Description:
How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters shows how to draw people and animals in the cutest chibi style using simple steps and easy-to-find art tools. Also included are tips and techniques for designing your own chibis!
The word chibis (pronounced “chee-bees”) means “little” in Japanese. Chibis are super cute caricatures of people or animals that have been shrunken and squashed into funny, childlike creatures with big heads, stubby proportions, and silly expressions. With this book, learn to draw chibi people of all ages, dogs, cats, birds, fantasy critters, and more! Also included are tips and techniques encouraging you to design your own chibi creations once you are comfortable with the art style. And templates you can use over and over are included in the back to make drawing easy! No complicated tools are needed; you can create your own chibi art using just a pencil, pen, markers, and paper.
The book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, essential drawing techniques, color basics, and an examination of chibi faces and bodies. The step-by-step projects show you how to draw chibis of all kinds in any pose and from all angles. Tips and techniques for drawing chibi characters include:
- What makes a chibi?
- Chibi faces
- Chibi front, side, back, and 3/4 views
- Super-chibis
- Basic poses
- Action poses
- Chibi facial expressions
- Chibi hairstyles
- Chibis young and old
- Chibi animals
- Chibi fantasy critters
- Chibi accessories, including clothes and props
- Templates
Written and illustrated by Samantha Whitten and Jeannie Lee, How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters is perfect for beginning and intermediate artists, lovers of manga and anime, and more. You will love creating your own chibis!
From the Back Cover
Hold on to your heartstrings--a delightful, whimsical world full of glossy-eyed, pudgy-cheeked manga chibis and cuter-than-cute critters awaits you! In this colorful book, you'll learn everything you need to start drawing standard chibis, super-chibis, and a range of two-legged and four-legged chibi animals. From using basic tools to capturing proportions, rendering facial features, creating expressions, and mastering poses, this book is jampacked with valuable instruction for drawing all things chibi! Along the way, fun practice exercises offer tips for honing your craft, while handy templates for photocopying or scanning allow you to put your newfound skills to use.
About the Author
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
You know them well—you’re reading your favorite manga or watching an anime, and suddenly a chibi appears. The word chibis (pronounced “chee-bees”) means “little” in Japanese. Chibis are super cute caricatures of people or animals that have been shrunken and squashed into funny, childlike creatures with big heads, stubby proportions, and silly expressions. In this book, you’ll learn to draw all sorts of chibis. You’ll also discover exactly what gives them their “chibiness,” including proportions, facial features, expressions, and poses, as well as how to “chibify” props, furniture, and other background elements. And because companion critters are a common theme in anime and manga, you’ll also learn to transform common animal friends into chibis.
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Draw a Chibi Girl Face
Step 1
Sketch the basic head shape and guidelines. We drew the ears even though the hair covers them. It’s always good to draw the shapes for all of the features, even if they aren’t visible in later steps.
Step 2
Draw the eyes, eyebrows, and eyelashes. Next draw the hair, mouth, nose, and accessories. Pay attention to how the guidelines help establish where the other details sit.
Step 3
Erase unnecessary sketch lines and add your base colors, followed by shading and highlights. Add dark blue pupils to the center of the eyes along with highlights so they seem full of energy. For added flavor, give your chibi girl a few freckles. The options for adding characteristic flair are many. Use your imagination!
Draw a Chibi Boy Face
Step 1
Sketch the basic head shape and guidelines. Make sure the boy’s shoulders are broader than the girl’s.
Step 2
Add the eyes, noticing how the boy’s eyes rest directly on the centerline, whereas the girl’s eyes are set slightly lower. The boy doesn’t have eyelashes, but he does have thicker eyebrows. Next, add the nose and mouth, remembering to leave more space on the chin area than you would on a girl chibi. Add a boyish hairstyle, with two little tufts standing on end.
Step 3
Erase unnecessary guidelines. Then add your colors and highlights. You can give the boy brown hair and green eyes, or any colors you like. Add highlights to his hair to make it appear shiny and round. With dark green pupils and brighter highlights, his eyes seem alert. Add a pink flush to his cheeks so he appears as if he’s been playing outside.
Chibi Critter Action Poses
Running Puppy
Most critters run on four legs. The size of the head is exaggerated and the legs narrow to tiny paws. Note how the ears appear to fly behind the dog’s head, showing movement and speed. Next, visualize a line indicating the ground below the dog’s legs to see how all four legs are suspended in the air. The way the toes tilt downward makes this action clearer.
Rolling Kitten
Begin by drawing the chibi kitty’s large head, exaggerated ears, small body, mitten-like paws, and chunky tail. Pay attention to the curved line of action. The head faces one direction and the body curves into a C shape, so the kitty appears to be in mid roll. Tuck both front paws under the chin and stretch the hind legs toward the sides. Finally, draw the cutest chibi kitty face possible.
Hopping Rabbit
This chibi rabbit has a large head, simplified ears, a small body, and a tail exaggerated in size and shape. The two front legs taper toward the paws, and the much larger hind legs have long simplified feet. The ears bend backward as if she’s running against the wind. If you drew a line representing the ground below her body, her right front limb would barely touch the ground, and the others would be about to do the same.
Be sure to draw the body angled upward, with the head lower than the body. The tail sits high on the backside, and the bottoms of both back feet face up and outward.
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Imported From: United States
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Description:
How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters shows how to draw people and animals in the cutest chibi style using simple steps and easy-to-find art tools. Also included are tips and techniques for designing your own chibis!
The word chibis (pronounced “chee-bees”) means “little” in Japanese. Chibis are super cute caricatures of people or animals that have been shrunken and squashed into funny, childlike creatures with big heads, stubby proportions, and silly expressions. With this book, learn to draw chibi people of all ages, dogs, cats, birds, fantasy critters, and more! Also included are tips and techniques encouraging you to design your own chibi creations once you are comfortable with the art style. And templates you can use over and over are included in the back to make drawing easy! No complicated tools are needed; you can create your own chibi art using just a pencil, pen, markers, and paper.
The book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, essential drawing techniques, color basics, and an examination of chibi faces and bodies. The step-by-step projects show you how to draw chibis of all kinds in any pose and from all angles. Tips and techniques for drawing chibi characters include:
- What makes a chibi?
- Chibi faces
- Chibi front, side, back, and 3/4 views
- Super-chibis
- Basic poses
- Action poses
- Chibi facial expressions
- Chibi hairstyles
- Chibis young and old
- Chibi animals
- Chibi fantasy critters
- Chibi accessories, including clothes and props
- Templates
Written and illustrated by Samantha Whitten and Jeannie Lee, How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters is perfect for beginning and intermediate artists, lovers of manga and anime, and more. You will love creating your own chibis!
From the Back Cover
Hold on to your heartstrings--a delightful, whimsical world full of glossy-eyed, pudgy-cheeked manga chibis and cuter-than-cute critters awaits you! In this colorful book, you'll learn everything you need to start drawing standard chibis, super-chibis, and a range of two-legged and four-legged chibi animals. From using basic tools to capturing proportions, rendering facial features, creating expressions, and mastering poses, this book is jampacked with valuable instruction for drawing all things chibi! Along the way, fun practice exercises offer tips for honing your craft, while handy templates for photocopying or scanning allow you to put your newfound skills to use.
About the Author
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
You know them well—you’re reading your favorite manga or watching an anime, and suddenly a chibi appears. The word chibis (pronounced “chee-bees”) means “little” in Japanese. Chibis are super cute caricatures of people or animals that have been shrunken and squashed into funny, childlike creatures with big heads, stubby proportions, and silly expressions. In this book, you’ll learn to draw all sorts of chibis. You’ll also discover exactly what gives them their “chibiness,” including proportions, facial features, expressions, and poses, as well as how to “chibify” props, furniture, and other background elements. And because companion critters are a common theme in anime and manga, you’ll also learn to transform common animal friends into chibis.
Details:
Draw a Chibi Girl Face
Step 1
Sketch the basic head shape and guidelines. We drew the ears even though the hair covers them. It’s always good to draw the shapes for all of the features, even if they aren’t visible in later steps.
Step 2
Draw the eyes, eyebrows, and eyelashes. Next draw the hair, mouth, nose, and accessories. Pay attention to how the guidelines help establish where the other details sit.
Step 3
Erase unnecessary sketch lines and add your base colors, followed by shading and highlights. Add dark blue pupils to the center of the eyes along with highlights so they seem full of energy. For added flavor, give your chibi girl a few freckles. The options for adding characteristic flair are many. Use your imagination!
Draw a Chibi Boy Face
Step 1
Sketch the basic head shape and guidelines. Make sure the boy’s shoulders are broader than the girl’s.
Step 2
Add the eyes, noticing how the boy’s eyes rest directly on the centerline, whereas the girl’s eyes are set slightly lower. The boy doesn’t have eyelashes, but he does have thicker eyebrows. Next, add the nose and mouth, remembering to leave more space on the chin area than you would on a girl chibi. Add a boyish hairstyle, with two little tufts standing on end.
Step 3
Erase unnecessary guidelines. Then add your colors and highlights. You can give the boy brown hair and green eyes, or any colors you like. Add highlights to his hair to make it appear shiny and round. With dark green pupils and brighter highlights, his eyes seem alert. Add a pink flush to his cheeks so he appears as if he’s been playing outside.
Chibi Critter Action Poses
Running Puppy
Most critters run on four legs. The size of the head is exaggerated and the legs narrow to tiny paws. Note how the ears appear to fly behind the dog’s head, showing movement and speed. Next, visualize a line indicating the ground below the dog’s legs to see how all four legs are suspended in the air. The way the toes tilt downward makes this action clearer.
Rolling Kitten
Begin by drawing the chibi kitty’s large head, exaggerated ears, small body, mitten-like paws, and chunky tail. Pay attention to the curved line of action. The head faces one direction and the body curves into a C shape, so the kitty appears to be in mid roll. Tuck both front paws under the chin and stretch the hind legs toward the sides. Finally, draw the cutest chibi kitty face possible.
Hopping Rabbit
This chibi rabbit has a large head, simplified ears, a small body, and a tail exaggerated in size and shape. The two front legs taper toward the paws, and the much larger hind legs have long simplified feet. The ears bend backward as if she’s running against the wind. If you drew a line representing the ground below her body, her right front limb would barely touch the ground, and the others would be about to do the same.
Be sure to draw the body angled upward, with the head lower than the body. The tail sits high on the backside, and the bottoms of both back feet face up and outward.
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