Please please please- more drawing tutorials from the master Jim. I just left David finches channel and even he admits he couldn’t touch Jim’s skills. I want to study a lot from Jim now. Thanks for this
Love the ear lesson. Jim Lee I have admired your art for many years now. You have a very distinct style that is all your own and it is among the best in the industry. It has been an absolute pleasure to see your vision and I thank you my friend.
Jim Lee is my favorite comic book artist of all time. My first comic book was X-Men #1 (2nd regular series) with that famous pull out cover of the X-Men fighting Magneto that he did. His incredible artwork got me into comics, though I did already like superheroes in general. Seeing these videos of him drawing is amazing. He's a great teacher as he draws as well. These are better than those expensive master classes you can buy.
Do understand that Jim is giving a shorthand, and one based on his 30plus years of experience. Failing to actually understand what these muscle/anatomical groups are, and how they interact with each other will give you bad results regardless... There is no substitute to drawing from real life, or at least serious photo references. Another really great resource to use is "An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists" by Fritz Schider. it not only includes accurate anatomical diagrams, but also plates from classical and renaissance resources. It will help you understand Jim's diagrams and shorthand all the more.
Lazarus, do you think Jim Lee learned by going to anatomy class in the 90's or do you think he just studied how past greats like Jack Kirby drew and then created his own style.
+B I feel you and all, (I'll likely never do live anatomy drawing) but the stuff in this video is really no better for you artistically than a "how to draw comic book heroes" paperback from the library. Trust me, I know its a pain but knowing where important things connect *exactly* is going to save you SO much headache. Once you know that THEN you can start worrying about form and style and actually draw stuff from your head. Unless of course you were planning on rationing a couple of poses that you've memorized with relative accuracy.
I had an Anatomy Drawing Book when I was a Kid. Unfortunately, it was stolen by my sister's scum-bag boy-friend. I was never able to find another like it, since. Hopefully I will soon, tho. Thanks for sharing Your Very informative Artistic Knowledge and eXperience. You are a LEGEND!!!! 💯👍🖊👌
Damn he really is a great inspiration, he simplified all the muscle drawing it actually is easy, I always turn on one of his livestreams when I'm drawing, there's always things to learn. Thanks VZA, man you’re doing a great job, God bless you.
@@slothbaby2104 David finch makes amazing tutorials too..i mean. If you can download Jim lee and finch tutorials you Will improve your knowledge.. And practice a lot
I have been drawing for years and yet this mandoes it with such speed. Kudos to you Jim Lee . there is some part of me which I could actually be in the same room with you and learn those techniques first hand and just chat on those ways. but hey we all have different jobs so we can’t do those kind of things and believe me I’m no young chicken. still think it would be an honor just you and me shooting the shit and doing some drawings.
That's because Jim Lee is one of the best artists in the history of comic books. He's far too humble to ever say it himself(which is a good thing) but he is.
I like how much of a compulsive drawer Jim is. He draws an example but can’t resist drawing a few more elements even though he’ll never look at it again.
Dude, it just interest's me how this guy's brain works. he can draw a simple line and draw the rest of the body off of it. he doesen't even need cunstruction.
I highly recommend learning anatomy for drawing. Bones+muslces because you'll lose that disorientation you get when drawing. When you understand the structure it makes drawing feel a lot more intuitive.
ikr. David Finch said, "I couldn't care less what all the muscle names are, as long as it looks cool." He said this in his drawing tutorial on his website. You have to pay to get the whole thing.
I wouldn't call it a "flex", it's more like learning the names of different blocks you need to build with. Is it mandatory, no, but it helps with memorization.
Look at anatomy books, study the groups of muscles, how muscles extend and contract, and especially draw the muscle fibers. Just doing the tedious task of drawing the muscle fibers makes you stare at the anatomy long enough to see how everything function.
well I don't think because of the right or wrong anatomy ... as long as it's looks cool and great , it's enough ... because sometimes the lighting is not even right naturaly .. it's still look awesome
Absolutely... I have to give the video at least 24 hours so either later this afternoon or tomorrow morning. You can catch the unedited version on Jim's channel right now though.
I don't want to discourage some aspiring artists, but you need more than these lessons to draw a body from memory. I've seen some guys draw perfectly anything without ever taken a single lesson...Jim Lee is one of these born artists, and he improved his skills by working in DC comics. Humankind had always artists, just watch the caves drawings where you can still see drawings of animals as good as today's, and they had no pencils, no paper, no art schools, no You Tube... ;)
Mr jim lee and VZA channel can you do a video to how to draw eyes really this videos help me to practice. Mr jim lee thanks for your time to help the begginers and I hope someday see you in a comic-con event in Mexico. Thanks