HERMIONE GRANGER 

AS PORTRAYED BY

ACTRESS EMMA WATSON

Art was sketched on Thursday, Dec 31, 2015  © Neil Feigeles  

Hand drawn with Prismacolor color pencils on 24 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.

Decided the end the year, finishing up the trifecta of heroes of the Harry Potter films, 
HERMIONE GRANGER, AS PORTRAYED BY ACTRESS EMMA WATSON, like many, I was instantly charmed by actress Emma Watson, as soon as her character Hermione Granger entered Harry Potters train car, in the film versions of J. K. Rowling's terrific series of novels. And watching her grow in the series from childhood to the adult we see today, its quite amazing how perfectly cast she was at the start. It'll be fun watching her try to make us forget her as Hermione, as she continues on her career.
As for the art, I decided to sketch Hermione, I mean Emma, as she was near the beginning of the series, showcasing her pluckiness, and oh, the hair. This is as I imagined her while reading the first book in the series. The art was sketched the old fashioned way by hand and drawn with PRISMAcolor color pencils on December 31, 2015. The finished art was illustrated on 8 1/2” x 11”  24b white paper 

I also scanned my sketch in stages, to showcase this was done by hand. Hope you like…Neil

RON WEASLEY 

AS PORTRAYED BY

ACTOR RUPERT GRINT

Art was sketched on Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015  © Neil Feigeles  

Hand drawn with Prismacolor color pencils on 24 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.

RON WEASLEY, AS PORTRAYED BY ACTOR RUPERT GRINT, like many, I was instantly charmed by the comedic abilities of actor Rupert Grint, as he seemed born to play Harry Potters best friend in the film versions of  J. K. Rowling's terrific series of novels. And watching him grow in the series as a actors was one of the highlights of the series for me.   

As for the art, I decided to sketch Ron, I mean Rupert, at a young age, when he was visually how I most see Harry in my imagination. The art was sketched the old fashioned way by hand and drawn with PRISMAcolor color pencils on December 30, 2015. The finished art was illustrated on 8 1/2” x 11”  24b white paper 

I also scanned my sketch in stages, to showcase this was done by hand. Hope you like…Neil

HARRY POTTER

AS PORTRAYED BY

ACTOR DANIEL RADCLIFFE

Art was sketched on Monday, Dec 28, 2015  © Neil Feigeles  

Hand drawn with Prismacolor color pencils on 24 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.

HARRY POTTER, AS PORTRAYED BY ACTOR DANIEL RADCLIFFE,  in the shockingly great adaptation of  J. K. Rowling's terrific series of novels. I honestly went to see the first film, simply cause with the world wide success of the novels, I knew that there would a decade's worth of movies coming out, and I wanted to see the first, get it out the way, so if it was good, great. And if it was bad, I wouldn't feel like I'm missing out on anything.

Luckily for all of us, the movies turned out to be better then anyone could have imagined. And I like many feel under the charms of a very young but talented new comer, Daniel Radcliffe, who totally took on the role and made it come alive. After seeing the first few films, I sat down and read the first books, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Actually me thinks the film adaptations are closer then even J. K. Rowling couldn't hoped for.

As for the art, I decided to sketch Harry, I mean Daniel, at a very young age, when he was visually how I most see Harry in my imagination. The art was sketched the old fashioned way by hand and drawn with PRISMAcolor color pencils on December 28, 2015. The finished art was illustrated on 8 1/2” x 11”  24b white paper 

I also scanned my sketch in stages, to showcase this was done by hand. Hope you like…Neil

THE WALKING DEAD'S 

MICHONNE

AS PLAYED BY ACTRESS DANAI GURIRA

Art was sketched on Sunday, Dec 27, 2015  © Neil Feigeles  

Hand drawn with Prismacolor color pencils on 24 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.

The Walking Dead's Michonne, as played by actress Danai Gurira, is my first attempt at capturing a character from AMC's hit zombie The Walking Dead. Personally being introduced to each new character on this terrific series has for me been an eye opener. To be perfectly honest I had never read the comic book, so my only knowledge of it was from what I had read about or seen on the internet. I do remember when it first came out, but wasn't buying comics at the time, and figured  its a zombie comic, I don't think so. I never said I was smart about my decisions. So now I get the extreme pleasure of discovering the stories and the characters as they appear on the series. It'll be interesting to eventually read the comic and see how similar the two versions are.

Back to the art, I'm thinking of doing an entire series of Walking Dead 'sketches' and this attempt at capturing one of my favorite characters has cemented the idea. That said, my next one, probably will be from another favorite of mine. And hopefully of yours.

As originally created in the comic book, by Robert Kirkman, Charles Allard and Cliff Rathburn, this series has not only conquered the world of television the original comic book is still going strong and is usually one of the highest selling titles.

The art was sketched the old fashioned way by hand on and drawn with PRISMAcolor color pencils on December 21, 2015. The finished art was illustrated on 8 1/2” x 11”  24b white paper 

I also scanned my sketch in stages, to showcase this was done by hand. Hope you like…Neil

SPIDERMAN

IN PRISMACOLOR

Art was sketched on Tuesday, Dec 23, 2015  © Neil Feigeles  

Hand drawn with Prismacolor color pencils on 24 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.

Spiderman in Prismacolor, Actually sketched this while viewing The Iron Giant on television. Watching one of my favorite animated films got me sketching one of my favorite comic book characters.

As created by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, depending on who says what, at least one, if not all three of these geniuses of the comics world, with the aid of one of the greats John Romita Sr., helped launch this amazing creation into the stratosphere of heroic figures who have ever graced our comic book pages.

This isn't my first time trying to bring him to life, but its been a while since I've sketched him out in his comic book form as opposed to his theatrical adaptation. The art was sketched the old fashioned way by hand on and drawn with PRISMAcolor color pencils on December 21, 2015. The finished art was illustrated on 8 1/2” x 11”  24b white paper

I also scanned my sketch in stages, to showcase this was done by hand. Hope you like…Neil

DAENERYS TARGARYEN 
Mother of Dragons

Art was sketched on Sunday, Dec 21, 2015  © Neil Feigeles  

Hand drawn with Prismacolor color pencils on 24 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.

Daenerys Targaryen - Mother Of Dragons  

As portrayed beautifully by actress Emila Clarke, on the ground breaking HBO series Game of Thrones. Which of course was adapted from the  George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels. 

I like many who have watched this brilliant series have been hooked from the second I sat down to watch it. Sadly, I skipped it at first, having never read the books (I hear they're good), I honestly wasn't interested in watching another bad sword and sorcery epic attempt on TV. So I decided to miss it. Not the first time I've done a dumb thing. So a week before the second season's finale aired. I decided to watch all of season one and all of season two (up to the next to last episode of the 2nd season ). Figured if I like it, I'd be able to enjoy the finale like everyone else as it was happening.

Well surprisingly to myself, within the first hour, I was hooked. And for the most part have been ever since. Of course the worst part of seeing all those episodes in one big swoop. The finale occurred, and now I had to wait more then a year for the next installment! Yikes. Guess I could have then read the books, but was informed the books weren't exactly like the series... so I will now wait till the HBO series has run its course (if it ever does…) and then its' film (yes oh yes) and then start my reading material for probably the remainder of my life.

Anyway, what hooked me most about the show was Emilia Clarke, her character, her story, but mostly her face. Simply a marvel to look at. A thousand emotions at the same time. Those eyes. Those lips. And that hair (I know its a wig). Simply a brilliantly conceived character, brought to life by a shockingly good actress, who just happens to be perfectly cast. This was my first attempt to try to capture her essence, I think I did, hope you agree.

The art was sketched the old fashioned way by hand on and drawn with PRISMAcolor color pencils on December 21, 2015. The finished art was illustrated on 8 1/2” x 11”  24b white paper

I also scanned my sketch in stages, to showcase this was done by hand ... hope you like…

“I AM BATMAN”
The Caped Crusader

Art was sketched on Sunday, December 20, 2015  © Neil Feigeles  

Hand drawn using Prismacolor on  24 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.

At least something half way decent came out of last nights Democratic debate. 
So last night while watching the Democratic debate, as I was enjoying grownups talk about issues that trouble us and how at least two of the three went one step closer to nailing down the job, I started to sketch and happily it came out half way decent. So I decided to share.
So here's my latest attempt at bringing the Batman to life. 

I also scanned my sketch in stages, to showcase this was done by hand using PrismaCOLOR pencils…  could have shown more stages, but didn't seem necessary ... hope you like…

"I AM GROOT"

GROOT OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

© Neil Feigeles, Friday, December 17, 2015 

"I am Groot"  Groot of the Guardians of the Galaxy © Neil Feigeles,  Illustrated with Prismacolor pencils. Here's my first attempt at capturing the essence of this terrific character. First created by the genius of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers, and made into an international icon by the film adaptation, Marvel's Guardians of the Universe, and voiced by the actor Vin Diesel. Sketch out in Prismacolor on 24lb 8 1/2"  x 11" paper.  I must say, I feel in love with the character in the film, and have always loved his secular physical look.
Below is a chart of the finished sketch as I created it using Prismacolor pencils. No tracing just drawing from scratch just like the good old days of pencil on paper. 

Man of Steel

© Neil Feigeles, Friday, December 11, 2015 

Man of Steel © Neil Feigeles,  Illustrated with Prismacolor pencils. Here's my latest attempt at capturing the likeness of the actor who has become the face of famed comic book hero, Henry Cavill. Sketch out in Prismacolor on 24lb 8 1/2"  x 11" paper.  I must say, Henry Cavill, truly looks like the famed superhero. And its always fun to draw anyone with such classic  bone structure.
Below is a chart of the finished sketch as I created it using Prismacolor pencils. No tracing just drawing from scratch just like the good old days of pencil on paper.