Mini Chibi Art Class: A Complete Course in Drawing Cuties and Beasties - Includes 19 Step-by-Step Tutorials!: Volume 2

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Mini Chibi Art Class: A Complete Course in Drawing Cuties and Beasties - Includes 19 Step-by-Step Tutorials!: Volume 2
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Yoai
SeriesCute and Cuddly Art
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 188,Width 150
Category/GenreDrawing and drawings
Graphic novel and Manga artwork
Painting and art manuals
ISBN/Barcode 9781631067174
ClassificationsDewey:741.51
Audience
General
Illustrations color illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Race Point Publishing
Imprint Race Point Publishing
Publication Date 19 May 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

In this highly portable mini version of Chibi Art Class, renowned anime artist Yoai teaches you the art of chibi, step by adorable step.Chibi is Japanese slang for "short," and popular Instagram anime artist Yoai (@yoaihime) shows you how to draw these adorable doll-like characters in Mini Chibi Art Class. Chibis are mini versions of Japanese anime and manga characters and are defined by their large heads and tiny bodies, both of which contribute to their kawaii, or cuteness, factor. Here, you'll learn how to create chibis' signature bodies, facial features, and props, including dreamy eyes, fun clothes and shoes, vibrant hair, colorful accessories, and lively backgrounds. You'll also learn how to color and shade your vertically challenged characters for optimal cuteness. This book also features 19 chibi tutorials with simplestep-by-step illustrations and instructions, inspiration galleries, blank body bases for you to start your own chibi drawings, and uncolored chibis for practicing coloring and shading. Mini Chibi Art Class is part of a series of adorable mini versions of Race Point art reference books that include Mini Kawaii Doodle Class and Mini Kawaii Doodle Cuties. Thanks to this take-anywhere crash course, soon you will be enhancing your notebooks, stationery, artwork, and more with your own unique chibi world. Mini Chibi Art Class is now in session!

Author Biography

Yoai is a Toronto-based anime artist with a worldwide fan base and popular accounts on Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Deviantart, and YouTube under the handle @yoaihime. She is the author of Chibi Art Class and Anime Art Class.