Beloved DeviantArt Artist Qinni Passes Away From Cancer at 29

After a long battle with cancer, talented artist Qing Han, aka Qinni, passed away at age 29 earlier this month.

The beloved artist from Canada, whose work inspired many for over a decade, left a multitude of fans and followers online devastated. 

 

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“I’m not alone, because of you… Thank you…” • A piece for @porterrobinson’s new MV, Shelter. • Pinch to zoom in!! Close-up also on my insta-story~! I really enjoyed working on this one, and I loved the music video. It looked absolutely amazing and the story was so touching. Thank you so much for this opportunity again. I hope this piece did it justice somewhat ~

A post shared by Qing Han (@qinniart) on Oct 23, 2016 at 8:42pm PDT

Qinni first got attention for her artwork on the website DeviantArt back in 2008. Over the years, her anime-inspired art has captured the hearts of millions, giving her the confidence to pursue a career out of it.

 

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I-I can draw real people too! A throwback to when I speed painted Danny using the blarb to actual face technique ~ this method is my favourite for picking out subtle facial features. I don’t do as well with pencil lines cause I trained/practiced realistic portraits most with oil paint xD. I used I think it was the first episode (?) as a reference. • Btw, I hope you guys don’t mind all the stories posts. I really like the deleting-later feature ~ I’ve always been too lazy to get snapchat. #tbt #gameofthrones #got #digitalart

A post shared by Qing Han (@qinniart) on Aug 5, 2016 at 12:16am PDT

Qinni started professionally by working as a background painter for animation studio Titmouse. In her spare time, she also continued doing tutorials and mentored other artists online. 

 

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Full video linked on my profile Throwback to an old animation I did years ago. Of course, I only do backgrounds nowadays professionally though. I’ve got a deadline coming tomorrow for the show I’m working on and have been working like 10 hour days to try and hit it haha “orz…still gonna have a few late scenes though, but ya, no time to draw my own stuff this week

A post shared by Qing Han (@qinniart) on Dec 7, 2017 at 2:08pm PST

It did not take long for her to become influential in the art world, accumulating over two million followers on Instagram. Beyond Instagram, Qinni’s work has been widely shared by millions more online.

 

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The sunny weather outside doesn’t match my mood…hahaha… • • Just some rambling as usual, feel free to ignore me hahaha. sorry I haven’t really been posting much… I’ve been a little stressed. No surprises there haha. The doctors don’t know what to do with me or my heart disease, I’m not getting call backs even after doing tests, but most of all as time goes on I feel more and more useless and like…a waste of space…? It’s just this feeling of guilt, inadequacy of not being able to do anything to help anyone or even earn a decent living, instead living off my parents because I’m too sick and stressed and busy with rehab stuff to work right now. It doesn’t help that my mom’s injured her arm and was diagnosed with low white blood cell (low immune system) a few weeks ago…we’re like two sick ppl taking care of each other lmao “orz so yah I’ve been avoiding social media a bit…I drew this one thing that started off nice and sunny and as my mood worsened it turned sad . I was randomly bursting into tears and shit, and that’s not fun lol… I’m so tired. Thanks for all your support and kind words though….but I’m so tired…of just, like, everything hahaha… Sorry, rambled again lmaooo you guys must be super tired of reading these depressing-ish shit lmaooo sry, I don’t mean to do it but there aren’t a lot of ppl I can talk to about this stuff, especially not my family cause it stresses them out lolll~ though if this stressed you out I’m sorrryyyy haha @-@;;; umm thanks for making it this far lol this is a true ramble. Here’s a cookie. Wait, it’s summer, so here’s some ice cream • • • #illustration #goldfish #summer #mood #procreate

A post shared by Qing Han (@qinniart) on Jul 26, 2018 at 2:10pm PDT

The online art community has come to know Qinni not only for her remarkable talent but also for her kindness and positive vibe. She was even recognized by Deviantart for “helpfulness and mentoring within the DeviantArt community” with the DeviantArt’s Deviousness Award in 2017.

 

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‼️this is my shit doodle‼️ Well, I finally managed to dig this old doodle post up from my Tumblr archive today. This is the original post of the doodle . So 2 years ago, I was frustrated with my art and drew a shit doodle to vent on my Tumblr art blog (I still get depressed about my art from time to time, don’t worry, it’s normal XD;;) Apparently it’s been pass around quite a bit since then and some people asked to see my original post. You can see the original via my Tumblr blog (qinni.tumblr.com) ❗️Moral of the story: Watermark every shit doodle you make no matter how shit you think it is . I need to start watermarking my videos tho seriously #meme #IamAMemeArtistNow? #lol

A post shared by Qing Han (@qinniart) on Mar 19, 2016 at 4:37pm PDT

Qinni has previously revealed her genetic heart condition and opened up about having undergone open-heart surgery multiple times. Just after Christmas, she also announced that she had been diagnosed with terminal stage 4 fibrosis sarcoma cancer. Her doctor said that she had “a year or year and a half left.” 

 

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So…I have stage 4 Fibrosis Sarcoma cancer…..Doctor says I have about a year, year and a half left, so.. …I’m not really sure what to say tbh. I’ve been cracking jokes on twitter but, well, tbh I’m pretty stressed haha… though, I’m already pretty nihilistic so I really just need to get over my mortality haha…easier said than done tho xD. Uhh….well, I guess I don’t have to worry about recycling anymore, my emission’s about to get cut real short lmao. Still gotta crack jokes or it’s just sad man lol • that’s all I have to say right now. I appreciate all the support on twitter and people becoming my patron is just so sweet, thank you guys so much. I apologize my condition might only get worse before it gets better though, I still have a lot of pain problems right now actually…i think that’s the worst part of this though, is the pain. god. I’m so tired. • edit: I don’t JUST have cancer, I ALSO have a severe heart condition and I’m on a LOT of heart medication which I need to live, so please refrain from making medical advice unless you’re an oncologist, cardiologist, or both. Honestly. Please please.

A post shared by Qing Han (@qinniart) on Dec 30, 2019 at 1:13pm PST

“Hey guys, how do I stop randomly bursting into tears? lol,” she added.

Despite the diagnosis, which sparked an outpouring of sympathy from her fans, Qinni continued making art up until last week.

 

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[Fragile] ☔️ • • • Consider joining my $1 patreon? Link in my profile :3~ Haha a girl’s gotta try xD~ • Hey guys, long time no update here. Not feeling the best today, but at least last round of chemo went better than my first round so I will take it. I feel so tired and weak but I’ve never had such strong urge to keep drawing, so I might have pushed my body a little too far yesterday…. I’ve made a list of all these old artwork I want to redo for an artbook so I’m slowly working through that. Thanks for sticking around, I know I don’t update nearly as much here…do you guys wanna see me take screenshots of my twitter updates and throw them up on my story? I don’t know how many of you guys follow me on twitter or even use it haha. I just wanna keep this a clean gallery-like place where I talk about my health stuff in the comments xD~ Lemme know in the comments? • Not sure how much I’m making sense now, my chemo brain is still pretty bad haha, but yeah, thank you guys for all the support, seriously <3~ #illustration #artistsoninstagram #drawing

A post shared by Qing Han (@qinniart) on Feb 5, 2020 at 1:51pm PST

Fellow artist Courtney “Seage” Howlett shared the heartbreaking news of her death on February 10.

“She was a light in my life and meant more to me than I can explain,” he spoke of his friend on Twitter.

DeviantArt posted a tweet on February 10 celebrating Qinni’s work: “Today, the world has lost a wonderful artist, and a wonderful person. Thank you for inspiring us with your art, Qinni. We hope you rest in peace.”

Today, the world has lost a wonderful artist, and a wonderful person. Thank you for inspiring us with your art, Qinni. We hope you rest in peace. https://t.co/2FXWVksUEb

— DeviantArt (@DeviantArt) February 10, 2020

The site also paid tribute to Qinni by posting an old interview it had with the artist.

“It’s always hard to lose a member of our community, but especially to lose someone who contributed as much to the community as Qinni did. From all of us at DeviantArt, we’re sending our condolences and well-wishes to everyone impacted by her passing,” the post added in the end.

Qinni’s fans from the world over have been expressing their grief online via tributes while the numerous artists who admired her work posted art for her using the hashtag #galaxiesforqinni.

Starred Freckles is one of the reasons i’m trying watercolor in highschool.
R.i.P, may you continue painting the galaxies for eternity.
This is the first time i animate personal artist’s work without permission.
Hope you don’t mind it @QinniArt #galaxiesforqinni #qinniart pic.twitter.com/nW8iR5wzMV

— Nar. | ナル | OPEN COM | (@WullNar) February 10, 2020

for @QinniArt, thank you for being a huge inspiration to many and staying strong until the end. may you rest peacefully among the stars and shine even brighter. #galaxiesforqinni pic.twitter.com/p0YwfKAVU3

— 엘리eli (@fols800) February 10, 2020

May you rest among the stars Qinni, thanks for everything #galaxiesforqinni ✨ pic.twitter.com/3XpEz18fIH

— Roxana (@DushiRox) February 11, 2020

She heightened my love for stars.

Thank you so so so much
#galaxiesforqinni pic.twitter.com/UDc1d0yGx0

— ✨Lin Grace ✨ (@Aleikats) February 10, 2020

Heartbroken by the passing of @QinniArt. Thank you for being an inspiration to many #galaxiesforqinni pic.twitter.com/ruKpdR2AmE

— Rossdraws (@Rossdraws) February 10, 2020

Thank you for inspiring us to follow our dreams, never give up and smile no matter what @QinniArt , you will stay with all of us forever ✨ #qinniart #Qinni #galaxiesforqinni pic.twitter.com/ebsrWVmv46

— Kari’s Art ♌︎ (@Kari_Yordanova) February 10, 2020

My tribute to Qinni. She was an inspiration to me and many others. I hope she knew how much of an impact she’s had on so many artists. #galaxiesforqinni pic.twitter.com/3XbuckW8a0

— QQ (@kyu_tsu) February 10, 2020

Feature Image via @qinniart

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