How To Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters: Discover Techniques For Creating Adorable Chibi Characters And Doe-Eyed Manga Animals (Walter Foster Studio)

How To Draw Manga Chibis & Cute Critters: Discover Techniques For Creating Adorable Chibi Characters And Doe-Eyed Manga Animals (Walter Foster Studio)

With big glossy eyes and soft pudgy cheeks, it's hard not to love manga chibis and critters. In this latest addition to the Walter Foster Studio series for tweens, aspiring artists can learn all about these cute creatures as they follow along with step-by-step drawing projects that?range from a mischievous chibi princess and a roly poly ninja to a furry manga bunny and a cuddly panda cub. Also included is a chapter on how to render any animal or person as a "chibi-fied" character. Instructions for adding color with markers or watercolor make this cartooning book perfect for any tween fan of manga or anime.From the Back CoverHold on to your heartstrings?a delightful, whimsical world full of glossy-eyed, pudgy-cheeked manga chibis and cuter-than-cute critters awaits you! In this colorful book, you?ll learn everything you need to start drawing standard chibis, super-chibis, and a range of two-legged and four-legged chibi animals. From using basic tools to capturing proportions, rendering facial features, creating expressions, and mastering poses, this book is jampacked with valuable instruction for drawing all things chibi! Along the way, fun practice exercises offer tips for honing your craft, while handy templates for photocopying or scanning allow you to put your newfound skills to use.About the AuthorSamantha Whitten is? Virginia-based?ndependent 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.Excerpt. ?Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.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.