James Jean | Sketchbook Sessions

Take a look into James Jean’s personal sketchbooks - watch to find out more about his practice, creative process, and the inspiration behind his works.
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  • @camran1112
    @camran1112 Жыл бұрын

    Lollll the comment on the subway tik tok-er. Tell people all the time those are staged, most people don't know how hard it is to sketch people on the subway

  • @uxnosidda

    @uxnosidda

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea and the photographic quality that James mentioned is completely true lol. they look flat and static.

  • @MillywiggZ

    @MillywiggZ

    Жыл бұрын

    I knew it. It only seemed like it was me rallying against that guy telling them about a graffiti artist that did the same but filmed the entire process. Thank god I’m not alone.

  • @timothy790110

    @timothy790110

    8 ай бұрын

    Yea, it's so obvious. Incredibly annoying.

  • @bangnapi2786

    @bangnapi2786

    6 ай бұрын

    Hahaha true.. and I read he got offended by someone who critique his drawings and asks his ‘fans’ to attack on social media😅

  • @wudly9195
    @wudly91959 ай бұрын

    0:36 “I was just learning about art “ show’s beautifully rendered self portrait lol

  • @sstt33zzyy
    @sstt33zzyy Жыл бұрын

    Feeling a combination of destruction to my capabilities and inspiration for my aspirations.. insane work

  • @CastleMc
    @CastleMc8 ай бұрын

    Fabulous drawings! And inspiring. Best sketchbook tour I've seen on YT. Thanks for sharing your early work esp.

  • @nicksyoutubeaccount
    @nicksyoutubeaccount Жыл бұрын

    Awesome!! Very cool to see early sketchbooks like this. Thank you for sharing.

  • @mariafryer9623
    @mariafryer96238 ай бұрын

    Yes! I always thought the subway sketches from that one artist were fake, but ppl were eating it up haha. Your sketch book is amazing and I'm so inspired... so much character and personality!

  • @deeana2007
    @deeana20078 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed watching this video from the beginning to the end. Great sketchbooks. I also liked the way he talked. I could say it was like watching a good movie.

  • @mean108
    @mean1088 ай бұрын

    You're an amazing artist. Thank you for sharing your beautiful drawings. When I saw your drawings, it made me get back to my sketchbook. I'm going to start using a pencil to create it.

  • @TFUCKER
    @TFUCKER8 ай бұрын

    Just doodled and listen/watched this entire video. Lovely sketches/drawing they're inspirational. I hope to catch a live stream one day!

  • @prasempreamem
    @prasempreamem7 ай бұрын

    I have no words... I really love your art, it inspired me so much💗

  • @lauriekapalka1760
    @lauriekapalka17607 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous. You are so talented. You should get your 1999 sketchbook published. I would buy it. It’s so beautiful

  • @og1kanobi40
    @og1kanobi40 Жыл бұрын

    Wow you went from amazing to Universally amazing! Love your work so much!

  • @fatcat4170
    @fatcat41708 ай бұрын

    U make me cry when i look ur draws youuu are amazing i cant say anything just they are fantastic

  • @Nancy-tr5fi
    @Nancy-tr5fi8 ай бұрын

    I love your drawings. They are exquisite, and my passion is to get the feeling of motion.

  • @user-ud8og2jl7y
    @user-ud8og2jl7y7 ай бұрын

    Drawing for 1 min 35 sec - a little boy in a space suit is aiming at a monster with a phaser. This boy is simply brilliant. I would tear this one page out of my entire sketchbook😁 You draw amazingly, especially from your imagination.

  • @aylex1974
    @aylex1974 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the advice and help. Be happy and enjoy your people

  • @Garisima
    @Garisima Жыл бұрын

    Amazing 👏🙌. James is the best artist of all time.

  • @allmemebirds
    @allmemebirds8 ай бұрын

    The sketches themselves evolute stunningly. And hearing stories behind is just like life traveling. Thank you for the sharing, it's a great inspiration!😄

  • @papanovembermusic
    @papanovembermusic10 ай бұрын

    Such an insanely generous artist, his attitude of openness and humility has served him well, I really think his draftsmanship is unmatched.

  • @robhead22
    @robhead228 ай бұрын

    I find your work inspiring. Thank you!

  • @exploringcalifornia9110
    @exploringcalifornia91107 ай бұрын

    So talented! I really enjoyed seeing your work!

  • @andersonbarbosa7995
    @andersonbarbosa7995 Жыл бұрын

    Nice old sketchbook dude! and your old artworks are great too!! Congrats ❤

  • @Yeahyeahokay
    @Yeahyeahokay7 ай бұрын

    Hell yeah! Let’s get organizing. Thanks Adam

  • @hahaheyheyz
    @hahaheyheyz8 ай бұрын

    so deeply inspired, thank you

  • @prasempreamem
    @prasempreamem7 ай бұрын

    love the way I draw many details

  • @johnedmond787
    @johnedmond787 Жыл бұрын

    Art just pours out of this artist.

  • @stephlala094
    @stephlala0949 ай бұрын

    I lov3 his work, its amazing

  • @JohnSmith-ix4nb
    @JohnSmith-ix4nb Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Great stuff. His sketchbooks are impossible to find now.

  • @aquariusstar1806
    @aquariusstar18068 ай бұрын

    the sketches are amazing

  • @sixmercer2504
    @sixmercer2504 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible. I'm just in awe of your art. It's absolutely stunning.

  • @tatianafoule6257

    @tatianafoule6257

    7 ай бұрын

    im enough collecting of you.

  • @tatianafoule6257

    @tatianafoule6257

    7 ай бұрын

    you are such a piece sample of what i need.

  • @tatianafoule6257

    @tatianafoule6257

    7 ай бұрын

    you are that indeed, in every centimeter of you.

  • @soulportrait
    @soulportrait9 ай бұрын

    beautiful sketches!

  • @franciscoarcegurza6474
    @franciscoarcegurza64747 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Very inspiering.

  • @MillywiggZ
    @MillywiggZ Жыл бұрын

    I can tell that first one is from 1999 without you even opening it. Very Nine Inch Nails, ‘Thief’, ‘Se7en’ kind of 90’s grunge look to it. A load of kids think the look then was all Neville Brody Y2K not so it was very edgy back then. Good stuff.

  • @tatianafoule6257
    @tatianafoule62577 ай бұрын

    he is the god of the north someone, he is already putting the bodies the characters there prepared to take action, he already knows it all.

  • @elliotcasey2796
    @elliotcasey27968 ай бұрын

    Those are really good

  • @ScotCampbellwindowpainter
    @ScotCampbellwindowpainter4 ай бұрын

    Wonderful

  • @inamorata966
    @inamorata96611 ай бұрын

    7:25 How did you achieve your technique? -- I'm gonna try and be kind here, because the person asking the question might be a youngster. But the purpose of the sketchbook is to get ideas on paper and work out your craft. And that is pretty much it. You gotta practice, man. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, Practice Practice. Nobody came to this without it. I don't care who they are.

  • @adamedwards3730
    @adamedwards37308 ай бұрын

    Amazing artwork, I've decided to teach my self how to draw at 39 😂 have you any tips for a beginner starting out . I find myself just sketching random stuff with no real direction,

  • @Eduardohernandez-ji9md
    @Eduardohernandez-ji9md8 ай бұрын

    Who is this men his amazing!!???

  • @slushpuppy.
    @slushpuppy.8 ай бұрын

    inspiring

  • @_justnick
    @_justnick8 ай бұрын

    Does anybody know the name of the sketchbook or a similar one? I really want to get a toned paper sketchbook with that many pages but I can't find any...

  • @fiercekrypton
    @fiercekrypton6 ай бұрын

    Cool ability to compose a page!

  • @kram9850
    @kram9850 Жыл бұрын

    what would your advice be for someone who fills a sketchbook within 1-2 months, and now over the year has ammased a pile of sketchbooks with me only seeing them as natural progresion or to pick ideas from, but other than that all its doing is agravating me as theirs a 1m stack of books just in the corner of my studio, whats your advice for people burning through sketchbooks, i used to have the other problem of not being able to fill a sketchbook for year but since ive become addicted to drawing everyday my wallet and my space is taking a negative hit. and i cant bring myself to throw away some of the rubish sketchbooks as i flip through it and then find ideas i would want to refine and take further so havent the heart to throw away the irelevant work.

  • @hugoboch3098

    @hugoboch3098

    8 ай бұрын

    I would just scan them or take photos of them and store them on hard disk, you can always keep the ones that you love the most maybe pick one for every year

  • @indigosunset70
    @indigosunset70 Жыл бұрын

    i like your line finesse

  • @greekveteran2715
    @greekveteran2715 Жыл бұрын

    Do the new Moleskine sketchbooks deserve the price since they've downgraded the paper? Please, which one is a better alternative if it does not? The Sakura or the Canson 180? I draw with graphite and colored pencils. Thanks in advance

  • @NelaDunato

    @NelaDunato

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not James, but frankly I feel like Moleskine was never worth the price. Talens Art Creation is most similar to it in color (cream), texture (very slick) and weight (140 gsm I think). I'm not a fan since I prefer white paper, but if you like yellowish paper, that's the closest substitute for the Moleskine sketchbook. I prefer Canson Universal or Canson 180 (exact same paper, just a different type of cover) for pencil and ink drawings. Graphite erases very easily. Though if you're heavy-handed, you might indent the paper as it's quite thin (90 gsm), which might result in some pigment transfer on the opposite side of the paper. A protective piece of scrap paper is definitely recommended to prevent that. Canson One has 100 gsm dry media paper. Slightly toothy so it works for charcoal as well, but no obvious texture so it's nice for pencils. Bad for ink so I'll never buy another one again, but it might actually work out better for you. It's a bit basic though, no pocket or elastic strap, if that matters to you.

  • @Av4nQuisH

    @Av4nQuisH

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NelaDunato hi nela can you recommend other cream sketchbooks, couldnt find talens art one :(

  • @NelaDunato

    @NelaDunato

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Av4nQuisH I actually avoid cream/ivory sketchbooks. But as far as I know, Moleskine, Stillman & Birn Gamma and Delta, and Handbook Journal are in that category.

  • @CastleMc

    @CastleMc

    8 ай бұрын

    disagree, I love the Moleskins for graphite and ink. Talens SBs have their own charm and are amazingly versatile but the paper is much less substantial@@NelaDunato

  • @NelaDunato

    @NelaDunato

    8 ай бұрын

    @@CastleMc Tastes differ! I didn't like the Moleskine for ink at all. It always looked grayish and streaky instead of rich black. (I didn't have this issue with other sketchbooks.)

  • @olivermarsden7560
    @olivermarsden75607 ай бұрын

    how old were you in the first sketchbook this has made me realise I'm not that good at drawing

  • @altariabeats
    @altariabeats Жыл бұрын

    That drawing of the saxophonist looks like Dick Oatts!

  • @santiagoparres4394
    @santiagoparres43948 ай бұрын

    Looks like the old masters sketches

  • @radish8067
    @radish806710 ай бұрын

    i’m so jealous that you got to meet and draw cillian murphy 😭😭😭

  • @mufki

    @mufki

    8 ай бұрын

    Cillian is lucky to meet such an incredible artist like James

  • @adityathanki9098
    @adityathanki90987 ай бұрын

    6:39 "...ummmmm" lmao

  • @sooperd00p
    @sooperd00p8 ай бұрын

    Why are there English subtitles for English speach?

  • @Chilldown1
    @Chilldown17 ай бұрын

    The New Davinci^^

  • @SideBurns
    @SideBurns10 ай бұрын

    “There was something special about Sasha grey” *turns the page* ( Y )

  • @stevenmurphy9225
    @stevenmurphy92258 ай бұрын

    Da vinci overtones in the sketchbook

  • @clauss6190
    @clauss61908 ай бұрын

    nice

  • @tatianafoule6257
    @tatianafoule62577 ай бұрын

    he fiills up the landscape that i can see with bodies that are in complete silence.

  • @dadimunteanu
    @dadimunteanu8 ай бұрын

    2019, no 1999. Just off by 20 years😂 amazing work

  • @CREATIVEALIENHANDS

    @CREATIVEALIENHANDS

    6 ай бұрын

    Lol 😂

  • @madeleine253
    @madeleine253Ай бұрын

    This guy is a JEAN-ius

  • @prasempreamem
    @prasempreamem7 ай бұрын

    your sketchbook is very messy, I like that🐬🐬

  • @matzebausm
    @matzebausm9 ай бұрын

    Hope Sabrina didnt got some creepy calls there xD Nice work dude.

  • @SkettyRhetty
    @SkettyRhetty8 ай бұрын

    I wonder, was the typical construction style of drawing taught today something you did when you were young?

  • @tatianafoule6257
    @tatianafoule62577 ай бұрын

    something is going out. you have said enough.

  • @bonvoyagekippieable
    @bonvoyagekippieable Жыл бұрын

    I'll probably be that good sixty years of age

  • @mq461004
    @mq4610048 ай бұрын

    レオナルドのノート

  • @Ad_Astra2023
    @Ad_Astra20238 ай бұрын

    I read your name as ‘James Dean’.😂

  • @Chan-zn7wb
    @Chan-zn7wb Жыл бұрын

    43:25 24hr shifts?!? Is this not against labour laws. I've heard of Mangakas working ridiculous hours, but in the world of fine art, too? Japanese, please take a break.

  • @mchen2779
    @mchen2779 Жыл бұрын

    Subway drawing TikTok does look not real…

  • @slimsoldier8333
    @slimsoldier8333 Жыл бұрын

    p

  • @amrsaed.
    @amrsaed.3 ай бұрын

    I know about the subway guy , and as you , I don't believe this

  • @ty88
    @ty886 ай бұрын

    Crazy how an impostor can gain 10 million subscribers yet a true artist is only at 6k. Those videos are staged and make me sick.

  • @jotsandhu8842

    @jotsandhu8842

    5 ай бұрын

    James Jean is actually a massively famous artist. this isn’t his youtube page

  • @tatianafoule6257
    @tatianafoule62577 ай бұрын

    is it going well ? who is ? unproblably, you are speaking about nobody. you even can read literally what i say.