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begin with a sketch of the ern
; In order for it ta look like a chibi,
the fotal heght shouldnt exceed 2-25 head,
vigible:in chibis but drawing
easier to position the
shoulders and arms.
A SOFT PENCIL (28) 78 SUITABLE FOR SKETCHING.
JF YOU LIKE THIN LINES, USE & MECHANTCRL PENCIL
WHICH IS PERMANENTLY SHARP! PUTTY RUBBER IS LESS
DAMAGING TO THE PAPER SURFACE THAN NORIAL
EROSERS.FIND IT IN SPECIALIST ART STORES.
If there isn't space to
draw fingers, you can simplify
the hands, Imagine the
character wearing mittens.
FUR FORFGESCHRITTENES
For the widest range of movement, sketch the
een ee ae
ideré, elbows, wrists, and
sales should all be Hatble
The hand
is roughly
the size
of an
open eye.1) A cross indicates where the
chibi is lacking, The Face curves
inwards for the eye and creates
aute, chubby cheeks. Try to avoic.
pointy chins,
2) The nose and mouth are .
directly above/below each ather,
The smaller they are, the cuter
‘the chibi appears,
3) Draw guidelines to help you
position the eyes on one height.
The eye and pupil further away
from you are narrower.
4) Don't forget the eyebrows. They
are the most expressive part of the
face. You can also sketch some
blush on the cheeks,
5) The overall shape of the hair
is more important than single
strands, Make sure the hair doesn't
take up too much, or too little, of
the whole head,
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Eee taee fastens vk eres eeeClothes ‘|
KEEADURAE
of realistic Figures. You
can get away with drawing
Fewer details burt what
you do dram still has to
Follow rules of gravity.
Clotting will etill fall the
same way as ona
ELBOWS AND
KNEES
TUCKED-IN
SUIRTS AND
FOLDED CUFFS
TROUSER LEGS
TF you draw fanert, always have &
reference of the original character in
front of you, Is not 2 good idea to draw
an exioting character from memory because
it is very likely that you will Forget
details
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Keep an eye out for detail Things like belt,
and fabric holes al Rap identify
the. ‘to your viewers,
DONT EROSE THE BOSE
SKETCH TOO EARLY
BECAUSE IT HELPS.
YOU MAINTAIN CORRECT
BODY PROPORTIONS,Outline your sketch in black ink
first. You can de this with fineliners or nib pens.
O.lmm and 0.3mm fineliner pens are ideal_any thicker
and the lineart may appear clumsy. Nib pens are
ible and have more opaque ink but
they take longer to use.
BASIC SHADOWS ON THE FACE
. The eye consists of a cert”
FALL ROUGHLY LIKE THIS: puplian ‘d coloured iris that
gets lighter near the bottom.
Light grey shading near the
upper eyelash makes the
‘appear three-dimensional
HAIR HIGHLIGHTS FOLLOW THE
SHAPE OF THE HEAD AND HAIR.
MAKE THEM LARGE AND DYNAMIC!
DONT Fone T ~ ‘
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style is more dy ‘and you can: a oF b
that details become beetles te want to enprsiee (face, ‘at
simplified, making should be slightty thicker than Finer details,
it easier to create
accurate shading.
‘Shadows form under
clothing Folds and
any gide of the body
Facing away from‘Super-deformed
roportions aren't
ieble for certain
2 25, such as arms
oe ‘Ried abows the haad.
MmaTE veo AED ace Try to avoid drawi
positions that will
make your character
Coloured pencit look unnature
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YELLOW ofaNGE FINK BROWN
THE HORDEST, BUT FUNINEST PORT OF DRAWING YOU WANT as
CHIBE IS TO INCORPORATE PUNCHLINES INTO MANY PEOPLE
YOUR PICTURE. HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS: 88 POSSIBLE TO
‘GET YOUR Gags,
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FROM INSIDER
Gropeovers, This is simple
a fective. Because
Srenot used to seeing” Rigi’ “OKES OR OBSCURE
characters from different CHARACTERS.
‘series together, it makes
‘every ‘encounter interesting.
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Pane et emer ere the
but it fe abvaye popular? batter. Explore
every aspect of
Take a character out of their | visuial narrative
normal role, Place him/her in inciuding props
a situation that they would colours, setting,
hate to be in, or show them background and
on eae musingly expressions.
Absurdit pe
senile ji te
have enough bizarre elements
inva scene, it will Become funy
regardless of the characters,In order to convey a good joke,
it's important that ven character's emotional
state can be immediately understood. Use exagerrated
facial expressions and stylistic devices to convey this.
lere are some expressions you can use:
HAPPY ANGRY DISAPPOINTED
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STRAINING EXPECTANT SHOCKED
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SPECIAL THANKS TO TING TING WANGPROPORTION,
There are different proportions within
chibi style, These fit into 3 categories:
HEIGHT
This body looks almost normal, similar to a childin ‘realistic’
mange style. However the head should be wider than the
shoulders making it appear stylized. With this figure, you can
add quite a lot of details such as clothing folds or all 5 fingers.
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This is the typical chibi style (see first tutorial). The head takes
up a third of the body height. The facial features are more
exagerrated and expressive. Some elements like clothes
and hands can be simplified.
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This can be seen as ‘extreme’ chibi style. The eyes are often
reduced to dots and hands or feet aren't visible. The body
shape is similar to that of Hello Kitty. This proportion is easy to
draw and very cute, but not very flexible for long narratives.
It's suitable for 4-koma manga strips.Composition
VOLTS
Before you eat a picture, make a vet ein of where each
figure will be. You can tell at a glance ther the composition is
well-balanced or not by looking at the positions of the large heads.
< ~~ Play around
with the usage of
space within an image.
ay having characters
at different heights or
looking in different
directions. This makes
even a simple image
more interesting fo
look at!
4 HEAD HEIGHT ---VIEWING DIRECTION
., Try to incorporate _
interaction or a narrative
Del n the characters.
Chibi style is ideal for creating
humour and exagerration.
Just having a row of identcal
similing chibi will look like a
boning holiday photo!
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' LANTENTION TO PERSPECTIVE.
ete oa ae FIGURES FURTHER AWAY FROM
each character 4 diferent Renae
facial expression (relevant
to their current situation). If TO PRAWN TEE Basie BEAL Baa.
lg tir elses SIAR es aes
the existing personality GUIDELINE FOR THE EVES, NOSE
of your characters. AND MOUTH AND LAYS THE
BASTS FOR ANY INTERACTION,WS
It’s good fo have an idea of how you want to colour a picture before you ink it.
Ifyou plan fo use watercolour, then go for walemproot fineness. Ilyou plan to sean
the Image and colour digitally, try ni pens which have heavily pigmented ink that
tums out more opaque when scanned. Here are some inking techniques:
4 2 % Give the outer
Ink it thicker where Ink it thicker on Seger
two lines join Up, the outer curves. aes
COLOURING WITHOUT
OUTLINES CREATES A
PLEASANT, SOFT EFFECT.
CONTOURS ARE PRODUCED
THROUGH DIFFERENT
AREAS OF CONTRAST,
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If you'd like to colour
the picture using traditional
media, then correct any inking
mistakes using white gouache. Don’t
use Tippex because watercolour, markers
coloured pencils and pastels don't stay
well on that surface. If you realised
that you've used non-water proof ink
then you can scan and print the
outlines on a laser printer.
1) Scan your image with 300dptI (at least).
2) Save your image as a psd, fifor high quailty Jpg.
3) Open the picture in Photoshop or a similar graphic software.
4) Adjust Auto Levels, Levels or Brightness/Contrast fo get the ideal
pe colour quality. if you're [ust scanning outlines, you can tum the image
into a bitmap to get clean edges.
5) You can also ecit various aspects such as reflecting the image,
create symetirical features or nudging certain areas.Painter Classic
You can get Corel Painter Classic free with the purchase of certain
Wacom graphic tablets. This is one colouring technique. You are free
fo experiment with other tools to find a method that best suits you.
4 Pat usng tne Watercolbur
fool Becan
Add some blush Using pink ouiomclicak
— Before you want to Use
— ‘nother function (Airnush. Brush etc}
jp YoUhave to ‘Diy’ the watercolour palit. I you
don't the picture will get saved as a *rf format,
‘which n't compatible with other
graphics programs,
FOR A SOFTER EFFECT
Use the Airsrush te, YOU CAN COLOUR IN THE
WA) corect mistakes and OUTLINES, SELECT THE
to even cut tones. Use BLOCK AREAS USING THE
— | the eyedopperioselect MAGIC WAND IN PHOTOSHOP
| the righ! tone cnd sprey AND PAINT OVER WITH 4
|) over the ores. BRUSH, THE OUTLINES
SHOULD BE 2 FEW SHADES:
DARKER THAN THE aged
RIGHT NEXT TO IT.Coloured Pencil
This is a colouring technique using watercolour and coloured pencils.
9 Point the face with walercolour. Use a pale pink wash
first and gradually build up darker tones. You can get
skin colour by mixing white, yellow and red (for darker
shades brown or ockve}.
2 Wait until everything dries. Take light brown pencil and
colour gently over the watercolour, Try to blend in any
Uneven areas and create a smoothly shaded finish. The
watercolour creales an ideal surface for the pencil pigment
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8 Take a dark brown pencill and fil in the shadows. Yau can
aso we black for a dark dramatic effect, Be very careful
with block because it can quickly make the whole image
too dork. A peneil eraser can ighten creas again,
Paint the rest of the picture using the same method. Don't
forget fo leave out highlights for the hair.
For an even smeather finish, you can blend the penell
using a forchen (available in the pastel or eraser section
of at supply stones).
Sometimes the colour
Create blush on the cheeks will Cover up the black
with a cotton bud and outlines. If you have time,
pink soft pastel. retrace them using a
o Lf black fineliner.
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ONLINE, HOWEVER YOU SHOULD MAKE IT
RESOLUTION
72DPI 18 ENOUGH FOR IMAGES SHOWN.
A WABIT TO WORK AT 300DPI ALL THE
TIME BECAUSE YOU CAN NEVER BE SURE
TF ONE OF YOUR PICTURES MIGHT BE
PRINTED OR PUBLISHED.
‘When printing images, a
AEROS, gamer
paper (heavyweig! lopaper).
It's expensive but makes a Teac
difference to the outcome. It would SS IOS
be a shame fo ruin hours of werk [ust Ke Ke
because you haven't printed A aOr4/
‘on the right paper! tye he
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