So yeah i'm like the chibi artist for the project, i'm not as pro as helvetica to draw things on a tablet and stuff so i use the good old Adobe Ilustrator (original of course i would never download illegal stuff) yeah right
chibis are by far the easiest anime-thing you can draw, they're simple, funny and cute
but maoh how do you draw chibis?
Well is your lucky day, i'll reveal the secret for the perfect chibi sprites!
All you need:
*A idea (in this case i'll use the gorgeous Morrigan Aesland)
http://feb.imghost.us/ABPg.png
*A model, go ahead and draw one don't worry if it doesn't turns out very good
* 1-2 hours
first off you'll start with something mediocre like this
http://feb.imghost.us/ABhr.png
Don't panic, is normal to puke somethimes
Now you have to worry about her eyes, hair and accesories, don't worry about tails and long hair as long as the necesary is done
Once you manage to draw the eyes and hair you'll get something like this
http://feb.imghost.us/ABiG.png
Still looking bad huh? no worries
now focus on the clothes and body accesories, in my case it was very hard to get her wings to look acceptable, but i did managed somehow (kinda)
then it would turn out like this
http://feb.imghost.us/ABiX.png
Yes there's no color yet, you need to know what's above and what's below
so now the body is done, is time to start coloring, is easy(?) when your drawing is based on a image since you can just copy color here and there
Once you managed to get over that hell it will look something like this
http://feb.imghost.us/ABip.png
Looking a little better right?, but is not over yet! there comes the funniest part: lights and shadows
fortunately chibis don't need complicated effects, just do both on the hair, make the shadow of the hair over the face and voilà you're done
of course be a little more careful and detailed with the eyes, wich is the main focus on every anime-based character
So after adding the long hair and fixing some minor lines here and there i got this
http://feb.imghost.us/ABmg.png
It does looks pretty decent considering the 1 and a half hour i had to do it
And like this, ladies and gentlemen, is how a chibi is born.