Zach Hsieh

About

Zachary Hsieh (born January 14, 1999), known online as ZHC, is an American YouTuber. He is known for his drawing and custom art challenge videos.
Hsieh created his first YouTube channel in 2013 while studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Initially uploading art tutorials, Hsieh expanded to his current format and reached one million subscribers in 2019, later reaching over 25 million subscribers.

Hsieh was born in San Jose, California on January 14, 1999. Interested in art from an early age, he was inspired to practice comic book art by illustrated novels such as Captain Underpants, and wanted to be a Marvel Comics artist. At 16 years old, he committed to spending 12 hours a day or more practicing drawing. He went on to study at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He began his YouTube channel in 2013, whilst he was a student at the school, and later dropped out to focus on practicing his art online.

When Hsieh began his YouTube channel, he created mainly tutorial videos, including tutorials on crosshatching and refilling Copic markers. His channel found viral success after the release of a 2018 “re-drawing…