Cheunchin Bunnag is a digital pinup illustrator from Bangkok drawing smoking hot pinup and manga girls that you wish were real.
The Colorful And Cartoonish Erotic Art Of Cheunchin Bunnag — Adult Anime
This Thai artist has been drawn to erotic art since being captivated by a poster of a nude woman on the wall of a barber shop he used to visit as a child. He says he started drawing as a teenager, but his father destroyed his artworks when he found them. This led to Cheunchin following a path other than art, initially choosing to study architecture before dropping out and instead graduating with a bachelor’s degree in computer games. He continued to be drawn back to art, dabbling in art direction and 3D art, but he says, “It didn’t work out.”
Twenty years later, at the age of 35, Cheunchin still wanted to pursue art and made the decision to give drawing one last go before abandoning it for good to open a family restaurant.
He hasn’t put down a pen since.
How did you become an artist?
I have loved drawing cartoons since I was a child. My father didn’t like it, to the point that he would destroy my art. So, I started studying architecture at university before I dropped out and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer games instead. I didn’t study fine art, but art was always around me. In the 2000s, I did some card game illustrations for a local title here, back before I worked as a 3D artist. Then I became an art director in movies and TV series for years, but it didn’t work out. So at 35, I decided that before I abandon my love for art stuff and open a family restaurant, I’ll do one final thing: draw stuff for a living. And here I am. It took me 20 years before I could finally start my dream job.
What drew you to creating erotic images in the first instance?
It’s a bit of a weird story. There was a barber next to my house when I was a child, and there was an old tradition for barbers in Thailand to have a poster on the wall featuring a beautiful naked woman right in front of the customer next to the mirror, so you can enjoy yourself while getting a haircut. I was about six years old when I first saw the poster, and I think that’s where my attraction to nude art all began.
What’s the difference between anime and manga?
From my point of view, anime is simply animated and viewed on TV, whereas manga is typically in graphic novels and includes more movement and speed lines. It’s basically the equivalent of Western people differentiating between cartoon and comic.
Would you describe your work as anime or manga?
I’m not sure how to describe it. I get inspiration from both Western comics and Japanese manga. If I had to choose, I would describe my art as manga, since I don’t watch much anime.
Where does your inspiration for Adult Anime (or Manga) come from?
I just love drawing pinups and beautiful things like nature. I love how the muscles in the body work and interact with their surroundings. I enjoy expressing that through my art. I draw from both Western comics and Japanese manga. My characters are a summary of the best things I find in everyone and everything around me.
Who are your favorite artists?
The artist who changed my life and the one I admire the most is Joel Jurion.
I’m also inspired by the work of Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Frank Frazetta, Kazushi Hagiwara, Yoshitaka Amano, Shouta Kikuchi, Frank Cho, Boli and Otto Schmidt.
Why is digital art your chosen medium?
I use digital painting because it’s the most flexible to work with and the easiest to reach out to people around the globe.
What’s the process for creating your pieces?
Nothing complicated. I start by imagining how I want to see the character, how she smiles, and what she might look like.
What type of environment do you enjoy drawing in?
A dim, dark, silent room.
You also sell your Adult Anime artwork as NFTs. What first got you into the NFT space?
I saw my friends do it, so I decided to try it for fun.
We have no idea how well or poorly goes the Adult Anime NFT business, but we did enjoy learning the difference between anime and manga. Had we a more understanding boss, we might even try to find an artist to start a new series for the magazine called “Manga America Great Again” to have some fun. Sadly, our executives have a rule against too much fun at the office, but one can dream. … On that enjoyment theme, though, we should mention that we also have no idea why Mr. Bunnag created a drawing of a warrior woman riding a bemused turtle, but we thought it great fun so we included it. The boss likes turles. It’ll be fine.
Seeing as how it appears the editors did not actually read the article before deciding upon a title, we also decided to give eveyone on Twitter Link for Cheunchin here. Tell him we agree that the title should have been Adult Manga instead of Adult Anime. What can you do?
