It’s nice to try new things from time to time. For this one, I tried laying down a layer of marker on her face before going in with colored pencil. I found it tricky to cover up the marker, but I liked the effect it gave to, say, her lips. […]
Category: Portraits
Updated Tauriel from “The Hobbit” Freehand Graphite Drawing
Sometimes it’s nice to get a second shot at something. Recently, someone purchased my original drawing of Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel in The Hobbit with the intentions of getting it autographed by Lilly at a convention. They asked, however, if I’d add green to her eyes. I obliged, and at […]
Rachel Weisz Freehand Graphite Portrait
It was hard not to love Rachel Weisz in the 1999 remake of “The Mummy.” I’d attempted a portrait of her once before but was pretty unhappy with how it turned out. This drawing is all graphite, done freehand, on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper. Drawing print purchase link: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-rachel-weisz Link […]
Tiffani Thiessen Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing (Updated in 2019)
While I was a lot younger than the characters on screen at the time, I did grow up watching Saved By The Bell, and who didn’t love Tiffani Amber Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski? In more recent years, I loved her role in the show White Collar. I’m wanting to improve […]
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as John Watson Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I love the BBC show Sherlock and have done a couple drawings of these guys before (several years ago now), but I’ve never drawn them in color. The reference photo I used for this drawing not only was saturated in blue colors, but had the guys standing further apart. I […]
Han and Leia (Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher) from “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Sigh. It’s hard to believe Carrie Fisher is really gone… I use my iPad as a way to display the source photo I’m drawing so I can look at the image and then try to replicate it on the paper nearby (by eyeballing it). Anyway, I keep a folder of […]
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in “La La Land” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Amy and I used to have date nights almost every week when our preschooler son would stay over at his grandparents. But with him in school now, date nights are few and far in between. Right after Christmas this past year, we had one rare night out and I decided […]
Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) “Star Trek” Freehand Colored Pencil Portrait
I grew up watching Star Trek (in addition to Star Wars. We can like BOTH, people.), but I especially liked Star Trek: The Next Generation as a pre-teen. I’ve done a couple drawings of original Star Trek characters before, but never anyone from TNG. Picard marks the first… (Although, fun […]
Evangeline Lilly Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
Sometimes I see a photo and just really feel inspired to try to draw it. I loved Evangeline Lilly in the show LOST and was honored when she shared one of my previous drawings on her social media channels. But, truth be told, I haven’t been completely satisfied with any […]
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in “Star Wars Rogue One” Colored Pencil Drawing
I loved Star Wars: Rogue One and wanted to do a portrait of Cassian. This was definitely a tricky one to work on. (Freehand colored pencil) Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/colored-pencil-graphite-drawing-print-of-diego-luna-as-capt-cassian-andor-at-scarif-in-star-wars-rogue-one Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/cassian-andor-diego-luna-original-drawing-not-a-print
Abigail Spencer Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I absolutely love the new TV show Timeless. Abigail Spencer is one of the main characters, playing a historian traveling through time. And when I wanted to draw her, it was tough to decide on a picture to draw, but I liked this one. The angle was definitely a challenge, […]
Margot Robbie Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
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
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 – […]