Super-Cute Chibis to Draw and Paint

Writtenforartstudentsaswellasforprofessionalillustratorswhodesignposters,computerart,graphicnovels,andrelatedmedia,thiscolor-illustratedbookpresentsfundamentalinstructiononcreatingchibis--diminutive,large-eyedAnime-stylecartooncharactersthatareattractingincreasinginterestintoday'spopularartmarkets.Theauthorpresentsstep-by-stepdirectionsfordrawingandpainting30ofthesetinyandappealingchildlikefiguresandanimals.Asstudentslearnthebasicsofchibistyleanddeveloprelatedvisualtechniques,theycangoontocreatechibisoftheirownoriginaldesign.Eachofthebook'sthirtycharactersispresentedwithabasiclinedrawingthatstudentscancopy,scan,ortracebeforeaddingpersonalizedfeatures.Adviceisgivenonhowtosimplifyandexaggeratefacialfeatures,andhowtorenderthedistinctiveelementsthatmakeeachfinishedcharacterunique.Thebookisfilledwithinstructiveillustrationsincolorandblackandwhite.