrations of people riding the moon. Proof that there is no limit to your dreams. Enjoy.

An eternal game of tag. The Sun and The Moon

Fri, 04 May 2018 17:00:00 +0900

Once the sun sets, the moon rises to the sky───

The sun and the moon play this game of tag every day. No matter how frequent the moon waxes and wanes and changes the time of its appearance, it will never be able to catch the sun. It is indeed “the game of the heavens” that they are playing. So when you do see the sun and the moon in the sky at the same time, don’t you feel like you’re witnessing something magical?

Today, we’re featuring wonderful illustrations of “the sun and the moon”. Although your days may be so hectic that you can’t even afford a moment to look up at the sky, we hope that you will find solace in these illustrations of the beautiful sun and moon. Enjoy!

Tonight, let's look at the beautiful moon through these drawings.

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 19:00:00 +0900

The great writer Natsume Soseki once translated the English sentence I love you as tsuki ga kirei desu ne, literally "The moon is so beautiful". It goes without saying that the moon has always been seen as a very romantic element that can express several emotions. Looking up at the moon at night and finding it more beautiful than usual will make you want to spend a time that is completely different from your daily life.

Today we collected a number of breathtaking illustrations with the moon as their protagonist. Maybe they'll remind you of that important person in your life?

This is a bad omen. Red Moons

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:00:00 +0900

When the usually white moon turns to red and shines with a mysterious light, we can't help but feel incredibly uneasy. The charm of the red moon and its reputation for being a bad omen contributed to making it a very popular subject when it comes to illustrations. Characters appearing together with a red moon and their eyes shining with a red reflection are also incredibly elegant and scary!

Today we feature illustrations portraying the red moon. Enjoy!

Full Moon Spotlight!

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:00:00 +0900

It's a full moon today, Feb 23rd! When you look up into the night sky and see that beautiful full moon, it really creates a special feeling! Some people get so excited in seeing that round, full moon that they just might let out a "oh~!" If you're somewhere where it's cloudy or that it's so cold you can't spend a long time outside to see the full moon, why not just take a look at these lovely full moon illustrations that were uploaded to pixiv? Check them out!

Crescent Moons!!

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:00:00 +0900

Dark blue night sky with just a sliver of moon... the crescent moon! It's a symbol in astrology and also makes a great accessory design... a lot of crescent moon related themes tend to feel mysterious! That fine crescent is totally different from a completely full moon, huh? It's a different charm! Check out these interesting crescent moons!

Moon Viewing Collection!

Sun, 27 Sep 2015 18:00:00 +0900

Moon Viewing always reminds me of autumn's full moons. Homes are decorated with certain grass and white round and sweet dumplings, the night sky filled with the light of the full moon... it's been a practice since a long time ago that still is done now. Eating odango and looking at the full moon...! Ah. Today's Spotlight is all about the Otsukimi, or moon viewing. Check them out.

Blue moons and full moons!

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:00:00 +0900

Did you know the today, the 31st, is a day you can view the blue moon? Blue moons show up when there is a second full moon within one month. They often appear 29.5 moon cycles and usually you can only see the full moon once month. It usually takes a number of years before you can see a blue moon. Here are cool illustrations that remind us of the full moon and blue moon and how fantastical it may look. Enjoy the night sky and full moons on pixiv!