Course Prices
Inside UK
£400.00
Outside UK
£425.00
Instalments UK & International
£400.00 in 4 instalments at £100.00 each
International students will not be supplied with a paper copy
🎨 Chibi Character Creation Course
Step into the playful, expressive world of chibi art — where big emotions, bold personalities, and exaggerated proportions bring characters instantly to life.
This self-paced online course is a style-focused creative experience for anyone who loves chibi illustration and wants to explore it properly. Rather than focusing on realism or technical perfection, you’ll learn what makes chibi work — how personality, expression, and proportion combine to create characters that feel lively, charming, and full of story.
Working in any media you enjoy, you’ll develop original chibi characters through a series of creative projects designed to help you embrace exaggeration, visual storytelling, and playful design — with supportive tutor feedback guiding you throughout.
👩‍🎨 Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for both complete beginners and more experienced artists. If you’re a fan of anime, manga, or stylised character art, and want to explore a bold, playful visual language, this course is for you.
- Anime, manga, and chibi art fans who want to create characters in a recognisable, expressive style
- Illustrators and cartoonists curious about stylisation, exaggeration, and character-driven storytelling
- Beginners drawn specifically to chibi, looking for a fun, low-pressure way into character illustration
- More experienced artists who want to experiment with a lighter, more playful visual language
You can work digitally or traditionally, and at whatever drawing level you’re currently at. This course doesn’t focus on realism, anatomy drills, or “correct” drawing — it’s about embracing a distinctive visual style and enjoying the creative freedom chibi art allows.
đź“š What to expect
- Study from anywhere with flexible, self-paced distance learning
- Most students complete the course in 4–6 months, though you’re free to take longer
- Complete six character-focused creative projects, each exploring a different aspect of chibi style
- Work in any media you’re comfortable with — digital, traditional, or mixed
- Learn through playful challenges and practical design tasks rather than technical drills
- Receive personal tutor feedback that supports your ideas, style choices, and creative direction
Curious how our tutor support works?
Read more about tutor-supported learning →
🧠What you’ll learn
- What defines chibi art — and why it’s so appealing
- How to design original chibi characters with personality, emotion, and charm
- Using exaggeration, expression, and proportion to communicate character instantly
- Storytelling through poses, gestures, and character relationships
- Linework, colour choices, and visual consistency across a cast of characters
- How to develop a recognisable chibi style you can build on for personal projects, fan art, or illustration work
✨ Curious About Chibi Art?
If you’d like to explore what makes chibi such a loved and playful illustration style, read our article:
🖼️ Student Gallery
See what our students have created on this course: Chibi Character Creation Gallery
❤️ Student Feedback
"Monique is an amazing tutor — her enthusiasm and love for art is really inspiring... I feel I’ve learned so much... It’s been a really fun, enjoyable course too."
"Monique is an amazing tutor! Her feedback was extremely detailed and constructive… a real labour of love!"
"This course has been excellent... I loved the course and have learnt so much. Thank you Monique for your brilliant constructive feedback."
FAQs
What is Chibi?
Chibi is a style of drawing characters with exaggerated proportions — typically with large heads, small bodies, and cute, expressive features. It’s often used in anime and manga artwork to portray characters in a playful or adorable way.
Is this course suitable for beginners?
Yes! Whether you’re completely new to art or already experienced, you’ll find the course accessible and engaging. It’s designed to support all levels with guided steps and creative flexibility.
Can I work digitally or do I need to use traditional media?
You can use either. The course is flexible, so you’re welcome to create your artwork using digital tools, traditional materials, or a mix of both — whatever suits your style and setup.
Will I receive tutor feedback?
Yes. You’ll receive personal feedback on each of your six projects from your tutor, Monique Piscaer-Bailey. Her guidance will help you grow in confidence and develop your chibi character creation skills.
How many projects are included in this course?
The Chibi Character Creation Course includes six structured projects. These are designed to help you build up your skills and apply what you learn step-by-step.
Need help choosing the right course?
If you’re unsure whether Chibi Character Development is the right course for you, we can guide you.
Use our course advice quiz →
đź’ł Ready to enrol?
Scroll to the top to choose your payment method and start creating your own chibi characters.
Students are able to upload their artwork to the 'The Art Room' on our website. Each student is
given a unique username and password on enrolment for their own private area in
The Art Room.
Students can upload their artwork for the tutor to collect and
critique. The tutor will then upload feedback for the student to download. If
you do not have facilities to upload your artwork, you can mail your artwork to
the tutors centre and receive your artwork back with your critique.
It is essential you label all
packages/artwork with your student number.
The Chibi courses is written to be complete in itself. However we realise that students may appreciate being able to get clarification about various things as they work through their programme as well wanting reassurance that they are putting techniques into practice effectively. The tutor provides the support to deal with relevant queries.
The Chibi course has its own dedicated Tutor - Monique Bailey. Monique keeps the course up to date and relevant to today's students. She is available to the individual student for advice and encouragement. The course has regular exercises and assignments that are constructed in such a way as to give the student the opportunity to practice the techniques learnt on the course and to test themselves as they go along. Students are encouraged to submit the assignment work to the college for the tutor to critique.
The assignment work may be suitable for inclusion in a student's Portfolio of Work that could be very useful later. The college will use the assignments submitted as the basis the award of your diploma.
If work is posted in it will be returned, although we do recommend using the online submission system.
On successful completion of this course you will have studied new skills and gained knowledge for your own enjoyment and development.
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I have absolutely loved the Chibi Character Creation course! Monique is an amazing tutor - her enthusiasm and love for art is really inspiring and she has given loads of positive and practical, constructive feedback. Thank you Monique. I feel I’ve learned so much - as well as learning how to create chibi characters, so much of the process could be adapted for drawing other character styles and the section on colour pencil was really helpful. So many useful, practical tips. It’s been a really fun, enjoyable course too. I remember looking at Monique’s beautiful drawings when I first looked at the coursework and hoping that by the end of the course I would be able to draw chibi characters that I felt really proud of. I do feel really proud of the characters I’ve created for my final assignment, so thank you!
Monique is an amazing tutor! Her feedback was extremely detailed and constructive…a real labour of love!
The Chibi creation course has been excellent. Monique Bailey is so creative and enthusiastic and this inspired me to learn a totally different style of drawing. I loved the course and have learnt so much and I know I have so much much more to learn. I am a Senior but am always ready to learn something new, thank you Monique for your brilliant constructive feedback.