During W.W.II, K Chin served as a mechanical draftsman with the US Air Corps, suring this time he honed in on his skill at creating images with great detail. Chin did the illustrating for US Army magazine covers, American Legion, followed by Cue Magazine and Newsweek. After working in advertising, Chin, spent two years with Norcross Greeting Cards, and started an art gallery on West 57th St. in New York. K. Chin eventually opened a small gallery in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Chin passed away in 1995.