Iron Man is a superhero embodied in the bowels of the publishing company Marvel Comics. Together with this brutal character, Batman, Spider-Man, Hulk and other "legends" of Western comics were born there. American writer Stan Lee invented Iron Man in 1939. A special project for the hero appeared in 1968 and instantly made him a star of painted stories.
Forty years later, Iron Man appeared on movie screens in John Favreau's science fiction action movie. In the IGN ranking of "100 Best Comic Book Heroes," this character takes twelfth place. Musical compositions and computer games are devoted to him. To get an image of a superhero today, like half a century ago, is the dream of many boys. Let's look at how to draw Iron Man. A photo of the character will help to understand the details of his costume, which consists of many unique elements.
First draft
We have to solve two difficult tasks: to depict the human body and reliably convey the features of its equipment, since each part of the hero’s costume serves a specific purpose. There is a little secret in how to draw Iron Man in a characteristic movement. First, we will sketch his “skeleton" so that there is symmetry in the image of the parts of the body, and maximum naturalness in the pose.
To do this, we draw a contour of the body in the form of a vertical oval, into it at the top we enter a smaller oval - the contour of the shoulders. On the upper border of the ovals, we draw a circle - this is a sketch of the head. On the lower part of the shoulder oval we will draw a circle (joint), down from it we will draw a line to the
elbow joint (just below the oval for the trunk). Then, down a slight slope, draw a line to the ground, which we end with a rectangle, which then turns into a fist of Iron Man. The hero’s right hand is brought up, so we’ll draw a short line above his head that is symmetrical to his left hand and draw a circle of the elbow joint on it, extend the forearm at an angle of about 60 degrees, then draw the outline of the brush. Since we took the Iron Man in a certain pose, we need to carefully work on a sketch of his legs. Down from the torso, we outline two circles, of which we draw down the lines at a certain angle. A man crouches on his left knee, therefore, in the image of his left leg from the circle marking the knee joint, we will take a small line to the left at an angle of 45 degrees, and finish it with a sketch of the ankle joint and foot. The character rests on the right foot, respectively, draw the baseline: with a slight slope from the torso - the hip line, then - the contour of the leg from the knee to the foot at an angle of about 50 degrees.
How to draw Iron Man in vestments
Now we need to accurately depict the shape of the body, fill the picture with volume. Turn the circle of the head into a hexagon, parts of the hand will resemble elongated rectangles with distinct borders. We do the same with the legs of the character. In how to draw Iron Man in a suit, there will be no particular problems if you have a sample before your eyes.
We made a sketch of the base with light movements of the pencil, now we remove the contours of the base with an eraser. Confident strokes denote the face, details of clothing.
Finish the drawing
We saw how to draw Iron Man in stages.
In conclusion, we paint the superhero with colored pencils, felt-tip pens or watercolor paints. With dark burgundy and golden (or light yellow) colors, we give the character an authentic look. To emphasize how metal casts in the rays of light, we will make highlights using bright spots on the details of the costume.