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Can someone point to some of his famous works? Frankly it is the first time I’ve heard of him.

I think his drawings are great, though the big kicker is that he draws them without reference and without sketching or erasing.

He is almost like a human printer, drawing one character or object to completion before moving on to the next.

I particularly like his dragon hunter

jpeg: https://www.liberdistri.com/359-thickbox_default/dragon-hunt...

video: https://youtu.be/uNtmdB6N5Qo

Here's the Wikipedia article on him

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jung_Gi

A good video was posted here by modernerd, describing his drawin process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmqFbgKWoao

He is all over YouTube and did exhibitions around the world -- I'd check out his drawing show videos.

But are the drawings any good? Feels weird to have to watch a video instead of seeing the finished art.

That is because the way he draws is part of fascination with his art. The speed of it, that he does not need guidelines for perspective, that he just goes from top of head.

If you are curious whether drawing is to your liking, you can just skip to the end of the video. Or, google his name and filter for images - the filter is in top bar.

Presumably his finished work is for sale and display so naturally it's a bit less likely to see it up online in an easy viewing format. Check some of it out here though:

https://www.kimjunggi.net/

To answer the question though, yes wildly and objectively talented. Part of why you would want to watch a video is to see how he works, his competence is on full display more so than in the finished product perhaps.

The drawings are amazing, but the reason he is so well-known is his process, which you can only see in the videos.

I like some. Not all. I'm afraid I fail to get enthusiastic about knowing how they were done, sorry.

His process is impressive, no sketches or hesitation; he just "prints" whatever was in his mind. The scenes are incredibly detailed, with complex perspectives

If there was one thing that I thought all HN users had in common it was the appreciation for a tremendous intellectual gift and better yet, doing no evil with it. I guess you proved me wrong.

well, there are plenty of dumb shits who would say that plenty of his drawings are the mark of the devil...

He is a master, as he can produce realistic sketches/art, as well as comical adding his own unique flavors to it. He is really a swiss knife. You might not like a type of drawing but he definitely has it all. And his memory, and stream of consciousness sketching is what is superhuman, and they're super detailed massive sprawls of a sketch.

For those that are just jumping in here-- Watch this spectacle (sped up) completely drawn from memory and technique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg1j9xwcij8

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