Chris Valentine
Chris Valentine is an artist & illustrator from Johannesburg, South Africa.
His interest in illustration began at a young age with obsessive sketches of Asterix & Obelix, comic book superheroes and the making of action figures from paper, cardboard and whatever else he could find. As things currently stand, Chris has had the opportunity to work with many of his dream clients, including Nike, Apple and Coca-Cola. Chris has been nurturing a love for oil painting and street art in his years as an illustrator & is hoping to exhibit more frequently in the near future, as well as travel to paint murals.
Products Used
Georgian Traditional Oil Paint
Georgian Oil Brush
Artists’ Stretched Canvas
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Oils
Georgian Traditional Oil Paint
Georgian Oil paints are traditionally crafted using high-quality triple-milled pigments, resulting in a smooth, buttery consistency and rich colour intensity. These low-odour oils can be applied directly from the tube with a brush or palette knife, or thinned to create delicate glazes. They offer reliable and even drying times, becoming surface dry within 4 to […]LEARN MORE -
Brushes
Georgian Oil Brush
The Georgian Hog Bristle long-handled brush range is expertly designed for fine art oil painting. It features extra-fine quality Chungking bristles, renowned for their natural ability to hold a generous amount of paint and deliver it smoothly with flexible, controlled strokes. The brush combines style and function, with a sleek black shadow ferrule and handle […]LEARN MORE -
Canvases
Artists’ Stretched Canvas
The Artists’ Stretched Canvas is crafted from superior-quality, heavyweight 400gsm, acid-free, 100% cotton with a medium grain surface. It is triple-primed to provide a ready-to-use painting surface ideal for both oils and acrylics, ensuring excellent paint adhesion while preventing seepage through to the reverse. The canvas is stretched over a heavy wooden frame, reinforced with […]LEARN MORE
How to's & Collaborations
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Stefan Smit & Chris Valentine x Daler-Rowney
South African artist and muralist Stefan Smit, based in Cape Town, and artist and illustrator Chris Valentine, from Johannesburg, teamed up for the Artist Residency at the Daler-Rowney Headquarters at the end of July. -
Colour LabHow to make marks in oil with Stefan Smit and Chris Valentine?
Oil colours are traditional? Not in the hands of artists Stefan Smit and Chris Valentine from Johannesburg. Meet them both while they create the 50th anniversary mural of the Hyde Park Hotel: the first large-scale oil mural in South Africa. -
‘Hyde Park’ Stefan Smit and Chris Valentine x Daler-Rowney
Artists Chris Valentine and Stefan Smit, both based in South Africa, bring their distinctive creative backgrounds to a collaborative mural project at Hyde Park in South Africa.
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