If you do put out an artbook, it'd be lovely to have a chapter dedicated to your sketches!

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

there will definitely be a sketchbook portion! :)

While you were talking about making your own book i wAS LITERALLY SCREMING "GIIIIRRRRRLLLL YEEEEEESSS PLEASE I'VE BEEN BEGGIN TO THE UNIVERSE YEARS FOR YOU TO MAKE THAT" 🥺😭😭😭💕💕💕💕💕

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

hahahha the universe has spoken!😘

@matthewschuman52

3 жыл бұрын

I second that!

I definitely use studying as a crutch and procrastination tool for fear of actually making work too!

Ahh so interesting hearing about your experience in animation (school and industry!) and your future plans! Excited for you to put together an art book! Also, Catch Me If You Can is a greeeat movie choice! :D

obsessed with all the kitties!!

Your skill and flair with watercolour is down to a fine art. I've not seen these subjects painted this well in watercolour before, and you do it with actual style.

LMAO omg Chrisss hahaha, it's so funny how looking back i always thought I'd rather have went to a regular highschool cause i felt like all it did was create obnoxious art-related drama in my life (like teachers shaming me for drawing anime, wasting time on school related 'art-projects' when i'd rather have just focused more on drawing my own shit). But I do think because the experience was so horrible overall, i am pretty much unable to see the positives looking back, even though I'm sure there were. x'D

Copic markers are great! But I would also recommend ohuhu brushmarkers (maybe even more than copics) they have a decent variety of colors in the 48 set except there are no good light skin tones so for that I’d recommend getting a few copics to fill out the gaps but you can do a lot with just the 48 set (even tho there are some colors that are a bit repetitive and unnecessary)

YAAAAS I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! 😍😍😍

Omg I’ve been waiting for thisssss! Thanks Chris ❤️❤️❤️

Yes please! I would love to have a giant art book of your stuff! Even your sketches in your sketchbook inspire me so much🤍

Wow! I enjoyed this♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ thank you Chris! You are amazing ♥️♥️♥️

OMG they're all so beautiful!

These cats are so cute!! Loved watching you paint one. Makes me want to try watercolour again

I love ur art! I’ve been waiting for this😃🤍 so buying from your shop, just need to figure out which print I want, there are too many options of my favourites to choose from!!😩💕✨

YaY ! A sunday morning with chris while I painte was awesome! thanks for the video and nice art! I did try to do a clown and I loved the result!

I am so looking forward to your art book and I also agree that Bao Pham should have one as well. His work is just amazing!!

loooooveeee it very much! the cat on your painting is sooo adorable!

Wow I mean I love your stuff but the style you use is just amazing, those cat pics, just wow! Love all your stuff mind but this line up of pics looks really awesome. Keep it up.

I love how you pointed out that all colors connect to each other. It reminds me of My watercolor teacher who always told me to mix my colors and not use them straight out of the tube.

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

using them straight out of the tube is great when you want that colour to be as pure/intense as possible :D and then every other colour you use in the picture, you can mix a a bit of that "star" colour into it which will help make it feel cohesive!

I loved your chats about art school,and dealing with lecturers and classes: I had similar experiences and it just created a wall from learning and appreciating the techniques. Glad it wasn't just me!

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

definitely one of my biggest regrets I wish I could take back! thanks so much for watching :)

A really enjoyable video, it's nice hearing your experiences and takes on things (I'd love to hear more about your jobs!). While you use studies as a way to push back own creations, I am doing the exact opposite. I know studying various fundamentals will really push me forward but the sheer boredom of having to learn names and placement has driven me to create a lot of art last year. Art which I am not satisfied with in the end bc it just doesn't look right bc I don't have my fundamentals down, what a circle of despair lol.

Yes! I have been waiting forever for this video Chris! Your artwork is stunning, as somebody who's crazy about animals these are definitely some of my favourites. ❤🐾 Loved your yoga cat gouache painting from a while back, that's definitely another of my faves. The way you stylize your characters is just amazing, they're adorable. Much love from Scotland! 😂♥️

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much! That yoga piece is also one of my favourites.. 😘🧡

They are all so cute omg

"who knows, may be this looks like shit" Past me being proud of one piece. Fast forward few months and yes, yes it does. XD. But at least now I know I can do better.

omg im super exited about the artbook news !!!

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

still in the very very early stages! 🤫 hope i didn't jinx myself XD

Hi chris we miss you!!! It feels so empty without your uploads i'm kinda thingking of you these days maybe there's a sign you'll uploadddd >< anywayssss no pressure i just missed your art

@phantomHands-

3 жыл бұрын

yesss i was thinking the same, i rlly miss her :,)

Those cat illustration cards are really neat! Excellent job :)

That apple commercial is sooo loud it disturbs the beauty and peace of this video, Im here chilling and then I see people jump roping in the ad :D I just finally learned that you were in the animation industry. Thats very cool. It was nice to hear from someone who had that experience. That and the thing about art school... I dont know if I want to go to art school but it seems more and more people are wanting to go rather than doing stuff on their own online.

super interesting! please talk more about art school and animation :) I don't have specific questions, but I fantasize about having gone to art school haha.

Love to know more about you❤ you are such an inspiration and love your style with colors❤🙌❤

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

I want to share more as i go! :) thanks so much.

You are gallery artist I have full confidence in you 👍🏼🥰. You are good have a lot information about what you do. You are great. Have a nice day 🥰🥰

I love your art, and im in skillshare for your work! ❣

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you're enjoying it!

Love your work it so beautiful the cat painting is so cute!

Very cute, looks like my cat. Thank you for sharing your experience, I was always wondering if I did a mistake of not going to art school. And seems like I did.

What scanner do you use for your art prints? Love this vid and the way you painted the cats, they carry a special touch unique to you!

Wow, you drew it so well.Have a happy day~~~~♡♡

would you ever do a skillshare watercolor class 😇? I was blown away by your pencil & colored pencil classes

What you said about the still images made me remember of the time I recorded sailor moon and dragon ball on VHS, then pausing on a scene and copying the drawing 🤣

Lovely video!!

I too loved DBZ soooooo much! My friends and I would draw them, make our own characters and write fan fic.. good times 😌

I hope it's not too much to ask, but would you share some of your very old sketchbooks and art from when you were much younger than now? Itd be so cool to see how you used to draw.

Hi Chris! 🌸 Hope you are doing well! At the beginning of the video you talk about doing master copies to get better a little more fast, and actually I'm studying your style in this last months, especially your way of watercoloring. I found it so complete and unique..it's amazing! 😃 You're extremely talented 🌸 I wanted to ask you: how do you approach values and tones of color in watercolor? Because I've also followed your classes on portrait drawing (in pencil and colored pencil), but I really struggle with the approach in watercolor, and also to exploiter its biggest quality, which is layering. I kinda go with local color at first, but then I don't know what to do. It then ends there, being a lil flat, or I go a little too much heavy 😕 all due most likely to my impatience.. 😤 From your videos I can see you don't mind about wetting a drying area to add your little touch of colors(always slightly various but still in armony with the others and with the right value), you always figure out how to get a soOo even finish in the end! So "you don't mind" in the very first layers, but also it seems like you know what brush stroke is better in this area rather that that one, how much water goes in the brush and how much on the paper, the effects that adding water or dry with a thirsty brush makes, and most of all, you know how to render soOo many stuff! And so on. Now: I know all these capabilities comes from practicing non stop for years and years, but do you have any advice on these themes in general? Especially about how to approach a piece's value in watercolor, and how to get better rendering skill. Every advice would be great: I try to extract everything I can see from your speedpaintings, but if you feel to add anything it would be gold for me! 🤩 Hope I didn't bother you with this papyrus ahahaha 😄😁 Wish you a good day! Thank you in advance for your time! ✨

Are u planning on makin a skill share class on painting? That would be so cool!

well i love mr. peabody and sherman!

love colleen barry too!

YESS I’ve definitely been waiting and hoping for an art book 👀💖 I’ll definitely get it once it’s available! Do you have an idea for the range of prices yet?

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

i'm not sure yet but i think the book will be over 100 pgs and in hardcover, so between $45~$50. I know that sounds like a lot compared to other art books out there but because I'll be completely self-funding, self-publishing, and therefore storing and fulfilling it on my own I think $45 is what makes sense for me. I'll most likely be kick-starting this project! :D

I drew toys I wanted to have but couldn't afford so I just made my own. Art has always just been a way for me to envision what I wanted but I never really felt like an artist because of this and I don't consider myself one. It's just a skill I have and I open to making some money with it.

I definitely would like you to publish an artbook!

Awesome ,very nice friend😃😃👍👍

Did you actually study anatomy of facial futures before drawing faces with block in ? like imagine muscle and skull placement over reference ? Do you feel it is useful? necessary?

Hey Chris, might not see this but it’s been worrying me for a while now. I often feel unmotivated to draw if I feel like I need to study instead. It makes drawing feel more like a chore than something fun. I know I *need* to study to be able to draw how I want. I just don’t know how to get out of this cycle.

😍

Yeah, Gohan is cool

what gsm paper do you use ?

Hi, I am unable to acces your online-shop for some reason, it claimes that is has expired. Do you no longer sell prints?

Do you still have your Gohan drawings? I absolutely love Dragonball Z and I would love to see it!

What paper did you use here?

In your style, I see a lot of the 1950's. Has anything specific from that era inspired you?

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

i'm not sure if it's anything specific.. I've always just been super drawn to the aesthetic of that era (mid century i guess)! Anything from clothing, furniture, illustrations, advertising.. it all had more of a "designed" feel to what we see now, at least in my opinion.

Any thoughts of teaching locally (e.g. Algonquin or OSA for example?)

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Denis! I have fantasized once or twice about teaching at a college... but I think that might be like DECADES down the line for me unfortunately 😂 I need to grow my confidence as well as breadth of work I think to be even considered! (not sure how much weight my online following has when it comes to this stuff haha).

my animation school doesn't teach anatomy :c I do know that the fine arts school teaches it tho, and even tho it sounds like a horrible pain in the butt it is something I regret we don't have since it's an important class to have

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

oh that's interesting, our program was super focused on anatomy classes! Our program put more emphasis on it than the illustration course did at the same school 🤔we also focused on doing very quick gestures (30s, 1 min, 2 mins, 5 mins) because animators are supposed to draw quickly and be able to get the overall gesture of the pose down w.o getting bogged down by the details!

@lisandepuredream9056

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHongArt my school is rather new ( it was founded 3 years ago) and also not a stand alone institute, but part of the theater and film school, so I guess it's just that the teachers and staff are just new to it and inexperienced and don't know yet everything they should teach. We should in theory do quick skethes too during the graphics class but that class is just a mess of random stuff , and we also have a few clases that don't teach stuff that we really need for animation, but other unrelated art stuff. I also find it ironic that it is in theory the most expensive school in my country despite being small and improvized, and rather unprofessional and messy compared to other animation schools ( i say in theory cause I'm from europe so normally it's just free)

How can I find out your shipping information before purchasing?

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

if you go through the order as if you're going to place the order, once you put your shipping country in it should show you what the shipping options are :) (don't worry the order won't go through unless you go through more steps)

omg i just found you and my name is Christie Chong Hong im surprised cuz not many people have the name hong

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

definitely not the MOST common Korean name out there 😂 or even Chinese. Not rare but not common!

Since nft blew up lol

you should try painting dragon ball characters just for fun ;)

I had a crush on Vegetta :P But I started drawing Goku... he was easier :P

This is incredibly long, time stamps would be very helpful to find specific topics..

Hmm disappointed there aren't art prints for clowns and the original has been sold. I love cats but people usually put their own cat portrait up and there are cats prints everywhere...whereas your clown illustrations are unique to you....Just a thought 😁

@ChrisHongArt

3 жыл бұрын

I made sure to scan all the clown ones as well, and debated on turning one or two into prints maybe! I guess I just worry about offering WAY too much on my shop, because that's more for things for me to keep track of 😅

@mortiferburzum2451

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHongArt Indeed more things to keep up with. Maybe use your audience when not sure? an Instagram poll or even KZread one would help you decide what to sell.People would be happy to help out 😉