I’m definitely a fan of the show Castle. I found a promo photo of Nathan and Stana in this flirty pose and thought it’d be fun to do in black and white with just her lips, nail polish and ring in color with a lipstick mark on Rick’s face. This […]
Year: 2015
Freehand Pencil Drawing of Tommy Lee Jones in “Men In Black”
I’ve been a fan of Tommy Lee Jones since “The Fugitive,” but “Men In Black” cemented that for me. I’d drawn Tommy Lee from “U.S. Marshals” way back in high school and after revisiting the first MIB, thought it’d be fun to give him-as-K a proper treatment. This is completely […]
Graphite and Colored Pencil Freehand Drawing of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in “Lost in Translation”
I loved the subtle relationship between Bob and Charlotte in “Lost in Translation.” This one was challenging (especially Scarlett’s tilted head), but fun to do – especially when adding color in with regular graphite pencil. Etsy link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/247092135/drawing-print-of-bill-murray-and
Graphite and Colored Pencil of Joel and Clem from “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
In the middle of working on other projects, while watching my Clean Films edit of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” I felt inspired to work on a new piece with Joel and Clem. (I actually did one for Amy around 2006 – i think it was even like 16 […]
Graphite Freehand Drawing of Natalie Portman
The latest pretty face I decided to draw was Natalie Portman. It’s entirely graphite (using 8B to get the black areas) and done freehand on 9×12 bristol paper. I want to keep pushing the photorealism, so this was a nice exercise in practicing… Etsy link for prints: https://www.etsy.com/listing/246009529/drawing-print-of-natalie-portman
Colored Pencil Drawing of Kylo Ren from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
I don’t typically draw characters before a movie comes out and I have some kind of appreciation or connection to them, but as I get more and more pumped for the new Star Wars film, once this image debuted, I felt the urge to work on a colored pencil drawing […]
Chris Pratt as Owen Grady in “Jurassic World” with Blue the Velociraptor
It’s fun when things turn out different than what you plan for. Once again, the freehand approach bit me in the butt a bit as I set out to draw Pratt as Owen Grady from Jurassic World while sitting on his motorcycle, also leaving me with a ton of white […]
Pencil Portrait of Anne Hathaway
After almost any project, I tend to just feel the need to do a palette cleanser of a straight-forward pencil drawing. And since I try to draw every night to practice my craft, I want to push detail… and draw pretty things in the process. 🙂 After attempting a colored […]
Colored Pencil Drawing of Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters on Black Artagain Paper
Just for fun one night, I decided to attempt a colored pencil drawing of one of my all-time favorite cinematic villains… the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. And while Hollywood is currently desecrating the original film for the sake of milking the franchise for more money, I still had fun drawing […]
Colored Pencil Marty McFly on Black Artagain Paper
If you know me, you’ll know that while drawing was my first love, music is probably my second love. I started a Christian music website in 1996 as a sophomore in high school on a little free web page on Angelfire.com. In 1998, the site moved to Jesusfreakhideout.com where it […]
Freehand Drawing of Paul Rudd as Ant-Man
After seeing so many inspiring works online, it’s tough to just resort to straight portraits. And after seeing Ant-Man and liking it, it’s tough to resort to a portrait of just Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang or just him suited up as Ant-Man. This one is graphite with colored pencil for […]
Freehand Drawing of T-Rex in “Jurassic Park”
I first started getting more serious about drawing around 1993 or 94 — sometime after “Jurassic Park” came out. I loved the film and collected all of the trading cards and even had the “official movie magazine” about the film. In both the cards set and the magazine, the concept […]
New Originals Up for Sale!
I added a new batch of original drawings up for sale. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! Prints are still available for them, but these originals are first-come, first-serve. Thanks for looking! Newly added: Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: The Dark World Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Thor: The Dark […]
Pencil Drawing of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Before I started drawing almost daily again, I worked on a Jack Sparrow portrait using the image on a birthday party plate as reference (tis true!). Since then, I’ve pushed myself with detail and taking my time with drawings and such. I decided it was high time to try my […]
Pencil Drawing of Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in “Casino Royale”
Every once in a while, when I’m not sure what to draw but I know I want to do something of interest, I’ll just randomly gravitate towards an image of a favorite character. I loved the James Bond reboot “Casino Royale.” It’s easily in my top 10 movies (if not […]
Freehand Pencil Portrait of Shawn Spencer and Burton Guster in TV’s “PSYCH”
Gosh, I loved this show. I watched it on NetFlix per a friend’s suggestion and after about a season into its 8-season run, I was hooked. I love the humor, style and the lightness of it. If you know the show, you know Shawn and Gus do a “fist bump” […]
Colored Pencil Drawing of LEGO Captain America
Following LEGO Batman in colored pencil, I wanted to tackle LEGO Captain America (probably my favorite superhero). I actually almost abandoned this one early on because I wasn’t happy with certain aspects of it, but I’m mostly satisfied with the end result. Etsy link for prints: https://www.etsy.com/listing/232500799/full-color-drawing-print-of-lego-captain Etsy link for […]
JohnDiBiaseArt.com is Live!
It actually dawned on me YESTERDAY that my Etsy shop’s URL is long and cumbersome. I’ve settled on www.JohnDiBiaseArt.com to direct people to my Etsy shop. So now you can get to it easily… just follow www.JohnDiBiaseArt.com anytime. Thanks! 🙂
Pencil Drawing of Scarlett Johansson
I gotta admit; if I’m going to be staring hours at a photograph to try to reproduce it in pencil, it’s a real nice treat for it to be a pretty face. Between the recent Evangeline, Jennifer, Stana and now Scarlett, it’s been fun to find unique photos to use […]
Pencil Drawing of Steve Carell as Michael Scott in TV’s “The Office”
The Office is easily one of my all-time favorite TV shows. I often rewatch it while drawing to give me some background noise/entertainment, and while going through Season 2 recently, this image from a talking head at the end of one of the episodes inspired me to grab some screen […]
Colored Pencil Drawing of LEGO Batman from The LEGO Movie
LEGO + Batman… enough said! I’m hoping for this to be the start of a new series of colored pencil LEGO superhero portraits. Captain America is up next… https://www.etsy.com/listing/230811642/full-color-drawing-print-of-batman-from
Freehand Pencil Drawing of Stana Katic
On the flip side, following Connelly’s portrait, I chased after the likeness of CASTLE‘s Stana Katic (who plays Kate Beckett on that show) and am far more pleased with the result. This is an entirely freehand graphite pencil drawing. Etsy link for prints: https://www.etsy.com/listing/230010506/drawing-print-of-stana-katic-who-plays
Pencil Portrait of Jennifer Connelly
I’ve found that sometimes you win some and you lose some. I struggled with this pencil portrait of Jennifer Connelly for too long and, sadly, I don’t think I got it quite right. Sometimes it’s the source image that’s part of the problem, and other times I think I just […]
Pencil Portrait of James Roday as Shawn Spencer from TV’s “Psych”
Seriously, you gotta love NetFlix. Thanks to a friend’s recommendation, I checked out the show PSYCH — which I’d never seen before — and I absolutely love it. So I set out to draw James Roday as Shawn Spencer. It’s all graphite on white bristol paper. Etsy for prints: https://www.etsy.com/listing/226519900/drawing-print-of-james-roday-as-shawn
“The Rocketeer” Colored Pencil Sketch
I love love loved The Rocketeer when it came out in 1991. It’s definitely a modern classic to me and when looking for a new project to work on in one night, I decided on this colored pencil on black paper drawing of The Rocketeer from the movie poster artwork. […]
LEGO Movie “Good Cop” Sketch
Continuing the sketches on toned paper (Tan in this case), here’s “Good Cop” from The LEGO Movie. Etsy link to buy the original: https://www.etsy.com/listing/224494574/original-drawing-of-good-cop-from-the
Freehand Pencil Drawing of Evangeline Lilly
OK, so I have a soft spot for Evangeline Lilly. After drawing dudes a lot, it’s just nice to stare at a pretty face while drawing. This one was a challenge (as usual?), but I enjoyed it. Instead of turning to colored pencil or an Ebony pencil for the darkest […]
Colored Pencil Sketch of Daniel Craig as James Bond in “Skyfall” On Black Paper
I started a sketch before this one — and a new detailed pencil portrait — but put those on hold once I picked up my first-ever pad of black paper. I keep a folder of images on my iPad of ones that I may some day like to draw. […]
Colored Pencil Sketch of Rocket from “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Continuing a run of sketches on toned paper in quicker bursts of time, I opted for this Colored Pencil Sketch of Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy. Love the film. Love the character, and I thought I’d give this one a shot. It was a lot of fun. The original […]
Colored Pencil Sketch of Darth Vader in Star Wars
The same night I finished Ron Perlman as Vincent, I decided to try to punch out a quick sketch. Less than 2 hours later (with some of that time being spent drawing this while watching TV), I had this Darth Vader colored pencil drawing. It’s on 9×12 Toned Gray paper. […]