Drawing superheroes may seem like an impossible task for a beginner artist. In fact, there are many different ways to draw such pictures, depending on the artistic skills of a particular person, as well as the stationery they have.
The easiest way to create a drawing of a comic book character icon or even a portrait of a character is to use a given image object by cells.
Materials and tools for drawing by cells
Drawings by cells (superheroes can be depicted in color or in black and white shades with a drawn outline), in particular their creation involves the artist's use of:
- squared paper. The size of the cells should be 2-3 times larger than the area of a regular notebook cell (if you don’t have one, you need to take a white sheet of paper and then draw lines on it accordingly using a pencil, eraser and ruler);

- a set of pencils of different hardness (a beginner should know that for drawing the outline of objects it is best to use a hard pencil or a pencil of medium hardness; for coloring and shading - a soft one; and for drawing secondary lines inside the outline - strictly a pencil, such as HB - medium hardness of the lead);
- eraser made of high-quality rubber, which, when removing erroneously drawn lines, does not leave streaks or marks on the surface of the sheet and does not tear it;
- ruler (necessary if the beginning artist does not have the skill to draw straight lines by hand);
- a small sheet of paper, placed under the edge of the palm when drawing the outline of an object or filling its inner plane (it is recommended to do this in order to prevent the formation of greasy marks or smearing of the clear edges of the outline due to contact between the surface of the sheet and the skin of the artist's hands);
- colored pencils (needed if the artist plans to color the final picture);
- templates, which help to outline the contour of the main object (recommended for use during the first experience of drawing on the cells by a child or an adult who has no previous experience in fine art. Templates can be purchased ready-made or made by yourself).
Pictures of superheroes and villains for copying by cells. Master classes for beginners
Drawings by cells - superheroes, whose images are planned to be created, should be chosen not only taking into account personal interests, but also focusing on artistic skills.
It is recommended to make these drawings starting with the basic ones, gradually moving on to more complex options.
Easy and small drawings in a notebook
One of the simplest options for drawing by cells in a notebook is a miniature image of Iron Man:
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Simple black and white drawings
Drawings on cells (superheroes who have colorful costumes from comics or cartoons, when drawn in black and white, still remain recognizable) can also be drawn this way.
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Superhero Logos
Drawing superhero logos is something that is recommended for artists who have decided to create an image by cells.
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How to Draw the Avengers from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The easiest way to create grid drawings (superheroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe are the most popular) featuring the Avengers is like this.
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How to Draw Marvel Villains
One of the most popular villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whose drawings teenagers use to decorate their notebooks, is Loki, Thor's half-brother.
You can draw it cell by cell like this.
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How to Draw Superheroes in Minecraft Graphics
Superheroes drawn in Minecraft graphics by cells look unrealistic and difficult to recognize. This fact, however, does not reduce the popularity of such drawings. The easiest to depict in the pixel style under consideration is Spider-Man.
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The use of several shades of one color in this case is necessary to create the effect of a pixelated image, shading the borders of large squares - pixels, which are a characteristic feature of the graphics in which the computer game "Minecraft" was created. |
How to Work on DC Comics Pictures
One of the most popular DC Comics heroes is Superman. The easiest way to draw him in cells is like this.
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How to Draw Heroic and Evil Disney Characters
The most famous evil Disney character is Maleficent. You can draw her in cells like this.
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It is recommended to start drawing superheroes by cells, since such drawings require strict adherence to the given algorithm, which significantly simplifies the work process for a novice artist. Despite the angular outline, with the correct selection of colors for coloring, the final image turns out realistic and recognizable.
Video about drawing superheroes
Superheroes checkered drawings: