Chris Allison, the artist behind “Toonhole Chris,” is a creative person who balances his day job in animation with his offbeat comic creations. Known for his mix of dark humor and some rather interesting twists, Chris creates each comic with traditional materials, adding a touch of old-school charm to his sharp wit. When he’s not navigating the colorful chaos of animated features or changing diapers (he’s recently welcomed a newborn!), he’s busy taking creative risks in the world of comics.More info: Instagram | toonholechris.bigcartel.com | x.com | Facebook | toonhole.com | patreon.com Reflecting on how working with traditional materials influences his creative process, Chris shared, “Comics for me have been a passion project. My day job is working in animation on theatrical features (most recently I was a story artist on Despicable Me 4 and co-directed a short called Benny’s Birthday). For my job, I’m looking at a screen all day, so to switch it up at night with analog materials keeps things exciting and fresh. Analog materials are a nice challenge. To get a flat color digitally is a single click, but with analog, it’s a technical challenge. I like the limitations that analog presents, and unlike digital, sometimes once a color is down you have to move forward or you’ll just ruin your painting by fussing with it too much. The challenge causes me to think in different ways and learn new skillsets, which feeds back into my digital work. It’s just one way that I can grow as an artist. Also, it’s been nice having a finished comic in my hands. I’ve been mounting the paintings and I just opened up a store to sell them if anybody wants the original comic that I painted: Toonhole Chris Store.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
