Sketchbooks, more specifically James Jean

While finishing up my sketchbook, I remembered this example of a sketchbook that I found absolutely FANTASTIC. So I went back to the library to re-find that artist and scan that page to forever remember (and share) it's amazingness.

James Jean, featured in Issue number 12 of 3x3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration on pages 10-25.

Okay. Just look at this amazingness. He's drawn what he sees for an extended amount of time--if someone moves, he starts drawing them again in that position. He uses line amazingly and value sparingly, but in valuable spots. They're complicated, yet not visually overwhelming. And he has small additions of color which tie things together. Beautiful!

here is one of his paintings:

beautiful, but i love his sketches more.