By now, all AM readers should be familiar with James Jean (interviewed) mastery of the paintbrush, but did you know he does a pretty mean sketch as well? Every now and then, the LA-based Jean like to update his blog with his latest moleskin gems like the piece above entitled “Rust.” It’s always interesting to look at the details closely as these definitely seem to be more spontaneous compared to the planning that goes into his paintings.

For those lucky enough to be at SDCC, James Jean will be signing his new book “Rift” with Chronicle Books on July 24th, from 12 – 1pm. More sketches after the jump…

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