Nazgul (after Alan Lee)

 A sketchbook drawing after a sketch by Alan Lee

Graphgear500 mechanical pencil

Frodo and Gandalf (after Alan Lee), continued today! 🔥

 Returned to this study today

mechanical pencil on sketchbook paper

Sketch studies after Stella Bialek and Alan Lee

 Quick pencil sketches of a cunning bird (Bialek) and Pippin carried by Treebeard (Lee)

mechanical pencil on sketchbook paper

Gandalf (after Alan Lee), continued! 🔥

 Returned to the pencil study of Gandalf at the gates of Moria. Drawn after a sketch by Alan Lee

pencil on paper

Galadriel (after Alan Lee)

 Pencil study after detail from a watercolor painting by Alan Lee

Graphgear 500 mechanical pencil on paper

Best Nine on Instagram 2020

These were the 9 most liked post on Instagram this year. Follow the day-to-day process at

https://instagram.com/jmbcreative?igshid=57173pdqve1b

(Post 6 is a study after Alan Lee)

Best Nine on Instagram 2019

It’s that time of the year again... These are my nine best posts on Instagram 2019 🔥

Most popular of the master studies I’ve drawn is without a doubt those after Frank Frazetta (the only one represented in2/9). Other popular art role model studies were those after Rubens; Alan Lee and his painting for Lord of the Rings; Luis Royo and Jim Lee and the inking practice over his DC Comics superhero pencil drawings of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman 🤩

The hyperrealistic Game of Thrones drawing also made it to the “Hall of Nine”. Finally I am happy to see that two of my original art pieces in progress were popular enough to be included. Means a lot to me to know that so many appreciate what I’m drawing. Looking very much forward to the continued creative journey in 2020 🙂

Minas Morgul

Study after Alan Lee that I returned to yesterday

pencil on paper

Minas Morgul

Start of a study after Alan Lee (Derwent Artist pencil)