How I made friends with the scary art teacher 

would you have stolen the vending machine food? be honest.

WHY DID THIS MAKE ME EMOTIONAL WHAT A GOOD ART TEACHER

“CaN yOu DrAw Me?” You got cash? 💰

I wish I had a father like him. Even though she painted over that project, he didn’t get mad. Instead, he reassured her to keep trying. I personally would’ve loved to be in that class.😊

"Art has a dumb teenage face, it doesn't look right because it's not finished" some of the wisest words ever said because it works as a perfect metaphor for not just how illy saw herself but how alot of teenagers do (and maybe alot of other groups of humanity if we're really reaching.)

Therapist: *Short haired illy doesnt exist, she cant hurt you* Short haired illy:

The right art teacher can seriously make a whole world of difference! I'm glad that you found your Mr.Hudson in Highschool!

I truly wish I had an art teacher like that, most of the artists I had were mostly like 'okay we're sculpting clay today' or 'we're making prints today' but the one art teacher that I had, was my vocational teacher, who taught Commercial art. We called him Mr. B, so I'll use it here. He taught me the fundementals, told me about how I could use paypal to pay for my work(Which later got hacked but we don't talk about that) and kind of encouraged me in a way to actually take art seriously, and treat it like a trusted business partner and not just a playground best friend, if you catch my drift.

Mr. Hudson is an anarchist legend. You're so lucky to have had such a badass teacher.

"Art has a dumb teenage phase. It doesn't look the way you want right now because it's NOT FINISHED." my gawd. That struck me ❤️

Art kids chilling with the art teacher at lunch, UNITE!! 👊

Having erased plenty of my own writing before anyone could see it I really felt it when you painted over your art. I appreciate your videos going into things like this.

CW Death I don’t think I have the energy to type how much my art teacher meant to me. She taught me through 1st-8th grade and I love her so much. She died but me and my friends from that time still absolutely treasure her and I still have some of the artwork I made in her classes. 💚 love you Ms. K. She was also a coach and made an impact on countless lives. I’ll never forget her. Art teachers deserve so much more (funding, support, appreciation, etc)

That's such a touching story. I hope he gets to see this, wherever he is. Teachers can be really incredible.

this is literally what teachers are meant to do, they're meant to be mentors and relate on a personal level. But the corporate world hates that so they just pack us into classrooms and keep everything strict and sterile and I hate it. Humanity wasn't meant to live like this.

1:01 THANK YOU! Doc Hudson is the best character in cars 😎

R.I.P. Doc Hudson :( 3:19 Farily Oddparents reference

This is literally the most wholesome teacher out there, everyone needs a Mr. Hudson in their lives

I saw Mr. Hudson yesterday and showed him the video. He watched it quietly, not saying a word. At the end he sighed and shed a couple of tears. Then he stated how relieved he was that you had fond memories. He also was shocked you still had that note. He said he is Very Proud of your success. Oh, and the vending machine, it was always jamming taking people’s money. It had it coming.

Late to this one, but to Mr. Gilmore, my 6'5 Social Studies teacher who was also Air Cadet Commander and a Volunteer Firefighter in our tiny town: you may have intimidated the teens, but its because of you that I got my degree in Sociology. Thank you for making me passionate about how societies work, how fun it could be to write papers, and for encouraging me throughout the year.

0:30 , wow , l love the toh reference, I didn’t get into “the owl house” till about a year ago so looking back on some of these older videos of yours and seeing these references makes my day ❤ I also love the fact that raine is the teacher

illy has got me missing my art teacher LOL That note he left you though is seriously the sweetest thing ever tho ahhh 🥺

I had a Science Teacher that always wanted to study art, he told me on the day of graduation “Get that Art degree for the both of us - be the person that I never had to guts to become.”

God this video was so sweet it nearly made me cry, Mr. Hudson is a blessing of a man, reminds me of my spanish teacher, who, ironically enough, was known by the kids, as one of the worst teachers in the school, he was known for yelling, being grumpy and being strict, though looking back on it, this was probably because foreign languages were compulsary in my school, and most of the kids who didn't want to do languages ended up choosing spanish together so they could mess around in class, and somehow in increasingly obnoxious ways, yet, when said kids would suddenly all get "sick", you could really tell he cared for the class now that he wasn't having to spend most of his time telling them off, if it wasn't for him I probably would've given up on Spanish as I had always wanted to speak it, but was stuck with learning French instead (which is just, not a fun language imo) until we got to choose our options, meaning while everyone else had already been doing Spanish for 3 years, I was just starting, and the degree to which I was falling behind at first, really got to me, I thought I was awful and that me doing Spanish was pointless, and yet, one day when we were packing up for lunch, he just said something that, really impacted me "If I had a class of clones of you, teaching could be like a dream", and that really stuck with me, it motivated me to push further, and it was just moments like this, that pushed me to do as well as I did, I will always appreciate what he did for me, until the day that I die.

This made me cry. People can be so good to one another. Thanks for sharing this!

Me the entire time: “Mr Hudson sounds so much like Connor.” Then I realized 👁👄👁

Didn't think I would be tearing up at his note at the end. Teachers like that are super important and are literally the best 👌🏾

I really wished I had a teacher like Mr. Hudson, I once had a really fun time when I first learned how to play the trombone when I was 12 in the 6th grade. However, the band teacher was the worst human being constantly putting me down and telling me how awful of a trombone player I was and having ridiculously high expectations for me and if I didn't live up to it he'd single me out just to humiliate me. He emotionally abused me so much that I gave up playing it even though to this day at 17 I miss playing it so much. The aftermath of those emotional scars? I struggle with asking for help from a teacher in fear of them humiliating me, putting myself down when I get a failing grade in an elective class, and stressing myself out

I love art teachers, every art teacher I had was amazing to me, and the last year of my middle school era ended with my own Mr Hudson, mrs j. She was incredible, she cared about us deeply and even though she barely knew me the one morning something traumatic happened to me, she sat down with me and talked pausing the whole class just to be sure I was okay. She even donated t he art we didn’t want to the elderly home next door! Art teachers will always be amazing people most of the time, and I hope everyone gets a Mr Hudson one day

I actually almost teared up at seeing that note. He sounds like a splendid person, and hope you still keep in contact with him sometimes!

That ending literally brought me to tears. Having a teacher like that can really make or break a person's dreams. Knowing how much he cared is honestly the most wholesome and genuine thing a teacher can ever do.

The note was the thing to get me to tear up. I haven't had a mentor figure in my life, but I would like to be that kind of person. The idea of having a small but significant positive effect on someones life like that is lovely.

I am crying... wow much love to Mr. Hudson he was amazing! I feel your struggle back then... your videos are so awesome. I just found you on here...

* even if it wasn’t directed at me, hearing Mr.Hudson say “You give up on yourself far to easily, Art has a dumb teenage phase. It doesn’t look how you want it to look now because it’s not finished” encouraged me to keep going with art, and that I WILL get better. I just need to keep going

Such a fantastic story! Thank you for letting me join in and being a part of it! 😌

The words that Mr. Hudson said about giving up what he said helped me so much whenever I would be drawn something and it wouldn’t look nice I would just remember what he said and keep going thank you illy and thank you Mr. Hudson

I love this video, i had exactly a same kind of art teacher. He helped me set up my portfolio, helped me with assessement projects for art school, and also got me a sketchbook when he heard i was accepted to the school i wanted to go to! He even insisted on saying something about me at my graduation❤. Teachers like this are sooooo important!!!

Mr. Hudson sounds like he was and or is a nice person. Having teachers like that who help you become who you are now, and guide you through certain points in your life is a special thing. I teared up at the end when the sketchbook and note came up. Wherever he is now, I hope he's doing well. Thank you for sharing!

He's literally the "Looks like could kill you, is a cinnamon roll"

Omg I love this video. Your art teacher seems so chill! What a guy!

Wow I also cried. As an artsy eating disordered North Carolinian ex-teenager: thank you, Mr. Hudson.

And this, my children, is a perfect example of a great, supporting, caring teacher.

This video was awesome as usual, and that final note your art teacher left was wholesome. Keep up the great work! -SteamBest949

the little note at the end made my heart melt

Illy: owl house characters My brain: YES THOSE ARE THE POPLE OF MAGIC SHOW

So I think I can explain why Mr. Hudson didn't tell anyone about what was going on wuth you. Sometimes people are being abused at home, and bringing it up with other teachers and parents can make a situation worse. The only time a teacher HAS TO inform a parent or other staff of a student and teacher interaction is when the stufent wants to self harm or harming others. It's honestly more helpful to talk to the student first than to go directly to staf or to the parents, and then if the student would like to, then get parents and staff involved. It's all about consent, and he can't force his way in. I respect that.

My 10th grade art teacher was similar to Mr. Hudson. He would give great art advice and life advice. Though all of the art teachers at my school are really chill and friendly he will always have a special spot in my memories.

I literally left a tear at the end seeing the message. Oh my god.

Connor is such a good person. You can literally find him voicing random stuff all over RU-vid.

"Portraying the perfect comfort character in 10 minutes is impossible" Illy: *OBSERVE.*

1:09 WHEN I SAW BIG HERO 6 IN THE BACKGROUND, I LEGIT SQUEALED OUT OF EXCITEMENT!!

art teachers can really make a difference in someone pursuing art. Mr. Hudson is one of those teachers that actually make a difference ♥♥♥

Mr. Hudson reminds me of the dad from Luca. Seems like a big scary dude, but actually has a big heart

“Art has a dumb teenage phase. It doesn’t look the way you want because it’s not finished. You can’t give up halfway through.” I don’t know why but i really like that quote

The note 😭😭😭 so cute ❤ I also had an art teacher in 7th grade who, despite not talking a lot, somehow saw the artist in me and pushed me to continue on this path in life ❤

7:28 oh my god. I needed to hear that. THAT NOTE WAS SUPER SWEET TOO!

That sketchbook thing made me tear up. He truly cared about teaching art and his students, what a rare find

"Why didn't you get more?" "I felt bad!" I feel that 😂

Glad to hear you had an art teacher like that. My freshman year in high school i had a gruff older guy on the brink of retirement as an art teacher. He would scold you if you talked in class (he even called me and my friend's parents to let them know we were talking to much!) and immediately i thought "I'm going to hate this class. Art is supposed to be fun, right?". Turned out he was very skilled, gave legitimate critiques, encouraged everyone to try new things and push their skills. Honestly, getting an A+ from him on a hand sketched portrait i did was probably the most meaningful grade i'd ever received. I STILL have that portrait today in my box of paint supplies, it's 20 years old at least. My classmates did not like this teacher but he was EXACTLY what i was looking for in teacher. He had rules, expectations, he wanted you to succeed, he'd actually discuss technique and how to develop it. it was the most rewarding year of art I took, because he retired and was replaced by two other teachers that 100% didn't care what was happening and gave no meaningful input whatsoever, everyone else loved them and the easy A's, but i was not happy and butted heads with them through the next 3 years. i expected silly things like "commercial art" to you know, have even a small amount of information about making art commercially. Nope, just a sketch pad with random assignments like "draw a butterfly" that everyone got an A in. Anyway, that's my really long way of saying Mr. Hudson sounds like he was the GOAT of art teachers. I'm thankful for people like him that are so rare, i'm sure he's fantastically proud!

this is a great example of teachers out there who do make the difference. They are few in numbers, but made the greatest impact. Once teacher I had 30 years ago, made the greatest impact of my life and the success in it. he set the foundation of who I am today. He is now retired but we still have lunches now and then. He remained a part of my life, and I know he has done the same for So many others of his students.

I had a teacher like that in high school. It makes such a big difference to have a teacher at that age that treats you like a person. Like an equal. I would not be where I am today if I didn't have that influence in my life

“You give up on yourself far to easily, Art has a dumb teenage phase. It doesn’t look how you want it to look now because it’s not finished” made me fr tear up. We all need a Mr. Hudson in our life 😭❤

I love illymation so much these vids always cheer me up after I have conflict with someone, tysm for always making my day 😊❤

I had an art teacher similar to Mr Hudson. She was an older woman who could be lovely some days but often was very frustrated with everyone and everything. But she could be really supportive and she was really fucking good at critiques and helping you see what you needed to work on. The first year or two of highschool I thought she hated me. But she was one of the most supportive teachers I've ever had. She would let me and some other students eat lunch in her class and work on things or if our teachers let us come down to her class during her break period to do art and hang out in the quiet class. Honestly in highschool those were some of the best moments. Because I was going through a lot and those times were the few moments I could breathe and just do something I enjoyed. And I improved a LOT. I learned a ton in her class and I got really confident in my abilities. She also took me aside sometime in my last year in that class to call me out for maybe having an eating disorder. And explained her own exspirience with it and how I needed to find help then or it would be a lot harder to get through. I didn't stop then because I still had to convince myself the issue was real, but it still meant so much that she cared enough to notice I wasn't doing okay and to check in an relate her own exspiriences. Unfortunately I didn't really keep contact with her because it turned out she had some really not so ideal views on trans people. And especially in my last year of highschool I was realizing more and more that I might be trans. And i didn't want to put myself into an unsafe situation. But I still am grateful she saw me for my art and for what I was going through. She was one of the reasons I got through highschool. And if I didn't have her to motivate my art I don't think I'd be here today.

Art teachers are somehow the most chill people ever, and they can make a huge difference. It's great to hear that other people have had experiences like this.

0:29 You know you subscribed to the right person when they put Owl House in their video.

I had a teacher like this, and I still talk to him. He wasn't an art teacher, though. I've been legally blind since birth, and Indiana public schools aren't great with people like me. He'd come in a few times a week to help me with visual aides and things that would make school easier for someone like me. He's basically the only reason I survived public school, and I seriously cried when he retired. I saw him, and still do, as a friend more than a teacher.

I love all the references throughout your videos

Okay, besides being a really understanding dude, the fact that he hustled the hell out of the vending machine makes me wish I got to meet in in real life.

Rule of thumb: Every time Illy uploads a video, everybody points out anime references.

This story affects me quite a lot. I dropped out of my last year art masters at a prestigious school due to burnout and have been struggling to get out of depression. The one thing I manage to somewhat keep up is the art classes I give to kids and adults at the local community centre. I’m not saying I’m particularly good or that it isn’t challenging to get students to focus/respect me and one another, but I feel I at least offer most of my students a space to learn new techniques and experiment with their own creativity. I lack the drive to make it as a professional artist, and even though it doesn’t feel like an important job compared to other subjects or job fields- this kind of testimony makes me feel some pride in the profession of teaching art…

This kind of reminds me of my own art class experience. In college, I took a drawing class as one of my electives. One of the first things we studied was gesture drawing. Unfortunately for me, I was kind of a perfectionist because of my autism. Every time I made a mistake while drawing, no matter how minor it was, I would abandon the sketch and start over. I filled up almost an entire sketchbook with half-finished drawings and probably would've failed the class if the teacher hadn't told me that gesture drawings weren't supposed to be perfect and that if I did make a mistake, I could easily fix it when the sketch was finished. At first, it was hard to ignore that little voice in my head saying "you messed up, start over and get it right this time!", but I eventually did an ended up passing the class.

Legit almost cried at the end. I swear to god there's nothing better then having an art teacher who shows genuine care and support for you and your work.

I'm not crying over the message he left you, that's just something in my eyes... This was so heart warming video and Connor did a good thing voicing Mr. Hudson. Love the video. Great message, great work ^^

This is really nice to watch because I also have a very supportive art teacher.

This video helped me i draw alot and am not very confident in my skills and it reassured me i always enjoy when illy posts i hope one day i can help artists and people feel reassured that everything is going to be okay if your going through a rough patch😁

Hudson is amazing. He made me feel something and he didn't even directly tell me it, Hudson deserves so much. The exact definition of a teacher actually inspiring his students. He has such a beautiful personality.

"Why didn't you get more??" "I felt bad" I felt that😂

I had a huge grin the second I saw the Chopper drawing on the paper when you were talking about not being allowed to talk, I LOVE CHOPPER

Im literally crying bc of this story is so wholesome and abit sad at the same time 😭

as a student who values student/teacher relationships a lot, that note he left almost made me tear up. it was so sweet and he didn’t have to do it, teachers like mr. hudson are the best, truly.

He is such an amazing teacher. That note he left actually made me tear up. We need more teachers like him in the world.

this melted my heart makes me so happy to hear storys like that gives me motivation to work on myart

Oh we love sketchbook straps. So useful, such aesthetic.

Mr.Hudson is definitely someone new for me to look up to Holy shit, that note makes me want to cry

I hated our elementary art school teacher. We weren’t aloud to talk, experiment our with art (im serious, we had to follow the lessons she gave us to the very point.) I was an “art prodigy” to her apparently, and even though she complemented me a lot, she pushed me to make art specifically for HER so SHE could keep it. My little kid brain didn’t get I was being manipulated. Always got mad at people for wasting the school’s low quality art supplies, even though I even brought my own sometimes and helped with school fundraisers for the art class. REAL dirtbag.

Ngl, almost cried. Not sure why, maybe the sweet ending, maybe I'm just overtired. I had a great teacher in my 6th year of schooling, she really helped build up my confidence, and for that I am beyond grateful. Thank you, Miss B.

I had a teacher once take me out for icecream and talk because I was struggling a bit. She even bought me a sketch book. Love that teacher. Teachers do so much for students

I had an arts teacher like this, from grade 5 to 9 (Germany). He seemed intimidating and he was loud and passionate about art, but he was an amazing teacher once he saw that you were serious about your work. He'd always be firm, but helpful with his critiques and he taught me so much. On the last day of class before he retired, he called some of us into the arts room. We'd had a project a couple of months earlier where we made fish out of a styrofoam-like material and he had made us each a dolphin to take home and keep as a memory. He's dead by now. I was devastated when I found out, but I'm still grateful to have had him as my arts teacher for so long. Thanks, Mr. Glockner.

8:12 I’m not crying, you’re crying 😭

Not me crying on my lunch break because of this video. I hope to be as good a teacher as him one day

You’re amazing lily we love you (and your art style!) stay strong :D ❤❤❤❤

My goal in life is to be someone's Mr. Hudson. I didn't get that blessing in my school days. I might not be a teacher but I've learned a lot and love to pass that knowledge on and give encouragement however I can.

This teacher never forgot what it was like to be a teen or kid. And I bet everyone had major respect for him. This guy is amazing Edit: Woah thanks for the likes!

Mr. “Hudson” sounds like a great teacher, you’re very lucky to have had him.

bro i almost started crying- that's the best teacher ever.

5:31 “The biggest struggle I’ve had with art was…” *Ad: “BUFFALO WILD WINGS-”*

Hearing Connor voice acting in other people’s videos always surprises me and then I remember he’s a professional voice actor lol

Now I'm crying. I know I will never have a teacher as good as him. He is the definition of a good teacher, helping and inspiring students. He helped you embrace your art, not change it to fit HIS standards.

3:13 fairly odd parents-