Chibi Anime Characters Standing Together

Three chibi friends stand in a row with their shoulders touching, and every one of them is grinning. The heads are drawn about as tall as the bodies below them, which is what gives chibi art its toy proportions, and it also means the faces give you very little to fill and the clothes give you plenty.

On the left is a short haired child in an open jacket over a collared top, with cuffed shorts and a pair of ankle boots. In the middle stands the tallest of the three in a zip up hooded jacket with a ribbon tie at the throat, pockets on both sides and lace up sneakers. On the right is a long haired girl in a sailor collar dress with a small bow at the chest, a pleated hem and slip on shoes finished with tiny bows.

A single tuft of hair springs up from two of the three heads, a shorthand anime uses for a cheerful character. There is no background at all, so the page stays bright and the three outfits carry the whole sheet. Give each friend a different palette and let one shade repeat across all three, in the shoes or the collars, to tie the group together as a set rather than three separate drawings.