立ち絵 立绘
A [[straight-on|forward-facing]] style of character sprite popular in visual novels. They are commonly (but not always) [[full body]], [[standing]], and feature a [[simple background]].

Tachi-e originated as character art in [[visual novel]]s and adventure games. Often this is a [[looking at viewer|front-facing]] [[game cg|character sprite]] used during conversations with various prepared expressions and poses that can be switched as it flows. It does not strictly require your character to be standing, nor be [[full body]] (e.g. from the [[cowboy shot|knee]] or [[upper body|waist]] up), as long as art is reusable enough - it should qualify.

Aside from the regular tachi-e used in story mode, many gacha games' skin illustration will also have a tachi-e aesthetic, thus they sometimes also come with a [[faux figurine]] counterpart, usually being its evolved form. A clean character art removed from a faux figurine will also likely become a tachi-e if the character is standing, if they're sitting it's [[invisible chair]] instead.

When tagging, use the following rule of thumb: if you can slap an image onto the random background, add a textbox and the result will look like [[fake screenshot]] it should probably be considered a Tachi-e.

Tachi-e is [b]not[/b] applicable if image:

* Has more than one instance of the character ([[turnaround]]s, [[reference sheet]]s, [[multiple views]], [[variations]], [[expressions]], etc...): post #3490670, post #2195716, post #3213462, post #2538995, post #2288278
* Has non [[simple background|simple]] or non [[transparent background]]s ([[zoom layer]]s, [[gradient background]], etc..): post #2925837 (vs post #2951458), post #4133229 (vs post #4133230), post #4028183, post #4151481
* Is a [[character profile]] or featuring character [[stats]]
* Is a [[faux figurine]] or a [[dakimakura (medium)|]]
* Has a tachi-e within [[screenshot]]s or [[fake screenshot]]s: post #818170,  post #1713628
* Has an extra [[outline]]: post #3589935 (vs post #3589913)

h4. Examples

* !post #2251995
* !post #1429310
* !post #3466244
* !post #2922420

h4. See also

* [[variant set]]
* [[tag group:image composition]]

h4. External Links

* "Nico Nico Pedia article":[https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/立ち絵]
* "Pixiv Encyclopedia article":[https://dic.pixiv.net/a/立ち絵]
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