I’ve been having a lot of fun with colored pencils lately. It’s out of my comfort zone, generally, and I want to improve at it. As a big fan of the TV show “Castle,” I thought this cozy image of Kate and Castle would be a fun one to do… […]
Tag: Prismacolor
Daisy Ridley as Rey in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
After drawing Han in all color – and liking the result (and process), I decided to revisit Rey already and give her a proper color drawing. The source image is just about perfect, with TIE fighters in the distance, but I didn’t want to just replicate it exactly, so I […]
Harrison Ford as Han Solo Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
After having drawn a colored pencil / pencil hybrid of Han, I decided I wanted to try my hand at a fully colored pencil Han Solo — with full intentions of hanging it in my basement, where I do all my drawing. So I ended up doing my best to […]
The Flash (Grant Gustin) Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I loved the new show for The Flash. I did a drawing once before that was mostly graphite with a splash of color, but I wanted to do one of all color too. This was an attempt at that. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/full-color-drawing-print-of-grant-gustin-as-the-flash-85-x-11
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 […]
Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in “Lost in Translation” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
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
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 […]
Kylo Ren from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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 felt the urge to work on a colored pencil 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
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. […]
Rocket from “Guardians of the Galaxy” Freehand Colored Pencil Sketch on Toned Tan Paper
Continuing a run of sketches on toned paper in quicker bursts of time, I opted for this Colored Pencil Sketch of Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy. Love the film. Love the character, and I thought I’d give this one a shot. It was a lot of fun. The original […]
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. […]
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!
Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen / Arrow in TV’s “Arrow” Freehand Colored Pencil Sketch
The next night, I worked on the Toned Gray paper for the first time. I decided to try a new pose of Arrow and see if I couldn’t just improve on the other likeness. I liked the vibe of this pose too. I used Prismacolor and Faber-Castell colored pencils and […]
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. […]
Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters and Animated RGB Winston Drawing
To round out the series, last but certainly not least, is Winston. Not only is Winston Zeddemore an underrated Ghostbuster (who has a much more fleshed-out character in the animated series), but Ernie Hudson’s just an all-around cool guy. (He even responded graciously to my posting of this drawing on […]
Bill Murray as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters with Animated RGB Peter Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
Like Egon before him, this one proved to be a huge struggle for me. First of all, I wanted a different-than-usual pose of Bill as Peter, and I wanted animated Peter to match the character well. I was drawn to the portraitesque post of Bill during Peter’s first encounter with […]
Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters and his Real Ghostbusters character Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
The second in the series and first to get finished (and maybe my favorite of the 4) is Ray and Ray. I took a screenshot from Ghostbusters to get this portrait of Dan and used it as a source for the pencil drawing. Ray is fully in colored pencil. Purchase […]
Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters and Animated Egon Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
I don’t feel like I’m very creative. I’ll just say it. I enjoy taking photos and making drawings out of them, but if you ask me to draw something from memory or paint some kind of unique imagery, I’ll struggle and the end result will look like a really bad […]
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 […]
Emmet Brickowski in The LEGO Movie Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Inspired no doubt by finishing Scrat, I decided to take a still photo from The LEGO Movie and draw Emmet in the comfort of his own home… Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/full-color-drawing-print-of-emmet-brickowski-from-the-lego-movie Purchase link for the original drawing: https://johndibiaseart.com/emmet-brickowski-from-the-lego-movie-original-colored-pencil-drawing-not-a-print
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 […]
Yoda “Empire Strikes Back” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Continuing to practice more with colored pencil, I decided to work on Yoda from my second favorite film of all time, The Empire Strikes Back. This one was certainly a challenge, but a rewarding experience regardless. I used all Prismacolor colored pencils and a little graphite to get in some […]
More Original Pieces Up for Sale
It’s time for me to part with some more of my original works. I store them in my portfolios and I realize they’re just being “wasted” hidden in between pages of other hidden works — when people can be enjoying them on their walls or wherever. The pricing depends on […]
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 […]
Rocket and Groot from “Guardians of the Galaxy” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
After drawing Chris Pratt as Star Lord –and heeding requests from some folks– I decided to attack a Rocket and Groot drawing. I approached it with mostly graphite pencil and then added in colored pencil for some of Rocket’s fur, the sight on his gun and Groot’s moss. Purchase link […]