Chase Velarde was born in Forest Grove, Oregon in the spring of 1988. He started drawing at the age of three, and won his first award in kindergarten. At the tender age of six, he shrewdly turned a homemade lemonade-stand into an art-stand which showcased his first gallery. The art stand was wildly popular with his parents, and he sensed a future in the field, so, intrepidly, he pushed on.

 

Growing up in the tiny town of Yamhill, Oregon, Chase found drawing to be essential to maintaining his sanity, and was influenced early on by multiple comic strips. In his teenage years, he designed custom graphics and logos for various organizations and has worked as a caricature artist and children’s book illustrator for the past few years. He has also done band art, concept work for video games, and multiple murals. His main area of expertise is character design.

He is currently living in beautiful Portland, Oregon.

 

For commissions, prints, and other information, you can contact him via email at: