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Kallen Chi 🎨
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Kallen Chi - Story Artist ★ Previously: Netflix, Augenblick, Titmouse, Pixar, [email protected] (They/Them)
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Kallen Chi 🎨 @kallenchi.bsky.social · Nov 8
A small and precious planet.

Links for Gaza:
connecting-humanity.org
cripsforesimsforgaza.org
linktr.ee/fundsforgaza
Digital drawing of the planet Earth, floating small yet brightly in the dark void of space.
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udge doodle to test out Rough Animator :)

#off #offgame
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Bonus bonus comic. Too specific? Lol.
My therapist thought my answer was really funny.
A single panel comic featuring the artist taking a virtual therapy session at their desk. The therapist asks, "Who's the last person you had a crush on?" The artist bashfully responds, "Alison Bechdel, as portrayed in Are You My Mother?" The therapist then responds, "OH that's really demi." The artist imagines a young Alison Bechdel drawing at her desk in their thought bubble.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Aimless dating life autobio comic in the year 2025? We’re still doing those? Apparently!
Page 1 of a four-page comic. It begins with a cartoon drawing of the artist scrolling their phone, seen from behind. The text follows, "I've always had a hard time with dating apps." Next, "perhaps it's naive, but I always saw romantic partnership as the cherry on top of a lifetime of friendship." The artist is drawn presenting a "#1 Best Friend Award" trophy to a generic person at their wedding. Page 2. The text reads, " I understand the motivations for dating, and that friendship alone might not meet the criteria for love, attraction, stability, etc. Yet dating strangers feels so transactional? Like I'm here for a resource or end product." The text is accompanied by drawings of several (Hinge) dating profiles including a bi woman "working at capitalism," living at "my house," and seeking "someone to die with." Other profiles include a person holding their cat captioned as "me and my best friend," a muscular body captioned as "LEG DAY" and finally a woman in a bikini with the caption, "Don't hate me if I am: only in town for a week." Panel 3. Above, the artist is drawn comfortably holding their cat while on a Discord call on their laptop. An arrow pointing to them reads, "Long distance Discord calls. My heart lives in LA even now." The main text bubble reads, "Why would I trade my time with loved ones for some stranger I know nothing about." Below a phone is drawn labeled as "My Ideal Dating App." The screen depicts an app called, "Girl* Next Door" with "girl" given a footnote clarifying that it means any gender. Several arrows point to the app reading, "Roster of childhood friends secretly in love with me, " "Also they're all t4t," and "They're all really hot and live close to me." A bonus page. Above, the artist is drawn curled up on the ground, grasping their head in dilemma. The text reads, "Ahh...what if this is all just cope?? Do I want love or do I just want someone to buy ($$$?) a home with?" Below the artist is drawn sitting at their virtual therapy call. The therapist states, "You sound really demi." The artist responds, "But aren't we all??"
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Warm up cat studies!
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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'Tis the season!
Two cartoon portraits of the artist posed side by side. On the left the artist wears a brown button vest layered over a white button down shirt and red turtleneck. They also wear gray pants, a tan bandana, black shoes and a pair of glasses. On the right the artist stands waving - most of their features covered by large, winter clothing. Their hair is covered by a green knit hat sporting a red and green fish. Their glasses peek out over their blue face mask and green checkered scarf. They also wear a green cross-body bag, and puffy black jacket over the majority of their outfit leaving only their gray pants, red socks, and black shoes visible. Although their expression is largely obscured, they wave happily towards the viewer.
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Queer community spaces are invaluable.
A quick line-art drawing depicting the artist seated at a dining booth at a Brooklyn bar, with their iPad propped up to draw. A stranger comes by, asking for a seat. Meanwhile, drag performers chat amongst themselves in the background before the show. The drawing is captioned, "At the drag bar a weight is lifted off my shoulders that I forget is even there. No worries, no assumptions, I exist just as I am. 10/17/25"
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Another illustration for Young Storyteller’s Biggest Show, featuring “Field Trip” by Melvin Willis. Young Storytellers is a non-profit providing creative arts education for low income students across Southern California. Check them out if you can!
A digital illustration depicting a teenager's bedroom while they are away. A red backpack hangs off a wheeled desk chair, at a wooden desk filled with the teenager's personal belongings including a trophy, robot action figure, green desk lamp, purple and yellow pennants, and stationary. A pair of red chucks rest on the wooden floors, and a violin case leans against the desk. Daylight pours in through the window, with a view to a Californian suburb on a clear day. The piece is titled "Field Trip" by Melvin Willis.
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social): As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead." But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that" Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Hello Twit-Nation, "The Twits" is out this weekend! From show to film, I had a blast working with the Netflix crew to share this grotesquely gorgeous tale.

Sending my wishes out to all creatives making the best of trying times, and for a world free from exploitation and bigotry. #storyboard
Two images arranged vertically. Above the title card of "The Twits," as seen in the 2025 Netflix movie. The Triperot city water tower spews pink hotdog meat out into an explosion, soon to cover the rest of the city. Below, a teaser photo of the whole Netflix staff against a bolt of lightning. Two images arranged vertically. Above, the flobnorble has jumped onto the ground, racing manically around the furniture. Beesha, Bubsy, and the mugglewumps watch it from above. Below the same shot as rendered in the film. Two images arranged vertically. Above, a storyboard panel of the Dungle family cheering for the Twits during their mayoral debate. Below, the same shot as rendered in the film. Two images arranged vertically. Above, a storyboard panel of Mr. and Mrs. Twit walking disheveled away from the ruined Twitlandia, trudging their way back to their home. Below, another storyboard panel, featuring the Roly-Poly Bird and various crows flying around him with glue-covered paintbrushes in their talons.
October 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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New Friends

#off #offgame #offspoilers
Digital cartoon drawing of Hugo and the optional Zodiac bosses from the game OFF. Hugo rests himself on Cob's soft wool, surrounded by all the other Zodiacs surrounding him lovingly. Hugo wears an orange long-sleeved onesie, smiling up at the creatures adoringly.
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I finally beat-
#off #offgame
Loose black and white digital sketch featuring The Batter, from the game "OFF" standing in profile with his bat resting over his right shoulder. He faces towards the viewer with Add-Ons and teary-eyed specters floating around him. The background is filled with smokey clouds.
September 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Diary Drawing - 9/18/25
An array of five "hearts" drawn against a white background in a cartoonish style. First, a conventional red heart symbol drawn with a glossy white highlight. Second, a heart symbol made of glass, slightly cracked. Third, a golden lock. Fourth, a hand grenade. Fifth, an anatomical heart drawn slightly more realistically, severed and lying in a small pool of blood. The caption reads, "Pick a heart to wear today."
September 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Sketches from the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens in Purchase, NY, featuring sculptures from Robert Davidson, Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, and Henry Moore.
A page of marker sketches featuring sculptures from the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens in Purchase, NY. Clockwise from the top: "Totem" by Robert Davidson, "Hats Off" by Alexander Calder, "Frog" by Robert Davidson, "Locking Piece" by Henry Moore, and "Personnage" by Joan Miró. The drawings are unified by simple drawings of lily pads, magnolia leaves and other foliage found in the gardens.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Gundam dinner in the new Hot Pepper Gourmet commercial.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd7K...
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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paint marker cats
September 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Been enjoying playing through Hollow Knight
The protagonist of hollow knight spots a grub trapped in a jar. Eager to rescure, they slam the glass jar with all their might sending glass everywhere. The protagonist and grub stand in apathetic silence, full of glass.
September 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Happy to announce that I got a new job as a Fourth Grade Associate Teacher!
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Figure drawings from Go Figure, a pop up life drawing event hosted by Nick Sung, focusing on pushing (leaning!!) the figure in the Tom Gately/Walt Stanchfield school of thought. Incredibly fun and refreshing! Nice to push my drawing limits.
Drawing of a woman with her hair tied in a bun, leaning forward while seated backwards on a chair. She wears a tank top, heeled ankle boots and sweater tied around her waist. Drawn in black ink. Two drawings of a woman wearing a tank top, heeled boots, three-quarter length pants and a sweater tied around her waist, arranged side by side. On the left she stands with her hands on her hips, facing the viewer with a stern expression. On the right she stands confidently with her weight on her right leg and left hand resting on a chair. Drawn in black ink. Figure drawing of a woman wearing a tank top, heeled boots, and sweater tied around her waist, hunched over an askew folding chair with an agonized expression. Drawn in black ink. Drawing of a woman wearing a tank top, heeled boots, three-quarter length pants and a sweater tied around her waist, seated leaning backwards on a folding chair in profile. Drawn in black ink.
August 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Sketchbook pages from August! Drawings from Central Park and the end of summer show at SAYA.
Several views of a school auditorium drawn in orange, yellow and blue ink. School mentors guide elementary age students to their seats, while teachers and students wait patiently for the show to come. Some staff members stand and chat amongst each other, while another sits with his eyes closed, phone in hand. In a small frame the stage is drawn with the curtains still closed. Several fifth graders seated in a school auditorium, dressed in cowboy dance costumes, viewed from the side. They are drawn primarily in orange, yellow, purple and pink ink. A man, woman, and their fluffy, black and white dog enjoying a picnic on the lawn in Central Park South. The man lies on his back while the woman sits chatting with him. The dog stands between them, smiling with its mouth open. Drawn in black and gray ink. A view of several skyscrapers as viewed from Central Park South, drawn in black ink.
August 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Another illustration made for the Young Storytellers, a program to give youth opportunities to write and produce their own stories and performances. “The Macaron Quest” tells the tale of two friends, Marionette and Jane, and the challenges they face as they strive to open up their own macaron shop.
An illustration of the story "The Macaron Quest" by June Brooks and Silvana Palma Ruiz. It depicts colorful macarons stacked on a plate, a green striped tea cup, and a grey and brown snail.
August 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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🌊🌊🌊Fresh Water set just got a volume 2!!!
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This summer I got to teach an ecosystem-themed animation curriculum to some fantastic elementary schoolers! For our rainforest week each student colored their own frame of parrot animation to create this collaborative animation collage.
August 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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I feel like when an apocalyptic bill get shot down due to public outcry they shouldn't be allowed to just wait & run it through again, not once, let alone 12 times or whatever it is now
July 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Unrestrained Summer Fun
Single panel digital comic featuring the artist as a teacher, standing in the midst of an elementary school classroom in glue-filled disarray. Glue bottles fly through the classroom as students apply glue to their arms and peel it off their bodies. One student says, “I’m a snaaake,” as another slips and falls on a stray glue bottle.
July 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I started 5 months ago 🤧.
Single panel digital comic of the artist lying red-eyed, sweaty, and nose-dripping sick under their covers, surrounded by a book, used tissues, and a Nintendo Switch open on the game Mini Metro. The caption reads, "Times sick since starting teaching: 4."
July 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM