How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters: Discover techniques for creating adorable chibi characters and doe-eyed manga animals (Walter Foster Studio)
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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!
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298 reviews for How to Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters: Discover techniques for creating adorable chibi characters and doe-eyed manga animals (Walter Foster Studio)
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InJenUity –
I bought this for my daughter who is trying to find her artistic style. She absolutely loves Manga Chibis and this book has been a major help to her! I’d recommend this to anyone!
Candy pink –
My book came ripped, which is kind of a shame. I didn’t have time to return it, but luckily the rips aren’t too bad. It’s a super cute book and the templates are perfect for my 11 yr old, who just wants to design outfits and hairstyles.
ASHLEY M. –
Got this for my 11yr old who just started taking an interest in drawing. She is actually really good for an amateur. I mean like really good. She’s only taken about 5 classes or less, and is so much better than most r with more classes. So because she loves anime and chibi and cartoon characters that mimic the same style, I got her this book. I mean it works well for her. But when u got that much talent u dont need to much guidance I guess. The book I find not necessarily for a beginner. More intermediate. Its not a step by step by step until the character is complete. It’s more like a guide. Example in pictures.
amam –
My 11 year old daughter absolutely loves this book. She hasn’t stopped practicing her chibi drawings since it arrived. Her 7 year old sister is also having a go. Highly recommended!
Jade R –
Gift for our 11-year-old who loves manga/kawaii drawings. She loved it and has been using is constantly since receiving. After using this book for guidance, she’s now drawing her own manga chibis freehand. The directions are clear and easy enough that our 7 yr old can follow them, too. Love that this book also includes helpful information for budding artists such as sketching and color tips.
bostnrulz –
This is a pretty cute book for kids or adults who want some basic ideas about this drawing style. It’s not a step by step kind of book but makes a really good reference book when you want to look up how to make eyes or hair while looking at examples. Good pictures and vibrant pages make it fun to look at
Amazon Customer –
My daughter LOVES this book. She started drawing characters right away and found it easy to use the techniques to create her own designs. Now, she’s drawing Chibis of all her friends. I highly recommend for new artists and tweens who want to learn how to draw.
Yoonie –
Nice
LC Belargent –
Great book to learn chibi art, kept me and my daughter entertained during lockdown
Jamey Edwards –
This book is wonderful! For those who want to learn how to draw chibis, this is the book for you. It ranges from normal chibi style to super chibi style and it also has templates that you can scan and print for practice. The explanations are well written and the steps are easy to follow. As a chibi artist, I am love with this book.
ASHLEY M. –
Book just arrived today and I was very pleased it came sooner than expected. I bought this for my 12 year old granddaughter, she loves to draw. I highly recommend this book if you have someone who is learning to draw. The book has helpful hints on shading, how to use colors, how to draw step by step faces, bodies even how to draw clothes, furniture,cute animals, etc. I’m glad I made this purchase.
Lizard –
Very large, detailed book. Definitely breaks things down with examples and art skeletons so that you can really understand where the approaches are coming from. Which is quite possibly the one thing I get frustrated with many art books lacking: A perspective of approach. It’s great if you can teach us how to draw all the different details, but it’s still going to fall apart if we’re not given details on how to actually put it all together correctly.
I previously owned Chibi and Furry Characters by Christopher Hart, and while that book is definitely worth learning from as well, I would definitely pick this one if I could only choose one. It’s guides are a notch above in quality.
tibi –
I bought this book for a kid and it has been great. It’s got easy to understand illustrations that they can trace or just sight copy, which has taken their drawing skills to the next level.