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
Explore the fun, expressive world of chibi art — where creativity meets cuteness and personality bursts from every page. This self-paced, distance learning course is perfect for anyone who wants to bring imaginative characters to life in the signature chibi style. You’ll learn to create expressive poses, develop engaging character designs, and experiment with exaggerated proportions that define this popular art form. Whether you’re new to drawing or looking to expand your stylistic range, this course will guide you step-by-step. It's a joyful, accessible way to improve your character illustration skills and embrace playful storytelling through art.
👩‍🎨 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.
- Complete beginners looking for a fun way into character illustration
- Anime and manga fans wanting to develop their drawing skills
- Artists who want to explore stylisation, exaggeration, and storytelling
đź“š What to expect
- Study from anywhere with full distance learning access
- Work at your own pace — most students complete the course in 4–6 months
- Submit 6 structured assignments and receive personal tutor feedback
- Use any media you’re comfortable with — digital or traditional
- Learn through creative challenges and practical character design tasks
🧠What you’ll learn
- The key characteristics and appeal of chibi-style art
- How to develop original chibi characters with personality and emotion
- Tips for exaggeration, expression, and stylised proportions
- Storytelling and world-building through character poses and design
- Techniques for linework, colour choices, and consistency across a cast
🧑‍🏫 Meet your tutor
Your tutor is Monique Piscaer-Bailey, a professional illustrator with a passion for storytelling and playful design. Monique will support you throughout the course with helpful, encouraging feedback tailored to your unique style and goals.
🖼️ 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 assignments from your tutor, Monique Piscaer-Bailey. Her guidance will help you grow in confidence and develop your character creation skills.
How many assignments are included in this course?
The Chibi Character Creation Course includes six structured assignments. These are designed to help you build up your skills and apply what you learn step-by-step.
đź’ł Ready to enrol?
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.