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Published: 2014-09-27 09:25:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 12579; Favourites: 582; Downloads: 94
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Description EDIT: please check out my newst Chibi Speedpaint for more details! youtu.be/EITSXHKYZyI


After all this time, I finally decided to make a decent tutorial! 
Many people like my chibis, so I thought it'd be interesting to show you how I do them.

Once again, I really recommend finding your own style! These are some tips I'm giving you so that you can try and experiment to find the style you feel more comfortable with. Try other tutorials too, that's how I found mine :3

You can take a look to my chibi examples:
   

Character belongs to the lovely Rorita-Sakura
Art (c) Nordeva
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Comments: 104

Nordeva In reply to ??? [2016-07-30 09:02:35 +0000 UTC]

Aww I'm so happy to hear that it could help! <3

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loxi321 [2016-02-13 19:09:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for making such a wonderful tutorial wich is easy for everyone to understand, here is what I made
fav.me/d9rldmr

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Nordeva In reply to loxi321 [2016-02-14 10:11:52 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! I'm glad I could help
Aww that's very cute, good job!

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onlyanaccount [2015-02-22 02:16:48 +0000 UTC]

Saving this cause I could need it!

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Nordeva In reply to onlyanaccount [2015-02-22 09:27:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh sounds good

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PanFluffbutt [2015-02-16 03:14:14 +0000 UTC]

I actually tried my own rendition of this... www.furaffinity.net/full/15761… and I am so happy with how it came out; this is actually an amazing style of shading; on more than just chibis too; I really enjoy it and like it much more thann my usual way of shading. Thank you for this.

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Nordeva In reply to PanFluffbutt [2015-02-16 08:04:37 +0000 UTC]

Ohh nice! I'm glad it was helpful :3
It takes practice but this technique is quite fun to use

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PanFluffbutt In reply to Nordeva [2015-02-16 22:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I love it... now if only I could actually draw the chibi properly; it'd be great x3

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Nordeva In reply to PanFluffbutt [2015-02-16 22:29:51 +0000 UTC]

It's just a matter of practice, don't worry. It took a lot of time to get to my chibi style, don't rush

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Sunbeargirl [2015-01-19 14:39:08 +0000 UTC]

That is so cool! I love your descriptive steps.

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Nordeva In reply to Sunbeargirl [2015-01-19 15:03:10 +0000 UTC]

Ah thank you! should I talk to you in English or in Spanish? x'D

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Sunbeargirl In reply to Nordeva [2015-01-20 15:06:37 +0000 UTC]

De nada~ Lol, whichever you prefer. I'm fine with either. XD Necesito escribir en español más, pero soy muy perezosa a veces. XD

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Nordeva In reply to Sunbeargirl [2015-01-20 15:35:17 +0000 UTC]

Pues escríbeme en español, así practicas x'D

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Sunbeargirl In reply to Nordeva [2015-01-21 12:46:42 +0000 UTC]

Okay. XD Haré eso.

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Jonup [2014-11-10 20:17:44 +0000 UTC]

i want to ask how can to get a free verison of paint tool SAI because my work of 30 day before it stop working

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Nordeva In reply to Jonup [2014-11-11 19:08:07 +0000 UTC]

You can just ask in this journal and you'll receive a link to the program! fav.me/d41z2j0 that's what I did when I first got it

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BlackLightningsArt [2014-10-29 21:18:05 +0000 UTC]

*sigh* it seems so easy...
But why it isn't?
nyaa i wish i could draw that amazing chibis as you can, they are all really cute and just
i always practise but, well it seems i will nver can draw them, maybe i'm cursed? *-*

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Nordeva In reply to BlackLightningsArt [2014-10-29 21:29:22 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you! :'3 but it's all about practice! I had to draw, draw and draw until I learned how to do my chibis properly! If you don't believe me, you can see my old drawings from 2010 x'D
What I'm trying to say is that you can't give up if you see really good art, you just have to get inspired by it and think that you'll be able to do it some day! <3

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BlackLightningsArt In reply to Nordeva [2014-10-29 21:40:27 +0000 UTC]

yea i know your right, i always say this to some watchers, who see me as an idol, too.
well i just drawing since 3 years so i think that i can be satisfied with my art skills and somethimes I am but, well mostly not .-. especially my chibis xD 
But i will never stop practising, drawing is my biggest hobby and as a Trainee graphic designer (i hope that's correct) i always need to be creative and to draw :3

Oh and i want to aplogize for my bad english, I'm from germany so my english is not the best :3

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Nordeva In reply to BlackLightningsArt [2014-10-29 22:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah your art is great! You don't have to worry, just have fun with it!
Oh and don't worry about it, you English is good! I'm from Spain so I totally understand ^-^

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BlackLightningsArt In reply to Nordeva [2014-10-29 22:36:16 +0000 UTC]

yea

alraight

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RayFloret [2014-10-13 02:53:37 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, I recently tried your tutorial and it made such a nice difference. *^* Thanks so much for sharing it! Hopefully I can eventually make chibis as cute and squishy as yours!

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Nordeva In reply to RayFloret [2014-10-13 06:40:20 +0000 UTC]

I've just taken a look to your new chibis and gosh that couple look adorable! I'm really glad that my tutorial could help! <3

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RayFloret In reply to Nordeva [2014-10-13 22:56:54 +0000 UTC]

Aww gee, thanks so much! That means a lot coming from you! The tutorial was a huge help, indeed!

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Nordeva In reply to RayFloret [2014-10-14 04:51:58 +0000 UTC]

No problem! And I'm glad ^-^

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Leptonyx [2014-10-09 14:08:41 +0000 UTC]

SAI has always been a little confusing to me. I am hoping some of your posts in the tutorial will take away some of the mystery.

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Nordeva In reply to Leptonyx [2014-10-09 15:06:27 +0000 UTC]

SAI is very easy to use when you get used to it! It works just like any other program, but has great tools and it gives a very soft and nice touch to your drawings ^-^ I hope you get the hang of it soon!

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Leptonyx In reply to Nordeva [2014-11-02 18:47:21 +0000 UTC]

I should probably start by replacing my tablet. VisTablet is mre designed for office use rather than Art. I notie it skips a lot on SAI, even with new batteries.

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Nordeva In reply to Leptonyx [2014-11-02 20:33:18 +0000 UTC]

Oh I see, well, I think any Wacom Bamboo tablet should be good enough for what you need

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Leptonyx In reply to Nordeva [2014-11-03 01:53:28 +0000 UTC]

I think so. I can afford to purchase the SAI, though I know I can get it for free. Still I would prefer to purchase if anything for tutorial and brush upgrades.

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Nordeva In reply to Leptonyx [2014-11-03 06:46:42 +0000 UTC]

The free version also has brush upgrades, it has basically everything the original one does. Just saying! I still had to pay for it last year but that was because I got a job and stuff

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RuneDraconis [2014-09-29 07:05:14 +0000 UTC]

This is a fantastic tutorial, I may use it the next time I'll try drawing chibis! Thank you so much! ♥

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Nordeva In reply to RuneDraconis [2014-09-29 11:28:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I hope it can help! And you're welcome x)

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Saphira1334 [2014-09-29 00:26:46 +0000 UTC]

thank god for more help like this - not too long ago i was drawing some BOMB chibis but its like i lost the ability and every time i try to draw them now its like ?????? *sobs* wut happened

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Nordeva In reply to Saphira1334 [2014-09-29 04:58:37 +0000 UTC]

Awww :c I hope this can help you get that chibi mood back!

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VanillaHellen [2014-09-28 13:18:03 +0000 UTC]

*marks as useful and great forever*

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Nordeva In reply to VanillaHellen [2014-09-28 13:45:03 +0000 UTC]

x33

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OliverKittyKitty [2014-09-28 02:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful Work! I've been saving up some money to get some art programs and technology stuff so I will definitely use this reference   

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Nordeva In reply to OliverKittyKitty [2014-09-28 07:13:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And that's great, I hope this can be helpful ^-^

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red-ysetgo [2014-09-27 19:59:32 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful tutorial!

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Nordeva In reply to red-ysetgo [2014-09-27 20:02:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! x)

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red-ysetgo In reply to Nordeva [2014-09-27 21:18:21 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. c:

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p--Paradox [2014-09-27 18:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Chota looks super adorable in your chibi style.
Seriously.
Beautiful job with this tutorial. ;;

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Nordeva In reply to p--Paradox [2014-09-27 19:58:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! >3<

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PhiaHart [2014-09-27 17:43:39 +0000 UTC]

For the love of God I wish they made SAI for mac
It’s fine though me loves my Photoshop XD

But a very helpful tutorial nonetheless ^^

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Nordeva In reply to PhiaHart [2014-09-27 19:57:44 +0000 UTC]

Yes I know, that's just dumb -.- most of these things can be done in Ps too though

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PhiaHart In reply to Nordeva [2014-09-29 04:06:10 +0000 UTC]

It so is ;w;

Yayz

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Smoki8 In reply to PhiaHart [2014-09-27 19:09:41 +0000 UTC]

My friend uses mac and she has SAI....

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PhiaHart In reply to Smoki8 [2014-09-29 04:05:48 +0000 UTC]

How's that?

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Smoki8 In reply to PhiaHart [2014-09-30 21:58:55 +0000 UTC]

I have to ask her.....

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