Your videos always make me smileeeee ☺️ Thankyouu Keep on doing great jobs, Chikako! ❤

I love this video! I like to think of teaching as being a guide - not always just giving instructions, but walking along with someone, showing them a way. And being a good teacher is being a good student - so you are so right about how we deal with questions we don't know how to answer - it's an opportunity to figure it out and maybe even involving a student in that discovery process - particularly if it's a creative thing we are studying. Great, encouraging information here! Thank you for charing your insights!

these are really great tips, and it really shows that you've been a teacher for a while! i love that you stay humble, too. I feel kind of like a teacher on youtube, but im not very good at it yet😊 which is okay! im new and learning as i go. Thanks for sharing all these helpful tips🙂‍↕️🌿 appreciate it!! much love from me and my critters 💘😺🌷🌾✨

Thank you. It was very good!

Teaching art or just how to draw and create for fun has been my retirement plan and I don’t think it will change unless something happens to me that drastically changed my life and physical capabilities. It’s very nice to have everything outlined like the way you showed us, despite me putting the plan together in my head and never really wrote it down. I do feel that every teaching session is like a presentation. If you can put everything together in slide decks, then you’ll have the “flow” because it’s already curated. Q&A session in particular is so important because that’s when the teacher and the students are truly interacting with each other, and when teachers can be students and students can be teachers. I still have a long while before I actually retire from my day job, and in the meantime I’ll keep practicing on my art and filling up sketchbooks. I really like the chit-chat session you have in the end of the video, that feels very natural and organic, like I am listening to a friend. Nice video Chi-Chan, and I thought the lighting was great before and great after too, but I am not a videographer so I know little about that :D I did see a bunch of stuff in your background, hopefully your studio is coming together nicely and we’ll get to have a tour around your art studio soon. Take care and see you on your next video.

Lovely 😊

that's a great color - lavender? goes great with yellow ✨

Yeeey I am the first to comment 😉 thank you so much for your lovely videos te brighten our days 😊 thank you for sharing your experience. I once was a spanish teacher and the principles also apply 😊I felt so nervous

É sempre muito bom conhecer novos ilustradores e ter a oportunidade de conhecer suas histórias e experiências! Amei o vídeo Chikako :)

Hi Chika. I felt very close to you thank you for your honest and inspiring contents⭐

2:31 I love that way of putting it ! I definitely get overwhelmed by other people’s skill easily

I enjoyed your video and I was so in tune with Ken and his view on art and art creation. People are like books, you know? There are different genres and storylines and sequels and… it’s good to read! Get to know people. Discover new stories. I like Ken’s low-pressure, follow the flow sort of attitude. And the “art is for all” spirit. I think this was a great first interview (was it your first??) in part because you two have a history to reflect on, so it added a richness to the discussion. Always enjoy watching your videos, Chika. Thank you always for sharing!

Very well done Chikako! Ken is very engaging and articulate -- and who wouldn't want him to be their art coach because he is beyond encouraging and positive. Wish I could visit the ArtBar!

wow Ken's art is AMAZING!! I totally relate to him about botanicals, i love finding the differences between similar flowers and stuff, and it's also easy for me as i am so in love with nature 🍄‍🟫💕 having that texture legend is so handy!! instead of having to reference several of your art pieces, it's all easily laid out 😊i feel really inspired by his negative space use too, just incredible!!! and that feeling of flow state is one of my favourite, i find it very hard to break out of this once in it😂 I didnt do art for most of my life, lots of reasons but a big one was that I couldn't handle any sort of extra criticism in my life, and i didnt have people celebrating me the way i try to as an adult now. does that make sense? trying to simplify a complicated feeling. But once i gave myself permission, and even enjoy, whatever art i was making, it changed my life! and that started a few years ago, then 3 years of unusable arms, now i started again 6 months ago😊 and i dont think i would've gotten here if it wasn't for my arms going bad! silver lining, or just seeing the positive in everything 🤗 Now i encourage everyone that shows interest, and some actually did start making art!! i feel similar now on youtube, but i can reach potentially even more people😮 it boils down to giving them permission yes! im a new fan of ken 💘 thank you for sharing this with us. i made sure to follow on IG even tho i dont really use that platform 💞 much love!

“All my artwork is second hand, they were mine first” I couldn’t agree more, and it’s the quote that I’ll take from this entire session. Back in middle school I told my friends that, art is not just on drawings, it is everywhere. Life itself is an art, all of us are artists ourselves because we all live a very unique life, and creating memorable moments along as we go, we just don’t really capture it like how we would on a piece of paper or any media. I would say this interview is a great success! :) I am glad to know Ken-San through here, and I am now following him on IG. I too do not see myself doing this ‘professionally’ but more like an escape from my day-job where I can explore my tiny little domain without rules or set boundaries. Really good Chi-chan! Really good interview session!

lots of yellow! feedback on an interview 👀 you seem so happy! it would have been cool to see the two extra names on the map but the arrow was good enough the little drawing that goes along with what Ken is talking about is great! being daring enough to actually do it 🤯 both of you seem really relaxed ✨ it would have been cool to see the 3D art held horizontally for a second to see the layers but idk if they would have been visible idk how many of these you had planned but 0 to 12 per year would probably feel fun to watch 🙏 seeing the two heads be in the same place while one half of the screen changes between the things you're talking about seems fine although I have to say this video feels much much longer than normal and idk if that's because of 3 sources of input rather than 2 or just the kind of day I'm having but it just feels longer - maybe the slight lag on the video call? the 3 day rule sounds like a good thing to remember this video was definitely different - idk how I feel about it but I guess I have the seed of an idea haha

I'm very happy for your channel! It is always very interesting and fun to see your creations. Because of you I created my channel too. Thank you for being this lovely person and so creative! 🎨☁️🌟🕊 Let's make art! ☺️🌟

wow i never thought of that idea, thank you for the inspiration and great video!❤❤

wow i never thought of that idea, thank you for the inspiration and great video!❤❤

How fun! I didn't know much about some of the styles you brought up - very interesting! I think this looks like a great practice - I love style-bending! I don't know that I have too many extremely identifying features - so short-hand gets to be a bit more difficult, but it's still fun to try. I've done myself in some comics - oh, going wayyyyy back in high school, even. I'm considering doing a self-portrait every day for a while - different styles and different media... seems like excellent practice. Thank you for the fun video, Chika!

Your art is really adorable!

This was so helpful and your drawing so cute! Thank you! ❤💗💕

I love drawing but i am doing video editing so i am learning art stuff 🙂

hi pal!! im definitely an instruction booklet follower😂! and i am usually the one building furniture hahah. im glad you got some furniture all set up in your art room😊 shojo style is soooo cute🥰 slice of life is one of my favourite genres, and chibi is very very cute 🌻 really comprehensive guide to different styles! as a child i thought Totally Spies was dutch😂 do you know this cartoon? i recently started watching it again, but this time in english instead of dutch😊💘 another lovely video! hope you have a great creative week and much love 👋💘🌿💐💌🌻🌼

These are really cute drawings!! I'm super into the cute, pretty, and cozy stuff. I draw mainly chibis, but I really want to learn this soft jelly girl types (I don't know if you know what I mean wahahaha). They're these anime style drawings, but more rounded, and softer looking, like jellies. 😂 I'm not good at explaining lol. Anyway, great video!! And I really love your new set up!! 💛

This is very nice Chi-chan! :) I have said earlier that I typically don't draw myself. Even if I do, I don't really know which style I would draw. But I do know that I was influenced by Takahashi Rumiko's work, as well as Tsukasa Hojo. It is so much fun looking at all the styles you laid out, and I have to say, Chibi style is my favorite by far, but I tend to not draw that a whole lot and focus too heavily on details. I feel that somehow when I am being asked to draw a character, I will automatically draw Hero style for whatever reason. So I don't really know what style I usually draw, do you think it is okay not to have a particular drawing style? Maybe someday I'll find my own style. Anyway, I am very glad that you finally got some furniture and you seem to have settled in pretty nicely too. See you again next week!

Super helpful ❤ thankyou so much ❤

omg I made it before 2k subs first video with furniture! the three circles part broke my brain in a good way haha the part where you forgot your glasses even while drawing yourself made me laugh 😂 idk how you decided on the setup of the big blue box on the left and the two smaller boxes on the right to show yourself and the art styles - but it feels very good to look at and I wish it started earlier crazy painter villain 🤯 it's somewhat different but - I was somehow very surprised to learn that Dora the Explorer teaches English in most of the world RIP CAPITALISM LOL

Hi Chikako ❤ This is so cute and cosy to watch ! 🥰😇 I only drew portraits this whole time. This inspired me to make my first comic 🥺🤗

Wow you are so cute and your Art💝

This video is so lovely Chikako! Your channel really does feel like a warm and friendly place to come 😊

This is so fun and cosy to watch!

Glad I came across this video, Cute and comforting! Sending love to all passionate artists. thank you ♥

it's funny to think this was recorded on the ground 😂 you made it work! cute and cozy is a great description ✨ I hope you feel less stuck - in a place with a wide open sky!

You know what ? The way you talk, the way you think, even you, yourself are so special, you are inspiring me

Boy, oh boy, can I relate to the content of this video! Particularly the push and pull of "having a style" that is recognizable and profitable vs "exploring everything" and perhaps confusing an audience. I landed on the same sort of goal as you - people will just need to get used to the many facets of art I might dive into - and that is very much individual. I enjoy seeing artists do new things, even if they aren't particularly successful attempts (myself included!) because I find that to be a very real consequence of being creative and doing something for the first time - we won't nail it at first, most likely. I was talking to someone this week about art and doing uncomfortable things and comparing it to improv comedy - it's exciting because you DON'T know whats going to happen - even the person creating the art - and that can be highly uncomfortable.... but what a great way to test yourself. And doing so with friends who are supportive, it can be so fulfilling. Oh and Picasso! He certainly explored a wide gamut of art styles (as well as invented art styles!) and I think that's one of the reasons he is considered so great - you picked a very good example! Thanks for the thoughtful video - and I really do hope you continue to let your inner explorer go out for adventures! Not necessarily every day, but often enough that she can bring back some great stories from time to time.

Experimenting with different media and styles is a fun experience! :) Years ago, I had a very strong conviction that art creation need not to be expensive. So I only drew with what’s already available to me when I was a student in high school, or in the office at work… namely, pencils, pens, highlighters, sometimes, watercolors. You’re right about doing the same thing over and over again, it gets repetitive, and not a lot of room to expand. So just a couple of years ago, I bought a gouache set, and last year I got some brush pens, some water color, and last month, I bought a set of acrylic paints by mistake :D Actually I wouldn’t call it a mistake, just more ways for me to create art. Your video is letting people know that it’s okay to explore, and experiment with different things, and at the same time showcasing what other ways you can create art, like 3D drawings, animation, photography etc. It really helps to open up the perspective, and I am grateful for that. Interestingly, I ‘forgot’ how much I love photography, and just don’t do much of that anymore, and this morning for some reason I saw a video my wife made, and there was a short moment of me holding a camera peeking at the viewfinder, and said to myself “I miss that” so…. I think I know what my next big purchase will be, my own camera! :D Thank you again Chi-Chan!

Hi Chikako

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I got to know you and your channel just today. So lovely!! Lots of love from Alberta 🤍

Hello dear, Your page’s concept truly resonates me, I’ll like to support it by purchasing some of your artworks. Looking forward to your feedback. Thanks❤️🙏🏻

I love your artworks, do you have any on sales?

It is great to see such a beautiful video with such important remind. Thank you so much Chikako! 🌱 I will appreciate more and give more love to my art ☁️

I would rather fall in love with you , really appreciate your work 🤌💗 beautiful

You're great

What a nice video! I think there are a lot of artists who probably don't value their creations as much as they could, so it's a really good reminder for us! I liked seeing your older artwork along side the new re-creations... how cool! In time, you can do another re-creation... and another! That'd be a fun thing to try... every few years re-making one particular piece of art in our current style and way of thinking. Lots to digest here - great things to think about! All the best on settling in to the new place!

11th new place???? omg wait that's me haha I hope you love your new place! Did you end up bringing more of your art with you than you normally do when you move? How do you plan on continuing to make stuff for yourself, rather than the camera? some people have cat fur on their pants but I guess you have paint lol