JAMES goes exploring!
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I havent updated in a while, but there are many projects brewing. Here’s a larger illustration that I just finished.  Stay tuned for more!

I havent updated in a while, but there are many projects brewing. Here’s a larger illustration that I just finished.  Stay tuned for more!

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this this this! Bon Iver at AIR Studios (4AD/Jagjaguwar Session) is so good
every song is so sweet, and with double pianos… listened to it on repeat while drawing justin vernon in his pink sweatshirt

this this this! Bon Iver at AIR Studios (4AD/Jagjaguwar Session) is so good

every song is so sweet, and with double pianos… listened to it on repeat while drawing justin vernon in his pink sweatshirt

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stranger danger!

stranger danger!

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bambamboombam.

bambamboombam.

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okay.

okay.

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pre-mortem

pre-mortem

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i threw together the cooler illustrations that i made this year into a little behance project, if you care to take a look:
JAMES KWAN Illustration (2011)

i threw together the cooler illustrations that i made this year into a little behance project, if you care to take a look:

JAMES KWAN Illustration (2011)

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i’m trying to put together a little demo reel with the stuff i’ve made this semester. also trying to apply to some internships and stuff. here’s one project that i made in school. he’s a nature god. after the human race becomes extinct its this guy’s job to bring a new baby boy and girl back to earth to repopulate it. ta-da!

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“i think it’s time for a new adventure”

“i think it’s time for a new adventure”

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astronauts!

astronauts!

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i was hanging out with some kiddos the other day. one of them was copying some doodles from my sketchbook. its fun to see how kids see things

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here are some stills from the animation I’m working on. its about a boy that runs from home to find a quiet place away from the hectic city sounds. 

its still in its very early stages, but I’m pretty excited about it

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i made a goofy self-portrait for the static fish (Pratt’s comic club). i have a bad habit of drawing wrinkles on everything!

i made a goofy self-portrait for the static fish (Pratt’s comic club). i have a bad habit of drawing wrinkles on everything!

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James Jean

“Maze” by James Jean

just went to see James Jean give a talk at my school and it was awesome! he was one of the first artists i started to follow back in high school, but hearing him talk rekindled my obsession with the stuff he makes. he made a lot of cool points in his talk, but he said something about making art that functions from far away but maintains interest in the details. my work seems to fall apart when looked at real close. but im feeling inspired, time to go draw more!