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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…
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 […]
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
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 […]
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. […]
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
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: […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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”.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]