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
