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 […]
Tag: Colored Pencil
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”.
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 […]
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 […]
Boba Fett Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I decided to do a Boba Fett colored pencil drawing, but I didn’t want to do just the usual piece, because so many have drawn him before me. I used what I think was simply a Hot Toys figure promo image as inspiration and wanted to incorporate the Sarlacc and […]
Joel and Clem from “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
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 around 2006 – i think it was even like 16 […]
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters on Black Artagain Paper Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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 the franchise for more money, I still had fun drawing […]
Marty McFly on Black Artagain Paper Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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 Angelfire.com. In 1998, the site moved to Jesusfreakhideout.com where it […]
Paul Rudd as Ant-Man Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
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 as Ant-Man. This one is graphite with colored pencil for […]
Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in “Casino Royale” Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
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 Royale.” It’s easily in my top 10 movies (if not […]
LEGO Captain America Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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 end result. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/lego-captain-america-drawing-print Purchase link for […]
LEGO Batman from The LEGO Movie Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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
“The Rocketeer” Colored Pencil Sketch
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 paper drawing of The Rocketeer from the movie poster artwork. […]
LEGO Movie “Good Cop” Colored Pencil Sketch on Toned Tan Paper
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
Colored Pencil Sketch of Daniel Craig as James Bond in “Skyfall” On Black Paper
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 of ones that I may some day like to draw. […]
Colored Pencil Sketch of Darth Vader in Star Wars
The same night I finished Ron Perlman as Vincent, I decided to try to punch out a quick sketch. Less than 2 hours later (with some of that time being spent drawing this while watching TV), I had this Darth Vader colored pencil drawing. It’s on 9×12 Toned Gray paper. […]
Henry Cavill as Superman in “Man of Steel” Freehand Colored Pencil Sketch
I took a stab next at a drawing of Henry Cavill as Superman one night… but after failing to nail a different pose properly. I scrapped it and went with this one instead. Mostly happy with the result… Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/henry-cavill-as-superman-in-man-of-steel-colored-pencil-sketch-drawing-print
Colored Pencil Sketch of Emmet Brickowski from “The LEGO Movie”
This was pretty fun too — trying to capture Emmet from a screenshot from “The LEGO Movie.” This one was just a couple hours one night while watching TV. Prints are available upon request!
Dave Bautista as Drax in “Guardians of the Galaxy” Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
With Guardians of the Galaxy being quite the cinematic phenomenon, people are really wanting “Guardians” themed drawings lately. So, to round out my collection of “Guardians,” I approached this drawing of Drax, played by WWE wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista, using graphite pencil as well as Prismacolor colored pencils and Faber-Castell colored pencils. […]
Darth Vader Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Portrait Drawing
Sometimes it can be pretty hard to decide on an image of a person or character to draw. It’s one thing to see an image and think “I want to try drawing that!” and another to know who or what you want to turn into a drawing, but unsure of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]