How to draw the face of a Superhero

Use the video and step-by-step drawing instructions below to learn how to draw Marvel's Deadpool, aka Wade Wilson. A new cartoon drawing tutorial is uploaded every week, so stay tooned!

Intro: Start off with a pencil sketch. In the beginning stages, don’t press down too hard. Use light, smooth strokes for sketching.

Step 1: Start by drawing a circle near the top of the page. This will be the basic shape for the top of Deadpool's head. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s just a guide.

Step 2: Draw a curved U-shaped line under the circle as a guide for Deadpool's chin and jaw. From top to bottom, the arc should be almost the same as the diameter of the circle. Together these two shapes form the guide for the head.

Step 3: Next, draw a vertical line that divides the head equally in two. This is a construction line that will help you place Deadpool's facial features later on.

Step 4: Draw two small shapes as guides for Deadpool's eyes. Draw them sitting on top of the bottom edge of the main circle. The shapes should be similar to little footballs. Pay attention to the distance between the eyes and the vertical construction line.

Step 5: Under Deadpool's head, draw a series of lines for the neck and top part of the shoulders.

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Step 6 (optional): On the top part of each shoulder, draw a long diagonal line as a guide for Deadpool's two katanas.

Step 7: That’s it for the initial sketch! You have the basic shape of Marvel's Deadpool. Now go in and tighten your drawing. From this point on, press harder with your pencil in order to get darker lines and a more defined sketch.

Step 8: Use the initial football-like guides to draw the shape of Deadpool's eyes. Follow the basic path of the guides but make the eye on the left wider as you darken the line and the eye on the right smaller. This gives Deadpool his classic funny, quizzical look.

Step 9: Draw a line on top of each eye for the eyebrows. As with most comic book characters, you can still see the outline of Deadpool's brow even though he wears a mask. The line on the right should be closer to the eye than the line on the left. This will help emphasize Deadpool's perplexed look. Also add a line under each eye for extra detail.

Step 10: Draw Deadpool's head using the initial shapes as guides. Follow the path of the shapes as you darken the lines. Add an extra curved line on either side of the head for the ears under the mask. You can also draw the extra part of the mask on top of the head as a curved line. Sometimes Deadpool doesn't have this -- it depends on the penciler who draws him. You can simply follow the path of the original circle if you want to omit this.

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Step 11: Now draw the mask's pattern. Deadpool's mask is very simple. It consists of an oval-like shape that surrounds each eye.

Step 12: Use the lines under Deadpool's head as guides to draw the neck. Using a series of curved lines, draw the collar around his neck. His chin should block the front part of the collar.

Step 13: Now darken the lines to form the top part of Deadpool's shoulders. Draw the neck muscles under the collar and the clavicle or collar bones too.

Step 14 (optional): You can skip the next two steps if you don't want to draw Wade's katanas on his back. Use the lines on the shoulders as guides to draw the handles or hilts of the katanas. Draw a small rectangle at the top of each hilt for the pommel and a line near the bottom for the top part of the guard.

Step 15 (optional): Finish Deadpool's swords by drawing the rest of the guard as a very thin rectangle and the top part of the sheaths or scabbards as two short vertical lines.

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Step 16 (optional): You can stop here and continue to step 18 if you want a simpler drawing of Wade Wilson. You can draw a few lines throughout Deadpool's face to give him more detail. A few lines around his eyes accentuate his brow. Some under his eyes emphasize the shape of the nose and lips under the mask.

Step 17 (optional): You can add further detail if you'd like. A couple of vertical lines represent the mask's stitching. A few more lines create Deadpool's forehead and cheekbones under the mask.

Step 18: That’s it! You now have a nice sketch of Deadpool. You can stop at this quick drawing for a rough, sketchy look or go for a more finished look by continuing to the step below.

Step 19: For a more finished, inked look, carefully draw over the final sketch lines with a pen or marker. Wait for the ink to dry, and then get rid of every pencil mark with an eraser. You now have a finished inked drawing of Deadpool! You can stop here or go to the final step to complete your Deadpool drawing.

Final Step: For a completely finished Deadpool drawing, you have to color it. You can use markers, color pencils or even crayons! The pommel and guard on the katanas along with the collar around his neck are gray. The scabbards and hilts are black. You can add more detail to the hilts by adding little red diamonds across the middle to represent the wrappings. The main part of Deadpool's costume is red. The ovals around his eyes are black. If you'd like, you can leave a strip down the middle of each oval blank to represent shine. That’s it! You now have a completed drawing of the merc with a mouth, Deadpool, aka Wade Wilson, from Marvel.

Lesson 1- Starting figures in Comic Drawing

First, start out with a simple stick figure as the one shown to the right. Make sure that you get the position of your character correctly so that you can go from a stick figure to a full scale hero. Then you slowly fill out your hero starting form the face all the way down to its legs. Make sure to consider the sinews that you have drawn.

Homework

Math- page 170 Progress #1-12

Science- test tomorrow on Chapter

Social Studies- mr.lafrossia.com

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Fun Facts- Social Studies

You all know George Washington as a famous person and someone that everyone likes. But did you know that as a great general as he is, people wanted to change him as a commander in chief because they thought he was unwise in his choices as a general and wanted to promote another general who probably don't even have the guts to lead and decide to become that leader in chief. In the end, George Washington won the dispute not even knowing he won because he was unaware.

A Thanksgiving Story: The story of Neil Armstrong- by Darren Ke

“Ahh” I shouted as I read the calendar. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!! The farmer came out and grabbed the turkey by the throat that was standing a foot away from me. I was petrified with fear and was as still as a statue. I started to tiptoe towards the fence. Blam!! I ran through the fence as if my turkey legs were cheetah legs. Blam!! I ran through the door of a shoe store.I grabbed some disguises on my way out and Blam!! crashed through the door to the Exit.

I found a abandoned building and wore my costumes there, but I still looked like a turkey. I finally took a man costume that was convincing and I put it on. I went to astronaut training camp and kindly asked for a astronaut  suit. I first had to actually become an astronaut in order to get a suit. So, I agreed. I did my job.

The next thing I knew, I was wearing a spacesuit with an oxygen tank, and an ID tag that said, “Astronaut Manning.” I was wearing an uncomfortable sneakers and on a rocket. I quickly buckled my seatbelt so I won’t blast off to the cold, creepy, solar system by gravity. “Three, Two, One, Blast Off!” the crowd shouted. I did my job and suddenly I was famous for the first person to walk on the moon. I suddenly change my name from Mannings to Neil Armstrong. I arrived back on on December 1st. I was also famous for being the first turkey to walk on the moon. I had a great adventure.

How to apply the Order of Operations (For those of you who don't know that already).

In order to apply the Order of Operations, we have to follow a set of rules called the pemdas that stands for exactly what you need to do in order to solve you equation. Pemdas stands for Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. It means you have to do it in this order in order for it to count as a correct answer.

For example:

2 x 3 + (2 - 1)+ 4/2.

     First you have to solve first in the parentheses. 2-1 equals 1 It means you equation now is 2 x 3 +1+ 4/2. Now you do the multiplication. 2 x 3 is 6. Now you rewrite you equation substituting for the 2 x 3. Now your equation is 6 + 1 + 4/2. Now you do do division. 4 divided by 2 is 2. Again, you substitute. Your new equation is now 6 + 1 + 2. Now you must add or subtract from left to the right. In this case it is addition. 6 + 1 is 7, + 2 is 9.

Final Answer: 9

Should Schools Restrict or Relax Cell Phone Policies

Should schools relax cell phone policies?

Pros and Cons on whether or not schools should relax cell phone policies.

Some schools have relax their mobile technology policies. New Manchester High School in Douglasville, GA. is one of the several schools that launched bring your own technology programs this year. Students at that school are encouraged to bring their own phone, electronic tablets, and other Internet- based devices to class, and teachers are incorporating them into lessons. Personal to enhance education has many fans.

Many schools, however, are cracking down on cell phone used students. Freeport High School in Portland, Maine for example strengthened its anti- cell phones for the year 2011-2012 school year. The school, which used to allow students to use cell phones during  lunch, now requires students to turn off their cell phones during school hours. Supporters of cell phones argue that devices distracts students from their learning.

Comment to answer the vote

Math- Simplifying Like Terms

Recently, we have been learning about how to simplify like terms. This is how you combine like terms.
For example:
 112x + 13x - 12 + 13

First, you have to know what are like terms. Like terms will depend on the exponent, variable and what kind of terms there are in your expression. There all variable terms, there are terms that are regular numbers. In order to know what kind of terms to combine first, use the first kind of term in the expression.

112x + 13x

Always use the sign that is before the term to know if it's a positive or a negative. In this case, the expression is positive. So 112x + 13x is equal to 125x. You add the numbers and leave the variable.
Then you must figure out the second part of your simplified expression.

-12  + 13

Remember to keep the sign before the term. -12 +13 is equal to 1.

Final Answer:

125x + 1

Homework- Religion

Question 1: What are people saying and hearing the Good News for the 1st time?

Photosynthesis and respiration

Cycle of Photosynthesis & Respiration

Mouseover picture for information on RESPIRATION The process by which plants make food is called "photosynthesis". The word "photosynthesis" is made up of two words: "photo" = light "synthesis" = putting together Plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil; put them together (in the presence of light energy and chlorophyll) to produce sugar (glucose) and oxygen. Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants. Both chlorophyll and light energy need to be present for photosynthesis to take place, but they are not used up in the process. Thus, the process of photosynthesis can be represented as follows: carbon dioxide + water chlorophyll →→→→→→→→ light energy sugar (glucose) + oxygen Some of the sugar produced during photosynthesis is used by the plant for its life processes (such as growing and reproducing); the excess is converted mainly to starch and stored in various plant parts which may be used as foodby animals and humans. Oxygen produced during photosynthesis replenishes the oxygen that was used up by living things during respiration ... mouseover the above picture for more information on respiration. This cycle of photosynthesis and respiration maintains the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen on earth.

Saint David

St. David

According to tradition, St. David was the son of King Sant of South Wales and St. Non. He was ordained apriest and later studied under St. Paulinus. Later, he was involved in missionary work and founded a number of monasteries. The monastery he founded at Menevia in Southwestern Wales was noted for extreme asceticism. David and his monks drank neither wine nor beer - only water - while putting in a full day of heavy manual labor and intense study. Around the year 550, David attended a synod at Brevi in Cardiganshire. His contributions at the synod are said to have been the major cause for his election asprimate of the Cambrian Church. He was reportedly consecrated archbishop by the patriarch ofJerusalem while on a visit to the Holy Land. He also is said to have invoked a council that ended the last vestiges of Pelagianism. David died at his monastery in Menevia around the year 589, and his cult was approved in 1120 by Pope Callistus II. He is revered as the patron of Wales. Undoubtedly, St. David was endowed with substantial qualities of spiritual leadership. What is more, many monasteries flourished as a result of his leadership and good example. His staunch adherence to monastic piety bespeaks a fine example for modern Christians seeking order and form in their prayer life.His feast day is March 1.

Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant, Latin: Davidus; c. 500 – c. 589) was a Welsh bishop of Menevia during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is uncertain: suggestions range from 462 to 512.[1] He is traditionally believed to be the son of Saint Nonand the grandson of Ceredig ap Cunedda, king of Ceredigion.[2] The Welsh annals placed his death 569 years after the birth of Christ,[3] but Phillimore's dating revised this to 601.[4]

Monasticism

Many of the traditional tales about David are found in the Buchedd Dewi, a hagiography written byRhygyfarch in the late 11th century. Rhygyfarch claimed it was based on documents found in the cathedral archives. Modern historians are sceptical of some of its claims: one of Rhygyfarch's aims was to establish some independence for the Welsh church, which had refused the Roman rite until the 8th century and now sought a metropolitan status equal to that of Canterbury. (This may apply to the supposed pilgrimage to Jerusalem where he was anointed as an archbishop by the patriarch).

The tradition that he was born at Henvynyw (Vetus-Menevia) in Cardiganshire is not improbable.[1] He became renowned as a teacher and preacher, founding monastic settlements and churches in Wales,Dumnonia, and Brittany. St David's Cathedral stands on the site of the monastery he founded in the Glyn Rhosyn valley of Pembrokeshire. Around 550, he attended the Synod of Brefi, where his eloquence in opposing Pelagianism caused his fellow monks to elect him primate of the region. As such he presided over the synod of Caerleon (the "Synod of Victory") around 569.[5]

Legend

St. David as teacher of
St. Finnian in a stained glass window atClonard

His best-known miracle is said to have taken place when he was preaching in the middle of a large crowd at the Synod of Brefi: the village of Llanddewi Brefi stands on the spot where the ground on which he stood is reputed to have risen up to form a small hill. A white dove, which became his emblem, was seen settling on his shoulder. John Daviesnotes that one can scarcely "conceive of any miracle more superfluous" in that part of Wales than the creation of a new hill.[6] David is said to have denounced Pelagianism during this incident and he was declared archbishop by popular acclaim according to Rhygyfarch,[7] bringing about the retirement of Dubricius. St David's metropolitan status as an archbishopric was later supported by Bernard, Bishop of St David's,Geoffrey of Monmouth and Gerald of Wales.

The Monastic Rule of David prescribed that monks had to pull the ploughthemselves without draught animals,[5] must drink only water and eat only bread with salt and herbs, and spend the evenings in prayer, reading and writing. No personal possessions were allowed: even to say "my book" was considered an offence. He lived a simple life and practised asceticism, teaching his followers to refrain from eating meat and drinkingbeer. His symbol, also the symbol of Wales, is the leek (this largely comes from a reference inShakespeare's Henry V, Act V scene 1) :

Fluellen: "If your Majesty is remembered of it, the Welshmen did good service in a garden where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their Monmouth caps, which your Majesty knows, to this hour is an honourable badge of the service, and I do believe, your Majesty takes no scorn to wear the leek upon Saint Tavy's day". King Henry: "I wear it for a memorable honour; for I am Welsh, you know, good countryman".

Connections to Glastonbury

Rhygyfarch counted Glastonbury Abbey among the churches David founded.[8] Around forty years laterWilliam of Malmesbury, believing the Abbey older, said that David visited Glastonbury only to rededicate the Abbey and to donate a travelling altar including a great sapphire. He had had a vision of Jesus who said that "the church had been dedicated long ago by Himself in honour of His Mother, and it was not seemly that it should be re-dedicated by human hands". So David instead commissioned an extension to be built to the abbey, east of the Old Church. (The dimensions of this extension given by William were verified archaeologically in 1921). One manuscript indicates that a sapphire altar was among the items King Henry VIII confiscated from the abbey at its dissolution a thousand years later.

Death

The Shrine of Saint David,
St David's Cathedral, prior to its reconstruction in the early twenty-first century.

St David's Cathedral,
built in its present form 1181
at St David's, Pembrokeshire

It is claimed that David lived for over 100 years, and that he died on a Tuesday 1 March (now Saint David's Day). It is generally accepted that this was around 589, and 1 March fell on a Tuesday in 589.[citation needed] The monastery is said to have been "filled with angels as Christ received his soul." His last words to his followers were in a sermon on the previous Sunday. The Welsh Life of St David gives these as: "Bydwch lawen a chedwch ych ffyd a'ch cret, a gwnewch y petheu bychein a glywyssawch ac a welsawch gennyf i. A mynheu a gerdaf y fford yd aeth an tadeu idi",[9] which translates as, "Be joyful, and keep your faith and your creed, and do the little things that you have seen me do and heard about. I will walk the path that our fathers have trod before us." "Do ye the little things in life" ("Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd") is today a very well known phrase in Welsh.

David was buried at St David's Cathedral at St David's, Pembrokeshire, where his shrine was a popular place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages. During the 10th and 11th centuries the Cathedral was regularly raided by Vikings, who removed the shrine from the church and stripped off the precious metal adornments. In 1275 a new shrine was constructed, the ruined base of which remains to this day (see photo), which was originally surmounted by an ornamental wooden canopy with murals of St David, St Patrick and St Denis of France. The relics of St David and St Justinian were kept in a portable casket on the stone base of the shrine. It was at this shrine that Edward I came to pray in 1284. During the reformation Bishop Barlow (1536–48), a staunch Protestant, stripped the shrine of its jewels and confiscated the relics of David and Justinian.

Veneration

David was officially recognized at the Vatican by Pope Callixtus II in 1120, thanks to the work of Bernard, Bishop of St David's. Music for his office has been edited by O.T. Edwards in Matins, Lauds and Vespers for St David's Day: the Medieval Office of the Welsh Patron Saint in National Library of Wales MS 20541 E (Cambridge, 1990). David was also canonized by the Eastern Orthodox Church at an unknown date.

Over 50 churches in South Wales were dedicated to him in pre-Reformation days.[5]

In the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology, David is listed under 1 March with the Latin name Dávus. He is recognised as bishop of Menevia in Wales who governed his monastery following the example of the Eastern Fathers. Through his leadership, many monks went forth to evangelise Wales, Ireland, Cornwall and Armorica (Brittany and surrounding provinces).[10]

The restored Shrine of St David was unveiled and re-dedicated by the Right Reverend Wyn Evans,Bishop of St Davids, at a Choral Eucharist on St David's Day 2012.

Local tradition says that during a battle against the Saxons, David advised the Welsh warriors to each wear a leek in his hat or armor so that the warriors might distinguish themselves from their enemies. Ever since that time, Welsh wear leeks every March 1 in memory of David.[11]

Iconography

He is usually represented standing on a little hill, with a dove on his shoulder.[1]

Reputation

The Flag of Saint David

David's popularity in Wales is shown by the Armes Prydein Fawr, of around 930, a popular poem which prophesied that in the future, when all might seem lost, the Cymry (the Welsh people) would unite behind the standard of David to defeat the English; "A lluman glân Dewi a ddyrchafant" ("And they will raise the pure banner of Dewi").

Although David's role in spreading of Christianity on the continent belongs to the realm of legend, he inspired numerous place names in Brittany including Saint-Divy, Saint-Yvy andLandivy.

David's life and teachings have inspired a choral work by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, Dewi Sant. It is a seven-movement work best known for the classical crossover series Adiemus, which intersperses movements reflecting the themes of David's last sermon with those drawing from three Psalms. Anoratorio by another Welsh composer Arwel Hughes, also entitled Dewi Sant, was composed in 1950.

Saint David is also thought to be associated with corpse candles, lights that would warn of the imminent death of a member of the community. The story goes that David prayed for his people to have some warning of their death, so that they could prepare themselves. In a vision, David's wish was granted and told that from then on, people who lived in the land of Dewi Sant (Saint David) "would be forewarned by the dim light of mysterious tapers when and where the death might be expected." The colour and/or size of the tapers indicated whether the person to die would be a woman, man, or child.[12]