Jim Lee transforms my Psylocke sketch into a Masterpiece

I have no idea what I did to deserve this but the great Jim Lee took a simple Psylocke sketch I drew and turned it into a masterpiece!! I watched the whole thing happen live and I still can't believe it. So thankful right now for the support I've received from each and every one of you guys over the years. None of this would be possible without you. I'm obviously also eternally grateful to Jim for taking the time to do this for just a regular fan like myself!! Who does that?? Make sure you tune in live at twitch.tv/jimlee so you can vote for one of your favorite characters to be drawn by Jim. Content in this video was acquired from Twitch with the permission of Jim Lee.
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Music by Brock Berrigan: brockberrigan.bandcamp.com
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Filmed by Jim Lee
Edited by Victor Glover

[@VZAAGE]

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[@dirkit247]

VZA whats the track at the end?

[@VZAAGE]

dirkit247, it's Summer Stroll by Brock Berrigan.

[@loisludwig672]

VZA #savelucifer

[@loisludwig672]

VZA #savelucifer

[@loisludwig672]

VZA im begging vote for lucifer on the fox pole and i will do what ever..

[@leandrodfcorreia2]

33 minutes of Jim Lee taught me more than many books and drawing classes. Respect the man!

[@bartholomitommy4043]

Yeah true

[@jilow]

You probably just weren't ready to digest their material. Read them again now that you have some experience under your belt.

[@MrJeffreyZachary]

Thing is, it has always been this way. Some people learn better with someone teaching the material, some people learn it better through reading. I'm one that learns best when listening and watching, and repetition. Books weren't my thing, but I mustered 2 associates and a bachelors, so I did something right. I prefer watching people draw and learning that way, so you and I are in the same boat. Fuck a book, lol.

[@rogercastro9528]

Nah fam, respect the LEGEND

[@orenji]

The way he uses the whiteout is awesome!

[@yunoyuluvit]

I find myself thinking "What is he doing!?", before going "Oooooh, right".

[@whatdotheycallmeagain]

I can't imagine the feeling you get when Jim Lee says that your drawing is pretty good

[@TopLevelJiuJitsu]

How about that moment when you get to put your signature on the same art as Jim Lee! 😮😮😮

[@nasserfirelordarts6574]

My dream would come true, Well, Jim Lee, And the Artist of Berserk

[@npc1172]

Nasser FireLord Arts I wanna see Jim lee do a guts piece either in the golden age or berserker armor

[@nasserfirelordarts6574]

@@npc1172 ikr, KENTARO MIURA is truly a beast, but Jim Lee should truly take guts to another level

[@chessinfantry]

Good hand👍

[@chrisjericho7123]

Damn, to be a millionaire and still be a man of the people like this. Maybe that is why he is so giving. Hes not competing or taking food out of his families mouth and he is cultivating future artists.

[@pasjan1183]

?? What makes him a millionaire all of a sudden

[@ItsSupercat94]

@@pasjan1183 What do you mean? His networth is 10 million.

[@HenkJanBakker]

When he started fine tuning at the 30:00 mark I cracked a smile so wide it hurt. I know he pretty much fine tuned the whole pencil drawing but those "unnoticeable" marks sure made it all come alive. Pure magic.

[@lachazaroony]

That tissue dabbing trick blew my mind, it would have never occurred to me to do that. Thank you Mr. Lee you are amazing!

[@infamoswordz]

He makes it look so simple even though there is so much technicality. I learned a lot watching thanks for this video.

[@yunoyuluvit]

Lee is, hands down, my favourite artist. I fell in love with his work when reading Punisher War Journal.

[@wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550]

Dude same. His run on that series is so fucking good

[@BJWFenix]

I used to ink a fair bit (i make complete pieces now art wise so i still ink but its my own work), the difference between an okay inker and a great inker is while an okay inker will show off your pic and highlight it they wont add anything. a great inker will make your art explode and highlight all of the best parts while hiding any little inconsistencies as well as adding a dynamic : i never was great at inking had my moments including compliments form jim lee and a couple others but its so fun watching a master of their craft in action. and it is a great drawing especially for inkers to play with so well done.

[@mattceccotti]

"Liquify in Photoshop to your heart's content" XD

[@bigghoww]

This makes me want to practice, but quit drawing at the same time.

[@VZAAGE]

If I can give any advice to the world (and this is totally a "do as I say and not as I do" piece of advice)... Never quit! You'll only find yourself looking back wondering "what if?" Put whatever sort of fears or doubts you have that are standing in front of you and put them behind you to push you forward rather than block your path.

[@aaronvanzomeren8775]

Dont quit!

[@LifeOfAnIntern]

Hope you didn't quit

[@yungk6043]

I stopped drawing at the age 12. People used to always ask me to make drawings for them. Now im 23 and practing again. Im very rusty and it makes me wonder what if spent he last 11 years practing. I hope you didnt give up!

[@eugeniosabater8449]

No no no don't say that to your self! If you're very passioned about drawing, and trully deeply inspired by his techniques to just think about working as a professional, then you should take time and practice! I know is a long road but trust me it would worth it! I know because I've been there for more than two decades my friend! Don't give up! The magic is still there!

[@DecalGuy77]

Half the time I was like "wtf is he doing, hes gonna mess it up", the other half I was like "damn how did he do that, that was amazing!' either way I was wrong, he didnt mess anything up, it ended up looking incredible! gratz!!

[@geremynakhone826]

Jim Lee is a God, your pencils are great too.

[@VZAAGE]

Thank you... I appreciate the love.

[@JoseSantiago-hv3xm]

I would be sooooo honored to have Jim Lee comment on and ink my work. He did his magic on this and turned it into a masterpiece!!

[@allgoldproductions]

I can't imagine how cool it must have been to see Jim do this for you in the stream and to have this video to look at forever. It's really such a killer piece. Congrats, man.

[@VZAAGE]

Thanks, man. It was a dream come true. I still can't believe it happened.

[@vanthadoun1]

Jim goes into so much detail, he even explains the changes he makes to your drawing, because of anatomy. Love this guy!!!!

[@BenRangel]

Best changes made: 1. Less hair 2. Figuring out the the "leg wrap" was placed way too high up the thigh in the original sketch 3. Adding visible ribs and not just a flat shadow

[@toyboimaniac1661]

OMG I ALWAYS WONDERED HOW YOU GUYS MAKE THOSE POWER EFFECTS! NEVER WOULDVE GUESSED IT WAS PAPER TISSUE AND WHITE OUT!!!

[@headlight31]

This drawing was yours? And Jim Lee inked it? A master correcting your work must be the best way to learn. Wow! You peaked bro.

[@lopaka76]

More than once while watching it, I couldn't help but think of Chasing Amy. "You're a tracer" "I'm an artist, only then a picture takes on depth and detail." Lol. I know I didn't get the quote exactly right. But I haven't seen the movie in about 10 years or more. Great job to both of you guys. Jim is truly a living legend, I've enjoyed his style since early-mid 90's. Watching him and Todd is a true education.

[@seanjudd1132]

Wow 😮 that was brilliant. So many techniques, so much thought. The use of whiteout to create the highlights blew my mind.

[@Cpl27photo]

if more pros did this to amateur drawings in video form, it would teach so much. Great content.

[@beet1ej3]

Kinda mad we all can't be born with godlike drawing skills just like how we learn to walk and talk

[@crozraven]

Jim Lee made the sketch up the notch into an amazing piece. Congrats! That is such an honor!

[@Auriflamme]

Such a brilliant tutorial and explanation of everything he's doing, while at the same time creating an amazing artwork!

[@blueg8731]

Jim is one cool guy, all right. He respects his fans 100%.

[@huntg4037]

I'm an inker myself. Unfortunately not a discovered inker. I'm looking to ink the pencils of other artists and hopefully create a working beneficial relationship to hopefully break in to the world of comic art.

[@Loscomicjourney]

Can't believe I'm just seeing this now. You had a very good sketch, I can't draw to save me life. Lol. But I love art and I admire anyone with artistic talent and that you have. Jim is my favorite artist of all time. I like a lot of artists but he is at the top of my list. The title of this video says it all. Holy crap, what an amazing piece. Congrats on being able to display this for years to come.

[@brettdavis5555]

I really appreciate both you and Jim Lee. You Victor have done a lot if work collecting and sharing the art with us. Also thanks for sharing some art of your own. Jim Lee has really humbled himself and has put a lot of work into bring up aspiring artists with his tutorials and demonstrations. Thank you both.

[@VZAAGE]

Much love, Brett. I appreciate the kind words.

[@jyabha]

Wow that's very cool!!! Good pencil work and Jim is so talented and fun to watch. Watching a master at his craft!

[@DanSoma]

That was beautiful to watch. Congrats on having your picture selected VicG! Really fantastic linework to start with, so no doubt made Jim Lee's inks much easier!!! Hope you learned a lot from his constructive points!

[@alejandrovallejoa9486]

Exactly He is the MAN!

[@mr.nobody9697]

Thats pretty cool. That has got to be pretty awesome to have a legend work on your work. Wow! Congrats.

[@kkbaby30]

I still remember when Betsy ended up trapped in her new Japanese body. This is definitely one of the cooler characters in Marvel and the psy-blade is epic.

[@VZAAGE]

Absolutely!!

[@anothercleverusername992]

Jim brought the cup size down... And it's still like a Double E. Hahahaha

[@jessemersier1825]

Lucky fella! Enjoyed fact he made a point of keeping your vision included in the finished piece! Great job! Wish I'd known about this

[@michaeljohnsonclyburn1397]

Back again! This is just awesome!! Like this is really incredible. Inspires me to work hard to create more art. VZA no one deserves this more than you

[@VZAAGE]

I'm so glad that you're finding this inspirational! Keep on doing your thing, Michael.

[@Xen_28]

I cant believe it, congrats!! And thank you for your amazing channel

[@VZAAGE]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@sirninjaraiden]

CONGRATS MAN! Haha you deserve every bit of it. I cannot express how much I love you and your channel man. I've been watching for years and I always make it a point to stop what im doing for your content. I wish you the best bro

[@VZAAGE]

That means a lot to me, Sir! (lol I always call people sir but in this case it actually fits) I still don't know if I deserve it but I'll definitely take it.

[@KiddGalaxxy]

When I was in HS... And I first started doing simple line Art Sketches like this. {And it's a very nice piece you have} I would never ink them. My friend would go through my best drawings. Take em home and ink them. I was just floored by what he use to do. With what I thought was just O.K. Having Jim Lee!? JIM LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ink your work. Must feel like Nirvana!! And look at what he did! BRAVO!! BRAVO!! GUYS!!!

[@VZAAGE]

My brain still hasn't fully processed the moment. I'm like "did that really just happen?"

[@kpag3030]

That’s pretty dope. Nice lesson in form and composition too

[@AnimeCTCFirebird]

It was a real awesome piece there, Vic! Love to see more!

[@VZAAGE]

Thanks CTCFirebird! I'm going to push myself improve and draw more. I'm still in the sketching phase and not really trying to do full on pieces... just been trying to figure out what my style is and become more comfortable with some of my glaring weaknesses.

[@kxmode]

My favorite inker of all time is Frank Miller. The way he incorporated negative space into rain was so beautiful!

[@TopLevelJiuJitsu]

Outstanding! Congratulations on the amazing lesson and gift!

[@VZAAGE]

Thanks a lot!

[@michaeljohnsonclyburn1397]

Vic im so happy for you man. This would be like the all time high for me! This is so well deserved. The initial sketch was really nice too. JimLee inking your Psylocke...Man that's huge. How do you get all these gigs! LOL

[@VZAAGE]

Thanks a lot, Michael. I really don't have the answer to how these things happen for me. Being at the right place at the right time, very generous and cool people, a little bit of hard work, dumb luck, and a whole lot help from the big guy upstairs!

[@princekyriecadet1063]

One of my favorite KZbin channels. Been watching for years now. Keep on the great work

[@VZAAGE]

I appreciate that! It wouldn't be anything without the support of all of wonderful artists out there though!

[@jasonmaclean719]

'ehhh, she probably needed the teeth'. Bam, done. Seriously, he's a living legend.

[@deedaartyst]

Woooooooooow the philosophy/ realistic approach 2 how things SHOULD/WOULD LOOK, verrrrry clever & nformative, along with amazing.

[@raydillon]

Well, that was awesome to watch! Such an effective way to teach, too. And that mouth lighting tutorial was both informative and hilarious. :D

[@rcameron1000]

Very cool. Always enjoy you’re videos Jim.

[@FatalisReigns]

stunning. it was like watching an optical illusion, 2d spaces becoming 3d with texture and form.

[@MemoGGG16]

What an amazing video. Thanks and congrats!!!!

[@VZAAGE]

Thanks, Memo. Much appreciated!

[@MightyJonE]

Fantastic vid and fascinating. You were very lucky. Excellent!

[@MumrikDK]

Terrifyingly calm hands.

[@scottstewart2433]

Luckiest man is an understatement. Congratulations!! Looks amazing, before and after!!

[@VZAAGE]

Most definitely. Thank you very much for the kind words.

[@BenRangel]

This video really made me realise how much an inker does.

[@thetypicaljoe1674]

This was fun! Thanks for sharing!

[@VZAAGE]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@cooperdonahue3837]

You did all the work Jim just inked it

[@bigghoww]

This was one of your best uploads. Alot of simple but extremely effective lessons taught!

[@VZAAGE]

lol There were so many lessons because Jim had to correct so much of what was wrong with my sketch.

[@bigghoww]

VZA right, this was definitely a different angle then watching him do his own stuff

[@jayjaymay2343]

inspiring and I think I learned a lot. Thank you for sharing!

[@VZAAGE]

Right on! Glad you enjoyed!

[@ByonickGhost]

9:05 I never would have thought to do that 🤯

[@IAC.STUDIO]

That's amazing dude!

[@mr.j7785]

I love that segment, would love to see more of that..

[@VZAAGE]

Jim actually did this for another fan before... let me see if I can get permission from him to post that video as well.

[@Casket-Taste]

So freakin awesome!

[@IHoboJunk]

Great stuff VZA, keep at it

[@Zlei.]

Truely inspirational.

[@JON27M]

Beautiful,...only thing i am not sure about is the belt buckle?!...awesome,glad i found your channel!..

[@CURT_iS]

YOOOO!!! JIM, FINAL FORMED, LEVEL 9000'd THE SHIII OUTTA YOUR SKETCH HOLY SHIIIIII! DOPE

[@VZAAGE]

😂😂😂

[@jkidney]

Wow talk about experience and encouragement!

[@Banzai431]

Thank you for this. I wanted to BE this man for a lot of my young life. He's still amazing.

[@marijhorn]

Once more, thanks for posting Jim videos and Thanks to Jim to teaching us HOW TO... thanks

[@VZAAGE]

I appreciate the love, marijhorn.

[@Karvingpumpkins]

this guys magical

[@albinoenricojosiah5495]

You got your work improved by Jim Lee? Damnnn noice 🥰🥰🌻🌹

[@krono5el]

incredible

[@jamesmosher6912]

Man! Did he send it back to you?! I’d have that framed and on display! What an awesome video and thing to do! I’ve been a fan of Jim’s work since I was in grade school with the X-Men!

[@VZAAGE]

He sent it back and it's been hanging on my bedroom wall ever since. Jim is the best! His X-men run is when I became a fan as well.

[@rscully5]

That was amazing

[@mep2234]

Groove is in the Art!!! Congrats first and foremost. Really nice collaboration from the both of you. Catch ya later on the streams, Man!

[@VZAAGE]

Thanks a lot, Michael. What's your name on the stream so I know who to look out for?

[@mep2234]

I "hardly" speak during the streams....but when I do.....BAMFart usually comes before the nonsense.

[@VZAAGE]

Aw... the infamous BAMFart... keep on rocking with your great art!!

[@laguy8181]

That was awesome

[@BoELoot]

Jim Lee was one of my favorites when I was collecting comics back in the early 90's.

[@CheatcodeGlitch]

Incredible

[@thegreatwalrus9238]

Jim Lee turns a line into a masterpiece It’s Jim Lee how hard is it to imagine that?

[@monjishroy9236]

Keep creating such great content

[@boogerz2000]

Very cool. I realize Jim didn't want to make big adjustments that would require major redraws, but both of her arms are still a bit off. The back one looks like it's punching out from her neck. Since this is not a 100% side angle, we are getting some front angles at the neck, upper chest, and breasts, it would make more sense to draw the shoulder and upper arm of the right arm receding back and down a little, and having the forearm coming out a touch lower, and further out. The front arm needs a little more neck and trap visible with the shoulder a little larger. The shoulder should also be moved down a little because it looks like the arm is connecting into it's socket too high and bit too forward from where it should connect. Everything else looks really good.

[@xpeterson]

I respectfully disagree. When you say the back shoulder should be visible and back arm brought down, I feel like you are treating the whole upper body as a rigid unit. The shoulders are raised and brought back in this pic, her shoulder blades pinching together while her chest is stretched and arched out a bit. As someone who has made “corrections” like that in the past, you quickly realize your character looses a lot of dynamic, and in this particular drawing it would probably result in her looking like she’s taking up a fighting stance as opposed to being about to deliver a blow. It’s not anatomically incorrect, it’s just more stale.

[@ComicsLegend]

Awesome Congratulations!

[@KillerTacos54]

That's awesome man!

[@porcupineracer2]

That was incredible. How can you possibly get that good as an artist?

[@madhusudhananparthiban2935]

Your pencils was amazing

[@wutang_batman]

I love Jin Lees style.

[@vargaspueblo]

That wuz AMAZIN! You are the luckiest person alive. Congrats

[@VZAAGE]

Thank you!

[@gmon78]

Dude knows his shit.

[@tracybryant7192]

so lucky to get into the game right when Lee and McFarlane showed up in the late 80's. Fucking iconic. no styles can touch em. Comics would never have made it this far without men like Lee. Straight up. Now kneel. KNEEL, I say and sever your pinkie finger in appreciation for this God.

[@jamesmoore7568]

rob lie field is a better artist tho

[@gilsonribeiro4451]

X-MEN & JIM LEE FOREVER!

[@AkshaySinghJamwal]

Fantastic.

[@auneakeffect]

this was a great vid, learned a lot of new techniques

[@VZAAGE]

I'm super glad it helped. I also learned a lot from watching.

[@Randywm01]

That hand is off the charts. I honestly was staring at how good the hand was from the start lol

[@VZAAGE]

Haha thanks man.

[@StrawHatLaw13]

Congrats man!

[@VZAAGE]

Thanks, man. I appreciate it.

[@allendean9807]

Super cool!

[@craver45]

You lucky dog....thats so freakin amazing

[@VZAAGE]

So lucky! I wanted to scream like a fan girl but it happened in the middle of the night. BTW I've got your video on the editing block as I type this. Coming very soon!

[@skullcrusade3436]

Astounding performance by Jim! Your sketch was awesome to begin with. I got some tips from the great artist himself, hope you did too!

[@VZAAGE]

Thank you for the kind words. I absolutely learned a lot from his critiques and fixes. He's such a brilliant man.