Watch comic legend Jim Lee draw Batman and Joker on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil!

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All-Star Batman and the Joker — on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil

Jim Lee, the man who re-made the X-Men legend for a new generation, co-founded Image Comics, and currently co-publisher of DC Comics, just got an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and decided to try them out on two icons: Batman and the Joker. Lee used Procreate, one of our favorite drawing apps, and posted the images and the recordings on Instagram.

You can see the transition from young Bruce to Batman to #batmanvsuperman Batman in this sped up video using the @procreateapp and #imovie. Forgive the canned music.

A video posted by Jim Lee (@jimleeart) on Apr 5, 2016 at 5:18pm PDT

Joker time lapsed video. As you can see, I really don't have much methodology other than I like seeing what happens when I lay down one color next to another. What I like about digital work is the ability to keep exploring so I use it as a learning tool. Still prefer working on canvas or paper but painting on a plane is a lot easier with tools like these #thejoker @procreateapp #ipadpro #forgivethemusic

A video posted by Jim Lee (@jimleeart) on Apr 5, 2016 at 5:44pm PDT

What I love so much about iPad Pro and Apple Pencil is that, as a longtime artist, it's easy to pick up and just start using. It makes the analog to digital leap into little more than a step. The tool gets out of the way and it's just you and what you're creating. And that's incredibly liberating.

When you're at Jim Lee's level, it's also just incredibly cool.