Home » How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters
Product Image

How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters

Samantha Whitten
€18.50
Quantity:
In stock with our UK publisher. 14-28 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
14 days return policy Shipping & Delivery
A01=Samantha Whitten
adults
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
anime
anime characters
anxiety
art book
art lessons
art projects for kids
artistic
Author_Samantha Whitten
automatic-update
away from people
basic pencil drawing
beginners
beginning
bodies
book of manga
books for anime artists
books for anime fans
books for art lovers
books for chibi artists
books for manga artists
books for manga fans
boredom buster
busy
busy work
CA
cabin fever antidote
calm
cartooning
cartooning book for kids
Category1=Kids
Category=YNA
chibify
chibis
clean
color
coloring
colour
colouring
COP=United States
copy
create
critters
cute
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
distraction
drawing
drawing characters
easy
eq_bestseller
eq_childrens
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_teenage-young-adult
examples
eyes
fantasy
for kids
fun activities
gift
hair
happy
home school
homeschooling
how to draw
how to draw chibi characters
in the house
indoor
isolation
keep
Language_English
learn to draw
learning to draw
limit screentime
manga
manga animals
occupied
PA=Available
pencil drawing for beginners
poses
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
reference
relieve stress
screen free
simple
SN=Walter Foster Studio
softlaunch
step by step
super chibi
techniques
teens
templates
things to do while trapped inside
time
tips
trace
tweens

Product details

  • ISBN 9781600582905
  • Weight: 556g
  • Dimensions: 222 x 296mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Aug 2012
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
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 abound in How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters, including:

  • 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!
About Samantha Whitten
Samantha Whitten is a Virginia-based independent artist who specializes in adorable illustrations. She has spent all of her life drawing and has pursued a career in illustration and graphic design, learning on her own and dabbling in a variety of projects. She earns a living by selling a unique range of self-produced products featuring her artwork, employing a cute and fun style that appeals to all ages, as well as illustrating a web comic in her spare time. Visit her website at www.littlecelesse.com for more.

More from this author