Jim Lee - How to Draw Female Figures

[@Danath121]

Of all the superpowers, I wish I had Jim Lee's.

[@teaartist6455]

Jim Lee's superpower has remarkable similarities to that of Bruce Wayne ;).

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah

[@ehlert6195]

@@teaartist6455 im just saying. Has anyone ever seen Jim Lee and Bruce Wayne in the same room?

[@shaquezr.9541]

You want the power to get the most money from dc, I don’t blame ya but I would want to draw like him more

[@Justaregulartaco]

All you have to do to become an artist it's pretty easy just see the world as shapes and connect them then you can do whatever you want on a paper,I hope this helps I tried to explain as much as possible

[@alicefremont]

So I just blew at my screen to take away those eraser residues. Feeling stupid, had to share this. Thanks so much for this video!

[@TIMMUT17]

A.D. F. I did that too, shit.

[@MarkFilipAnthony]

rule nr three in drawing: never blow the eraser residues off the paper. Get a broom, ur breath contain moister and ur hand is sweaty

[@rareoldcartoons6085]

good advice. I have actually spit right in the middle of my picture before. Not a happy moment.

[@constantdoodle32]

I have a wacom tablet and every time I erase with the back of the pen I wipe the tablet like there is eraser residue on it. Lmao.

[@ashwinjagadeesan8867]

Fun fact, the collar bone is the last bone to fuse in the body. It fuses when you are about 20 years old,so generally when I draw young characters( like night-wing,robin etc) I just give a slightly deeper shadow in that area( it really works) to make them look young.

[@PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath]

Ashwin Jagadeesan i bet you love studying the barely legal area

[@jinquinn777]

Ashwin Jagadeesan huh🤔cool!😀

[@deethesenju_yt4468]

Thanks

[@ItsSupercat94]

@@PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath bruh

[@ssjssgecko5411]

That just isn’t true at all

[@RobertMarzullo]

Jim Lee is a comic book Genius!!! :)

[@Carlosquinterorumpels]

es lo maximo

[@emorris0204]

Robert Marzullo i definitely agree he’s my favorite and an inspiration along with you among other creators I admire \m/

[@user-eg7td1mo4r]

Hi

[@elijahmathew8587]

Nah

[@TXFDA]

I just commented but I feel the need to make another one.. I love how Jim points out that things don't have to be perfect or overly detailed. Like just generally shaping the hands and not drawing all the fingers in detail. I know a LOT of people, myself included, suffer from wanting everything to be perfect. Which is a bit of an issue when it can take you an hour just to get the face how you want. Even worse is digital art. Being able to undo and erase every single mistake. I get in the habit of undoing and redrawing every line 8-9 times until I'm happy with it. People aren't usually gonna notice small lines and mistakes if the art is still decent. The only one noticing is you. Just go to like, half-way through this video and look at the Harley drawing. You just see it as a good drawing/sketch. You'll probably barely even notice he screwed up the ankle area, or that the hand is barely more than a lump with knuckles. HE'LL see the mistakes, but you won't(unless he points em out like in the video). He also said that he's really meticulous sometimes. And sure, you can make sure things are clean, and adding details can be fun, but you're still allowed to make mistakes. Hell, you can take plenty of high quality comic books like Batman, Superman, etc. and spent a while looking at almost any panel, and you can see where their lines aren't perfect. Maybe not even mistakes. They just didn't wanna spend 4 hours drawing every line. Especially noticeable in the crosshatching and stuff.

[@teet3293]

Dude. This guy is not just a legend, and an incredibly talented one at that, but he's also a damned funny legend at that. Respect.

[@whipsawh]

Lol! "If you go online, search on youtube, you'll find that stuff" This man right here Jim! He is the reason we are able to watch your panels! Thanks for uploading this man, great video.

[@jacky61006]

Jim Lee is so much fun and talented.

[@soulreaver2727]

Jim is one of the best artist of all time. His artwork is out of this world. One of these days I'm going to get a drawling from him.

[@soulreaver2727]

I have so may fav artist but Jim has to be in my top 5. I've seen videos of people trying to get his artwork . I can imagine it took you a min to get his artwork.

[@soulreaver2727]

Yeah I've been wanting to go to my convention center when he comes to a con here. I would love to buy one of his drawings.

[@trevorveillette7442]

DarkReaver27 hahaha no its not. He's simply a good artist with a lot of "nostalgia" surrounding him because of fans. The best art I have ever seen I still have 0 clue who made the art and I don't care to find out because reasons.

[@chanceloomis8430]

did you

[@roman2011]

What a joy to watch and draw along. The tips are priceless.

[@mosj9876]

my alltime favorite comic artist is marc silvestri but i really love the other artists from the late 80's thru the 90's too you have to check them out. Jim Lee Todd McFarlane Joe Weems Joe Benitez Jay Anecleto Alex Ross George Perez Joe Maduriera Arthur Adams Michael Turner Joe Jusko David Finch Brain Michael Bendis Rob Liefield Greg Capullo

[@lastname354]

jim lee bringing out them classic #2 school pencils :D Watched the first 5 min, watching the rest when im not so tired/sleepy. Great to see jim lee again, a panel at that!

[@pyannaguy]

Whoa!! GREAT, concise foreshortening tip @ 11:40 and on, with that quick hand/arm, shoulder side sketch/quick study! A LOT of drawing, placement, foreshortening demo in just seconds! VERY good stuff & as good as a lot of boring, less instructive foreshortening instruction.

[@IMP3TIGO]

So cool to see the impromptu picture come to life. Such a great, technical artist with a lot of artistic feel at the same time. Never liked him as much as McFarlane or Silvestri, my favorite artists from the 80s, but Jim Lee was always an obvious master of the medium. Thanks for the upload!

[@locutz]

Been following Jim Lee's work since he was on marvel drawing uncanny xmen great artist

[@wylerken]

John Byrne. is the best who did it. the used to assign him to books that were failing and give him complete creative control.

[@cnl1213]

He is great at teaching and drawing at the same time, as a good art teacher should...

[@elitemeows9294]

Thanks for uploading! Jim Lee is one of my favorite artists!

[@howtodraw7576]

JIM LEE IS THE MAN! I love all the videos on here! It was a huge influence on getting my own channel up. I can't wait to see more!

[@Artisan1979]

Lol probably Bats is thinking "I'm gonna get you for this, Lee." Brilliant dude. You never fail to impress or inspire.

[@BaresarkSlayne]

Great upload! Keep 'em coming. I don't get tired of seeing a professionals workflow, especially Jim.

[@MikeWalters95]

Great video man, Damn he makes it look so easy! Those 27 years of experience really show through...

[@hewasfuzzywuzzy3583]

How to Draw Woman: Not Like Rob Liefeld

[@tsdobbi]

how to draw anything not like Rob Liefeld.

[@aliendude2875]

@@tsdobbi hes actually improved over the years

[@PazBinv1]

@@aliendude2875 No he hasn't.

[@shaquezr.9541]

PazBinv1 check his Instagram

[@shaquezr.9541]

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[@timmerimdimdim8183]

This is the longest yt video i have ever watched and it was worth every second

[@VictorRobotov00]

That was fantastic. Thank you very much for letting us in on the process. I could watch this stuff all. Make it look so easy. Just amazing.

[@dcsan616]

This is so cool! I love these tutorials you're posting Charlie. Great study tools and insight

[@johnnydeloatchii66]

It was a good lesson by Jim Lee. I learned a lot. See my problem was I try to draw fast like him but that comes with time, and I make the line in the beginning to dark and thick.

[@Doogerauoy]

The best comic book artist ever.

[@grejsancoprative]

I liked how he looked toward the camera after he mentioned how his panels has become (these) online courses ;D

[@zekesalazar7643]

"I don't know what I'm doing" - Jim Lee 2014

[@kenlipson8686]

Oh Thank you sooo much for posting this. He is an effing master!!! Unbelievable to watch him work. Thank you again!!!!

[@Darkclaw175]

Amazing. He draws with such confidence

[@pungentbear5194]

I loved the way Jim drew women in Uncanny X-Men #275. Friggin great.

[@amusingworld2029]

i 'm so proud that me is drawing like him without following his tutorials my advice for you who likes to be an artist learn or follow the way of drawing that you love that you'll comfort with. if you want to draw like david finch he has a specific way he love and may you cannot do like him

[@ageter32]

So cool...was wondering where to start. Thank you for posting.

[@tukakuga]

Thank you for uploading these! I've been waiting! I appreciate it!

[@PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath]

those whiteout pens are dope for catching tags

[@IAmWBeard]

I wish he would do an ACTUAL streamed video about drawing females vs males instead of the quick Comic-Con panel.

[@VZAAGE]

I recommended this once... hopefully one day.

[@MaxAveris]

14:22 "ill figure that out later", rofl, i guesss even the best pros just leave a part they find annoying to fix to be fixed later, i thot i was the only one who do this

[@dawnguy842]

Jim Lee is such an influence for my art style. Especially my female characters

[@ferryjoseph2707]

It was good to watch. I like the fun he has in it.

[@xLuiKangx007]

I've been practicing drawing Rectangle and Hourglass shapes as guidelines for female torso

[@MarlonOwnsYourCake]

oh my god, the way he draws lines. I feel like I'm in one of those crappy martial arts movies and there's a master swordsman that just makes one simple motion and just from that everyone knows all the slaughter he's capable of. Now I just wish he'd do a tutorial on how to draw the rest of All-Star Batman and Robin.

[@AnInsanePersonNotFromTwitter]

This helped me for preparations for animation class 😃

[@chiaxiong8739]

I love his Psylocke from X-Men the best of all time

[@SycomMC]

Jim Lee is so entertaining!

[@guyguino5770]

Jim still kickin ass.

[@martinvamp8601]

Aside from Michael Turner (R.I.P.), Jim Lee will always be my #1 fave for drawing superheroes. Lots of sharp angles and none of the squiggly or realistic looks that many artists go for today. For example, had Jim done all of the issues for Marvel Civil War, I would've freaked out and spent more time looking at the art rather than reading the story. Plus he makes it look so simple. I spent my early teen years doing my renderings of his early WildC.A.T.S. stuff and it took me hours to make it look remotely close to his style. Sigh, that's why I'm not an artist.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

I really love his art work of Betsy from "X-Men" (as well as the rest of the X-Men 1991 roster). Imagine if the show "Daria" is drawn in his style, that'll look awesome.

[@NicolasLaucirica]

Minuto 36:00 ,estava borrando o husando un lapiz que pinta blanco ?

[@skratchforce9785]

He has such control over his fingers. Like whrn he was connecting the lines for harleys knuckles and when he was drawing the examplr lines those weird pens make.

[@mariopantoja8259]

Jim Lee is miles away the best

[@TXFDA]

god I wish I could draw this fast and easy. Takes me ages to draw things. I'm too picky, plus I don't know anatomy quite enough to rush it without it looking like crap. Also watching videos like this always puts me in the mood to draw.

[@leolaus332]

+TXF I sing you a song: "Praaaaaaaactice, practice prraaaaaaactice......you can learn everything."

[@TheMindofRa]

+TXF dude practice both iterative drawing and gesture drawing just to get the hang of things. Draw from both life and imagination and keep hammering. First comes technique, then comes speed, then comes both. (but then who am I to talk... I've been drawing for ages and for hours on end so...)

[@5foldunderstanding547]

+Colvich Until you see Nicola Scott's Earth2 Sketches (inside the Vol.1 Hardcover) after I scene them I gave up, because if she had trouble landing A gig, what's the point. No one else who draws in that style should even try. I promise Her sketches are better than Jim Lee, Finch, Daniels, Not that her women & Superman beat Ed Benes but everything else does.

[@leolaus332]

Anton Lamont Do you know Kim Jung Gi ? ore Moebius? They are just freaking awesome btw i like moebius more because in has comic books, he perfectly decides when to make details and when not. Not like Dc everywhere detail. And actually most of the poses from dc comics are totally stiff and lifeless. And seriously you not make art because, you want money, no you make art because you love it. You know what, to live from comics its extrem hard many people dont make it. But neverless if you love art, you find your way. You know what manga artists said to dc comics, the pictures need to be in museums but defenetly not in comics. Less is more. Seriously find your own style, find what you love, not what they love. Learn realistic drawing don,t just copy someones style, because you never be good as them because you can,t feel like them. Hope the helped.

[@5foldunderstanding547]

Colvich So True! Yes Moebius i know how good he is. I REALLY LOVE Space Race, late 60's - 70's art. The Art of which Alot of contemporary artists still take head from (like angles an poses). Kubert's Hawkman, Toth's work, Bernie Writhston's covers. Please Check-out Wally Wood's Space-race art, its amazing! So is *Will Eisner's [Spirit] colorless Art*, I BEG YOU TO GO GET A Couple of BLACK & WHITE SPIRIT ANTHOLOGY COMICS (of colorless reprinted stories). Their less than $3 and their BRILLIANT, drawn by Eisner in the early 1940's through late 50's.. Also Jack Kirby's 4th World Art; which is now chronologically collected in four separate *"Jack Kirby's Forth world omnibus"* trade paperback's. Kirby's NEW GOD'S SAGA is still light years ahead of just about anything else at the time. HENCE WHY ITS SO BORROWED FROM. DC's most recent (and totally recommend) *'Darkseid War'* by G.Johns an drawn by P.Jimenez & Jason Fabook (some of which is totally musuem worthy) wouldn't of ever came to be without Kirby's initial 1970's NEW GODS Saga.

[@rickewilde]

The speed at which he sketches..even my eyes can't keep up.

[@michaelmcdonnell3905]

What about drawing knees and elbows first when drawing arms and legs in a dynamic pose?

[@pungentbear5194]

He draws lips so well too

[@connorcarruthers]

PUNGENT BEAR Yeah he is an amazing all around artist! I would love to meet him someday! Male lips are really difficult for me to draw.

[@ryanhowell4492]

I drew Rectangle and Hourglass shapes as guidelines for female torsos

[@tauhiduliqbalsampad]

They could have used a cintiq wacom. But they decided to use paper and pencils. This is interesting. Does that mean they are more comfortable with traditional medium than digital?

[@caesar4857]

how long does it usually take for a person to reach that level of drawing? i've been drawing Manga since i was young and only recently started on Western style Comic kinds of drawing (not sure if that make sense) seems super duper difficult

[@boloisdaman]

+Alexander Bayley This guy has been a famous artist since the early 90's so don't compare yourself to this guy, he is super experienced. Though he has said in interviews that he drew fulltime for a year before he started getting work, if that helps. One full year of just constant drawing.

[@pranksterfan8834]

I know how you feel, but once you start drawing more western style and getting used to style. Then you can add you're taste into the sketch.

[@joeofmacabre07]

***** and 10K hours or years of reading and observing and familiarizing and recalling human anatomy and backgrounds in comics

[@dickyveto1164]

+Alexander Bayley WATCH MORE PORN YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF BODY CONTOURS.

[@brotheralaric7177]

+Dickee Walvoa LOL, totally, that's a good exercise for learning human anatomy^^.

[@brotheralaric7177]

*Drool* Gaahh..., so much talent. Good video anyway, i learn many thing, eachtiem i try to draw female i fail, bad proportion or anatomy messing. One question, what is that type of paper? it look more tick than usual drawning paper and more rigid.

[@xyoungdipsetx]

This is amazing. Wish I can talk with Jim

[@GameBees]

Wow lucky we got people like you, but one question what kinda pen/pencils are you using?

[@clarkkent2354]

Thanks for uploading this, man.

[@karandadlani9063]

Thanks for posting his vids, love them

[@greygorilla692]

+TXF you speak for all of the artist looking up to him and i hope jim lee knows that

[@mynameiswhat3843]

Learning from books is better than college honestly.

[@VaskoLP]

HE IS A KING :D

[@MrRctroh]

thank you so much for sharing the video!

[@rodney73991]

this reminds me joy of paint show. only instead put happy tree. I throw in hammer there. or instead put happy cabin. i through in batman with a saddle

[@sambilson1559]

Me Lee made me possible, I would not be this great without him hehe

[@FROZINATOR]

Was there a second part to this "series" on drawing the female figure!? If so, where may I view the second half?

[@FROZINATOR]

+VZA [Visual Zen Advocate] thank you!

[@you2449]

14:41 "There you go." .... wrong. but funny.

[@heilong79]

horses, cars and women....hardest things to draw.

[@ihategoogle6066]

and buildings

[@parsahatami500]

Cars are easy for me

[@johnnonamegibbon3580]

From what I gather, the actual biggest difference between American Comics and Japanese Manga in style is actually just the inking. The styles can actually be very similar. Manga tends to use less deep black shadows. Americans hit the shadows really hard.

[@Sammysapphira]

There's tons of anatomical differences.

[@supereece9000]

oh Jim... you're amazing

[@ShawnTuckertheShoninzo]

I want that camera set up..

[@FernandoIncetta]

Rob Liefeld - How to Draw Feet.

[@namm1on]

Fernando Incetta *adds unexplained smoke coming from the ground where the feet should be

[@Hot18Shot]

Quentin Tarintino - How to Appreciate Feet

[@kellyespinosacuriel8624]

Fernando Incetta, Jim Lee also draws awful feet.

[@heavyhitta7788]

@@kellyespinosacuriel8624 no he doesnt

[@kellyespinosacuriel8624]

@@heavyhitta7788 He does, they are like Barbie feet.

[@brandonflippin7065]

I enjoy watching him work. I am an illustrator as well. I keep catching myself trying to blow off the eraser pices when he erases out of habit. LMAO

[@TheCeltic1001]

Love Jim, very odd when people laugh at things that are meant to be educational though :P but I guess I've probably been there

[@BillyLegumbres]

2:57 starting point

[@devongannes7767]

I love you jim! blessings.

[@thelittlepasty8360]

Does anyone know the book he's talking about from bridgeman?

[@MagnumBullets47]

_Complete Guide To Drawing from Life_ by George Bridgman

[@KB_Grimweaver]

I have that book! :O It's awesome

[@bengagliardo1080]

were did you film this ? the batcave... ? eco.

[@YoYO16189]

I love jim's logical reasoning as to how mr fantastic was created haha.

[@sanjuroxxx]

Any good artist will risk failing at a drawing in front of students / audiences. You can hear Jim Lee having trouble with Harley Quin. But damn! His “ trouble” is on a level most artist can’t touch! By far my favorite comic book artist ! Respect!

[@Rickzilla]

I watch these for inspiration.

[@PocketCraft]

What a charming man

[@superman31172]

Draw an ant head!? Interesting approach but it works for me

[@Vincent_Blackwood]

Can anyone direct me to a more complete tutorial that follows this method? (The ant head and heart shape method)?

[@arianaengelman720]

What is that camera/light stand you use to record the drawing process, and where could I buy one??

[@arianaengelman720]

thanks so much :)

[@nientenullanessuno]

38:34 for ink type

[@DarkINsides06]

What kind of surface is Jim drawing on? Does anyone know what that is?

[@tonykeo83]

I wonder if Liefeld can also show us how to draw female characters.

[@collincorbean6357]

Do you know if he does commission? I doubt it

[@Rock_Whisky]

A lot of great info. Thanks.

[@KillerTacos54]

Hahahah Jim Lee is such a legendary guy

[@impureneighbour9792]

So what he’s saying is that I should get myself a George Bridgeman book?

[@roukvelki8426]

Jim Lee is THE Boss

[@josephgilbert4186]

How do u know when to add a neck line?