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On January 21, 2014March 8, 2021
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Pencil Drawing of Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes in TV’s “Elementary”

Between Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch, everyone wondered if the world really needed ANOTHER Sherlock Holmes. Once the modern update, “Elementary” hit TV, I decided it wasn’t worth subscribing to and didn’t watch it. I heard through the grape vine that it was pretty good, so I decided to […]

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On January 21, 2014March 8, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Drawing of Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters

As you’ve noticed by now, I’m a huge fan of Ghostbusters. Always have been. I did a drawing of Ray Stantz right out of college and I’m not a huge fan of it, but it sells a lot in my Etsy store (surprisingly to me). So I decided to work […]

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On January 21, 2014August 29, 2021
John DiBiase

Drawing of Justin Cox from Fireflight

Here’s another drawing I did, entirely in pencil, of a concert photo I took of guitarist Justin Cox from the rock band Fireflight. This photo was from, I think, Uprise Festival 2012 and the drawing was made in December 2013.

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On November 13, 2013March 8, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Drawing of Tom Hiddleston as Loki in “Thor: The Dark World”

For the Avengers release last year, I did a series of pencil drawings where I mixed colored pencil and graphite together. I liked the end result, but the truth is that my heart lies with all-pencil drawings. I’m still trying to improve my pencil skills, so I’m continuing to work […]

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On October 22, 2013March 8, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Drawing of Skillet’s John Cooper

Next I chose a photo I had just recently taken at Uprise Fest in September 2013 and decided to draw John Cooper, frontman of the rock band Skillet. I’ve been a fan of their music since first hearing a sampler BEFORE their debut album came out in 1996. Needless to […]

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On October 22, 2013March 8, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Drawing of Family Force 5’s Solomon Olds

Continuing a run of artist portrait drawings, I decided to choose Family Force 5’s Solomon Olds, especially after his announcement of retiring from the band. I’ve been a fan of them since first seeing them perform a showcase in Nashville in 2005. I took the original photo at Purple Door […]

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On August 8, 2013March 8, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Drawing of Jerry Seinfeld

This drawing, which I worked on a few hours a night from July 30 to August 7, was a new challenge. I won’t reveal just why, but let’s just say… it wasn’t the usual draw-a-picture-of-a-picture kind of portrait. I was pretty pleased with how it turned out (although I think […]

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On July 28, 2013November 21, 2021
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Drawing of Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler in “Ghostbusters II”

I love drawing stuff related to my favorite film, Ghostbusters, so when it came time to find a photo to use as a source for Egon, the best I could find was a still from Ghostbusters 2 in the courtroom. But I love the shot and I love the expression […]

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On July 28, 2013March 8, 2021
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Drawing of Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas in “Dumb and Dumber”

A classic film that I’ve known needed treatment for a while is Dumb and Dumber. However, given the age of the movie, it’s tough to find stills from the movie to draw from. Still, when I found the source photo that I would use for the above drawing, I thought […]

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On July 1, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Drawing of Martin Freeman as John Watson in BBC’s Sherlock

Somehow I missed posting this one, but I did really enjoy working on Sherlock’s Watson. I love Martin Freeman as an actor and I originally hadn’t planned on drawing him as Watson, but after watching the show–and then drawing Benedict — I felt I needed to add Watson. For this […]

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On June 17, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Colored Pencil/Graphite Drawing of Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel

Here’s the final scan of the aforementioned Superman portrait. After seeing the film “Man of Steel” at midnight on 6/14/13, I started work on this drawing later that morning. I finished it three days later (but “four” sessions: 6/14, 15, 16, 17) in the AM… I used mostly Prismacolor Premiere […]

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On May 6, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Drawing of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes

After heeding a friends recommendation to watch the BBC “Sherlock” show (thanks Beca!) and discovering just how excellent it is, I also learned how big of a following the show really has. So after a few requests for a portrait drawing of Benedict, I decided to take the leap. I […]

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On April 25, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Drawing of William Shatner as Capt. Kirk

After Obi-Wan, I received another suggestion for drawing Kirk and decided I liked the idea. I started this and someone asked if I’d be working in the captain color of yellow somewhere, so I decided to do his entire shirt in yellow. That was definitely a challenge but I really […]

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On March 24, 2013March 7, 2021
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Drawing of Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard in LOST

How could I do a series of LOST portraits and not draw Jack Shephard, right? I’m finding that it’s tough to know when a drawing is “done” as I’m pushing myself with detail. This is a computer scan of the drawing, so it doesn’t capture the darker areas as dark […]

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On March 15, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Drawing of Jim Caviezel as John Reese in Person of Interest

This is a pencil portrait I did of Jim Caviezel as John Reese in the TV show Person of Interest. This is actually my second attempt at Caviezel in a row. I started working on one drawing and was super unhappy with it, so I abandoned it and started this […]

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On March 15, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Drawing of Desmond from the show LOST

Next in my LOST series is Desmond. Definitely my favorite character from the show. I like the photo and thought it was a unique one to work on… (February 2013) You can get prints of this drawing in my Etsy store

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On February 25, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Portrait of Josh Holloway as Sawyer in LOST

The fourth in the LOST series is of Josh Holloway who played Sawyer/James Ford. This one was pretty challenging from the start. I attempted one photo and was immediately not happy with it, so I ditched it and decided to try a second picture to draw from. I ended up […]

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On February 25, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Portrait of Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet from LOST

The third in my series of LOST characters is Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet in the show LOST. It’s another fully graphite pencil drawing done with various grades of pencils on a 9×12 bristol pad. If you’d like a print of this drawing, check out my listing on Etsy…

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On February 6, 2013March 7, 2021
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Terry O’Quinn as John Locke from LOST Pencil Portrait

Here’s another I did with drafting pencils and was really happy with the detail. It’s the second entry into my LOST series… [Etsy Listing for Ordering Prints]

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On February 6, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen in LOST

In April, 2012, I “discovered” the TV series LOST when Amazon.com offered an app for their Prime users for the PS3 system. I started watching the show, got hooked, and watched all 6 seasons in about a month’s time. A month or two later I had my wife sit down […]

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On February 5, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd from Ghostbusters Pencil Portrait

I loved the camaraderie and “broseph”-ness of this photo. I believe it was taken while the guys where having a smoke break during the filming of Ghostbusters. This was a big challenge for me because, for the life of me, I could NOT reproduce the face of Bill Murray in […]

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On February 5, 2013March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Bill Murray as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters Pencil Portrait

Ghostbusters has been and probably always will be my favorite all-time movie. As such, I just really enjoy trying to make new artwork themed around these characters and actors. I found a black and white photo of Bill Murray posing (or candid?) on set and I just love how natural […]

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On February 5, 2013March 7, 2021
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Pencil Portrait of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit

Following seeing The Hobbit, I felt inspired to draw this Martin Freeman suited up as Bilbo Baggins. The detail in the shirt was definitely a challenge, but it felt worth it in the end. It was done entirely with just regular wood drawing pencils I believe. [Etsy Listing for Ordering […]

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On February 5, 2013August 29, 2021
John DiBiase

Pencil Portrait of Nathan Fillion in “Firefly”

I’m pretty behind here on posting the latest projects, so it’s catch-up time. Here goes! As a Christmas gift for a dear friend I worked up a sketch of Nathan Fillion as Captain Mal from the popular, cancelled-after-1-season-show, Firefly. It was completed at the end of November in time for […]

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On October 8, 2012March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Full Color Captain America Colored Pencil Drawing

Graphite pencil is my comfort zone. I started out there, I feel most comfortable there. But it’s pictures like this one that inspire me to go color. It’s a vibrant source photo (a promo for The Avengers movie) and it just aches to be drawn in color. So I decided […]

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On October 8, 2012March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Bob Hope Pencil Portrait

After finishing the Luke sketch, I again wasn’t sure where to go next, and loved this pose when I stumbled upon it, so I found this to be the fun next entry into my collection of portraits. This drawing of Bob Hope was done entirely in pencil during September, 2012.

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On October 8, 2012March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker Pencil Portrait

After I finished the Mac drawing, I wasn’t sure what to work on next. I came to decide that I’ve never drawn Luke Skywalker and that needed to be remedied. This is a drawing of a promo shot of Luke / Mark Hamill for Empire Strikes Back. All of it […]

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On October 8, 2012March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Mac Powell of Third Day Pencil Portrait

What’s interesting about this drawing of Third Day’s Mac Powell is that it’s the first pencil portrait I’ve done from a photo I’ve taken. I took this at Winter Jam 2010 in January and worked on it on and off for a couple months that year. Then my “studio” of […]

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On October 8, 2012March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Christian Bale as Batman Pencil Portrait

In July, 2012, I felt inspired by the new film The Dark Knight Rises to work on a Batman portrait. I’d actually worked on this before seeing it, and revisited the previous two films in the process. While working on it, I knew I’d wanted to have Batman and Bruce […]

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On October 8, 2012March 7, 2021
John DiBiase

Leigh Nash Drawing Portrait

In July, 2012, I felt inspired by listening to the latest Sixpence None The Richer album, Lost In Translation, to work on a new portrait of Leigh Nash. I’d drawn Leigh years ago in college for my sister-in-law Mim (who’s a huge fan) and then did another one just for […]

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