So I'm trying my hand at a chibi...


Deebs

 

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I wanted to put together a cute little chibi piece for my wife's character Jade Ohm, but the more I look at it, the more I think I'd really like to improve A LOT before giving it to her. I started out with pencil (and then blue colored pencil - is there a special kind I should be using?), then used the Polygon Lasso tool to do line work. Finally, I started coloring it.

Now... you should be able to tell that I'm far from done with coloring, but really, I think I want to start completely over. It just... doesn't look right. Everything about it seems just a little out of place, even for a chibi.

Any suggestions?


Where do we go from here?

 

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welp following the link (that took me to the virtueverse wiki bleargh ) I found the screenshot of your wifes character and could easily ID the chibi as being based on her character .

so in that regards I think your fine .

I usually draw a few poses on a scrap piece of paper before settling on an idea I like or even a character design I like (typically I use cheap copy paper as its easy to transfer a good idea from a page of doodles )

but honestly I think its cute , it would be a bit stronger if she was doing something other than just standing though (I fall into a rut of drawing folks just standing sometimes myself ) but if you can find a defining action for the figure to be doing it adds alot .

links below to three chibis in action poses that help define the characters a bit

Snowman Frost Tipping his hat in the best christmas special tradition.

Pep Rally lifting weights as SS/Invuln cheerleaders like to do

Johnny Kell hurling some fire as a dirty ol fire blaster

the proportions your using and that I use are pretty much the same but you'll find tons of variation in chibis as everyone has there own ideas on it .

but yeah if your planning to redraw her in the future figure out things that define the character and pose her accordingly .

heck little things like talking on the phone , chewing on a pencil , shooting energy all help add to the picture .

bleh im too long winded

short version

the chibi looks fine and well represents the character its based on , try using a more dynamic pose in the future to help liven up the picture IMHO


 

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Looks good Zenvy!


 

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looks good as a first attempt for a chibi Zen, certainly better than anything I'd be able to attempt lol


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Hey, I didn't know you did a chibi of Pep, DB! I would never have known if I hadn't been looking for my old art trade post! That's awesome! ! ! !

Thanks.

*grabs free artz*