How To Draw a Fat and Simple Chibi

Hey guys! This tutorial is made for beginners. Or people who are new to the chibi concept. It's a very easy tutorial and I hope you guys have fun following it. I'm also deeply sorry about the quality of then images. Scanning is too much work considering that my scanner takes forever to load. Feel free to share your drawings in the comment box below!

Approx. Time: 5-10 mins. Maybe even less...

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Step 1: Head

Start by drawing a circle. In this tutorial, you'll be drawing chibis sideways. Draw a line around the circle slightly below half of it. Draw another line down from the center of the chibi's head and work your way down.

emilyvanleemput says: Aug 4, 2012. 12:55 AM

fantastic!
Great drawing

cynthia2901 (author) in reply to emilyvanleemputAug 20, 2012. 9:19 AM

Thanks! Sorry about the late reply!

kaylaangelkisses says: Jun 19, 2012. 6:18 AM

PLEASE look at my stuff

cynthia2901 (author) in reply to kaylaangelkissesJun 21, 2012. 7:30 AM

Sure! Great instructables you have there! ^ ^

kaylaangelkisses in reply to cynthia2901Jun 21, 2012. 2:19 PM

Thanks. I know there not very good...

cynthia2901 (author) in reply to kaylaangelkissesJun 22, 2012. 9:08 PM

No! They're actually good! Especially the Samurai hat. I suck at origami XP

kaylaangelkisses in reply to cynthia2901Jun 23, 2012. 4:51 AM

Thanks. I've been doing origami along time. The hat was my first 'ible. I had no idea how to use this. >_<

cynthia2901 (author) in reply to kaylaangelkissesJun 23, 2012. 6:46 AM

Although I've been taught origami since a young age, the only things I can make is a star... And I'm not even sure if stars are part of origami...

kaylaangelkisses in reply to cynthia2901Jun 24, 2012. 4:05 PM

Yea, it is. The type is called modular origami. You don't use one single peice of paper. You should learn how to make a crane. Its pretty easy and alot of people will be inpressed :3

ravenking says: Jun 23, 2012. 10:17 AM

Your tutorial inspired me! So I want to share my chibi that I drew with my nintendo. :)

cynthia2901 (author) in reply to ravenkingJun 24, 2012. 4:53 AM

I'm glad you're inspired! Great drawing! I love the hair! Tip: Make the bump a little bigger. You'll master the chibi concept with some more practice. >.^

ravenking says: Jun 22, 2012. 10:19 AM

This is a good tutorial! Where did you hear about chibi style drawing?

cynthia2901 (author) in reply to ravenkingJun 22, 2012. 9:06 PM

Thanks! I started drawing anime early February of 2012. I soon discovered chibis through other's fan-arts. That's when I started experimenting on chibi styles. It's funny cause I learnt that circles are the guide to almost every drawing. So I started using circles... And now I'm using them everywhere. From anime drawings to realistic ones.