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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext With big glossy eyes and soft pudgy cheeks, it's hard not to love manga chibis and critters. Aspiring tween artists can learn all about these cute creatures as they follow along with step-by-step drawing projects. Instructions for adding color with markers or watercolor make this cartooning book perfect for any fan of manga or anime. Illustrations. 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. Zusammenfassung With big glossy eyes and soft pudgy cheeks, it' s hard not to love manga chibis and critters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Tools & Materials Drawing Techniques Color BasicsCHAPTER 1: Chibi Basics What Makes It a Chibi? Basic Construction Chibi Girl Traits Chibi Boy Traits Breaking it Down: Sakura Breaking it Down: Takashi Basic Chibi Face Average Chibi Boy Chibi Girl Face Chibi Boy Face Chibi Girl Face: Side View Chibi Boy Face: Side View Chibi Body: Front View Chibi Body: Side View Chibi Body: Back View Chibi Body: 3/4 View Super-Chibis Super-Chibi Body Super-Chibis in Action Chibi Eyes Chibi Expre Other Expressions Girl Hairstyles Boy Hairstyles Hair Tips & Tricks Chibi Hands Chibi Feet Chibi Legs Basic Poses Basic Girl Pos Basic Boy Poses Action Poses Baby Chibis Kid Chibis Senior Citizen Chibis Combining Chibi StylesCHAPTER 2: Cute Critters Critter Faces Two-Legged Critters Four-Legged Critters Critter Arms Critter Legs Critter Basic Poses Critter Action Poses Dog Cat Bird Creating Fantasy Critters Critter Combinations Any Critter Can Be ChibiCHAPTER 3: Clothing & Props Chibi Clothing Dressing Up Tops Bottoms Outerwear Footwear Hats Bags Chibi Props Furniture . Chibi Food CHAPTER 4: Bringing it all Together Chibis & Environments ConclusionCHAPTER 5: Templates About the Artists...
List of contents
Introduction
Tools & Materials
Drawing Techniques
Color Basics
CHAPTER 1: Chibi Basics What Makes It a Chibi?
Basic Construction
Chibi Girl Traits
Chibi Boy Traits
Breaking it Down: Sakura
Breaking it Down: Takashi
Basic Chibi Face
Average Chibi Boy
Chibi Girl Face
Chibi Boy Face
Chibi Girl Face: Side View
Chibi Boy Face: Side View
Chibi Body: Front View
Chibi Body: Side View
Chibi Body: Back View
Chibi Body: 3/4 View
Super-Chibis
Super-Chibi Body
Super-Chibis in Action
Chibi Eyes
Chibi Expre
Other Expressions
Girl Hairstyles
Boy Hairstyles
Hair Tips & Tricks
Chibi Hands
Chibi Feet
Chibi Legs
Basic Poses
Basic Girl Pos
Basic Boy Poses
Action Poses
Baby Chibis
Kid Chibis
Senior Citizen Chibis
Combining Chibi Styles
CHAPTER 2: Cute Critters Critter Faces
Two-Legged Critters
Four-Legged Critters
Critter Arms
Critter Legs
Critter Basic Poses
Critter Action Poses
Dog
Cat
Bird
Creating Fantasy Critters
Critter Combinations
Any Critter Can Be Chibi
CHAPTER 3: Clothing & Props Chibi Clothing
Dressing Up
Tops
Bottoms
Outerwear
Footwear
Hats
Bags
Chibi Props
Furniture .
Chibi Food
CHAPTER 4: Bringing it all Together Chibis & Environments
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: Templates About the Artists
About the author
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.
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With big glossy eyes and soft pudgy cheeks, it’ s hard not to love manga chibis and critters.
