Manga Mania Chibi and Furry Characters: How to Draw the Adorable Mini-Characters and Cool Cat-Girls of Manga

by Christopher Hart

Book Overview

Everyone loves chibi, the newest, hottest manga style out of Asia. Chibis--characters that range from hypercute miniature people to bizarrely sexy furry characters--come in all varieties, all roles,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823029778
• ISBN13: 9780823029778
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Christopher Hart's best book yet!!!

This has got to be Christopher Hart's best book yet. It covers alot of things such as cat girls and my favorite section,the super stylized chibis!! It great book and is highly recomended for any manga artist. I loved it and you should get the book. :-)

Rockin'

For a while i thought i couldn't draw. Then i got this for christmas. w00t! Hart does such a great job showing the reader how to draw! Maybe its the fact that my porportion drawing sucks, because the wonderful world of chibis actually encourages the artist to make a fat, big headed, short limbed character! My drawing are adorable now! The book takes you step by step until you;ve reached max cuteitude! If i had known it would rock so much, i wouldn't have waited!

Awesome and Helpful BOOK!!!!

OMG! This was the best how-to book i have ever READ!!!!! It is so thorough. I could draw everything, and it came out near perfection. My friends loved, I loved, and heck, my GRANDFATHER loved it! He thought it was really, really good, in terms of teaching you how to draw! I loved it, and recommend it to everyone! The book shows you step by step how to draw cat-girls (beautiful) and cute tropical girl/chibi/cat-girl and other adorable creatures. It teaches you when to use super-deformed characters, and uses cute drawings (eg, questionable little angel (my fave!) to enable you to use different, effective techniques! This is chock-full of great things!

Great for artists' of all age groups!

Chistopher Hart has truly out done himself with this book,as well as his other book fantasy worlds. In this book, Hart gives you examples of teaching you how to draw chibi characters as well as telling you what makes a chibi a chibi. A great thing about this book is that they have a large section of how to draw a variety of cat girls!!! That was my most favorite part! I really enjoyed this book alot, and as a bonus I will give you the run down of what to expect in the book.... Chibi basics What makes a chibi a chibi? The chibi head Drawing the chibi head step by step Full figures: Standard manag versus chibi Turn any character into a chibi Personality pointers The chibi size size chart Drawing the chibi face and body step by step full body views Chibi characters and costumes Costumes Mischevious chibis! Making eye contact Girl costumes and popular japanese roles Stupid chibis! Regular chibis versus super small chibis Super small chibis Fantasy chibis: Angels, fairies, and princesses Chibi Expressions, emotions, and attitudes Emotions body language with special effects Magical effects Chibi cat girls and furry characters Furry-style ears Chibi cat-girls:full figures Boxing cats Chibi cat girl types In-space adventures Standard-size cat girls Standard-size cat girls: the basics Drawing the cat-girls head step by step Drawing the cat-girl versus human head drawing cat-girl bodies step by step From tame to wild Cat-girl hand and foot markings Cat-girl prsonalities Cat-girl poses Cat-girl scenes Foreshortening A world of cat girls! Chibi and magical creatures Standard monsters versus chibi monsters Creating chibi monsters from basic shapes Creating chibi monsters from inanimate objects Pterodactyl chibi monsters Chibi monsters with magical powers Magicalchibis without owners Super stylized chibis Little lady Super stylized chibi boy Super stylized chibi cat girl Super stylized chibi rabbit girl Chibi trouble maker Witch in training Little angel Wishing on a star Candy girl Serious student Chibi hero fighter Tropical girl The rest of the pictures are basically sample images showing you that you can use a chibi in certain scenes of regular sized characters, like when they are emabarrassed or mad. The chibi form of that person shows great expression, as well as hillarity. Plus chibis are ultra cute! This book is a perfect add on to any how to draw collection. I definitely recommend this book to any artist, whether beginner or intermediate, this book is extremely helpful. A must buy!

Wonderful, Just what the doctor ordered

This book has so much to offer; I don't even know where to begin. There are great step-by-step's, wonderful poses, expressions, techniques, and just some very impressive artwork. Chibi and Furry has so many high quality, incredibly creative ideas. I was super impressed and blown away. I can't recommend this book enough.