I added some arrows to show you how far apart each finger should look. Once that is drawn out you add five lines for the fingers. Start this first step by drawing out a bell shape for the mid part of the hand. When colored you should end up with something like this. Here is a typical anime/manga hand as it is seen colored in with fingers spread out and posed. As you can see there are thirteen posses that are commonly seen by anime/manga characters. This second step is not like a step at all, its more like a pose review of all the different types of hand movements and finger positions. As you can see the hand to the left is a regular drawn out anime hand and the one to the right is the same except I have added the skeleton diagram of what the bones would look like. This first step is some what not really a step at all it is more of a diagram of what a manga/anime hand looks like as anatomy. No need for the other since her bang covers it all! Erase any un-needed lines. Go ahead and add an eyebrow peeking through her bangs, and an eye line. Draw in some knee socks and shoes, and the hint of hidden leg beneath her skirt. Try drawing each panel individually and it will help. Draw in a sectioned skirt that is flowing towards the direction her hair is flowing. Add a slight wave to the bottom of her shirt to make it look like it is also caught up in the wind. Start with the top and make sure the sleeves are a bit flared. I love the chibi anime school girl look, so lets go ahead and draw her with a traditional school uniform. Now go ahead and draw in the rest of her hair and be sure to continue with the swept up in the wind look! Go ahead and draw in her choppy bangs with emphasis on a swept look. But lets continue on with the chibi anime girl.Īnime bangs tend to be rather sections and a bit choppy. You can also use this tutorial up to this point to draw a boy if you would like. Most anime chibi bodies are very genderless. Now we can go ahead and draw in her cute playful body. Go ahead and use whatever expression you want! I'm using some basic thick lined eyes and a basic smile. Now that we have the facial guide lines down, draw in some anime eyes and a mouth. Go ahead and draw in the basic rounded cross guide lines for your chibis face. Now we're going to need some help with the face. Add your chin to your circle and draw out your chibi body using angles, lines and circles. Try to make it as round as possible, but if it isn't perfect, don't worry about it. Now, taking what you learned, lets start to draw our own anime chibi! Start with the basic circle. Now you have your chibi head! After that you can choose from a variety of cute anime faces or expressions! I've drawn out several so you can get an idea of what you may want your chibi to look like. In the upper left, you can see I have a circle and just added the basic anime pointed chin to it. Drawing out your chibi anime body is as simple as this!ĭrawing out a chibi head just a simple step away from modifying the circle of the frame. It's easier to see if your proportions are off with the basic wire frame because there is less to it. If you plan on making larger feet and hands, you can try adding triangles to the ends of the hands and feet lines to help guide you through the width that you would prefer.Īs you build the body, keep the frame in mind so you can see any major flaws. Here are a few to give you an idea of how it's done!Ĭhibi anime characters can come in many different shapes and sizes, some small, some tall, but most all of them have a very similar frame to them. To start drawing your own chibi anime character, You can start with any number of different poses that you can easily whip up by drawing the angled chibi frame. It's mostly composed of angles and circles. The basics of a chibi are fairly simple to grasp.