The Evolution of Jim Lee's Artwork

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• SK

  @sketchstuffs · 7 years ago

  Jim Lee's twitch stream is what drove me to start drawing again after 20 years. I highly recommend anyone to watch those.

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• BR

  @brotherdosco5552 · 7 years ago

  Would personally love to see a video on Greg Capullo’s (the New 52 Batman Artist) art works and style.

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  @10000Winters · 4 years ago

  Jim Lee, as well as Alex Ross, have helped elevate comic books into the realm of fine art.

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• KY

  @kyledamron · 2 years ago

  Even though Lee's overhaul of the looks of each x-men, removing Chris Claremont from x-men wasn't smart. He had put so much into the character development and tone he has yet to be topped by any other x-men writer in my opinion

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• JA

  @jacobstaten2366 · 6 years ago

  The stuff around War Journal is where he peaked.<br>Past few decades Jim Lee basically draws the same few figures for everyone with different hair and eye color.<br>-Bruce Wayne, Thomas Elliot, Clark Kent, Harvey Dent, Lex Luther; all the same dude.<br>-Lois Lane, Selina Kyle, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn; all the same chick.<br>-Robin, Super Boy, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd, and Thomas Elliot in flashbacks or Clayface in disguise; all the same child.<br>-Scarecrow and Joker are twins.<br>-Clunky monsters like Croc and Clayface are where he almost gets creative.

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• CH

  @ChrisFabulous · 6 years ago

  Chris, I&apos;m so happy that you gave Scott Williams the credit he deserves. I hope Williams has been well compensated for his work over the years, because I don&apos;t think Jim Lee would be where be is today without him.

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• AD

  @adamlobbins2657 · 7 years ago

  Impressive exposition on inking in the comics media. You can teach comics to the world, dude. &nbsp;Continue the great work.

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• ME

  @metatronatra · 7 years ago (edited)

  I like how Jim sort of assimilated Frank Miller’s sin city style use of positive and negative space, and he uses a whiteout pen to go back in and add white on top of black, sort of an easier method compared to using a scratch board and lifting the black off the page... so you don’t have to plan so far ahead and work counterintuitively. I like how he takes the best bits of everything and has a whole box of techniques he can rely on that always look cool, like using a tissue dipped in ink to create large swaths of black, of using a card to flip white ink onto a pice to make splatter. The way he renders rain is a combination of all three aforementioned techniques and it looks so good and creates a lot of energy and movement

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• TH

  @TheWhmaxwell · 7 years ago

  What I love about Jim Lee is that you can see definite improvement over time... not every artist does that and those are the artists that fall out of the business.

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• WO

  @wolfsmagic77 · 6 years ago

  I can fully appreciate your dissection of the inking process. You really have a great handle on what we fight with at times making endless decisions over &quot;sketchy&quot; pencils. My time on Spawn over Capullo was the best learning process I have ever had. He gives you just enough to know what he wants but the freedom to add your own style and touches. Great job man!!

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• AA

  @AaronLitz · 3 years ago

  Don&apos;t overlook John Byrne&apos;s very clear influence on Lee. &nbsp;A lot of Lee&apos;s work on <i>Uncanny X-Men</i> looks almost like a tribute to Byrne, <i>especially</i> his Wolverine and when the team goes to the Shi&apos;Ar Imperium.

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• MO

  @Monotech2.0 · 6 years ago

  JIM LEE ONE OF THE BEST MODERN COMIC ARTIST EVER.

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