1.) First, draw some shapes to make the basic human figure. It's entirely up to you how you want him to pose.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntsnlgqSFNBoen_vJoHYW5Ekjirw_9ydzC4zxk0t7i8eR5hBo-affUeH_lM3fivDCalsNSajMBi98BGv2Ia8EPTlzdGCiK3E4L7-MUt68DLM6sBswsOq8Ql8Va24JqQAZx-Gq/s320/deadpool_1.jpg)
2.) Add some Deadpool-like details to the basic shapes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_WWVz_7l64AHItWZ6Agfbx8kYbDRok8_YRkSL68MOsQetpDhKM2EltEGnGStu3Y24ryUZmuLHJifhHFX8GgH3OgSgLMJGf48bZ9weUp8ArhRhWqHGycZ2JXkHqlFvABaQWSm/s320/deadpool_2.jpg)
3.) You may add more details but since I'm the one who's inking this piece-- this is enough detail for me to go on. I use the pencil details to render the basic lines.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ONOwRLAJSeSz4vopOqgsN-xkTVrpxOmxmWoRO03fn_Z0YKp34wB5Az0lKhaq7BAPxxp23vA9-UYTlFsot4_mgTiToaSIbrWix8gU8DMu8avHBwCSqZKl-hWDdkgAwfzhAdHr/s320/deadpool_3.jpg)
4.) Then I would proceed with more details. I add the shadows and feathering. And, since this is the Rob Liefeld or 90's version of the character, I would put a lot of cross-hatching XD!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60kaUaDp32zwS1Lp65bw7NlnOOhPgT6B9jJo6huHgHxiIc6vjAGgfovT7uoxSjPOup4I1OJ-hUh-pFNTncVuDBm4vw200KpC7SaifwHscmm4qw9AnPHe0jK9PSYt2GgB7K2wb/s320/deadpool_4.jpg)
5.) Erase the pencil lines... and voila!!! 90's Deadpool!!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BtebBkZL5Qgi6E2Puud0qwZPdDp98hyphenhyphenoxeKiMx2Dh_CSB-yt5IPqfbeXJp-gEqw54wFQsAX1jhWEE06n-2kkMEv9mfRMiD6FDVz6QoezCrbZwlbYQ-1I-Kw7jN8-PVsfrVbG/s320/deadpool_5.jpg)
6.) This is not enough for me. I like my characters in 4-colour glory. So I would use my handy dandy Adobe Photoshop to render the character... I would start with basic flatting.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl8G2Mwn9Er3pKu82OBe88dc2uoeGDnLtbAedldtqHN0lOdcBGlshh0jmp01JRBkf85ffKQvzDXfPap7B0dta5cjllJaVfQU1eLUKXZ-bTLEKtK0fJEIGQ42JM3WLnkugJUAI/s320/deadpool_col_base.jpg)
7.) This is what the flattened RGB channel would look like.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7rPkaZApeD60QqB7d8hosQm-6Exi0MGiuosl6APnOSUhPQRxdlDEGhTGGX6HkL30dGf-EuOYfoXwpE_Bp5kpyVNLJeMVJzpRP9vvpIfaST24TXjv9MboPUWVmcqzTQkShtAr/s320/deadpool_col_flats.jpg)
8.) Then I would proceed to airbrush the piece, adding shadows and highlights to give it volume. Below is the finished product! TA-DAH!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKzvlfjwk8hY13-CKg3fd10Mw8wgWpuoPWjsZTOHiUGUiMGZzO1t42s0D_MR7374iDr7V_to34Qo7YhqL3GPKkAO4fxErBP7JMgZNr6nHAvkuwF23_niJAduovTfufWhEdgtM/s320/deadpool_col_finished.jpg)
9.) Here's the RGB channel for the color if you're interested.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeRB0WJil2DuTkICezcSLMly0aSwsTvu7A_Kj53w7Dw5jBIT9bruz-H6WEbUdxRCizEavpZvP9yqMOSsm-QvNDqbOaSCrAFF7tB2AS_eHSUil2ag19sAYc_ilgOs5Jg5kJR13/s320/deadpool_co_rendered.jpg)
Watch out for my next tutorial. I haven't figured out what to do next. You may post request for character's you'd like me to use. Hmmm... I'm thinking Lone Wolf (the classic Timberwolf from the Legion of Super-Heroes) but then again something else might pop into my head. I also would like to show my process for creating sequentials out of prose fan fiction. Ok, that's it for now!
Excelsheet!
Joe
this is a good one to follow im 17 and i want to learn to draw like this.
ReplyDeleteas for a request how about spawn or punisher
Thanks for this. Could you please do Spider-Man,
ReplyDeleteor Punisher next ?
that sick bro but i draw better
ReplyDeleteThis was awesome. When I drew it, I didn't get to the flatting, or airbrushing, but with your method it's WAY easier than when I tried to freehand it. Maybe next, you could do one of the following hero's/villain's: Moon Knight, Spawn, Daredevil, Nightcrawler, Dr. Strange, Thor, or even Iron Man? Hulk would be cool, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks dudes, I'm glad you found this piece informative.
ReplyDeleteI'll see if I can make some more How-To's that'll be useful to budding artists.
~JOe
that looks badass best i have ever seen
ReplyDeleteI would open-mouth kiss Deadpool and his rotten face...
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