Actress / model Olga Kurylenko has been one of my most frequent and kind supporters of drawings I’ve done of her. Ironically, she seems to consistently share my works-in-progress on her social media channels, but never them completed. Ha! This was my first attempt at an all-color drawing of Olga– […]
Tag: Colored Pencil
Autographed Ellie Kemper as Erin in “The Office” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
With news that actress Ellie Kemper was promoting her new book with a signing at Words Bookstore in Maplewood, NJ, I quickly drew a new portrait of her as quickly as I possibly could – drawing her as Erin Hannon in my favorite TV show, The Office. Thankfully, Ellie didn’t […]
Autographed Colored Pencil Drawing of Plumb
I’ve been a fan of singer Plumb since her debut in 1997. The day after I took my son to see TobyMac in concert in November, 2018, we went to see Plumb in concert as well. I actually gave her a drawing I did of her a few years ago […]
Simone Dawn De Kock Colored Pencil Drawing
This one is easily one of my favorite drawings I did in 2018. In addition to having a beautiful subject (lovely model Simone Dawn De Kock), I just found it a fun and challenging image to try to capture. Not only is she lying on a beach (in SAND, mind […]
The Rocketeer Freehand Colored Pencil Collage Drawing
Ever since its release, I’ve been a fan of the movie, The Rocketeer. It was long before superhero movies were all the rage, and it was just a great, fun period action movie. I mainly wanted to draw The Rocketeer and Cliff, but with that space on the right… how […]
January Jones Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
From “Unknown” and “X-Men: First Class” is the beautiful January Jones. This was another attempt at something different by mixing colored pencil and graphite for a freehand portrait of January Jones. Purchase link for the original: https://johndibiaseart.com/original-sketch-of-january-jones-not-a-print Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/january-jones-pencil-drawing-print-85-x-11
Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines in Back to the Future Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Ironically, after being at the Boston Fan Expo where I COULD have met Lea and had her sign a drawing, I finally drew her for the first time. This was done entirely freehand in colored pencil. Now… I just need her to hit another convention soon within reasonable driving distance. […]
Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing for Cover Art
For as long as I’ve loved music, I’ve loved making mixtapes, mix CDs and playlists. For several years now, my music website – Jesusfreakhideout.com – has been releasing independent music samplers – completely FREE to download. For the latest one, I decided to draw Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / […]
Custom “Big Bang Theory” Character Sketch Cards
Here is a batch of Big Bang Theory themed character sketch cards I did for a customer upon request. Doing small portraits is way out of my comfort zone, but upon starting to do more sketch cards, I’ve found it to be a regular task now… (and good practice) www.johndibiaseart.com
Original Freehand Drawing of Duo Vocal Few for Poster Art
Earlier this year, husband/wife duo Vocal Few approached me about doing an original drawing for a tour poster they wanted to make. I mocked it up with pencil and worked closely with them on the color scheme, tone, etc and above is the end result of the drawing. Below is […]
Richard Dreyfuss from “JAWS” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing – Autographed!
I’d never been to a comic-con or similar con before. But when Richard Dreyfuss, who stars in my wife’s favorite movie of all time, JAWS, came to our area, I knew we had to go. And when she couldn’t decide on what piece of JAWS merch to get signed, I […]
Stana Katic Freehand Colored Pencil Sketch on Toned Tan Paper
One of the many sketched I did was this freehand colored pencil drawing of the lovely Stana Katic on toned tan paper. It was definitely a shorter-timed, rougher sketch, but I put extra time in on it to finish it off more. Doing the rougher sketches still is outside my […]
Blake Lively Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Gotta love Blake Lively! I loved her in Age of Adaline and have been a fan since. I thought this photo of her was lovely and I tried my best to do it justice in colored pencil form. I drew it freehand on white Strathmore smooth bristol paper. Link for […]
Anakin versus Darth Vader Freehand Marker and Colored Pencil Commission Piece
As a commissioned piece, I did this marker and colored pencil drawing that shows Darth Vader/Anakin battling his Jedi self, with the Emperor pulling the strings in the background. It was challenging, but also kind of fun. 🙂 Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/color-pencil-marker-drawing-print-of-darth-vader-vs-anakin
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
It was hard not to love the new Wonder Woman film, especially Gal Gadot and her performance. I drew Gal as WW once before, but I wanted to do a newer, more flattering pose. For this one, I used marker in the background and then went over it with colored […]
Gisele Bundchen Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
It’s hard not to love Gisele… just saying. This one is another done entirely in colored pencil. 🙂 Link to purchase the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/gisele-bundchen-original-drawing-not-a-print Link for purchasing prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/color-drawing-print-of-gisele-bundchen
Rachel Weisz Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I’ve drawn Rachel before, but I haven’t been satisfied with how those drawings have turned out. I liked the source photo for this one — especially with the red in it — and was inspired to take a stab at it. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/colored-pencil-drawing-print-of-rachel-weisz
Chris Pratt as Star-Lord with the Milano (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”) Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Continuing with an unofficial series of heroes with their rides, I followed Jyn with this colored pencil drawing of Chris Pratt as Star-Lord / Peter Quill from “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2” and his spaceship, The Milano. This one was drawn entirely in colored pencil. Fun fact – I […]
Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in “Star Wars: Rogue One” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I get really frustrated with myself with my work. I may like something after I finish it, but I usually find something wrong with it and then don’t like it anymore. That’s what happened with my previous Jyn drawing. This one… I wanted to do something different and try to […]
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
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 […]
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. 🙂 […]
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…
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
Stana Katic Colored Pencil on Black Paper Freehand Drawing
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 […]