This was another one of those drawings that took forever to finish. I forget exactly why, but I kept shelving it and coming back to it later. I believe it was a candid photo Karen Gillan had posted of her […]
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With the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, I thought I might do a Shuri-Black Panther drawing with a tribute to Chadwick Boseman baked in. I did this one freehand with mostly colored pencil, and some colored pencil for her fallen […]
After seeing her in the Shazam! movies, I thought I’d draw Grace Caroline Currey – AKA Grace Fulton (she was good in Fall, too). Here’s a freehand graphite drawing I did of her – my first time drawing her. Purchase link […]
In high school, some of my first decent portrait drawings were actually of Leonardo DiCaprio from Titanic. But I never drew Jack and Rose together. So, in 2023, I decided to do a new portrait drawing of Jack and Rose together, […]
I chose to draw Picard last in my young/old STTNG series because I had drawn Picard once before on his own – and wanted to draw some new characters for a change. Hope you guys enjoyed this series! It was […]
Getting down to the final characters I needed to complete my young/old series, we have Gates McFadden’s Dr. Crusher. Now, just like with LeVar, I had the chance to also meet her at the same con, but she also left […]
What ST TNG fan doesn’t love Geordi! He was next on my list for the young/old series. Sadly, I brought this to a convention in Rhode Island in 2023 to get signed by him, but I got stuck in lines for […]
Continuing right along with the Next Generation young/old project, we have Deanna Troi in Picard and the original show. 🙂 Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/deanna-troi-from-picard-and-star-trek-tng-marina-sirtis-colored-pencil-drawing-p
Data has to be my favorite character in Star Trek. Maybe it’s his loyalty, his desire to be more human, his innocence, his tenacity, his unintentional humor… his cat, Spot — or all the above. But Brent Spiner’s Data is […]
The next in my young/old Star Trek TNG series is Worf. I was really happy with how this one turned out, too! Picard Worf is done in graphite, with younger Worf in colored pencil. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/worf-from-picard-and-star-trek-tng-michael-dorn-colored-pencil-drawing-print-85
The story behind this one is kind of funny, silly, and embarassing… So actress Stana Katic posted the source photo I used to draw this and I figured it was her — especially because the eyes kind of look like […]
After the young/old series I did with Star Wars, I decided that – while rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation – it might be fun to draw the cast young from the show and older in the final season of Picard, […]
This one hurts. I drew this one months before Matthew Perry’s passing, and it stings to see now. I do hold the original drawing close to my heart, but it hits bittersweet now. Rest in peace, Matthew… Purchase link for […]
I’ve grown to love Friends. And as frustrating as the Ross & Rachel storyline was, you still gotta love those two — and I knew I wanted to draw them together. Here’s a freehand graphite portrait of David Schwimmer and Jennifer […]
I know she’s made a name for herself because of the Fast & Furious films, but I actually really liked Jordana Brewster’s role in the short-lived (and criminally under-rated) TV series for Lethal Weapon. I drew this one freehand in graphite […]
Expanding my subjects further, here’s my first attempt at drawing Gemma Chan – in that slightly looser sketch-style that is still closer to finished than most of my sketches, but its looser in the hair and clothing especially. Do you […]
I love Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd in the Ant-Man (and Avengers) films — and although Quantumania was wildly disappointing, as soon as I saw this shot in the movie, I knew I wanted to try to draw it. Such a great moment. […]
Here’s another freehand graphite drawing of Italian model Nicole Vincenti. 🙂 Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/nicole-vincenti-sadie-gray-graphite-pencil-drawing-side-profile-not-a-print-9×12 Purchase link for prints of the drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/nicole-vincenti-sadie-gray-graphite-pencil-drawing-side-profile-print-85-x-11
This one may sit somewhere between a sketch and a more refined drawing, but I do recall giving this one a lighter, rougher approach. I drew this one of Ana de Armas freehand in graphite pencil. Purchase link for the […]
Rose Byrne is another one I’d never drawn before. I probably thought that the movie Knowing was the first time I’d seen her in a film before, but I believe it was most likely her little cameo in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones […]
Knives Out put Ana de Armas on my radar and I’ve been a fan since. I loved her short scene in No Time to Die and knew I needed to try to capture her elegance in a drawing from that movie. I […]
I had never drawn Mila Kunis before, but knew I had to when I found this source image — I really like how it turned out! Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/mila-kunis-original-drawing-not-a-print-9×12 Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/mila-kunis-graphite-drawing-print-85-x-11
As a fan of the show Elementary and even Shanghai Noon, I knew I was overdue for trying to draw Lucy Liu. (Hey, that rhymed!) I drew this one freehand in graphite pencil in 2023. Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/lucy-liu-original-drawing-not-a-print-9×12 […]
Actress Olga Kurylenko has become one of my favorite actresses to draw, mostly because she often shares my work when I post it. 🙂 I loved her in Quantum of Solace and Oblivion and she’s just always a delight to draw. 🙂 […]
South African model Simone De Kock ranks high among some of my favorite people to draw. She’s got a beautiful face to draw and takes some truly intriguing photos. I drew this one in July 2021 – freehand in graphite […]
I loved Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust in the Mission: Impossible films, and I knew I wanted to take a stab at a drawing of her. This one also borders on a “sketch” as well, but is probably just finished […]
Ellie Holcomb doesn’t just have a lovely voice, but she’s a lovely person, too! I drew this one in 2018 and was tickled to see she liked it when I shared it online. 🙂 Purchase link for the original drawing: […]
Here’s another quasi-sketch from 2018, this time of Bridget Regan – another face I love. 🙂 I think I first saw her in the show White Collar and was swiftly smitten. 🙂 Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/bridget-regan-original-drawing-not-a-print-9×12 Purchase […]
Here’s another batch of sketches I did around 2017 – 2020, featuring actresses Christina Hendricks, Maggie Lawson, Kate Beckinsale, Audrey Esparza, Olga Kurylenko, and South African model Simone De Kock The original drawings for all of these are probably still […]
I did this sort-of-sketch, sort-of-drawing of Bridget Moynahan in 2016, and I was shocked to find her share it on her social accounts several years later. It always means a ton to me when the subject shares it. 🙂 Purchase […]