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Colored Pencil Drawing of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman
It was hard not to love the new Wonder Woman film, especially Gal Gadot and her performance. I drew Gal as WW once before, but I wanted to do a newer, more flattering pose. For this one, I used marker in the background and then went over it with colored pencil. I also used some marker for her eyes and a white paint pen.
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/545475447/print-of-colored-pencil-drawing-of-gal
Graphite Pencil Drawing of Kate Beckinsale
I tend to start some drawings and then only work on them intermittently over a course of a few months. This latest Kate Beckinsale attempt is one of those. I haven’t been able to draw her in a way I’m happy with, so this is yet another attempt. I don’t think this is quite there either, but who knows… maybe next time? 😉
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/540851805/graphite-drawing-print-of-actress-kate
Etsy link to buy THIS drawing’s original:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/527045078/original-graphite-drawing-of-kate
Graphite Drawing of Jimmy Stewart
How can you not love Jimmy Stewart? From The Philadelphia Story to It’s a Wonderful Life, he’s just a great actor from a bygone era. This one took a while to finish, but it was completely done in graphite pencil.
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/540456413/drawing-print-of-jimmy-stewart
Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing of Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones
I’ve never seen a single episode of Game of Thrones, but this was ordered as a commission piece by a customer for a friend of theirs who has become a faithful supporter of my work. I was thrilled to work on this for them. 🙂
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/527446886/print-of-emilia-clarke-as-daenerys
Colored Pencil Drawing of Gisele Bundchen
It’s hard not to love Gisele… just saying. This one is another done entirely in colored pencil. 🙂
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/523945084/color-drawing-print-of-gisele-bundchen
Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow with Davy Jones and the Black Pearl
I originally intended this piece to just be a colored pencil portrait of Johnny Depp, but with the Black Pearly worked into it as well. However, I had a hard time working the Black Pearl into the image in a way that wouldn’t influence people to make jokes about… the positioning. Thankfully, my wife Amy suggested the Pearl in the bottle and the rest started falling into place. However, I found myself having to figure out what to do with the space to the right of Jack (his left), so I decided on a graphite drawing of Davy Jones. It was meant to be light, but I kept making it a little darker because it seemed TOO light. Then I decided to add the kraken tentacles behind him. Finally, as a last stroke of inspiration, I added in Jack’s compass, which also served as a solution for the space on the other side of the bottle!
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/522729774/print-of-original-colored-pencil-drawing
Colored Pencil Drawing of Marty McFly and the Delorean from Back to the Future
To complete the unofficial trilogy of heroes and their vehicles, I decided to do a full color Marty McFly with his Delorean. And, as I was working on it, decided to put the clock tower in in the background as well.
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/533685117/drawing-print-of-michael-j-fox-as-marty
Graphite Drawing of Olga Kurylenko
This one was a bit of a challenge to pull back and try detail a little smaller. I liked the image and I wanted to give it a try… and when it was finished, I decided to add a little color by splashing some purple colored pencil off to the side to give it a little extra flavor. While I may still revisit Olga in a more detailed close-up drawing in the future, she saw this on social media and still liked it enough to share. 🙂 (Thanks, Olga!)
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/531739349/drawing-print-of-olga-kurylenko-quantum
Colored Pencil Drawing of Rachel Weisz
I’ve drawn Rachel before, but I haven’t been satisfied with how those drawings have turned out. I liked the source photo for this one — especially with the red in it — and was inspired to take a stab at it.
Etsy link for prints:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/516685288/colored-pencil-drawing-print-of-rachel
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