Jim'll Paint It

Jim'll Paint It
Available in English
Website jimllpaintit.tumblr.com
Launched 21 February 2013 (2013-02-21)
Current status Active

Jim'll Paint It is an internet blog featured on Tumblr and other social networking sites, started on 21 February 2013. The blog consists of mostly humorous and surreal artwork painted using only Microsoft Paint, by request from his online followers.[1] Jim'll Paint It has produced over 100 paintings since 2013. The first piece featured dinosaurs painting people in an art class. The title is an allusion to the BBC TV series Jim'll Fix It.

Bio

Jim'll Paint It is a speed painter from Bristol, England.[2][3] The only tools he uses for his works are Paint XP and an optical mouse.[4] In October 2014, he published a book on his works, with 17 paintings made especially for the book. In February 2015, he began a new blog called 30squared.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Designer brings wacky visions to life". web.orange.co.uk. Orange News. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Gray, Daisy (9 March 2013). "Bristol designer becomes internet sensation". itv.com/news. itv.com. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Usborne, Simon (25 February 2013). "Jim'll Paint It: The man who drew too much". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Paint It, Jim'll (2 October 2014). Electric Dreams: The Collected Works of Jim'll Paint It. Faber & Faber Ltd. p. foreword. ISBN 978-0-571-31555-0.

Further reading

Electric Dreams: The Collected Works of Jim'll Paint It (2014)

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