Within weeks, the link spread like wildfire. Thousands of aspiring artists downloaded the 40GB folder. Art study streams on Twitch began hosting “Coloso 60-chapter marathons.” Small YouTube channels posted speedpaints replicating Rino Park’s exact steps, crediting “the free Coloso method.”
Great art education wants to be free. But great artists still need to eat. If you find the leak, consider buying the artist a coffee—or better yet, their full course. Within weeks, the link spread like wildfire
Today, the phrase “the 60-chapter anime-style character illustration class Coloso free” still brings up Reddit threads with archived links (most now dead) and Google Drive quota-exceeded errors. But legally, Coloso offers a monthly subscription plan (first month $1) that includes that class and 200 others. The free version, however, remains a legend—proof that in the digital age, a well-structured educational resource, once released into the wild, can take on a life of its own. But great artists still need to eat
Rino Park herself addressed the leak on Twitter (now X). She wrote (translated from Korean): “I spent 14 months preparing those 60 lessons. Seeing them shared without my consent hurts. But seeing so many young artists improve—some sending me their before/after work—that part is beautiful. If you truly cannot pay, at least follow along honestly. Do all 60 exercises. That’s the real theft I don’t mind.” But legally, Coloso offers a monthly subscription plan