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 give it something just a little extra. Purchase link for […]
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Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier in “Civil War” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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 a cool villain, but it was also terribly tragic since […]
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in “The Last Crusade” Colored Pencil Drawing
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 one was definitely a challenge, but I’m pretty happy with […]
Jim and Pam from TV’s “The Office” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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 & Pam. Who wouldn’t want a love like theirs? And […]
Olivia Wilde Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
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 just had the hair left to do (which is tedious), […]
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in “The Philadelphia Story” Freehand Graphite Drawing
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 decided to draw this image because I liked the idea […]
Gemma Arterton Graphite Pencil (with a hint of colored pencil) Portrait Drawing
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 a more straight forward portrait. This one of Gemma Arterton […]
Shawn and Gus from TV’s “Psych” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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 only find it in black and white… and that’s when […]
Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion from TV’s “Castle” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
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… […]
Commissioned Freehand Drawing of Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in “Casino Royale”
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 time ago, but a kind customer wanted it as well. […]
Jaimie Alexander of TV’s “Blindspot” Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait Drawing
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 this smiling image of her much better. I debated on […]
“The Evil Queen” from “Once Upon A Time” Commissioned Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
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 monotone portrait. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-lana-parrilla-as-regina-mills-evil-queen-in-once-upon-a-time
Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd in “Ghostbusters II” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I did a drawing of these two a few years ago from the first movie, just sitting on steps chatting between takes. I saw this image and loved how it was kind of a sequel to it, which was from the sequel. And I thought it’d be fun to do […]
Evangeline Lilly Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
OK, so sometimes after a long day of double the work, I don’t feel like doing anything work related (in this case, two commission drawings in progress), or even the fun projects already in progress. On this night, I just wanted to draw something new and in just graphite pencil. […]
Evangeline Lilly (“LOST” / “Ant-Man”)Freehand Colored Pencil Portrait Drawing
After doing a more “basic” colored pencil portrait of Han, I wanted to venture into more colored pencil portraits. So, as practice, I decided to draw Evangeline Lilly again, but this time all in color. The skin tones were definitely a challenge, but I found it to be pretty good […]
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Drawing on black paper is always tricky. After seeing the Super Bowl teaser for the new “Jason Bourne” film, and seeing the pretty cool poster art, I decided to attempt a drawing of Damon’s mug on black paper using white and grays. It was kinda fun, but definitely stressful trying […]
John Boyega as Finn in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
After Rey and Han, I decided to work on Finn… the source was another poster art image, but I decided to give him the Starkiller Base background with snow — as if Finn was engaging with – or about to – Kylo Ren. This one took a bit longer, but […]
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 […]
Harrison Ford as Han Solo with Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
With Han Solo being my favorite Star Wars character of all the films and extended canon, The Force Awakens definitely hit a sweet spot, so to speak. I loved seeing Han again, but it also left me with a need for closure. Ha… so this was my first homage to […]
Rey and BB-8 “Star Wars” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
With the excitement of the release of the 7th Star Wars film, and after having seen it and loved it, I felt inspired to work on some Force Awakens art. This one of Rey with BB-8 is all graphite except for some colored pencil accents here and there. Purchase link […]
Westley and Buttercup “Princess Bride” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
Back to graphite and colored pencil hybrids, and thanks to a wise request/suggestion from a friend, I decided to work on a piece for Princess Bride — one of my favorite films. It’s mostly graphite, however, with just Buttercup’s red dress and Wesley’s ROUS wounds in red. 🙂 Purchase link […]
Dominic Monaghan as Charlie Pace in TV’s “LOST” Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
While rewatching the LOST TV series again, and after having done a series of LOST character pencil drawings a few years ago, I decided to add Charlie Pace to the group. Also, after doing a lot of colored pencil work, I find it to be a palate cleanser, so to […]
“The Green Arrow” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
To follow the recent Flash drawing, and with Arrow’s new suit in the latest season of the show, I decided to take a stab at a full-color Arrow drawing. So this one is all colored pencil. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/full-color-drawing-print-of-stephen-amell-as-green-arrow-in-tvs-arrow
Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter and Captain America Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
Here’s another pencil / colored pencil hybrid, this time of Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter and Chris Evans as Captain America. I wanted to do a new drawing of Peggy, but do something unique… like mixing in a bit of “what she’s fighting for” with Cap as a memory… […]
Ghostbusters “Ready to Believe You” Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
As I continue to experiment with colored pencil, I decided to try out the original GB’s in their blue labcoats for this portrait of all three guys. It was certainly a challenge for me, but a fun one to do nonetheless. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/peter-egon-and-ray-ready-to-believe-you-ghostbusters-drawing-print
Jim & Pam from TV’s “The Office” Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
I tend to go in cycles… I’ll do some color, then maybe all color, then no color… I feel like an all-graphite drawing is a palette cleanser or a reset button for me. Also, The Office is probably my all-time favorite TV show and I just love Jim & Pam […]
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 […]
“Kylo Ren & Stimpy” Spoof Freehand Marker and Colored Pencil Drawing
I’m a real sucker for a good mashup. In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens I did this colored pencil/pencil/marker drawing of Kylo Ren from Star Wars with Ren & Stimpy (and Stimpy as Captain Phasma) Purchase link for this original sketch: https://johndibiaseart.com/kylo-ren-and-stimpy-original-colored-pencil-and-marker-drawing-not-a-print-9×12 Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/kylo-ren-and-stimpy-colored-pencil-and-marker-drawing-print-85-x-11