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Mahalo art and animation expert Ken O'Brien maps out all of the shapes necessary to draw SpongeBob SquarePants.
Step 1: Basic Body Map
Step 2: Character Breakdown
- Draw a perfect square to form SpongeBob's body.
- Draw a line of action down the middle of the square (depending on what direction you want SpongeBob to face).
- Draw two circles for eyes on either side of the line of action.
- Draw a long rectangle on the side.
- Draw two thin rectangles to form the arms.
- Draw two small squares for the teeth.
Step 3: Draw SpongeBob SquarePants
Now that you know the basic shapes that make up SpongeBob SquarePants, follow along with Ken in the video below as he draws the character.
References
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Meet Our Expert
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Ken O'Brien
Ken studied at Cal Arts with a double major in art and animation, and later worked in the video game industry as a level designer for companies like WayForward Games and Activision, where his credits include Jake Long the American Dragon and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, among others. O’Brien is a longtime Apple guru, working as a personal instructor of Apple software and products after his career in video games. In 2010 O’Brien started his own art blog, LunchBagDad, which features hand-drawn and painted lunch bags he initially created for his daughters.
Drawing Tips
- The line of action is the first mark that conveys the extent and direction of the pose.c
- Use an actual sponge as a reference.
- Spongebob mostly consists of rectangles.
