One actor we hoped to see at the Keystone Comic Con convention who inevitably cancelled is the ever versatile Andy Serkis — known best as Gollum from Lord of the Rings, but also as the voice and performance of Caesar from the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy and Snoke […]
Tag: The Hobbit
Updated Freehand Graphite Tauriel from “The Hobbit”
Sometimes it’s nice to get a second shot at something. Recently, someone purchased my original drawing of Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel in The Hobbit with the intentions of getting it autographed by Lilly at a convention. They asked, however, if I’d add green to her eyes. I obliged, and at […]
Freehand Pencil Drawing of Evangeline Lilly
OK, so I have a soft spot for Evangeline Lilly. After drawing dudes a lot, it’s just nice to stare at a pretty face while drawing. This one was a challenge (as usual?), but I enjoyed it. Instead of turning to colored pencil or an Ebony pencil for the darkest […]
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 […]
A Handful of Original Drawings Now On Sale
I find it difficult to part with many of my original drawings, but I realize I can’t keep them all… So I’m cleaning shop a bit. These are original, 9×12 drawings — not prints/copies — so they’re one-of-a-kind, and once they’re gone, they’re gone! What is available: 1. Thor / […]
Pencil Drawing of Evangeline Lilly
Close to finishing Optimus, I wanted to start a new drawing just for pure kicks. I tend to troll the web for inspiring photos to attempt to draw and I had this one on my iPad for months (probably when I was looking for a photo of Evangeline for the […]
Pencil Drawing of Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey in “The Hobbit”
After drawing Tauriel, I decided it’d be cool to do a Gandalf drawing. However, I didn’t quite realize the horror of trying to draw his dang beard until I tried to. Needless to say, I ended up having to take several breaks while working on it, and only work on […]
Drawing of Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
Ever since “discovering” and becoming a hopeless LOST fan in 2012, I’ve enjoyed Evangeline Lilly’s work. I was pretty stoked to learn she was joining the world of The Hobbit and, recently after revisiting The Lord of the Rings film, I just felt inspired to draw Tauriel from the second […]
Black Friday Weekend Art Print Sale!
I’m always uncomfortable with self-promotion, but I realize if I don’t do SOME then people won’t hear about such things as… Black Friday art print sales! Here’s an ad for a sale I have running this weekend. Thanks for looking! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JohnDiBiaseArt
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 […]