This guide introduces aspiring manga artists to drawing chibi characters-wide-eyed caricatures beloved for their cartoonish exaggeration.
Drawing Cute Manga Chibi walks you through the steps needed to draw these adorable characters, while sidebars offer expert tips, pointers on the pitfalls to avoid, and how to use details to bring your drawings to life.
In this book, readers will learn how to imagine and express:Facial expressionsBody postureHairstylesDifferent agesPosesBringing your characters into full-colorDifferent character identities-from a punk rocker to a samurai
Author and Japanese manga artist Ryusuke Hamamoto (Ryu Moto) is best known for his design and creation of the Petit Eva character-who even makes an appearance in this book! In Drawing Cute Manga Chibi, he shares his personal tips, showing you how to break the "rules" of figure drawing in order to create these bobbleheaded cuties. Artists of all ages and levels will have fun creating original characters or reimagining their friends and family as kawaii chibi drawings.
- ISBN10 1462921825
- ISBN13 9781462921829
- Publish Date 25 August 2020
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Tuttle Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 144
- Language English