Another drawing I hadn’t finished was a pencil portrait of Margot Robbie. (And I finished this one while watching a review copy of Suicide Squad… which she was excellent in, but the movie wasn’t great). This too is a freehand pencil drawing. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-margot-robbie-a
Year: 2016
Jessica Alba Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
After finishing Gerard, I decided it was high time to finish some portraits that I’d started but never completed. This one was started in September and wasn’t finished until early December! Freehand colored pencil Jessica Alba. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/print-of-colored-pencil-drawing-of-jessica-alba-85-x-11 Purchase link for the original: https://johndibiaseart.com/original-colored-pencil-drawing-of-jessica-alba-not-a-print
Gerard Butler as Marek from “Timeline” Commissioned Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
The latest commission piece is a freehand full colored pencil portrait of Gerard Butler as Marek in the movie “Timeline” Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/colored-pencil-drawing-print-of-gerard-butler-as-marek-in-the-movie-timeline
Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
This one was really fun. I decided to draw Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso to get ahead of the upcoming film (which I’m super stoked for!), and as I worked on her portrait in colored pencil, I decided to abandon the original background for Darth Vader. And then it just […]
Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Colored Pencil Drawing
Marvel’s just knocking each movie out of the park, and Benedict Cumberbatch was an inspired choice to play Doctor Strange. This is a freehand colored pencil drawing, and it was quite a challenge. I used a little bit of white paint marker to assist in the details of his magical […]
Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
The best thing about Batman v Superman may have been Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. And I have to admit I’m excited for the upcoming solo film in 2017. This is a freehand colored pencil drawing of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman from the upcoming movie. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/print-of-colored-pencil-drawing-of-benedict-cumberbatch-as-doctor-strange-85-x-11
Updated Han Solo Freehand Colored Pencil Portrait Drawing
While talking to a coworker about this drawing, we wondered why I never just drew the part of his gun that was cut off in the original drawing and put them together for the prints made of it. … so I went home that night and did just that (and […]
Ghostbusters Graphite and Colored Pencil Commissioned Freehand Drawing
And then someone wants to pay you to draw your four favorite characters from your favorite movie. Only drawback is you have to give it up when it’s done. 
This is a pencil drawing with red colored pencil accents of all four of the only Ghostbusters for me. […]
Emily Blunt Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
And how can you not love Emily Blunt? After “The Adjustment Bureau” and “Edge of Tomorrow,” I was officially a fan. I’m interested to see her take up the mantle as Mary Poppins in the upcoming sequel too… Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-emily-blunt
Kate Beckinsale Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Gotta love Kate Beckinsale. “Serendipity” is definitely one of my favorite romantic comedies. I’d been wanting to draw Kate recently but struggled with the first attempt (actually, first two attempts if I recall) and decided to try this one. I wasn’t too satisfied with it, so you may see another […]
Richard Dean Anderson as “MacGyver” Colored Pencil Portrait Drawing
With the resurgence of MacGyver with the recent TV reboot, I felt inclined to draw a childhood hero again. I had drawn one or two Mac portraits back in the 90s — one for a friend’s birthday — and I was just never happy with how they turned out. I […]
Lebron and Dwayne Colored Pencil Commission Piece
Every once in a while I take a commission project. This one proved more difficult than I’d… hoped. Ha. It was larger than most pieces I do, and trying to get everything sized just right (freehand) was so challenging…
Evangeline Lilly Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing (Autographed)
Freehand colored pencil drawing of actress Evangeline Lilly (every artist needs a muse, right?) Fun fact about this one… thanks to the incredible graciousness of an art shop customer, I was able to get the original version of this drawing signed by Evangeline herself. The customer had purchased by Tauriel […]
Rachel McAdams Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
Here’s my freehand pencil drawing of actress Rachel McAdams. I loved her in movies like Red Eye, Morning Glory, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-rachel-mcadams-doctor-strange-sherlock-holmes-mean-girls-the-notebook
Sarah Shahi Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
I loved the show Person of Interest. And while Sarah Shahi’s Shaw was tough for me to warm up to for a while, she did grow on me, and I felt inclined to draw her around the time the show wrapped up. This one proved to be rather challenging. (Freehand […]
Kate Winslet Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Gotta love Kate Winslet as Rose in Titanic. I love the glamour images I found of Kate from this photo shoot and had a hard time narrowing it down to one. This was all drawn freehand in colored pencil. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-actress-kate-winslet
Kate Mara Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Here’s my freehand colored pencil portrait of actress Kate Mara. I was surprised by how it came out (and that I actually like it. ) Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-actress-kate-mara
Chris Pine as Captain Kirk in “Star Trek Beyond” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Speaking of pop culture characters, I decided to venture into the recent reboot of the Star Trek series to try to tackle the current Captain Kirk (Chris Pine). This one was done completely in colored pencil. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/chris-pine-as-captain-kirk-drawing-print
Angelina Jolie Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
My grandfather actually drew portraits as a hobby, and I’ll never forget being shown drawings he did of famous actresses (of his day). After drawing so many pop culture characters recently, I just wanted beautiful subjects to draw, and so I decided to keep working on portraits of actresses – […]
Stana Katic Colored Pencil on Black Paper Freehand Drawing
White-on-black drawing isn’t the easiest, but sometimes when I see certain black-and-white photos, I feel like they could possibly work in this format. I don’t remember where I first saw this image of the lovely Stana Katic, but I think it was before she started using the original photo as […]
“Friends” Joey, Chandler and Ross Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
It was tough to find a good promo photo of all three Friends guys that looked like the guys did later in the series. Surprisingly, all of the promo photos were from earlier in the series (and fans know how much Chandler changed throughout the show). I did my best […]
“Friends” of Monica, Rachel and Phoebe Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I didn’t watch the show “Friends” when it aired. I’ve seen a couple episodes before, but not much. Although, I do remember having some family over for the airing of the series finale. Recently, I started binge-watching the show on NetFlix while drawing and just fell in love. I decided […]
Reese & Finch from TV’s “Person of Interest” Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
I love the show “Person Of Interest,” and I figured, as the series came to an end this season, that it would be cool to do a drawing of both Reese & Finch together. This one was tough to map out right on the paper freehand, and I found myself […]
Marty and Doc from “Back To The Future II” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Another movie I like doing drawings for is Back To The Future. But I’ve never done a drawing of Marty and Doc together. This image is pretty iconic–which is also shared in both the first and second movies (although I do think this is probably at the beginning of Back […]
Bill Murray as Peter Venkman in “Ghostbusters” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Even though Hollywood has made a parody of the original “Ghostbusters” film with a reboot (which I refuse to see), the 1984 film is still my all-time favorite film. And it’s just really fun to draw these guys. I love this crazy image of Bill yelling in the Sedgewick hotel […]
Gal Gadot Freehand Colored Pencil Portrait Drawing
I still am not all that comfortable with colored pencil. I see a lot of colored pencil drawings on Instagram and I just marvel at the detail and life-likeness. Granted, a lot of these drawings are mixed media, but not all of them. And while I like to stick with […]
Captain America Drawing (from “Civil War”) Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
To accompany the new Bucky drawing–and to draw a new suited up Captain America in full color–I decided to attempt a new freehand drawing. I drew it out in pencil first and then erased that and drew it in colored pencil (which is typically my process for colored pencil drawings) […]
Colored Pencil Drawing of Elizabeth McGovern as Snow White
Sometimes I get the honor of doing commission pieces. This is a full-color colored pencil drawing of Elizabeth McGovern as Snow White from “Faerie Tale Theatre”.
Blake Lively Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
The only reference I had for Blake Lively’s work as an actress was “Green Lantern,” which most movie watchers would agree isn’t a good one (but it was for her, since she met her now-husband while doing that film). However, upon seeing “Age of Adaline,” I loved her performance in […]
Reese Witherspoon Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
After doing a lot of colored pencil work, it makes me want to return to graphite. I spent time here and there on a Reese Witherspoon portrait — and added a hint of color for her eyes and lips to give it something just a little extra. Purchase link for […]