Unmaking Artistic Style in the Age of Illustration with Generative Artificial Intelligence: a case study of Jim Lee on Midjourney

Authors

  • Márcio Telles Tuiuti University of Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/contracampo.v43i3.60169

Keywords:

Generative AI, Artistic Style, Comic Book Art, Creative Industries, Visual Representation

Abstract

The present work investigates the relationship between an illustrator's human hand, her artistic style, and generative artificial intelligence, focusing on an attempt to produce and duplicate a popular comic book artist's visual style. Mixed methodologies are used, such as self-observation of human-AI interaction (SANTOS, 2020), deconstruction of the AI employed (MUNN ET AL., 2023), and output analysis (SALVAGGIO, 2023). The author interacted with Midjourney to produce images using the name Jim Lee as a prompt. Lee is an American comic book illustrator who is most famous for being one of the major artists to depict the dominating comics style, "idealism" (BROWN, 2023). The potential for computer mimicry of human artistic styles is examined in the last section, along with any potential theoretical and commercial ramifications.

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Author Biography

  • Márcio Telles, Tuiuti University of Paraná

    Doutor em Comunicação e Informação, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
    Professor permanente da pós-graduação em Comunicação e Linguagens da UTP. Líder do grupo de pesquisa Mídia, Tecnologia e Cotidiano (MTeC).
    E-mail: marcio.telles@utp.br
    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7785-6662

     

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Published

2025-10-21

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Vol. 43 No. 3 (2024): Temáticas Livres

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