Draw the Villains from the Anti-Matter Squad

If I don't have a black pen/fine liner or certain colouring materials, what can I use instead for inking and coloring the villains?

Use a sharpened HB pencil or a smooth ballpoint/gel pen to ink the important lines from the 'Use your black pen or fine liner to carefully ink' step and substitute colored pencils, crayons, or even diluted watercolour washes for the 'Color each villain using flat base colors' step.

My ink keeps smudging when I erase the pencil guidelines—how can I prevent that?

After you 'ink the important lines', let the ink dry fully (test a corner), rest a clean scrap paper under your hand, then gently erase the pencil guidelines to avoid smearing.

How can I adapt this villain-design activity for younger children or older kids wanting more challenge?

For younger children, simplify by designing one villain with big basic shapes, stickers and chunky crayons during the 'Lightly sketch' and 'Color each villain' steps, while older kids can add complex poses, layered shading, detailed gadgets and longer backstories under the 'Write a one-sentence backstory' step.

What are simple ways to extend or personalize the finished villains beyond the original instructions?

Turn each finished design into a character card with name, power icon and one-sentence backstory, create a team poster or mini-comic, or photograph the signed-and-dated page and share it on DIY.org as the last 'Share your finished creation' step.