After seeing “Edge of Tomorrow,” I was inspired to draw Miss Emily Blunt. I actually attempted reproducing an image from a movie poster she’s on for the movie but I couldn’t quite get her profile just right. So, a few months later, I tried to tackle a movie still. It […]
Category: Portraits
Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski as Chuck and Sarah from TV’s “Chuck” Freehand Graphite Drawing
After getting addicted to the TV show “Chuck” this year and binge-watching all 5 seasons on NetFlix, I knew I wanted to draw Chuck, and not just Chuck, but Chuck with Sarah. It’s always a challenge to freehand draw two people in one image and get proportions right, but I’m […]
Zoe Saldana as Gamora in “Guardians of the Galaxy” Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
Following Star-Lord and Rocket & Groot, I got a few requests for Gamora and decided to oblige. This is about half and half graphite and colored pencil. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-zoe-saldana-as-gamora-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy
Godzilla 2014 Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
My dad’s a huge Godzilla fan. I decided to do this piece in secret for his birthday this year and found the scales to be especially challenging. I then decided to dare to change it a bit by adding in a parajumper and helicopter from other promotional imagery and then […]
Emmet Brickowski in The LEGO Movie Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Inspired no doubt by finishing Scrat, I decided to take a still photo from The LEGO Movie and draw Emmet in the comfort of his own home… Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/full-color-drawing-print-of-emmet-brickowski-from-the-lego-movie Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/emmet-brickowski-from-the-lego-movie-original-colored-pencil-drawing-not-a-print
Scrat “Ice Age” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
When going through some old papers, I found an unfinished drawing of Scrat from the first Ice Age film (so you know it’s OLD!). I decided, while on this colored pencil kick, to finish it. Above is the finished, below is the state I originally rediscovered it in. Purchase link […]
Yoda “Empire Strikes Back” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Continuing to practice more with colored pencil, I decided to work on Yoda from my second favorite film of all time, The Empire Strikes Back. This one was certainly a challenge, but a rewarding experience regardless. I used all Prismacolor colored pencils and a little graphite to get in some […]
More Original Pieces Up for Sale
It’s time for me to part with some more of my original works. I store them in my portfolios and I realize they’re just being “wasted” hidden in between pages of other hidden works — when people can be enjoying them on their walls or wherever. The pricing depends on […]
Harrison Ford as Han Solo Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Truth be told, colored pencil is outside my comfort zone. However, I see other artists do INCREDIBLE things with it all the time, and it makes me want to push myself to get better at it. I decided I want to try my hand at more colored pencil work and […]
Drawing of Plumb
Since 1997, I’ve been an avid listener and fan of Plumb and her music (in other words, since “Plumb” was a band, not just Tiffany’s performing alias). As a follow-up to Yvonne as a proverbial artistic reset button, I decided to try my hand at this portrait of Plumb. (Print […]
Yvonne Strahovski (“Chuck” / “24: Live Another Day”) Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
Doing just straight-up pencil drawings is kind of a palette cleanser for me. So after (or sometimes during) working on something that detail and/or color intensive, I’ll just start a drawing like this one for fun and further practice. After getting totally addicted to the show “Chuck” via NetFlix, I […]
Rocket and Groot from “Guardians of the Galaxy” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
After drawing Chris Pratt as Star Lord –and heeding requests from some folks– I decided to attack a Rocket and Groot drawing. I approached it with mostly graphite pencil and then added in colored pencil for some of Rocket’s fur, the sight on his gun and Groot’s moss. Purchase link […]
Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star Lord in “Guardians of the Galaxy” Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Pencil Drawing
I wasn’t sure what to make of Guardians of the Galaxy upon seeing the first trailers, but I knew I should give it a shot. Before seeing the movie, I caught up on seasons 2 thru 6 of Parks and Recreation, so I was ready to see Chris Pratt take […]
Jack Bauer and Chloe O’Brian from “24: Live Another Day” Graphite Pencil / Prismacolor Hybrid Freehand Drawing
After having binge-watched 8 seasons of 24 to catch up to the new season and watch half of it as it aired, I was bit pretty hard by the “24” bug. A friend suggested I draw the promo art for “Live Another Day” and I immediately pictured it as graphite […]
Rick Moranis as Louis Tully / Vinz Clortho in “Ghostbusters” Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait Drawing
Deciding to go for another Ghostbusters piece, I realized I’ve never drawn Louis! And I thought this portrait summed him up pretty nicely. The colander was pretty challenging with all the detail and various colors, but I was mostly happy with the end result. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/rick-moranis-as-louis-tully-vinz-clortho-in-ghostbusters-drawing-print
Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver in “Ghostbusters” Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait Drawing
Exhibit A. (See previous post about Audrey Hepburn) This was a challenge for sure. I really enjoy doing Ghostbusters themed pieces and I was surprised, while looking for inspiring images online, to have never seen the source photo for this drawing before. I found it especially challenging–since I draw entirely […]
Audrey Hepburn in “Charade” Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
I’ll let you in on a little secret: I’m seldom happy with the end results of my drawings. We’ve come to hang a few of my works around the house to decorate the walls a bit, and our living room has been classic film actors for several years now. Older […]
Evangeline Lilly Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
Close to finishing Optimus, I wanted to start a new drawing just for pure kicks. I tend to troll the web for inspiring photos to attempt to draw and I had this one on my iPad for months (probably when I was looking for a photo of Evangeline for the […]
Optimus Prime from “Transformers: Age of Extinction” Freehand Colored Pencil, Graphite Pencil Drawing
After Roger & Eddie, I decided to attempt something I felt very uncomfortable with. I grew up with Transformers and I love Optimus Prime, but the detail in Michael Bay’s take on Transformers is just… overwhelming! So I decided to step out of my comfort zone and attempt an Optimus […]
Roger Rabbit and Eddie Valiant from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Freehand Colored Pencil, Graphite mash-up Drawing
I hit an inspiration wall after finishing Slimer. But while looking for new subject matter, I stumbled upon a wonderful photo of Roger standing on a car next to Bob Hoskins as Eddie in a promo photo for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a classic 80s film. I thought it would […]
Slimer in “Ghostbusters” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
Keeping with the fact that Ghostbusters is my favorite film, and wanting to work with colored pencils some more, I decided to take a stab at Slimer in Ghostbusters. I found it a bit more challenging than I expected. For one, I had trouble not making it look too cartoony… […]
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in “24” Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
After watching the entire series “LOST” for the first time back in 2012, I immediately tried entering into the world of another series I had missed when it aired, “24.” But sadly, the pilot was everything I didn’t want in a show (including 2 teenage girls accompanying 2 teenage boys […]
Jim Carrey holding a rose Freehand Graphite Pencil and Colored Pencil Drawing
Almost ever since I walked by a magazine rack in 2000 displaying an Entertainment Weekly cover photo of Jim Carrey holding a rose with a lovey dovey look on his face and blood dripping down his fingers, I knew it’d make a fun portrait. I finally found it online and […]
Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) and Spider-Man with Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
After having previously done a drawing of Bruce Banner / Hulk and Bruce Wayne / Batman, I decided to do a Peter Parker / The Amazing Spider-Man mash-up. Since I draw freehand, I just try to guess where on the page to start and build out from there (which is […]
Pencil Drawing of Eddie Cantor
When I was pretty young, my grandfather introduced some great classic movies and actors to me. My parents did as well, but I have vivid memories of my grandfather frequently quoting and talking about Eddie Cantor. Eddie was huge in the 30s for his films AND musical career, being one […]
Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter in Captain America Freehand Graphite Pencil and Prismacolor Hybrid Drawing
Welp, I thought Captain America needs his Peggy, so I decided to do a graphite pencil of Hayley Atwell as Peggy from the first Cap movie and decided to color her eyes and lips, however, with Prismacolor pencils. I also tried to push my detailing a bit, spending more time […]
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland in “Anchorman” Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
Typically, when I work on a drawing, I do one at a time, but after starting a couple commissions at once, I also wanted to do a side project or two just for fun so that I wasn’t spending all day in an office and then working again in my […]
Singer/Producer/Director Steve Taylor Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
After finally seeing Steve Taylor in concert, fulfilling a longtime dream, I impulsively decided to draw one of the photos I took at a May 4th, 2014 concert in Manheim, PA. For the concert’s encore, Steve came out wearing his flashy jacket from the 80s and I thought it was […]
Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Portrait
After the recent Captian America drawing, I received a couple requests for The Winter Soldier. And after seeing and liking the film myself, I loved the idea of attempting it. This one was certainly a challenge, but I loved adding the red star in colored pencil in addition to the […]
Liv Tyler Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
After drawing Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, I wanted to do a pencil drawing of Liv Tyler as the elf Arwen — but I couldn’t find a picture I liked enough to work on. So, while looking for Arwen photos, I came across just a regular glam shot of […]