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~AzKailani wrote to me the other day, asking if I could give some tips on how to draw, particularly on how I do chibi-style. I've always believed that my style is not really anything special (as the characters look more like I've drawn them as kids than actual chibi), but I told her that I'd try to show her how I do it anyway.

Well... my camera work while I was drawing this pic was less than remarkable... I didn't notice that the digital camera's resolution had been set way, waaaaay low when I started taking pictures. Gah, so much for that idea (I had been too lazy to scan after each and every step). Oh, well. Maybe I could try to make the pictures clearer someday. For now, I hope everyone could still see what I was doing, at least.

For a nice "how to" on the more common "chibification" process, try this: [link ]

You can also look into this if you're curious on how I draw with guidelines.

(Edit) Since a lot of people were asking, I used the following pencils for this drawing:
- A Staedtler karat aquarell colored pencil for the blue lines.
- A sharpened Staedtler HB pencil for the black lines.

But really, any light blue colored pencil, or typical lead pencil, will probably do.


Olivia and Jason © =unicorn-catcher
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Comments: 124

ExperimentalSoul [2012-08-30 06:22:07 +0000 UTC]

First U use a Blue colour pencil? Then after everything u start with the black? o.o" GOOD Idea.. .p.

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Stealthfang [2012-03-28 20:49:25 +0000 UTC]

thx alot

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missing-cute-love [2011-01-27 06:15:58 +0000 UTC]

awseome!i love the picture!even though im new i think i'm getting the hang of this

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hellones [2010-10-07 05:21:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank for good explanation : )

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chaneljay In reply to hellones [2010-10-08 09:07:46 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. I hope it was useful to you.

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Nit13 [2010-09-29 11:24:58 +0000 UTC]

A Nice Tutorial though it takes a very long time to do...

I envy every manga artists here that I SOMETIMES GET TOOOOOOOO ANGRay! AAAAAAAAAARGHHHH

thennn

So hlep me pleaaase!

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chaneljay In reply to Nit13 [2010-10-01 01:46:50 +0000 UTC]

Well... there's really not much to teach. Just practice, look at some references, practice what's given there, and practice again, incorporating everything you've learned so far.

I still have much to learn myself.

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Nit13 In reply to chaneljay [2010-10-10 15:47:33 +0000 UTC]

thnx a lot


pls keep me posted

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Afropunch13 [2010-09-21 09:03:06 +0000 UTC]

really helpful
thanks man

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moonlyt143 [2010-08-07 04:21:03 +0000 UTC]

are you Filipino?

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chaneljay In reply to moonlyt143 [2010-08-07 08:47:25 +0000 UTC]

Yep...

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moonlyt143 In reply to chaneljay [2010-08-07 10:33:29 +0000 UTC]

cool pareho tayo!!!

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growyoung [2010-03-15 03:01:05 +0000 UTC]

A little hard to follow but wonderful.

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Iylene16 [2010-02-24 04:41:18 +0000 UTC]

cute!

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goodgirlrose [2010-02-18 18:32:33 +0000 UTC]

awwwwwwwwwwww cute

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MiasmaMelody [2010-01-24 17:25:39 +0000 UTC]

OMG so cute!!!

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puppy1 [2010-01-17 16:24:04 +0000 UTC]

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puppy1 [2010-01-17 16:23:14 +0000 UTC]

kool lmaoo this helped me ALOT!

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xXBlossomchanXx [2009-12-20 20:36:11 +0000 UTC]

Cuteee~! X3

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RPopper [2009-10-21 20:04:52 +0000 UTC]

DUDE THAT IS MY BIRTHDAY!!! xD...sorry I had 2 point that out.

COOL!!! They r so cute.

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RingtailFox [2009-10-07 06:09:18 +0000 UTC]

OMG, this totally helps me out! Thanks so much for creating it! (I've been struggling for quite some time now)

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kyriewolfluver212 [2009-09-08 04:09:16 +0000 UTC]

CUTE!!! and useful!

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LiaxKate [2009-07-27 08:45:42 +0000 UTC]

this is really good and absolutly ADORABLE. anyways thanks it helped (Y)

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SangreDeRosa [2009-07-21 20:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Simple and quick thank you so much for posting this
Helped me so much ^^
+fav

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Wade007 [2009-07-19 23:05:03 +0000 UTC]

What did you use to ink?

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Maeill [2009-07-17 16:49:55 +0000 UTC]

This is a awesome tutorial


But I wanted to ask you, why do you draw with a blue pencil? A lot of people do that, but I still don't really understand why xD

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chaneljay In reply to Maeill [2009-07-17 23:39:43 +0000 UTC]

It's not an absolute requirement (I don't use it anymore, actually), but if drawn lightly, the lines drawn with a blue pencil (red also works...) would hardly show after scanning (in B&W) than if you used a black one. Aside from which, it's a lot less confusing to differentiate your guides and final lines if you use different colors for each.

Using a colored pencil is very useful for those who'd like to just simply clean their lines after transferring to the computer. For those who re-trace their lines using a digital editing tool, though, there's hardly any need to do this.

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Wade007 [2009-07-16 02:54:32 +0000 UTC]

It is a fantastic tutorial, helps a lot.

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crazymangalover [2009-05-10 17:03:55 +0000 UTC]

woot!!
thx i kinda needed this......... a lot
cute pic by the way
i'll try to master the art of chibi drawing

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Buggy793 [2009-04-05 00:19:06 +0000 UTC]

Cool! I'll try to get this down. Eventually... lol
Thanks for the tutorial!

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kareymogg [2009-03-18 09:22:11 +0000 UTC]

this.. is... AWESOME
really good tutorial

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spiker369 [2009-03-18 00:46:38 +0000 UTC]

this helped me so much!

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h3cticchav3z [2009-03-09 08:33:44 +0000 UTC]

omg ty that it so kool i love the pic!!!!!!
ausom!!!

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Chibikorea [2009-03-08 19:47:40 +0000 UTC]

aww!! the end product is so cuteee

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These-eyes [2009-02-26 12:17:09 +0000 UTC]

Still kudos on a really good/helpful tutorial though

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These-eyes [2009-02-26 11:37:01 +0000 UTC]

Hey,
This is a good tutorial except once I got to the point of drawing in the face... I was stuck... It doesnt say anything about how to actually draw particular eyes or where eye brows should be positioned...

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WishfulArtist [2009-02-17 01:27:56 +0000 UTC]

aw! so cute!

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shadowstorm1995 [2009-01-21 16:49:18 +0000 UTC]

omg the picture is so cute!!! xD

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naiomii [2008-12-29 12:44:05 +0000 UTC]

nice tut.
just wanna know.
what kind of drawing supplies did u use here?

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chaneljay In reply to naiomii [2009-02-21 15:58:52 +0000 UTC]

Staedtler karat aquarell colored pencil for the blue lines (which could be bought at National Book Store), and a typical sharpened Staedtler HB pencil for inking.

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RoomNoGood [2008-12-04 03:55:21 +0000 UTC]

What is that blue colored pencil? is that just a regular blue colored pencil? or something

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chaneljay In reply to RoomNoGood [2009-02-21 15:59:57 +0000 UTC]

I used a Staedler, but it shouldn't really be any different from any regular blue colored pencil... I think.

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zackfox123 [2008-11-18 22:08:57 +0000 UTC]

chibi drawing i mean

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zackfox123 [2008-11-18 22:07:37 +0000 UTC]

the dhibi drawing you did at the bottem of the page IT WAS SOOO CUTE

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XsilverstarX [2008-11-10 21:25:46 +0000 UTC]

where do you get pencils like that? With the blue lines?

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kappa-neko In reply to XsilverstarX [2008-12-23 20:05:26 +0000 UTC]

you just buy the colored lead at a hobby shop or supply shop^^

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TimeFalcon [2008-11-09 02:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial!

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ps4 [2008-10-20 02:44:30 +0000 UTC]

How about from 3/4's view? does the shoulders have to not exceed the width of the head still or nah?

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VioletWater [2008-10-19 03:58:25 +0000 UTC]

Kooleo

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mistahKarlxD [2008-09-06 02:05:54 +0000 UTC]

i like the way you draw chibi and i think its really cute dude xD

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