Illustrator: James Jean

Illustrator: James Jean

James Jean is an award winning illustrator living in Los Angeles. He was born in Taiwan in 1979, raised in New Jersey, and educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became an acclaimed cover artist for DC Comics, garnering two consecutive Eisner awards and a Harvey award. He has also contributed to many national and international publications. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rollingstone, Spin, ESPN, Entertainment Weekly, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, among others.

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"a fan from china, happy spring's day!"
- kreuzzz
http://hi.baidu.com/kreuzgoeson


"Your work is truly amazing, and inspiring. A great talent!"
- Debjani
http://www.debjani.deviantart.com


"i have always loved your work. you are by far my favorite illustrator. thank you for the inspiration."
- kristin larsen
http://kristinlarsen.com


"James you have great talent and I think your work is inspiring. Keep it up!"
- Mariana Silva
http://www.marianadesign.blogspot.com


"I often find myself back at your site, listening to music, enjoying the work.. cheers."
- Jeff Hamada
http://members.shaw.ca/jeffhamada/


"beautiful works and great skills."
- Tomasz Kaczkowski
http://kaczkowski.net


"MY GOD your work blows my mind!!! AAAAGGHH!!!"
- Danny Haydock
http://www.ihavenowebsiteatthemoment.com


"Gorgeous inspiring work!"
- Alana Machnicki
http://www.AlanaLand.com


"He is just amazing! More than meets the eye art!"
- t-drom
http://www.gigantobooks.gr/populart/


"Yea have to say that I'm a big fan too. excellent work and great style."
- Gerhard Human
http://www.soak.co.za/gerhard


"Your draftsmanship and palette are rad, but your COMPOSITION is what kills me. There is visual interest in every corner of the page. Thanks for the example - I'm learning a lot from your work."
- Erica Glasier
http://www.ericaglasier.com


"Your work is just amazing and totally inspiring! It gets me every time."
- Ossi
http://pingstate.nu/ossi/


"Wondrous .. Ambrosial .. Incredibly beautiful!"
- Bob Nixon


"super rad! whatsup with the duck's head? crazy chinese people"
- Josh Cochran
http://joshcochran.net


"Amazing! Nice work James!"
- Munk One
http://www.enjoymunk.com


"Booya!"
- N8
http://www.elisfanclub.com/n8


"I think I`m in love :o)"
- Veronica Jensen


"WAW ! great and very impressive."
- Thomas Cadène
http://www.lethorama.com


"been a fan for a long time.... sweet stuff.."
- BRiAN


"the best illustration i saw so far on the net."
- eldad dreyzin
http://www.eldo1.com


"James Jean-ius... he's constantly raising the bar for contemporary illustration. Range + passion + imagination...with masterful DRAWING at the core of it all. I'm glad he's around to keep us all on our toes."
- justin
http://www.justindegarmo.com


"Hot Stuff man!"
- `End/Sys
http://fenixgfx.deviantart.com/gallery/


"James, I've seen your work before and it's no surprise that you're still killing it. Just the shear volume of work you've produced inspires me. Thanks for stokin the fire."
- baannz
http://www.davebarnes.ca


"Great work! some serious talent here."
- Reggie-
http://www.techvector.com


"great talent...!!"
- aji


"nice. very nice indeed."
- Bam
http://www.designbybam.com


"wow!!!!!!! .. James work is insane .. absolutely amazing!"
- Nate Williams
http://www.n8w.com


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Name:
James Jean

Location:
Los Angeles, USA

Web Sites:
www.jamesjean.com
www.processrecess.com
www.politewinter.com

Influences/Inspiration:

Japanese Woodblock Prints
Shanghai Advertising Posters
Meathaus
Jim McMullan
Duke Ellington

Top 5 favorite things in life:

Riding my Bike by the Beach
Deep End Dining
Changes in Weather
Brushing the Cat
Sleeping

Top 5 bands/singers:

Charlie Mingus
Duke Ellington
Ornette Coleman
Feist
My Cat

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