HOW TO ILLUSTRATE AN ARCTIC CHARR | For Wild's Sake Behind The Scenes | Episode 1

[@flyfishingphotoproject]

"I hope you find this..." ...amazing. I find it amazing. Incredible work man!

[@mainesalmonangleroutdoors]

What an incredible painting! Honestly, Maine's IFW should use your arctic char painting instead of the current one for the fish ID on their website. This is by far the best one I have ever seen for the species

[@gillenjesse]

It's even more comforting that you do the illustrations left handed

[@slik-0974]

Lefties rise up

[@ernieflynn5124]

Best fish illustration I've ever seen. Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing your talent.

[@alanmagana1927]

This was the perfect way to start a Sunday morning. Thank you for your content

[@FishingWithBoyt]

More of these videos please. As an artist and a fisherman this is pure gold and was a great watch.

[@PotterPalace509]

How lovely! So cool to see behind the scenes!

[@BJ_PLATZ]

Thank you for such dedication to this style - absolutely amazing!

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

Chase that is amazing. The time, effort and dedication thrown in with a load of talent are what can bring a fish to life on paper using the Artist as it's catalist. Great work.

[@vt2lachris]

I remember reading (during the pond name reveal debates) somewhere in a thread that viewers don’t always watch the entire film. I was surprised by the number. I couldn’t look away watching this, once the drawing began. From the scales; oh man. To the anal fin detail and around all the fins to the tail; so impressively detailed. Anyway, I was glued to it the entire process and plan to share with some aspiring artists (including my mom who recently started sketching and is now dabbling in watercolor). I have an Arctic Char mount from a trip north of Great Bear Lake in Canada’s NWT and always wish the taxidermist had captured it’s beautiful details better. Bravo Chase. Beautiful work. You and Amy have many talents and I appreciate you sharing them with us.

[@dianekey4780]

Amazingly beautiful art! Thank you for sharing the detailed work!

[@johnpenoyar6416]

Thank you! Amazing to see you render all that detail so well. Beautiful fish, beautiful illustration!

[@DumpsterMarcus]

Just wow!!! The process is crazy cool, you have amazing skills!! 🤙 love going to Maine so beautiful their

[@anfictione5933]

WOW! how amazing and detailed work , and very relaxing to watch plus great simple tips , please more videos like these , greetings from Chile

[@andrewchapman2491]

liked it a lot....what an effort to find and catch one...then illustrate..impressive. thank you

[@justkeephiking6525]

I'm so pumped to have found this video! That was super informative. I've done a few watercolor fish paintings but have been basically stumbling along on my own. I'm totally inspired to try to take it to the next level now. I look forward to your next one.

[@TightLoops]

Awesome! So glad it could help. As an artist, this kind of thing has always been invaluable to me. Glad to be able to to contribute to someone else journey. More illustration videos to come, stay tuned!

[@vicbanks9079]

What a process, Phew!! I worked in an internationally known natural history museum, and I have to say your scientific illustration ranks right up there. But it's exhausting even to watch. So do tell, from start to finish, how many hours did it take? Congrats, way to go!

[@nicholasbaker8158]

When is the next episode being released, the first two were great.

[@Sceptnado]

I'm wondering this too... the first two were released a week apart, now it's been 6!

[@PJLeeZackovski]

I can't wait for the next one. I love it! I think I watched it three times... Thank you for sharing.

[@richardalvord2848]

Thanks for sharing your skill and techniques with us watercolor hackers . You and Karen Talbot keep us long haulers motivated . Although 75 now , I love a 50 hour piece . Next up.... my name sake The Alvord Cutthroat , listed as extinct . Bummer.

[@northernbully]

This has helped me immensely. I thank you for sharing the process 🙏

[@mattsweet7918]

Simply amazing painting. A master with the paint brush as well as the fly rod.

[@VitoVall88]

Awesome so much talent and patience looks great!

[@valentin9993]

Thank you very much for sharing. I wanted to start scientific illustration for a long time, this convinces me to try

[@ondafly6504]

Artists are always the hardest on themselves! Absolutely awesome work!

[@Scovophoto]

Wow, just wow.

[@arnehefer5749]

please do a video like this for every species you find in this series

[@g.j.1100]

Master of masters!

[@kingfisherfd2]

Excellent, I like how you mention the scaling process is a mental game. Tedious to do but makes a big difference in the end result.

[@acerobst1147]

Excellent video, and excellent illustration too! 👍🙂

[@mantismamba]

Incredible! Bravo!

[@CrazyAboutFlyFishing]

This is amazing to watch

[@Baysics_N_Beyond]

Thank you for sharing! Great work!

[@ScottysGoneWalkabout]

Mate, that is incredible! What an awesome job. As an illustrator myself, I can appreciate all the hard work you put into it, particularly those scales. That doesn’t look fun at all haha. Looking forward to your next vid!

[@beautiful-earth-24000]

Terrific! Beautifully rendered, and thanks for sharing your process.

[@henryjessicahenley3634]

Great work, and very rewarding. Thank you for sharing. Gives me inspiration,

[@HookAndAnvil]

That was very satisfying to watch!

[@dannyb.9721]

Can't believe your hand doesn't cramp up while laying down the scales. You....are a patient (and very talented) man!!

[@Jadesfishing]

That’s dope chase!! I like the trick with using the paper towel. I’m ashamed I’ve never thought of that lol. A helpful tip for Timelapse I’ve found is shooting in aperature priority then removing the flicker in post. Love your guys videos. Cheers!

[@ncbirdwatch5992]

Beautiful Chase! I’ve tried doing a trout with watercolor and though it turned out ok it is really inspiring to see how you went about the process. Especially the super fine details of the scales and the layers of colors to get the head right on point. I learned so much and I’m looking forward to seeing you do more illustrations in watercolor. I just tripped over your KZbin page looking for fly fishing videos and can’t believe my luck of finding a fly fisher like myself who also does watercolor of his catch! Super pumped!!

[@oakleytrecartin6524]

Unreal looks awesome

[@nolanrodarte5997]

Enjoyed this video very much! Funny, interesting and the fish painting.. WOW.. Gorgeous! Great job! Looking forward to the next one!

[@zinksadventures4578]

omg this was mesmerizing to watch you have amazing talent

[@theinvasivespecies1119]

Outstanding

[@FlyandFeather]

Been wanting this forever! Thank you for a video that explains the process, as I have made some poor illustrations in the past.

[@asiaonthefly4494]

Thank you for making this video. After seeing your paintings in other videos I bought a watercolor set. Used to do some drawing years ago and now I want to get back into it.

[@gladeswarden7016]

Excellent!! More of this please.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks! More coming!

[@gradywright]

Thank you for sharing this. I admire and appreciate your abilities to create something like this and for the inspiration to try and create something myself.

[@jamesestinnett22]

truly interesting. i am impressed.

[@joshritz9923]

Awesome work guys, both the editing and paintings were a pleasure to watch, thanks for sharing the magic.

[@brandybeckholm8412]

Oh! Good work.

[@DH-ry2ho]

I have a print in my office of your work- brook trout! Exceptional work! This makes me even more appreciative.

[@GreybeardWanders]

Outstanding! I'm currently trying to paint a rainbow trout here in the UK and I can bloody well guarantee I will not be illustrating each scale!

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Awesome work wow 👍👍🎏 The Vermonter

[@stanislasbarrier4253]

Thanks to sharing that. that really interresting and amazing. Great job

[@whsandrewcraigo5656]

This was great!!!, Chum Salmon should be on your list for your next fish.

[@chrisperia3920]

That’s incredible! Thank you for sharing your process!

[@michaeljensen7896]

Love scientific illustration! Awesome educational video 🙌🏻

[@NorthernRetreat]

You do amazing work on so many levels. Glad to be along for the ride.👍

[@how_nate_rolls4603]

Just received my copy of your ‘Yellowstone journal’ print with the Yellowstone cutty, Indian paintbrush, etc. Truly amazing. I’ll be ordering more. Love what you’re doing in all media.

[@paulbugeja5425]

Incredible! I loved watching the detailed process and look forward to receiving my print ordered via the NFC site and seeing it on my wall.

[@cleoinacio4927]

This is amazing! I just started a brown trout, and this is super helpful!

[@hannahcallicott1715]

Koi watercolors makes an iridescent palette. Found a new reason to purchase!

[@TightLoops]

Cool! I’ll have to look into that!

[@OlufsWaterview]

Super interesting - beautiful illustration. I finished a brook trout in acrylic last year that I had been ‘working on’ for years (work on - put down for months - so on). I like how it turned out but not nearly the detail you had here. Do you ever do a clear coat over top?

[@liameverett7205]

You have an insane talent my friend...more of these please!

[@rosewallen2256]

Thank you we work very similarly. I also do my trout illustrator in water color.

[@kooleleen]

💯👏👏 Amazing work!! Incedible! Really nice to see. I love the timelapses. I do some myself and know how toublesome it can be. So it is much appreciated. Thanks!

[@LB7EJ_Bjorn_Otto]

Great work! Very interesting to actually see the whole process of making the drawing/water colour. Looking forward to the rest of the films in this series. Tight lines from Norway.

[@jamesbeaudry2032]

Amazing work. You should be proud of your art for sure.

[@danieltyler2225]

Very cool!

[@calebfisher7690]

Please do more!!!!

[@mwcarl2004]

Wow, love the process. Gives me even more appreciation for the work you do!

[@akmalramlan]

That's satisfying to watch!

[@bradleyzanteson2571]

This was so interesting!

[@JacobSimpson]

That's amazing! I hope to try this soon. It looks so good! Have you ever tried watercolor pencils? I've used them some and they have a lot of potential and they're fun to use

[@TitusLivy777]

Interesting! Thanks!

[@joshualanglais613]

Hell yeah! Thanks for sharing, dude.

[@FroBritt]

Incredible to observe the process through the artist’s eye. Obviously a labor of love and I will be sharing this to all my artist friends on IG/FB. Chase, do you sell your OGs? And/or accept commissions? It would certainly be a privilege to hang one of your originals on a wall with other masters’ works. Thank you for sharing. Agree with another poster’s sentiment that this was a great way to start Sunday!

[@nickkolesnik5054]

As an artist. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.

[@RyanBlaschkeArt]

I love this, do more please!!!

[@daveblanton2044]

Fascinating stuff. Great to see the insane amount of detail required . Well done !

[@jeffleary1598]

Wow very nice

[@JoelTremblayCA]

Such an awesome series! Love the work you guys do. So much talent! I hope to see an Aurora Trout episode some day :)

[@C.Y.22]

I sat back with a cup of bean juice (coffee), and lost myself in this vid! Honestly an incredible talent man! So stoked to see the next video in your amazing journey! Would you ever consider putting all of your prints into a book?

[@barrieparker200]

Watched this and instantly thought I reckon I could do that, makes an attempt, instantly realised I’ve managed to slightly better my nursery school paintings 😂 loved the video!! Amazing art work! Can we have more videos like this?

[@FreakofNature1]

Just Incredible! You and your wife are insanely talented and super inspiring individuals. I hope to one day have your level of visual story telling skills🙌 And although I will more than likely never paint or draw this video should be watched by all, just to see the hard work behind such a beautiful piece! Well done🍻👊

[@kulaca2008]

Well done, Chase! I'm a professional artist and fly angler myself, but I could never make it though painting all those tiny scales (or hairs or blades of grass either, for that matter). Look me up if you're cruising the CA coast in the future, and I'll show you how to catch surf perch and stripers on our beaches. Tight loops 4eva.

[@mackieredd5503]

Love your work and am learning so much from your videos. If I may ask? What is the program you use on your computer to help with getting proportions right? Thanks for sharing your work and your methods.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks!! I’m just using photoshop, with an overlay of a ruler I made from scratch (using the pen tool, and exterior grids for spacing reference). I then scale that ruler to fit my photograph. Getting good flat images of a fishes profile is key for this working. I then just move the ruler around in photoshop to get measurements, then transfer them to my real life ruler on the page. This is the best workflow for me being mobile with nothing but a laptop. If you had a printer at home you could print images, use grids etc to transfer proportions as well.

[@mackieredd5503]

@@TightLoops Wow, how cool that you even got back to me so, thanks tons. Great info. I too only have a laptop. This is so very helpful. Thanks again Wow. Pease be safe out there and keep em coming..

[@kurtfinlayson5238]

Awesome! What depth and flies did you use to catch your "model"?

[@davemarler2795]

The process is very interesting. The time lapse is hard to watch. Loving the series.

[@battistebuono2530]

That was absolutely fascinating Chase! As an amateur illustrator myself, I was really interested in watching your process. I use colored pencils, and primarily illustrate brook trout. I'm curious, do you actually count the scales on your reference and replicate that in your illustration? I'm looking forward to more like this...

[@sampoultney7373]

Thanks Chase for this. Like you, it is what I am looking for, when wanted to get into fish illustrations. I did start my first illustration attempt with a Windermere Arctic charr; using colour pencils (watercolours scary me abit) but work and my landscape drawings took over, so after seeing this, I must get back on it. I guess I am in the Paul Vecsei school at the mo. I look forward to the rest of the bts vids, especially the new mexico/red bands 😊 P.S: is it photoshop/light room for the digital rule?

[@Julie_Truly_in_KY]

Where y’all at??? It’s been 2 months since last video 🥺

[@TightLoops]

Hey Julie, I've unfortunately been sick with Bronchitis that turned into Pneumonia for almost 4 months now. It really put me down hard. On the mend and back in the editing bay. Should have new videos soon!

[@Julie_Truly_in_KY]

@@TightLoops I am so sorry! Healing vibes/prayers 💙🙏🏼✌🏼

[@nathanielleach5074]

Holy faakkk guys. Mainer here. Caught a few char myself. Absolutely loving all of your content. Unreal quality throughout.

[@richardgill9484]

I'd be so tempted to drawn the outline in a vector programme so that I could create a scale pattern to copy/paste and build up, then print onto the watercolour paper😬I suppose that's the problem with working in a digital would. However, there's just no substitute for watercolour and I'm really looking forward to the next video in this series. Nice work indeed.

[@mikeegan4139]

I have the Behnke/Tomelleri book, who else do you consider as one of the masters? Thanks. Great vid, series as always.

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

Hand craps... I got hand cramps from this... 😂 Amazing work my friend.

[@Aroundthebendadventures]

This was amazing. Is there a specific training track ive been dragging my feet on my Art credits for my BS what skills would you recomend or was it all self taught.

[@kurtfinlayson5238]

Also, how do you tell the difference between the brook trout and these char?

[@jamesl.5297]

What’re your thoughts on James Prosek?