How to Create Your Own Superhero Villain
Supervillains come in all shapes, sizes and demeanors. They tend to embody the darker aspects of their heroic counterparts, serving as the ultimate challenge of strength and test of character. Supervillains are often the single most effective means of defining the protagonist in a story. Creating your own supervillain can an enjoyable process because, unlike a superhero, they get to break all the rules, both in the story and in their appearance.
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Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Fine point permanent marker (black)
- Extra fine point permanent marker (black)
Instructions
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Draw with a pencil the basic shapes that compose your villain by roughly sketching on a sheet of paper. Keep your lines light, fast and loose. Don't worry about erasing or making mistakes at this stage. Allow yourself to explore and be creative.
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Pencil in your villain's limbs, face and costume details using the rough sketch as a guide. Use an eraser to remove any previously drawn construction lines that are no longer needed.
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Use fine and extra fine point permanent markers to trace over your pencil lines and fill in the shadows on your drawing. This will give your drawing the inked look of classic comic book artwork.
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Tips & Warnings
Draw your villain with physical attributes that you generally wouldn't use for a hero. Make them extremely short, lanky, heavyset or otherwise contrasting to the appearance of his or her heroic nemesis.
Costume details like flowing capes and robes, ornate collars, skulls, horns, hoods and masks make for an intimidating villain. Give your villain a mysterious or sinister facial expression by enveloping them in heavy shadow and including overly defined facial lines and arched eyebrows.
Determine your villain's costume and colors by contrasting them with that of a hero's. It's common for villains to wear colors like purple, green, black, gray and red. Darker shades are recommended.
