Product Review

Master the basics of drawing chibis—which are super-small sidekicks, pets, and alter egos that are essential to manga cartooning—with The Manga Artist’s Workbook: Chibis, by Christopher Hart, a bestselling author in the field of art instruction. This workbook highlights important techniques for creating the chubby rounded bodies, sweet doe eyes, and action poses that make each character unique. With tracing paper, blank practice pages, and exercises, this sketchbook and art tutorial rolled into one as a portable journal will help you master this popular aspect of drawing manga.