Since I will change all sharp edges into a curve, I omit sharp parts such as the nose. You can also use a small dot to represent the nose. The mouth is small, and you can often omit drawing the nose. The eyes of a chibi express the most emotion, so draw them very large.įor some comical expressions, the eyes are drawn only with straight lines. (You can imagine the curve of the latitude and longitude lines of the earth as an example of this.) The eyes of a chibi are quite large, so place the horizontal line for the eyes slightly lower.ĭraw the character’s eyes and mouth. I replace the sharp jawline with a smooth curve.ĭraw guide lines for placing the eyes and mouth.Īs I mentioned earlier, since the head is a sphere, draw the guide following the shape of a ball instead of flat paper. I mentioned earlier that you should focus on the roundness, as most parts of chibi character are soft and round. One feature that differentiates a chibi from a typical human is the lack of sharp edges around the jawline.
Once you learn how to draw a chibi, you can apply the same principles to versions with slightly different body proportions. To start with, try to learn how to draw one particular proportion. There isn’t a rule on the proportions, and people will have different preferences on how they draw chibis.
A chibi is a form of stylized character drawing that originates in Japan.