How to Draw Spider-Man’s Head

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to draw Spider-Man’s head in his classic mask and authentic comic book style.

Earlier, we showed you how to draw Wolverine’s head, and in many ways, this lesson follows similar principles.

Both tutorials are based on the fundamentals of drawing the human face and the core techniques of comic book style, so keep that in mind as you go through the steps.

In this lesson, we’re drawing Spider-Man’s head at a slight tilt, but you can adjust the angle if you wish – all the principles described in the steps will remain the same.

How to draw Spider-Man’s head step by step

Step 1: Sketch Peter Parker’s head outline

As you can see, we are now going to draw the superhero’s head in a half-turn and slightly tilted down. At this step, the head of the friendly neighbor is shaped like an upside-down asymmetrical egg. To make it easier to make changes and erase the guidelines later, use very light lines to perform the first stages.

Step 2: Add hero’s vertical and horizontal face lines

Draw the lines of the facial symmetry of Spider-Man. The vertical line divides Peter Parker’s face into two parts and shows the center (nose bridge) of the head. The second line shows the place of the eyes. By the way, the facial symmetry lines must also be performed with a very light pressure on the pencil.

Step 3: Draw Spider-Man’s eyes on the head

With the help of the guiding lines sketched in the second step draw the Spider-Man’s eyes on the front of the head. Try to give them a characteristic shape as our artists did. In different comics you could see different contours of these very Spider eyes, but we decided to choose the most classic version, similar to the works of John Romita sr.

Step 4: Refine the eyes and sketch the shoulders

To give Spider-Man’s eyes a more defined appearance, add thickness to the outlines. Carefully draw an inner contour just inside the lines you created earlier. These inner edges should be slightly less curved and positioned a bit closer to the bridge of the nose. Draw the shoulders of Peter Parker so that the head does not seem to be hanging in the air.

Step 5: Erase guidelines and refine the head shape

Erase all initial guidelines from Spidey’s head. Make the lines of Spider-Man’s head and eyes darker. To do this, use a darker pencil, marker, or ink. Also, do not forget to adjust the contours of the nose and jaw under the mask, this will make your drawing of Spider-Man’s head drawing look more natural.

Step 6: Sketch the vertical web lines on the mask

From this stage, start drawing the web grid on Spider-man’s mask. From the space between the eyes, begin adding smooth and fine lines that will disperse across the mask, moving to the suit. Try to reflect the shape and volume of the head with these lines. In fact, different artists draw different web texture. Some (such as Todd McFarlane) draw a finer grid, while others (such as John Romita sr.) draw a very large web grid.

Step 7: Draw the horizontal lines on Spider-Man’s head

Using smooth curved lines, outline the horizontal parts of the web pattern, gently extending them from the center of the face toward the edges. These lines should also emphasize the roundness of the superhero’s head. In the bridge of the nose area, the web sections should appear slightly smaller than those near the edges. Try to keep the grid from being disproportionate or too stretched.

Step 8: Add shadows to Spider-Man’s head

It’s time to draw the shadows so that the drawing of Spider-Man’s mask seems dimensional and authentic. In our sketch, the light falls from the upper left side. With this in mind, add the shadows on the right side of the head using simple hatching. Don’t forget to add the cast shadow on the shoulder.

Spider-Man is arguably the most recognizable superhero of modern times, thanks to the huge number of movies, animated series, comic books, and video games about this character.

In this step-by-step lesson, we aimed to depict his mask as authentically as possible, resembling the one you’ve seen in your favorite comics – with the distinctive eyes and web pattern.

We hope this tutorial helped you understand the main principles behind drawing this hero’s features so that you can now depict Spider-Man’s mask on his head with confidence and accuracy. Mastering this will greatly assist you when drawing Spider-Man full body.

To further deepen your knowledge of comic book characters, superheroes, and villains, be sure to visit our Comics category, where we also explain the essential fundamentals behind creating comic-style characters.

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