Drawing two characters together in a single embrace tests your sense of overlapping forms and shared body language, and this guide on how to draw Sheeta and Pazu together walks through exactly that, using the two leads from the Studio Ghibli film Castle in the Sky as the subject. The pose, with Sheeta wrapping around Pazu from behind, means you are working with depth and layering from the very first step.
Two Characters, One Composition: What to Expect
The tutorial runs 18 steps and delivers clean black and white line art rather than a colored finish, so the emphasis stays on getting the overlapping figures right. The protective embrace creates a clear foreground and background character, which is the main structural challenge throughout the walkthrough. Expect the early steps to establish the shared silhouette before the details like hair and accessories come in toward the end.
Key Visual Details of Sheeta and Pazu
- Two figures in a close protective embrace
- Girl has long dark braided hair with hairband
- Boy wears a cap with goggles on top
- Both show wide, surprised facial expressions
- Girl’s arms wrap around the boy from behind
If you enjoy drawing Ghibli character pairs, Moro and San offer another dual-character composition with a very different energy. For single-character practice from the same universe, Setsuko Yokokawa and No-Face’s mask are both solid options to work through.
Reading the Step Colors in This Tutorial
Each step uses a three-color system to make the progression easy to follow:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Sheeta and Pazu Together: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share It and Keep Going
Once the drawing is done, post your result in the comments below. Seeing how different people handle the overlapping forms and the expressions is genuinely useful for everyone working through the same tutorial. All new guides go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing tutorials goes live every day, and the Pinterest boards stay regularly updated as well. If you want more to work on from the same film or series, the Laputian robot from Castle in the Sky pairs well with this piece, and Kiki on her broom is a good next challenge if you want to practice a character in motion. Supporting the project on Patreon helps keep new tutorials coming, and patrons get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages as a bonus.