The Art Of Chris Copeland

A new place for me to neglect and spontaneously pay ALL of my attention to.

[chriscopelandart]

Yo! Another day, another post! A fun drawing on my #ipad with @procreate of #Blink and #Berg the main characters from my homie @sanfordgreene AMAZING comic #BitterRoot with @imagecomics. Such a dope and cool concept, and as I was getting back in to a drawing rhythm for work responsibilities, I felt it was a good time to finish this piece that I had started during the #drawsixcharacters stage of our lives. Lol. Hope you’re all well! #blackheroes #blackcomics #comic #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CI6GfTknIbu/?igshid=1rhukosuu55cf

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Some @procreate fun from a few days ago. An #evangelion #kamenrider 🤔...sure thing, that’s it. Lol. 🤷🏾‍♂️ had fun and helped me get back in to rhythm after endless story meetings. Lol. #artistsoninstagram #anime #drawingforfun https://www.instagram.com/p/CI34X4OnSQs/?igshid=16ux5lc9knhfk

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So last night was our last class for our second session of story classes and it was, if so say so myself, an amazing experience for @justincopelandart and myself, and we are SUPER excited to get set to open registration for our next session in the New Year! ALSO, YES, I’m doing a Drawing for Storyboards class! Thank you all for responding to my inquiry! I’ve had some DM’s in the past from folks that have expressed a desire for me to teach some drawing classes, and within our Storyboard class, there’s not enough room often times to focus specifically on drawing, so this is the solution and I’m really excited about it! I will post the link to the website in my BIO when the info is updated! Can’t wait to meet a new group of you guys! https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZbSeuH8d0/?igshid=kf9v833ipeiw

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Hey hey new Instagram! You look weird, but, whatever, 2020 is what 2020 is I suppose, lol. Found some sketches from a few weeks (months?) back. Sometimes they start as #Wonderwoman explorations, and end up as Lady Ninja... 🤷🏾‍♂️... whatever keeps the rhythm and energy goin. I truly hope you all are well, I hope you (we) all are able to find the silver lining in this all. 👍🏾🙏🏾🤜🏾❤️🤛🏻🤛🏼🤛🏽🤛🏾🤛🏿 #artistsoninstagram #animation #director #sketching https://www.instagram.com/p/CHxtIMpnJiL/?igshid=1y1cryzdu1psk

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My mixed Daughter and a nieces watching themselves on screen. @kamalaharris, you are a. Inspiration, and now women the world over have another hero to aspire to. #hope #letsgettowork #unity #love https://www.instagram.com/p/CHT8zzGHI_U/?igshid=jxzedyjtzvy5

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Here’s a cover that I designed for my buddy and crazy talented writer @peterlharmon for his book “Horror From the High Dive”. Pete is not only talented as hell, but is also one of the most amazing guys that I know. Story by the @indiegogo link in my bio and check it out, your support would be AMAZING!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CHA9TxinGPT/?igshid=cm3vnyrlrfit

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Please don’t ask me why it took so long for me to do a piece dedicated to #SwordOfTheStranger, it is in my all-time top 10 list, from design to story to music, it’s a really special #Anime and if you’ve not seen it yet, leave now, and watch it. I drew this early this morning before grading some storyboards, and then snapshot the BG from a shot in the movie cause I’m not about to paint a BG (🤷🏾‍♂️) I just wanted to show it some love, attached the linework and color flats for those interested. Hope you’re all well and thriving! #animation #artistsoninstagram #sketch #colors #draw https://www.instagram.com/p/CGp-WFeH4Wi/?igshid=1j3w7dkrshnt7

[chriscopelandart]

YO! In October 24th @justincopelandart and I will be sharing thoughts and stories from our journey in Animation at the AfroComicCon Virtual Convention! Please visit their page @afrocomiccon and check the Linktree in their bio for more info! While we can’t see you guys in person, it would be amazing to answer questions and chat with you guys, so please register and come through! https://www.instagram.com/p/CGWPG91Hcgw/?igshid=cal18rvdgbkx

[chriscopelandart]

Name that game! Lol. Who remembers this Sega Genesis classic?! Man what a cool concept and fun game with DOPE ass designs! I don’t remember ANY of the story at all, I just remember loving the look of it so much! Not much time spent drawing with editing and messing with scripts, so I use these to keep the ideas going here and there when I can. #artistsoninstagram #characterdesign #warmups https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxsdY3nZWN/?igshid=l9ss62vi6kh

[chriscopelandart]

#nationalsonsday YES! I have 3 of them! My little dudes are an amazing blessing in my life and I love any day to celebrate them! They are an amazing range of characters and all have HUGE HEARTS that I learn from DAILY! I’m seeing this WFH time during this Pandemic as a space to spend time getting to know them more and really appreciating the fact that I’ll never have this time to spend with them again. I love my little guys so much, and I am honored to celebrate them! https://www.instagram.com/p/CFtDrI3ng1r/?igshid=1mfl2x8xcgrye

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#nationaldaughtersday ?! IM IN! This little lady is my favorite Daughter on the planet, and I love her more than any day could ever quantify! Happy National Daughters Day to the rest of you Daughters the world over! #ilovemydaughter #blackdadlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CFlc5ckH6Kn/?igshid=qhkzr404d237

[chriscopelandart]

So I’m finishing up some art stuff, and decided to sketch a warm up first, and in my sketching, I stopped and browsed IG and was looking through the young King @jidsv IG, and saw a photo of him in a DOPE ass suit, and was like, “if I were making a Batman cartoon, I’d make 2-face look like this!” Lol. So I sketched it cause it was fun. Lol. Also, if you haven’t heard of JID before... do yourself a favor and listen to what him, @spillagevillage and @dreamville are doing... cause, LAWD! Hope you’re all having a good Saturday! #batman #wbanimation #artistsoninstagram #jid #dreamville #animation https://www.instagram.com/p/CFVikE3HnYP/?igshid=1twk3x9zqwbrl

[chriscopelandart]

Such a powerful and inspiring role model. Thank you for being one of many inspiring women to look to and show to my kids as someone to aspire to. Rest In Power Ruth Bader Ginsburg, may your impact echo in to our future generations. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTDH_On6EP/?igshid=10l81u7o1c3ow

[chriscopelandart]

Yes, he still draws, lol. Don’t let all the photos scare you! Some design sketching I do before I start boarding anything. I use these to loosen up and build in to my shorthand and shape instincts. Hope you’re all well and THRIVING! #artistsoninstagram #chatacterdesign #animation https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuNvdyHcHn/?igshid=mq9wit4wgw5e

[chriscopelandart]

15 Years, 4 kids, lots of loses, TONS of new experiences, new places, new people, old habits, new lessons, all in all, the world around us changes and evolves, and here and there we do too, but at the core of who we are is a love for each other that enjoys the ride together. 15 years married and so many more to go, I love you @scopeland05, and I wouldn’t want anyone else by my side on this journey. #anniversary https://www.instagram.com/p/CErhuiBnL3_/?igshid=1l9bbdmjbfks0

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My annual post of this guys face! Lol. Happy Birthday @justincopeland_director, I’ve said it a million times, you make me a better person, you’ve always been an old soul, so the numbers just feel like ever elevating impact representations, lol. Im thankful that I have such an amazing Black role model in my life, I love you tons homie! #thisis40 #bigbro #leadership #captain #kingshit #blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CEj7IScHAVF/?igshid=120p2ww960jlo

[chriscopelandart]

Hey guys... so...a thing happened...and then 8 minutes later it filled up...😅...to all that got in, WELCOME! And THANK YOU! Updates and whatnot coming soon! For that tried and couldn’t make the cutoff, WE ARE SO SORRY! Seriously, we will be doing another class, and we will keep you all posted on details and figuring out some solutions as soon as we can! SIT TIGHT! https://www.instagram.com/p/CEccn3RnFU9/?igshid=17jwqkqibsew0