If you liked this tutorial, see also the following drawing guides: Kitten, Fat Cat, and Baby Tiger. All you will need is a pencil, an eraser, and a sheet of paper. Would you like to draw an adorable chibi cat? This easy, step-by-step chibi cartoon drawing tutorial is here to show you how. As one anime fan put it, "You guys understand that everything can be improved by drawing cat ears and a tail on it." So were going to give him a very tiny little nose right. Now, if you give him a big nose, its not going to be as cute. And heres the bridge of the nose - very tiny. like the eyes, is very low to the bottom of the face.
Some non-feline characters even take on catlike characteristics during chibi sequences. Learn how to draw a chibi kitten from art instructor Chris Hart in this Howcast video about manga.
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Some of the most famous include Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service, Luna and Artemis from Sailor Moon, Molly from The Ancient Magus Bride, Meowth from Pokémon Chi of Chi's Sweet Home Nyanko-sensei of Natsume's Book of Friends, Arthur of Code Geass, and Korin of Dragon Ball Z. The word "chibi" means "short or small." Chibi characters resemble children (or in this case, kittens) because their heads are unusually large - representing one third to one half of the character's body.Ĭats are extremely common in anime cartoons and manga. This can also be done to show or emphasize certain emotions, like anger or love. Next, try to draw a portrait of a person, trying to draw a nose and all other features of the face and achieve the maximum proportionality of all the details in the drawing.Click HERE to save the tutorial to Pinterest!Ĭhibi refers to a style of "super deformed" Japanese art and animation in which a character's proportions are altered for a cute effect. To reinforce your knowledge gained in this lesson, try drawing a nose from the side several times using the steps above.Īdd shadows of different densities and use different lighting schemes to get different results and to fully develop the skills learned. This was another basic drawing lesson in which we tried to most accurately and clearly show you the process of drawing a nose from the side. To make it easier to find mistakes, look at your drawing through a mirror, or move away from it. Try to find all the smallest mistakes and inaccuracies and correct them. For a more detailed understanding of the structure of shadows on objects, we advise you to check out our article on light and shadow.Ĭompare your drawing of the nose with our example. With the light falling from above, add hatching in the areas of the nose where the light is not falling.
Correct any inaccuracies, if any.Īdd shadows to give the nose drawing a more voluminous look.
Now, carefully erase all the guidelines from the nose drawing. Try very carefully to depict all the curves and outlines of the muscles and bones under the skin. Using smooth and clean lines, carefully draw the outlines of the nose, giving it a more complete look. Now let’s start drawing the nose in more detail. Draw another line down from the center of the chibi's head and work your way down. Draw a line around the circle slightly below half of it. To draw the nose and its details more correctly and convincingly, we advise you to read our article on the anatomy of the nose for artists. In this tutorial, you'll be drawing chibis sideways. Now sketch the wing of the nose at the bottom using very light and smooth lines. At this stage, we need to sketch the outlines of the nose and its borders. Use very light and general lines without trying to detail the drawing of the nose.