YEAR IN REVIEW: Looking Back at My Art in 2017 👀🥂

BEFORE anyone says anything about those popping air sounds... lol. There was no way around it for me because of the nature of the filming in this week's video! One day I will get a proper DSLR and a separate microphone, for now I use my iPhone 8 to do the job :) Hope you guys can enjoy it anyhow!
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► Materials:
Watercolour papers mentioned in video:
- Arches Cold Press blocks: amzn.to/2zJ0bFL
- Arches Hot Press blocks: amzn.to/2zHKyys
- Arches Cold Press pads: amzn.to/2BPtJUc
- Arches Hot Press pads: amzn.to/2CleweE
* pads are much less expensive but are the same papers used in the blocks! :) the blocks are great if you don't like to stretch and tape down your paper)
- Fabriano Artistico Hot Press blocks: amzn.to/2zIr4cU
* If you can find this in your local art store I think it'd be less expensive there! I got mine at Deserres in Canada)
- Strathmore Ready Cut Watercolor Sheets (Cold Press): amzn.to/2BCUkEC
* All brushes are synthetic brushes from Curry's and Above Ground Art Supplies (both local Canadian brands!)
* My sketchbook is also from Curry's as well.
My Watercolour Palette:
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- Daniel Smith Prussian Green :amzn.to/2B6RCpD
My Printer:
- Canon Pixma Pro 100: amzn.to/2BZpGYw
- Paper: amzn.to/2CQHrpV
My Filming Equipment:
- iPhone 8 256 GB
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[@ArdenRachelArt]

I just CANNOT get over how much I love the way you paint faces. Something about the roundness and softness and dimension is really aesthetically pleasing

[@ChrisHongArt]

thank you that's a really great compliment for me to hear!! ToT(as I spend a lot of time on trying to improve the faces! XD) 💕💕

[@nizakicantabile]

So adorable! Their faces aaah~

[@KitKatToeBeans]

I really enjoy seeing the brush strokes and how the colors blend but also don’t fully blend.

[@angelthewolf3942]

She looks like she could work with Disney! she's a great artist

[@bulbasaurusthe7th841]

Have you ever thought of doing a sketchbook tour? Don't feel pressured, but personally I would love to see one.

[@mariumahmad3355]

BulbasaurusThe7th sameeee

[@ChrisHongArt]

have definitely thought of it but have been too shy to! My sketches are not presentable XD the ones I post on instagram is the 1% that is somewhat presentable haha

[@AmberwingArt]

Your work is gorgeous! I would also love to see your sketches!

[@SarasStudio]

Chris Hong Art Xd I can relate

[@leeniedee2049]

Your Art would be phenomenal for children's books! Thank you for the 2017 review. Looking forward to what is coming next. Happy New Year!

[@slaveNo-4028]

Yeaa, children's books is what I thought, too. Even for movies, character design, games.. there's so much commercial potential.. actually if I had to guess I would've guessed she works for Disney or something

[@vheypreexa]

Love your style. Paintings are so imaginative. You should consider doing a children's books. Subbed, can't wait to see more.

[@tjduprey]

I absolutely feel you when you say you need big blocks of time to paint. My family always acts as if it's an excuse not to paint, but it is so NOT!

[@ChrisHongArt]

yep I know exactly what you mean! it makes me very anxious when I have to paint knowing I don't have that big chunk of time!

[@mikf2500]

You have no idea how much you have helped with my art. Because of my work I have little time to have fun with watercolors but I am inspired to learn. Keep them videos coming.

[@juniorherz]

I have no words to explain how I feel when I see your pictures. I'm in love 😍!! Why don't you teach us? Perfect your work!! Thank you for sharing!!! 😍 💕

[@whenanthonydraws]

I really like your shape design and how you capture light/shadow to make give volume and dimension to your cartoon style.

[@mandy8566]

I almost never write anything in the comments but I just wanted to say: Eventhough your channel is still quite new Its already one of my favourites!💕 I really like your style and this video was very inspirational and nice to look at the art you made this year I am curious to your future work and how your channel will grow💞 Thank you for sharing and see ya next time !! 🎀Happy new year already🎀

[@ChrisHongArt]

Hi Mandy, I almost never write comments either on youtube videos unless I feel really compelled to for some reason, so it means a lot to me to hear that! thank you so much for your kind words of support! 💕

[@jacquelinebarry17]

I am new to your channel and I am impressed recently we suffered extensive damage from hurricane Maria and I only just received electricity and internet last week. So I stumbled across you. Thank you for sharing your year of painting, excellent pieces, and keep up this good work.

[@sarahfina888]

"I'm done with it mentally"--same, only "it" is 2017! 😄 What a lovely tour--your art is delightfully charismatic with so many beautiful details to be discovered (like signing your initials with the blocks in your September painting). Looking forward to watching more in 2018!

[@ChrisHongArt]

oh you noticed! ;) (I usually don't like signing my work at all haha it gives me too much anxiety XD)

[@LiobaBrueckner]

I loove your art! And your first videos are already so professional! 8D

[@ChrisHongArt]

thanks Lioba! (I'm a subscriber!!) XD so it means a lot for me to hear that from you!🙏^^

[@spiritmadeofstars]

"these are not perfect" what do you mean!! they are so beautiful. all of them! it's true that we criticize ourselves the most... I love your art.. it's just so magical

[@proteusadravulia4017]

Omg, would love to see your sketchbooks you are such a great artist! Love your work! Awesome!

[@kellswalter]

U r amazing and ur characters r just too damn cute. I love them all. Don't stop making these vids please

[@temchie4345]

Your art gives me a warm and happy feeling inside... If that makes sense 😅... They're beautiful

[@lorettahoffmann4226]

chris I commend you on really diving in your art and I can really see how far you progressed over just one year. I want to thank you for sharing your art with the world and let you know that you have a fan in me.

[@ChrisHongArt]

thank yo so much Leopold! means a lot to me

[@glendy_bluebird2]

I loooove the way you paint💖 You're an inspiration! Watching your videos makes me wanna pick up my paints and brushes again

[@meirha_creates]

im so happy to have found you and your art this year and that you started doing youtube! i am so in love with your style! looking at this really motivated me after having a bad art day

[@ChrisHongArt]

aw thank you so much for your kind words!!

[@angeladatseri5254]

Your art is simply gorgeous! I can't wait to see what comes next :)

[@angelalittlejohn2301]

Your drawing are so whimsical and would be great for children books!!!! Keep up the beautiful art work because you are amazing and very inspiring !!!! 🖌🖌🖌🖌😊

[@slaveNo-4028]

gosh darn, you're my new most favourite artist out there. You give me hope, and I hope one day I finally get my ass up and pick up a pencil and start practicing and drawing again.. This is so mesmerizingly beautiful

[@LatoTomato]

I love how u draw and your style you inspire me so much, can you elaborate more on your thought process when it comes to portraits ?.. keep inspiring !

[@avilockwood8147]

Your drawings I mean paintings are perfect for animation, it's more like pixar style and it kinda reminds me of disney Up

[@ChrisHongArt]

I went to school for animation! thank you 😊💕

[@goinbananas0292]

Thank you so much for posting. I love hearing you talk about your work and I cannot wait to see more of your videos this coming year. Please keep the content coming! Love you!!! :D

[@ChrisHongArt]

💕💕💕

[@amandaoregan8521]

Little CH would be so amazed at where she is now.

[@sy6cs]

really love your oil stuffs, keep going on your art is amazing

[@vellichorillustrestudio2748]

I don't know what it is but there something about ur style that reminds me of Norman Rockwell. Not overtly but it has a little of that flavor. I'm so in love with ur work!

[@sunayna6736]

What a beautiful paintings...blown away 😨😨😱😱❤❤❤❤ worth the time i spent with you in this video Xo

[@sainttropez4595]

This video made me go back and look at my art from the past year and it made me feel good it’s nice to reflect and it was cool seeing your year reflection 🌝🥂

[@Cati.Colours]

This inspired me in every way! I really look up to you and wish to reach your level some day. Many blessings to you in this new year!

[@toao7069]

this is the first video of yours i have seen and i must say that your art is stunning !!! your grasp of colors is unbelievably good and how you draw faces and render details is (i would say) absolutely perfect 💖💖

[@fantabulousfox4442]

I just can’t understand why you don’t have a lot of subscriber and views compared to other artists. You absolutely inspire me to pick up my pencil and draw yet again. Your style is beyond phenomenal not to mention you breathtaking paintings. I look forward to getting better as an artist as I look up to you. You have earned a new subscriber💕🌸

[@ChrisHongArt]

my channel is fairly new! XD I think my growth has been fairly quick considering I only started uploading last October :) thanks so much for your kind words and for stopping by! 💕😊

[@raeyannaboesch2430]

Thank you for sharing your journey this year :). I agree with other commenters that although, the channel is new, I am finding it very inspirational. Your characters are so relatable and charming and the color choices are inviting and beautiful. As you begin to do more environmental studies and planning in your pieces, would you feel comfortable sharing bits of that process with us ( how you conceptually develop, plan, and progress a piece)? Those are two areas I am also attempting to be mindful of this year. Happy New Year and thank you again for sharing your beautiful work :)

[@ChrisHongArt]

thank you so much for your comment! that's something I really struggle with as well, to really fully plan out a piece w/o any stones unturned, I'm more of an "intuitive" painter than an analytical one. And to be honest, I don't really think TOO in depth about what I'm doing in terns of the concept/meaning, but yes I will try to share as much as I can ^^

[@tahatympana2247]

what! it is just incredibly ammaaaazing I love your art so much!

[@debbyg2899]

I totally agree about the momentum thing. You had a great year. I love your illlustrations.

[@PositivelyVika]

Yay, new video! I really loved this one! It's very inspiring to see how productive you were this year :) I barely did anything...and most of the work i did actually do is under NDA :( I look forward to new year and seeing what artistic journey you'll take :) have an awesome New Year!

[@NamiNaeko]

you're such an inspiration for art quality and style. I hope in a few years time I can sort myself out and have confidence in my style like you. I can't wait to see you grow in 2018 and more people find your channel!

[@simpcentral3909]

Can you do a video on how you study in order to improve you art. For example, when you study the eyes and noses where do you get those references from?

[@ChrisHongArt]

I just study off photos I find on Pinterest :) just pick a face that has a good nose or good eyes to study from XD something that has a strong and clear sense of lighting! but yes I'll prob end up doing a video on it in the future ^^

[@aZnLy96]

im so happy you started a youtube channel! love your art and wish you the best for the coming year ^__^

[@imcuriousdotcom]

lady..... you got amazing style and you're skill makes the whole thing better! they look very amazing! I hope you keep improving this year! ❤️🎉✨

[@benlin1526]

Oh wow! Aerith and Cloud; they look great.

[@plantemor]

I love your art so much. I can't wait to see where you are going! I've felt a little stuck with my own art lately because I'm so busy with my school and don't have enough time and energy to sink hours into doing illustrations. Your videos has given me more motivation to change my own situation. Thank you for That!

[@ChrisHongArt]

aw that makes me so happy to hear! thank you for letting me know! ^^

[@plantemor]

Chris Hong Art

[@ales-qm6fp]

I just found your channel yesterday and wow i wish you all the best this new year i know you wont struggle you really have a great talent , lots of love byeee !!!!

[@jesters.workshop]

Oh my god this is incredibly inspiring You’re so incredible! So excited to see your videos next year!!

[@victoramador3806]

There's a lot of artist in yt using watercolor and oil but your technique catches my eyes maybe because I'm kinda into technical when it comes to color rendering, I a fan of your works now.

[@olidon96]

ACK, such beautiful paintings. I seriously want prints of all of them. I'm already obsessed with your whole style.

[@Morticia147]

I love your art, it makes me smile constantly. How did you come to this style of painting?

[@bonnybreddels7666]

Your videos are really fantastic! Keep them coming! Happy new year!

[@DoodlingCami]

your art is so amazing I jus t cant get enough of it!!!!!!!!

[@elinab9284]

I don't think you'll see this comment but, honestly, as soon as I can, I hope I will be able to buy some of your prints to put them in my futur daughter's or son's room. I'm really in love with your art, I find it so magical and unique. Thanks for sharing it, it makes me want to do art even more. (I hope my english is correct haha, I'm French)

[@martacrespi3579]

Its amazing the way u give volume to your paints, i love the style, the colours u chose for them... I want to give u all my support to keep going with this channel cause I definitely wanna see more of this!! 😍😍

[@ChrisHongArt]

thanks so much Marta! appreciate the support! 💕🙏

[@ShoshYusufov]

Dude! Duddde!!! You're amazing! Happy new year🎉

[@sophiakaram6157]

I love your style of art ❤️❤️❤️ it’s so cute

[@ellelee6205]

You're an amazing artist. I'm surprised you're not selling your work on Etsy. Thanks for sharing!

[@stageboom]

I love your art. It's so beautiful. I hope you'll have an incredible, productive 2018!

[@ChrisHongArt]

to you as well! ^^💕

[@rikkistar101]

Thank you for sharing your lovely work. Happy New Year!

[@britt_ninja]

I am absolutely in love with that FF7 piece and am extremely disappointed it's not available on your shop D:

[@hoggboyy]

You are my favorite artist. Not one of my favorites. MY FAVORITE.

[@nitlen]

your videos are really great and your skills in drawing are breathtaking! thank you for making this. could you please make a sketchbook tour? your process seems compound and i'm truly interested in it

[@thecomicowl4142]

Very inspiring! I'm so glad I discovered you and your work. I look forward to seeing what you produce in 2018. :)

[@Sadin15]

Only recently I discovered your channel....and then your instagram...and I love the fact that you're one of the most honest artists I've seen on KZbin. I wish you all the best

[@ChrisHongArt]

I'm happy you think so! XD thanks so much for stopping by! :)

[@ayacyte443]

I have the same struggles with flowers. I painted tiger lilies once and that was ok, but I'm scared of flowers with layered petals like roses. I have a lot of respect for people who can paint flowers well.

[@stinakaela]

I really like your style. You re a great artist. Please don’t be so hard on yourself. 😊 Whatever medium you use in your videos, we will still continue to watch it, be it oil/gouache/acrylic,etc... you’re one of my #artistgoals 😊🎉👍🏽

[@angelalittlejohn2301]

Love your beautiful sketches (so very whimsical) and would be great in children fairytales books!!!! Keep up the beautiful art work because you are so very inspiring to others!!! I rate you 10 brushes up! 🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌

[@cableclair]

This is all so absolutely wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@luniette]

are you going to be selling more originals? id love to get one one day!

[@ChrisHongArt]

I am! I'll be talking a bit more about it in my upcoming video actually :)

[@PEN-jx9kc]

You are so very talented! I LOVE your style! It is all so fairytale like, awesome!

[@erldraws1542]

Again.. Your videos are so satisfying to watch!

[@linzertube]

Such lovely work, Chris. You make me want to try drawing and painting, again. I like your idea of having some characters that you always draw when inspiration is low.

[@ChrisHongArt]

yep it really helps to have a default character to draw when you have no other ideas! ^^

[@bblairwich]

I dig your style

[@ChrisHongArt]

thanks for watching Bradley! :)

[@saraha.6559]

Whoaah i am so happy to discover your art , i love it so much! =D My favourite is the one with aeris and cloud! Lovely!

[@bubulle2341]

You are my inspiration!! 😊

[@syntheticsynesthete2542]

such a lovely fun style

[@gabbywilliamson76]

Your work is beautiful. I love your style. ❤️

[@Nocomment552]

I looovveee your style. I just started to branch off to oil paintings too, and it's so weird (especially how long it takes to dry between layers).

[@darkristy]

Although it’s something I would particularly paint but I love the way you render things even with such a simplistic style. Phenomenal work.

[@ChrisHongArt]

thank you so much! ☺️

[@misspetite9285]

Your art is amazing

[@Adelleke]

You really are an amazing artist! Keep going.

[@brikhouse22]

I love love love your style, I so wish I could paint in this style.

[@ArtbyMona]

Your art is superb. Any style you will attempt will be amazing!

[@keniamaya-schmidt890]

My question is how are you NOT working with a major company/studio yet? Are you not interested in branding with anyone else to maintain individuality? Where do you want your career not just your art to move in the future?

[@eveeichner3627]

Love your work.....thanks for the review!

[@priyankabiswas3489]

Loved all of em

[@corneliasinner6971]

Your art is mindblowing

[@Yesica1993]

Oh, how beautiful! I just found you via the sidebar and have only watched a few minutes and am already in love. I will have to watch some earlier videos in place of this one right now, just because I don't want the pictures explained or critiqued just yet. I want to experience them myself, first. But I immediately knew that I would love your work! I have subscribed and will be catching up soon.

[@ChrisHongArt]

haha I don't think what I say here will be any kind of spoilers, but that's cute hehe XD thanks so much for stopping by! :D

[@rousinasmanualidades4203]

I love your work. Congratulations :D

[@patriciagussopalomao628]

Chris, you are amaaaaazing!!!

[@UnJeuQuiPousse]

I love your art so much TTuTT ! ♥♥♥

[@ashleys3284]

how are you so good at art?!!amazing

[@SarasStudio]

This will sound weird but...... *the way you draw feet is so so soo cute!!*

[@-_-3315]

Your oil paintings are gorgeous! The way you paint reminds me a bit of Leyendecker🤔. Great stuff!

[@ChrisHongArt]

I adore his work! 😊💕

[@michaeleliable]

Your art is amazing!

[@xmilix_3882]

You should do painting tutorials Pd:I love your style ❤

[@ft1851]

I really like to know ur art story ❤️❤️❤️ What was ur start ....ur first drawings ? How you became what you are now ?

[@ChrisHongArt]

I'll definitely be making a video on this topic in the future! ;)

[@Blank_the_Bard]

the girl white the cat in the small mushroom is so nice

[@jjfarmer16]

So I'm going through your videos to listen to while I paint and had to comment-the welcome painting you have at the 00:18 mark is so cute! Would you ever make that into a sticker or mini print?

[@MuchasTeacup]

3:31 u could draw the Alice-cat slightly o.o so the cat is hide in the dark

[@ChrisHongArt]

maybe..?! ;)

[@Blank_the_Bard]

i like the deatale of the oz drawing