OG: Approved - Ten Hundred
Featuring the Next Generation of Storytellers Rising from the Creator Economy
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Name: Ten Hundred
Instagram: 195K Followers
Youtube: 822K Followers
Tik Tok: 20.6K Followers
Who Is Ten Hundred?
Ten Hundred is a painter who turned social into a working studio you can walk into from anywhere. Bold lines. Bright color. Masked figures and big eyes that feel alive. He talks to the camera like a friend in the shop, then lets the painting carry the story.
It did not start with a staff or a warehouse. It was one artist and a camera, learning in public. Small canvases. Thrifted frames. Murals when he could get them. Over time the world got consistent. Characters returned. Motifs linked across pieces. You could spot a Ten Hundred from across the street and know exactly who made it.
He does more than paint a canvas and call it a day. The channel runs on artist challenges that invite you in. One color challenges. Limited palette rules. Random prompts. Painting on unusual surfaces. These episodes are part lesson, part game. You watch constraints shape the piece, then see the payoff when the style breaks through anyway.
There are tentpole series that feel like events. The Biggest Art Collab on YouTube brings a roster of creators into one evolving piece so you can watch styles collide in real time. Artists in Wonderland stages full mural battles, USA vs Europe, with teams, rules, and a finish line that feels like a live finale. These formats turn a single artist’s channel into a small network, with seasons you can follow and a community that returns for the next chapter.
The work itself spans formats. Studio canvases that become prints and fine art drops. Large murals that turn a wall into a character. Illustration that shows up on apparel, pins, stickers, and occasional toys. Design collabs that bring the style to products without losing the hand. It feels like one world expressed a dozen ways.
Long episodes on YouTube play like short documentaries. Sketch, false start, color test, pivot, click. The camera lingers on brushwork so the reveal lands. Instagram and TikTok serve the hooks. Time-lapses, close-ups, and quick cuts pull new people in, then send them back to the full story.
Patreon works like a studio membership with early looks and behind the scenes. Drops are announced clearly, quantities are transparent, and the shop closes the loop.
Start with a one color challenge to see the constraints at work. Then an Artists in Wonderland episode for the scale and energy. Then a drop-day recap that shows the studio humming. You will feel the mix of craft, play, and community. It is cinematic, well crafted, and built to make you want to pick up a brush.
Three Things We Like About Ten Hundred
Community-first studio: Ten Hundred social like an open studio. Long YouTube episodes bring you into the process. Short cuts on Instagram and TikTok bring new people in. Patreon works like a studio membership with early looks and behind the scenes. Viewers do not just watch. They feel part of the work.
A style that travels: Bold lines and bright color move cleanly from canvas to mural to pins, prints, and toys. The world is consistent, so everything feels collectible. You can spot a piece across the street and know it is his.
Drops as storytelling: Releases are framed like events. The video builds the narrative, the newsletter sets timing, the shop closes the loop. Clear quantities, clear windows, and packaging that feels personal turn buyers into repeat collectors.