Sketchbook: Creating Characters Based on Real People
The 3 spheres of the body
A course by Diego & Sebastian Ramírez Jacinto , Freelance Artists
Joined March 2020
About the video: The 3 spheres of the body
Overview
“To start, we're going to start drawing full bodies again using everything we learned drawing heads. You'll see how to divide the body into blocks and then play with their sizes, shapes and arrangement depending on what you want to express. ”
In this video lesson Diego & Sebastian Ramírez Jacinto addresses the topic: The 3 spheres of the body, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketchbook: Creating Characters Based on Real People. Learn to design unique characters with our method, drawing inspiration from real life and capturing shapes and gestures..
Partial transcription of the video
“Since we already drew heads and faces, it's time to draw the rest of the body. In this unit, I am going to teach you how to draw a person's body. in a very quick and easy way. Just like we did with the skull and head, The human body is divided into different ways. There are three main ways that we have to find to draw any person we want. These are going to be in the head, the chest and pelvis. Once we find those three ways, we will be able to draw the whole person however we want. So, remember that these shapes are usually spheres, but they can take any shape we want. If I look at this pers...”
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Course summary for: Sketchbook: Creating Characters Based on Real People
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Sketching

Diego & Sebastian Ramírez Jacinto
A course by Diego & Sebastian Ramírez Jacinto
Diego and Sebastián Ramírez, known professionally as Los Awesombrosos, are established artists in the animation industry with over six years of experience.
They have worked on a wide range of projects for renowned studios such as Netflix, DreamWorks, HBO Max, and Disney TVA, specializing in character design and visual development.
Their unique approach to capturing humanity and authenticity in their designs has earned them recognition and awards, including the Quirino Award for "Best Design for Animation."
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