Chibi vs. Chibi!

Right then! Today it’s another shorter one, unfortunately. I’m working on a few longer ones for Friday, though.

Today’s picture is the difference between the actual me (or a close semblance there-of) and the chibi which I always draw in the comics. I said briefly in the post ‘Bleach Tears’ (here: http://searingwings.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bleach-tears.html ) that drawing people to look like themselves is a challenge. Well, turns out that drawing myself as I should look was harder than drawing Nick. I don’t look at myself! Still, here we go to the picture! Underneath will be a list of differences, but feel free to skip those!

On to the differences!

Chibi doesn’t wear glasses – I do.

Chibi’s hair is often in a high ponytail – while I CAN do this, it’s difficult and painful and looks terrible. I go for the low pony tail or a middle-high one.

Chibi’s hair is just a yellow I’m fond of in the default palette in Open Canvas (the program I use to draw on the computer), whereas my hair is more of a straw-coloured, dullish blonde with bits of darker colours in there.

Chibi’s hair also tends to have more volume. I have thin hair, so it tends not to have much volume. Also, my hair in reality starts much further up my forehead. I’m a big-forehead girl. :P

Chibi never has any tattoos – I have three, one of which is on my right forearm and would in reality be always visible in my comics with short sleeves.

Chibi wears that purple strappy t-shirt. I don’t own such a t-shirt, although I draw her in it because I like it and wish I had one. I have a pinky-purple one which is a basic strap top, or this black vest top which I wear more often.

Chibi’s skin tone is based around orange, whereas mine is more pinky.

Chibi never blushes – I’m always blushing.

Chibi tends to wear a bracelet on each wrist – one is her watch which is true to life, one is a small bracelet belt thing which I do actually own but seldom wear. Again, I like it and wish I wore it more often, so Chibi wears it.

Chibi never has detail on her trousers – I always wear jeans or PJ bottoms around the house, and black trousers when I’m going out to work that day.

Chibi’s proportions are out, while you’d expect that to some extent, breasts tend to be exaggerated. Having said that, I don’t have small ones, but I tend to wear clothes which don’t necessarily bring them out so much. Another thing which is on my wish-list of things to do.

Chibi also tends to make expressions which I wish I could make – many of these I have some semblance of, as I make many similar expressions, but obviously it’s easier to manipulate a drawn face than my own (though it’s squishy enough that many have given it a good go!).

And there you have it! That’s all I can think of at the moment, but I’m sure there are many, many more!

Thanks for reading =D