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 […]
Category: Portraits
“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 […]
Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier in “Civil War” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Since “Captain America: The First Avenger,” the superhero has quickly become my favorite superhero. In the sequel, his MIA best friend, Bucky, resurfaced as a brainwashed super assassin (hey, it was in the comics) called The Winter Soldier. He made a cool villain, but it was also terribly tragic since […]
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in “The Last Crusade” Colored Pencil Drawing
I love Indiana Jones. And between Han Solo and Indy, Harrison Ford is easily one of my favorite actors. I’ve done a couple Indiana Jones drawings through the years, but I haven’t really made one I’ve been proud of. This one was definitely a challenge, but I’m pretty happy with […]
Jim and Pam from TV’s “The Office” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Yes, I’ve been getting into colored pencil more – I do want to keep getting better at it, and I am (mostly) enjoying the challenge. The Office just might be my all-time favorite TV show, and I just love Jim & Pam. Who wouldn’t want a love like theirs? And […]
Olivia Wilde Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
Sometimes you start a drawing and even though it’s coming along okay, you just put it aside and do other things for one reason or another. I think this one, admittedly, stopped being fun for a while because I mostly just had the hair left to do (which is tedious), […]
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in “The Philadelphia Story” Freehand Graphite Drawing
I love old movies. LOVE ’em. And I’m a huge fan of Cary Grant’s work. I’ve only seen The Philadelphia Story a couple times, but it’s one I like more each time I watch it. This most recent time, I decided to draw this image because I liked the idea […]
Gemma Arterton Graphite Pencil (with a hint of colored pencil) Portrait Drawing
I’ve been trying to mix it up a bit with the all-graphite portraits by adding an element of color to each one again. It seems easier to do this with pop culture-specific pieces, but it can be more challenging with a more straight forward portrait. This one of Gemma Arterton […]
Shawn and Gus from TV’s “Psych” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
At a friend’s recommendation, I watched the show “Psych” and quickly became a huge fan. I’ve drawn this duo before, but I recently decided a colored pencil treatment would be more ideal. I really liked this picture, but I could only find it in black and white… and that’s when […]
Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion from TV’s “Castle” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I’ve been having a lot of fun with colored pencils lately. It’s out of my comfort zone, generally, and I want to improve at it. As a big fan of the TV show “Castle,” I thought this cozy image of Kate and Castle would be a fun one to do… […]
Commissioned Freehand Drawing of Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in “Casino Royale”
I can imagine that many artists would want to do new things and not repeat past projects. This drawing was the first time I’ve been commissioned to do a drawing I’ve already done before. The original drawing was purchased some time ago, but a kind customer wanted it as well. […]
Jaimie Alexander of TV’s “Blindspot” Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait Drawing
It’s always a risk watching a brand new TV show. But from the start, I was hooked by TV’s new series, “Blindspot.” I love Jaimie Alexander in the role and decided to draw her as Jane Doe, but I liked this smiling image of her much better. I debated on […]
“The Evil Queen” from “Once Upon A Time” Commissioned Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
From time to time, I’ll do commission work and this piece was requested from a new friend. They requested some color with the black and white and I do like the contrast of the red lips and apple with the monotone portrait. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-lana-parrilla-as-regina-mills-evil-queen-in-once-upon-a-time
Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd in “Ghostbusters II” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I did a drawing of these two a few years ago from the first movie, just sitting on steps chatting between takes. I saw this image and loved how it was kind of a sequel to it, which was from the sequel. And I thought it’d be fun to do […]
Evangeline Lilly Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
OK, so sometimes after a long day of double the work, I don’t feel like doing anything work related (in this case, two commission drawings in progress), or even the fun projects already in progress. On this night, I just wanted to draw something new and in just graphite pencil. […]
Evangeline Lilly (“LOST” / “Ant-Man”)Freehand Colored Pencil Portrait Drawing
After doing a more “basic” colored pencil portrait of Han, I wanted to venture into more colored pencil portraits. So, as practice, I decided to draw Evangeline Lilly again, but this time all in color. The skin tones were definitely a challenge, but I found it to be pretty good […]
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Drawing on black paper is always tricky. After seeing the Super Bowl teaser for the new “Jason Bourne” film, and seeing the pretty cool poster art, I decided to attempt a drawing of Damon’s mug on black paper using white and grays. It was kinda fun, but definitely stressful trying […]
John Boyega as Finn in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
After Rey and Han, I decided to work on Finn… the source was another poster art image, but I decided to give him the Starkiller Base background with snow — as if Finn was engaging with – or about to – Kylo Ren. This one took a bit longer, but […]
Daisy Ridley as Rey in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
After drawing Han in all color – and liking the result (and process), I decided to revisit Rey already and give her a proper color drawing. The source image is just about perfect, with TIE fighters in the distance, but I didn’t want to just replicate it exactly, so I […]
Harrison Ford as Han Solo Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
After having drawn a colored pencil / pencil hybrid of Han, I decided I wanted to try my hand at a fully colored pencil Han Solo — with full intentions of hanging it in my basement, where I do all my drawing. So I ended up doing my best to […]
Harrison Ford as Han Solo with Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
With Han Solo being my favorite Star Wars character of all the films and extended canon, The Force Awakens definitely hit a sweet spot, so to speak. I loved seeing Han again, but it also left me with a need for closure. Ha… so this was my first homage to […]