I’m a real sucker for a good mashup. In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens I did this colored pencil/pencil/marker drawing of Kylo Ren from Star Wars with Ren & Stimpy (and Stimpy as Captain Phasma) Purchase link for […]
I always enjoy drawing a pretty face. I loved Elizabeth Banks in films like People Like Us, Love & Mercy, Fred Claus and even The LEGO Movie. This is entirely done freehand with an assortment of graphite pencil weights. Purchase […]
I’m definitely a fan of the show Castle. I found a promo photo of Nathan and Stana in this flirty pose and thought it’d be fun to do in black and white with just her lips, nail polish and ring […]
I’ve been a fan of Tommy Lee Jones since “The Fugitive,” but “Men In Black” cemented that for me. I’d drawn Tommy Lee from “U.S. Marshals” way back in high school and after revisiting the first MIB, thought it’d be […]
I loved the subtle relationship between Bob and Charlotte in “Lost in Translation.” This one was challenging (especially Scarlett’s tilted head), but fun to do – especially when adding color in with regular graphite pencil. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-bill-murray-and-scarlett-johansson-in-lost-in-translation
In the middle of working on other projects, while watching my Clean Films edit of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” I felt inspired to work on a new piece with Joel and Clem. (I actually did one for Amy […]
The latest pretty face I decided to draw was Natalie Portman. It’s entirely graphite (using 8B to get the black areas) and done freehand on 9×12 bristol paper. I want to keep pushing the photorealism, so this was a nice […]
I don’t typically draw characters before a movie comes out and I have some kind of appreciation or connection to them, but as I get more and more pumped for the new Star Wars film, once this image debuted, I […]
It’s fun when things turn out different than what you plan for. Once again, the freehand approach bit me in the butt a bit as I set out to draw Pratt as Owen Grady from Jurassic World while sitting on […]
After almost any project, I tend to just feel the need to do a palette cleanser of a straight-forward pencil drawing. And since I try to draw every night to practice my craft, I want to push detail… and draw […]
Just for fun one night, I decided to attempt a colored pencil drawing of one of my all-time favorite cinematic villains… the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. And while Hollywood is currently desecrating the original film for the sake of milking […]
If you know me, you’ll know that while drawing was my first love, music is probably my second love. I started a Christian music website in 1996 as a sophomore in high school on a little free web page on […]
After seeing so many inspiring works online, it’s tough to just resort to straight portraits. And after seeing Ant-Man and liking it, it’s tough to resort to a portrait of just Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang or just him suited up […]
I first started getting more serious about drawing around 1993 or 94 — sometime after “Jurassic Park” came out. I loved the film and collected all of the trading cards and even had the “official movie magazine” about the film. […]
I added a new batch of original drawings up for sale. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! Prints are still available for them, but these originals are first-come, first-serve. Thanks for looking! Newly added: Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: The […]
Before I started drawing almost daily again, I worked on a Jack Sparrow portrait using the image on a birthday party plate as reference (tis true!). Since then, I’ve pushed myself with detail and taking my time with drawings and […]
Every once in a while, when I’m not sure what to draw but I know I want to do something of interest, I’ll just randomly gravitate towards an image of a favorite character. I loved the James Bond reboot “Casino […]
Gosh, I loved this show. I watched it on NetFlix per a friend’s suggestion and after about a season into its 8-season run, I was hooked. I love the humor, style and the lightness of it. If you know the […]
Following LEGO Batman in colored pencil, I wanted to tackle LEGO Captain America (probably my favorite superhero). I actually almost abandoned this one early on because I wasn’t happy with certain aspects of it, but I’m mostly satisfied with the […]
It actually dawned on me YESTERDAY that my Etsy shop’s URL is long and cumbersome. I’ve settled on www.JohnDiBiaseArt.com to direct people to my Etsy shop. So now you can get to it easily… just follow www.JohnDiBiaseArt.com anytime. Thanks! 🙂
I gotta admit; if I’m going to be staring hours at a photograph to try to reproduce it in pencil, it’s a real nice treat for it to be a pretty face. Between the recent Evangeline, Jennifer, Stana and now […]
The Office is easily one of my all-time favorite TV shows. I often rewatch it while drawing to give me some background noise/entertainment, and while going through Season 2 recently, this image from a talking head at the end of […]
LEGO + Batman… enough said! I’m hoping for this to be the start of a new series of colored pencil LEGO superhero portraits. Captain America is up next… Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/lego-batman-drawing-print
On the flip side, following Connelly’s portrait, I chased after the likeness of CASTLE‘s Stana Katic (who plays Kate Beckett on that show) and am far more pleased with the result. This is an entirely freehand graphite pencil drawing. Purchase […]
I’ve found that sometimes you win some and you lose some. I struggled with this pencil portrait of Jennifer Connelly for too long and, sadly, I don’t think I got it quite right. Sometimes it’s the source image that’s part […]
Seriously, you gotta love NetFlix. Thanks to a friend’s recommendation, I checked out the show PSYCH — which I’d never seen before — and I absolutely love it. So I set out to draw James Roday as Shawn Spencer. It’s […]
I love love loved The Rocketeer when it came out in 1991. It’s definitely a modern classic to me and when looking for a new project to work on in one night, I decided on this colored pencil on black […]
Continuing the sketches on toned paper (Tan in this case), here’s “Good Cop” from The LEGO Movie. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/good-cop-full-color-drawing-print-from-the-lego-movie Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/original-drawing-of-good-cop-from-the-lego-movie-not-a-print
OK, so I have a soft spot for Evangeline Lilly. After drawing dudes a lot, it’s just nice to stare at a pretty face while drawing. This one was a challenge (as usual?), but I enjoyed it. Instead of turning […]
I started a sketch before this one — and a new detailed pencil portrait — but put those on hold once I picked up my first-ever pad of black paper. I keep a folder of images on my iPad […]