To Illustrate and to educate.

Colorful cartoon art & Creative illustration lessons

from a former art prof - here to brighten the world

one quirky character at a time.

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WELCOME TO CHARACTER ISSUES ART & ACADEMY!

Founded by Daniel Wathen — a multidisciplinary artist and dedicated educator with experience in K-12, college, and online classrooms worldwide.

From digital cartoons to pencil realism, characters to creatures, Daniel blends styles and subjects to teach art that tells a story.

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Academy

Learning how to draw and color?

Our Character Art Class will explore the fundamentals to advanced artistic skills through a focus on fun character art and design studio

Artist Daniel Wathen, Fmr Professor of Computer Graphic Design from Chungkang College of Cultural Industries in South Korea, online art tutor, and experienced K-12 art educator will guide and mentor your young artist!

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ART STORIES

A blog space for Daniel to reveal new art projects, discuss his creative art processes and WIP's, share his latest art on POD merch, occasionally pull something old out of the archive vault, and talk about what the cool kids are learning in the CIA Academy.

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CREATE 4U

Need something Custom? Why not Commission?

Want a custom character for your story OC? How about a company mascot, or a custom art post card? Illustration in comic, cartoon, digital painting, pencil or ink sketch, and more!

If it fits the Character Issues Art style and guidelines, then contact us and request a quote today!

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SHOP ART!

You don't have to just love the art, you can wear it, drink it, hang it, accessorize with it.

Print-on-demand gives the artist freedom to share creative joy into your life through apparel, metal posters, stickers, notebook covers, house decor, and more!

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