Process Recess Volume 1: The Art Of James Jean

by James Jean

Process Recess collects the art of James Jean. From his travelogue-sketchbooks of Vienna, London, New York, LA and Taiwan to his finished illustrations and paintings, we get to see a side of the artist that most have not seen. James's artwork blends media such as watercolor, oils, computer work, and sketching -- all of which is collected here in a beautiful hardcover format.

Genres: Art, Comics

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

James Jean is a Taiwanese-American award winning artist and illustrator living in Los Angeles. He was born in Taiwan but was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became a cover artist for DC Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of LA, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of NY. He has also worked in advertising, and has contributed to many national and international publications. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, ESPN, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, Prada among others. He has also illustrated covers for the comic book series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, for which he has won six Eisner Awards for "Best Cover Artist".

James Jean currently has seven published works, all of which collect his illustrations and art.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jean

Reviews

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite artists. Great illustrations from pages in his sketchbook along with little notes he may have written down that day (process). And there are also fine art finished paintings he has created (recess).

[Earline · Rating 3 out of 5]

beautiful! perfect for any James Jean fan.

I'm not really sure how to critique a sketchbook...