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…
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Freehand colored pencil drawing of actress Evangeline Lilly (every artist needs a muse, right?) Fun fact about this one… thanks to the incredible graciousness of an art shop customer, I was able to get the original version of this drawing […]
Here’s my freehand pencil drawing of actress Rachel McAdams. I loved her in movies like Red Eye, Morning Glory, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-rachel-mcadams-doctor-strange-sherlock-holmes-mean-girls-the-notebook
I loved the show Person of Interest. And while Sarah Shahi’s Shaw was tough for me to warm up to for a while, she did grow on me, and I felt inclined to draw her around the time the show […]
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. […]
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
Speaking of pop culture characters, I decided to venture into the recent reboot of the Star Trek series to try to tackle the current Captain Kirk (Chris Pine). This one was done completely in colored pencil. Purchase link for prints: […]
My grandfather actually drew portraits as a hobby, and I’ll never forget being shown drawings he did of famous actresses (of his day). After drawing so many pop culture characters recently, I just wanted beautiful subjects to draw, and so […]
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 tough to find a good promo photo of all three Friends guys that looked like the guys did later in the series. Surprisingly, all of the promo photos were from earlier in the series (and fans know how […]
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 […]
I love the show “Person Of Interest,” and I figured, as the series came to an end this season, that it would be cool to do a drawing of both Reese & Finch together. This one was tough to map […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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”.
The only reference I had for Blake Lively’s work as an actress was “Green Lantern,” which most movie watchers would agree isn’t a good one (but it was for her, since she met her now-husband while doing that film). However, […]
After doing a lot of colored pencil work, it makes me want to return to graphite. I spent time here and there on a Reese Witherspoon portrait — and added a hint of color for her eyes and lips to […]
Since “Captain America: The First Avenger,” the superhero has quickly become my favorite superhero. In the sequel, his MIA best friend, Bucky, resurfaced as a brainwashed super assassin (hey, it was in the comics) called The Winter Soldier. He made […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sometimes you start a drawing and even though it’s coming along okay, you just put it aside and do other things for one reason or another. I think this one, admittedly, stopped being fun for a while because I mostly […]
I love old movies. LOVE ’em. And I’m a huge fan of Cary Grant’s work. I’ve only seen The Philadelphia Story a couple times, but it’s one I like more each time I watch it. This most recent time, I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I can imagine that many artists would want to do new things and not repeat past projects. This drawing was the first time I’ve been commissioned to do a drawing I’ve already done before. The original drawing was purchased some […]
It’s always a risk watching a brand new TV show. But from the start, I was hooked by TV’s new series, “Blindspot.” I love Jaimie Alexander in the role and decided to draw her as Jane Doe, but I liked […]
From time to time, I’ll do commission work and this piece was requested from a new friend. They requested some color with the black and white and I do like the contrast of the red lips and apple with the […]