I always enjoy drawing a pretty face. I loved Elizabeth Banks in films like People Like Us, Love & Mercy, Fred Claus and even The LEGO Movie. This is entirely done freehand with an assortment of graphite pencil weights. Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-elizabeth-banks-lego-movie-hunger-games
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Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic as Castle and Beckett from TV’s “Castle” Freehand Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawing
I’m definitely a fan of the show Castle. I found a promo photo of Nathan and Stana in this flirty pose and thought it’d be fun to do in black and white with just her lips, nail polish and ring in color with a lipstick mark on Rick’s face. This […]
Tommy Lee Jones in “Men In Black” Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
I’ve been a fan of Tommy Lee Jones since “The Fugitive,” but “Men In Black” cemented that for me. I’d drawn Tommy Lee from “U.S. Marshals” way back in high school and after revisiting the first MIB, thought it’d be fun to give him-as-K a proper treatment. This is completely […]
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 […]
Natalie Portman Freehand Graphite Drawing
The latest pretty face I decided to draw was Natalie Portman. It’s entirely graphite (using 8B to get the black areas) and done freehand on 9×12 bristol paper. I want to keep pushing the photorealism, so this was a nice exercise in practicing… Purchase link for prints: https://johndibiaseart.com/drawing-print-of-natalie-portman-portrait-star-wars-thor
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 […]
Chris Pratt as Owen Grady in “Jurassic World” with Blue the Velociraptor Freehand Colored Pencil and Graphite Drawing
It’s fun when things turn out different than what you plan for. Once again, the freehand approach bit me in the butt a bit as I set out to draw Pratt as Owen Grady from Jurassic World while sitting on his motorcycle, also leaving me with a ton of white […]
Anne Hathaway Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait Drawing
After almost any project, I tend to just feel the need to do a palette cleanser of a straight-forward pencil drawing. And since I try to draw every night to practice my craft, I want to push detail… and draw pretty things in the process. 🙂 After attempting a colored […]
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters on Black Artagain Paper Freehand Colored Pencil Drawing
Just for fun one night, I decided to attempt a colored pencil drawing of one of my all-time favorite cinematic villains… the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. And while Hollywood is currently desecrating the original film for the sake of milking the franchise for more money, I still had fun 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 […]
The T-Rex and Entry Gates of “Jurassic Park” Freehand Graphite (and Colored Pencil) Drawing
I first started getting more serious about drawing around 1993 or 94 — sometime after “Jurassic Park” came out. I loved the film and collected all of the trading cards and even had the “official movie magazine” about the film. In both the cards set and the magazine, the concept […]
New Originals Up for Sale!
I added a new batch of original drawings up for sale. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! Prints are still available for them, but these originals are first-come, first-serve. Thanks for looking! Newly added: Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: The Dark World Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Thor: The Dark […]
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean Freehand Graphite Pencil Drawing
Before I started drawing almost daily again, I worked on a Jack Sparrow portrait using the image on a birthday party plate as reference (tis true!). Since then, I’ve pushed myself with detail and taking my time with drawings and such. I decided it was high time to try my […]
Shawn Spencer and Burton Guster in TV’s “PSYCH” Freehand Graphite Pencil Portrait Drawing
Gosh, I loved this show. I watched it on NetFlix per a friend’s suggestion and after about a season into its 8-season run, I was hooked. I love the humor, style and the lightness of it. If you know the show, you know Shawn and Gus do a “fist bump” […]
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 […]