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Assignment: Use the reference images and step-by-step directions on the following pages to draw a Chibi character portrait. Materials: pencil, paper, colored pencils, markers are optional You will create guidelines before you add the features of the face. The guidelines are similar to a realistic face- just with a rounder head and bigger eyes! You can make a self-portrait, draw someone you know or create an original character! Drawing Lesson - Anime Chibi Characters* * Some lesson resources courtesy of J. Raia, D97

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Page 1: Drawing Lesson - Anime Chibi Characters* · pages to draw a Chibi character portrait. Materials: pencil, paper, colored pencils, markers are optional You will create guidelines before

Assignment:

Use the reference images and step-by-step directions on the following pages to draw a Chibi character portrait.

Materials: pencil, paper, colored pencils, markers are optional

● You will create guidelines before you add the features of the face.

● The guidelines are similar to a realistic face- just with a rounder head and bigger eyes!

● You can make a self-portrait, draw someone you know or create an original character!

Drawing Lesson - Anime Chibi Characters*

* Some lesson resources courtesy of J. Raia, D97

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Lesson One: Chibi Characters!

What does Chibi Manga mean?!

Chibi is a style of Manga/Anime-a type of very popular Japanese cartoon. (Anime is short for animation.) Manga is a style of comics and graphic novels from Japan.

The word chibi describes manga/anime characters that are very short and cute, have large heads and small bodies and VERY big eyes.

* A lot of Pokemon in their first evolution are drawn in the Chibi style!

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1. Start by drawing an wide oval shape. The bottom of the oval will become your chin- make sure it’s a little pointy at the bottom.

2. Divide the head into quarters by drawing a soft or dotted line down the center and across the center. It should look like a plus sign.

3. Draw a second horizontal line halfway between the “eye-line” and the bottom of the oval. This this will show you how large to make the eyes! (Notice there’s no nose on the nose line!)

4. Draw a third horizontal line for the mouth halfway between the “nose line” and the chin.

5. Ears should be drawn between the eye line and the nose line.

Lesson 1: The Chibi head

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Stuck?

Use this as a template or tracer for your Chibi-Head!

Use the horizontal line for the bottom of the eyes. Need more help? See

this Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imyIWmSA_qM&feature=youtu.be

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Here’s another great step by step guide for drawing a chibi head. Notice the head starts with a circle instead of an oval!

Next you will add the eyes…Chibi style!

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1. Between the eye and nose guidelines, draw 2 curved vertical lines- kinda like parenthesis.

2. Add a curved line above to create an eyelid. And a line at the bottom.

3. Draw a rectangle and square on one side like an exclamation point! These will be the shiny spots.

4. Shade around the shiny spots.

5. Add lashes and brows- brows should be little. Tiny lines give expressions.

Add CHIBI EYESThere are lots of different styles of Chibi eyes but this is a good place to start. Just follow the steps and make sure to leave lots of space between the eyes to make them big and wide!

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Chibi eyes

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More examples of Chibi eyes!

Notice how different eyes can change your Chibi’s mood!

Facial Expressions and mood

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Facial Expressions and mood

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Chibi noses and mouths are VERY SIMPLE!

NOSE: Some chibis have no nose at all. Others just have a dot or a shade line. Look at the examples for ideas.

MOUTH: The mouth can be as simple as a line or a shape, depends on the mood. Just make sure you keep it narrow enough to fit between the large chibi eyes!

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Give your chibi hair!

Chibi hair comes in lots of styles- just make sure it’s extra big! It should extend beyond the top of the head.

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Chibi hair

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Chibi hair

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Facial Expressions

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Chibis often have a simple mouth and nose . You can add additional lines to develop the expression and add shading

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Chibi Lesson 2: The Body

A Chibi’s body is twice as long as it’s head so it looks very small. -The neck is short and everything should be a little round. - See next slides fpr more guidelines

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Start at the top of the head and work your way down to the feet.

- Add hair and details

- Erase guidelines

- Add color

Need more help? See this video tutorial.

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Add clothes and a background!

- Color if you have markers or colored pencils!

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Look at all of these dynamic poses!

If you like drawing chibis, challenge yourself by drawing a new pose!

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Each character is so unique!

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DRAWING A CHIBI RESOURCE LINKS

Tutorials:https://www.animeoutline.com/chibi-anime-facial-expressions-drawing-tutorial/

https://drawinghub.com/tut/how-to-draw-chibi-expressions-26297

https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-draw-a-chibi--cms-30282

https://busy.org/@lackypop/chibi-step-by-step-drawing-process

Video Links:How to draw a Chibi head EASY

Drawing a Chibi Body EASY

3 Chibi Poses