The Among Us 'Shhh!' game start logo is one of the most recognisable gaming images of the 2020s — the crewmate character with a finger raised to where its mouth would be, the dramatic lighting, and the 'SHHH!' text. It captures the whole feeling of the game: deception, tension, and nervous silence. Parikshet breaks it down into simple steps.

🖍️ What You Need

  • Pencil and eraser
  • Dark navy blue or the crewmate's chosen colour
  • Black for shadows
  • White gel pen for highlights and the visor reflection
  • Red for the classic red crewmate colour

How to Draw the Among Us Shhh Logo Step by Step

  1. Draw the crewmate body — the classic Among Us crewmate shape: a rounded rectangle body with a rounded top (the head), one arm, and two short legs. The body is slightly wider at the base than the top.
  2. Add the backpack — a small rounded rectangular pack attached to the back. This is the oxygen tank crewmates carry.
  3. Draw the visor — a large oval or kidney-bean shaped visor on the upper front of the head. The visor is white on the left side fading to darker on the right, with two small white highlight reflections.
  4. Add the raised arm and finger — one arm raised with a single finger (the index finger) pointing upward toward where a mouth would be in the 'Shhh!' gesture. The Among Us characters have no visible mouths, which makes the gesture both funny and slightly uncanny.
  5. Draw the dramatic shadow — the logo version typically has strong directional lighting with deep shadows on one side of the body. Shade the non-lit side very dark.
  6. Add the 'SHHH!' text — bold block letters in the crewmate's colour with a dark outline. Position them beside or below the crewmate.
  7. Colour and detail — solid red (or your chosen crewmate colour) for the body, dark visor with white highlights, very deep shadows for drama.
💡 Parikshet's Tip: The 'Shhh!' gesture works because Among Us crewmates have no mouths — putting a finger where a mouth would be on a mouthless character is both funny and creepy at the same time. That visual contradiction is what makes the image so memorable and widely shared.

🌟 Did You Know?

Among Us was released in 2018 by the three-person studio InnerSloth but languished in obscurity until 2020, when popular Twitch streamers discovered it during COVID lockdowns. Within weeks it went from hundreds of daily players to 500 million monthly players — one of the fastest and most unexpected rises in gaming history. The crewmate character became one of the most memed figures of the early 2020s.

Among Us Crewmate Colour Guide

Each crewmate colour has its own fan community and associations:

  • Red — the most suspicious colour. Often blamed first in vote discussions.
  • Black — the most 'impostor-coded' colour according to the fan community.
  • White — the innocent-looking colour, which makes it a favourite for impostor players.
  • Purple, Orange, Yellow — mid-tier suspicion. Draw them in their colour for instant recognition.

🎯 Try This: Draw All 5 Classic Among Us Scenarios

  1. The vent scene: a crewmate peeking out of a floor vent.
  2. The vote scene: a crewmate pointing accusingly at another.
  3. The emergency meeting: a crewmate hammering the emergency button.
  4. The ghost: a crewmate with wings and a halo floating above their body.
  5. The Shhh logo: this tutorial, finished with dramatic lighting.