How to Draw Deadpool’s Head

Finished drawing of Deadpool's masked head with dark eye patches and shading

In this tutorial, we will sketch a portrait of one of the most unusual and unpredictable characters in the Marvel Comics universe – and show how to draw Deadpool’s head.

It continues our series of portrait tutorials. Not long ago, we drew the portrait of Spider-Man and sketched Wolverine’s head, so anyone who completed those tutorials should not have difficulty with this one.

The main task is to convey the forms of the face correctly.

How to draw Deadpool’s head step by step

Step 1: Sketch the head guidelines

Draw the head as an oval. Then add the facial symmetry guidelines. Use a vertical line to divide the face into two equal parts and mark its center. Add a horizontal line that also divides the face into two sections and helps position the eyes.

Sketching Deadpool's oval head with vertical and horizontal facial guidelines

Step 2: Add the mask and eyes

At the top of the head, outline the upper section of the mask. On both sides of the head, add the shapes of the ears beneath the fabric. Use the horizontal guideline from the first step to place the eyes.

Adding Deadpool's mask outline, covered ears, and narrowed eyes

Step 3: Refine the antihero’s head outline

Erase the unnecessary guidelines and extra strokes. Trace the head with clean, sharp lines.

Refining Deadpool's masked head with smooth clean outer contours

Step 4: Draw Deadpool’s mask patterns

Add the patterns on Deadpool’s mask. Draw two vertically elongated ovals around the eyes of Deadpool. Sketch the eyebrows above them and add wrinkles with short strokes.

Drawing Deadpool's elongated eye patches, eyebrows, and mask wrinkles

Step 5: Add the nose and collar

Draw the vertical lines along the temples on Deadpool’s head. Add more wrinkles and indicate the nose beneath the mask. Sketch the collar around the neck, then move to the final stage of drawing Deadpool.

Adding Deadpool's temple lines, nose shape, wrinkles, and neck collar

Step 6: Shade the mask of Deadpool

Fill the ovals around the eyes with dark hatching, leaving small highlights. Then use light, smooth hatching to shade the left side of Deadpool’s head. Because the light comes from the right, the shadow falls on the opposite side.

Shading Deadpool's eye patches and left side of the masked head

If you’d like to continue drawing Marvel characters, try drawing Spider-Man next. You can also learn drawing Wolverine or drawing Thor, and if you’d like to practice larger superhero anatomy, take a look at our tutorial on drawing the Hulk.

This completes the tutorial on how to draw Deadpool’s head. Stay with us at Drawingforall.net.

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