YouTube is a big place full
of information, entertainment and some just plain random stuff,
but it is also an amazing place for artists of any skill level to find
inspiration, build connections with other artists and learn new techniques.
I've been creating my own weekly YouTube
show for six months now, and over that time I've experimented
with new products, taught some of my art techniques and taken on some big projects.
But I've also spent more time on YouTube myself, watching other artists and finding
channels that inspire me to grow in my skills and try new things.
So today I want to share those channels with you.
This is not the list of the best art YouTube of 2021 although many
of these channels would fall on that list too.
But I'm sure there are so many other channels out there that I haven't even
discovered yet that would be deserving of a mention on that list.
So instead, this is the list of the art YouTubers
that have become my personal favorites in 2021.
These are the channels that inspire me, that have taught me new things and that I
hope to learn more from or connect with as my own channel grows.
If you haven't heard of these channels, I recommend checking them out and I'll
include links to all of them in the description below.
I've also gathered some of my favorite videos from them in a playlist that I'll
share with you at the end of this video and in this blog post on my website.
First up, let me introduce you to Jazza.
Jazza is one of the biggest art channels
on YouTube with over five and a half million subscribers,
his channel has something for everyone.
His character drawing skills are amazing,
and his earliest videos focus a lot on teaching how to draw.
But his more recent content branches out
into massive art challenges, trying new products.
(Jazza: This is pure magic) Painting challenges,
sculpting, customizing and so much more.
(Jazza: Doing full gradient art works with pancakes, guys!)
He's content is always entertaining,
but it can also be inspiring and helpful to artists.
In fact, it was all thanks to Jazza's crazy
expensive marker comparison video, where he spent over five thousand dollars
on markers to find the best markers in the world that I decided to try Ohuhu
markers for the first time and loved them.
That saved me a lot of money in testing
out all those brands for myself because Jazza did all that hard work.
(Jazza: I'm the only one dumb enough to do it.)
Thanks Jazza! Jazza is currently
auctioning off all his original artwork to build his dream studio.
(Jazza: This is actually huge. I've only sold original artworks and signed prints once before.)
(Jazza: I did the same thing to a much larger extent because we've just built my dream)
(Jazza: studio and we're here, except it's a big empty building and it's)
(Jazza: going to take a lot of time and money and effort and work to fill.)
(Jazza: Which is why I'm putting all my chips on the table, pushing them in and saying anyone who wants to support this vision)
(Jazza: of the incredible, crazy, huge stuff we can do, this is how we can do it.)
So I'll include a link to that in my blog post.
And I decided to bid on a 15 minute FaceTime call with Jazza,
so I will be chatting with him in a few weeks.
So let me know in the comments if you have
any burning questions that you would like me to ask him.
And a fun fact,
Jazza lives just a few hours from me. Shane, do you think if we just
showed up to Jazza's studio that he would let us in, or is that like a bit stalkerish?
What if we take a giant mural that we make out of Lego?
Is that less stalkerish?
Or more stalkerish?
(Shane: I would say more stalkerish?)
Next up, ADC Art Attack and his assistant Bob, who I actually came across after I
collab he did with Jazza, (Jazza: you sent me a wide variety of wonderful)
(Jazza: art supplies and I sent you a box of trash.) (ADC: Yeah!)
This guy is amazingly creative, too, and his character drawings are fantastic.
Just check out some of his recent videos
where he draws a character in 10 different styles and you'll see what I mean.
He does a lot of marker art comparing cheap
and expensive markers and testing different supplies.
But most of all, I love his ongoing coloring book series
where he takes a simple coloring page and turns it into a piece of art.
As a coloring book artist myself,
I love seeing professionals take on coloring books and ADC Art Attack's
colored pages are some of the best I've seen.
If you're more interested in pencils, then check out Kirsty Partridge Art.
Her channel became my go to resource as a beginner and was where I learned a lot
of my techniques on using pencils, blending and what tools to buy. Her drawing
skills are amazing and her instructions are clear and easy to follow.
She has a range of how to videos for beginners, art advice videos and has real
time advanced tutorials available as paid courses on her website.
Next up, meet the Frugal Crafter Lindsey Weirich.
Is it Weirich?
Did I say that right, Lindsay?
If your love for art supplies is as great
as your love for art, then you'll love Lindsay's channel.
She's always reviewing new art supplies,
markers, paints and pencils, and her studio is a wonderfully colorful.
She's the kind of person you just want to have a coffee and a craft with.
And you can, as a part of her regular Saturday chat and Ask a Crafter shows.
(Lindsay: Today we are doing another installment of Ask a Crafter.)
She's incredibly friendly, creative and just fun to watch.
You'll walk away inspired and ready to craft.
Next, I want to introduce you to Chloe Rose Art.
Chloe has volunteered to be
the guinea pig of the art community, and she does it with a smile.
Her channel is a lot of art fun with craft experiments, art hacks and all those
Tik Tok hacks that most of us aren't brave enough to try.
(Chloe Rose Art: There we go!)
Seriously, her channel is a lot of fun
and a great reminder that it's OK to try new things and put yourself out there.
(Chloe Rose Art: Let's admire, let's admire the back because that looks nice.)
But behind it all, she is an amazingly talented artist.
The more I watch Chloe and see who she
really is, the more I love her channel, behind all the fun
she's a genuinely caring and honest person with real advice for artists
(Chloe Rose Art: going to be someone out there who's better, who's richer, who's more famous.)
(Chloe Rose Art: Do not ever let somebody else or someone else's)
(Chloe Rose Art: progress with something ever make you feel bad about yourself,)
(Chloe Rose Art: because especially when you look online these days, they're showing you the very, very best.)
(Chloe Rose Art: They're not showing you the struggles they've had behind the scenes.)
(Chloe Rose Art: They're not showing you the hours and hours work struggle.)
(Chloe Rose Art: But try not to compare yourself because you're not seeing the full picture.)
In fact, she started a podcast called
Spilling the Paint Water, where she interviews other YouTube artists
and talks about their journey, experiences, challenges and advice.
It's a great podcast and a link to it, below.
Before we move on to number six,
let's not forget you're watching an art channel right now!
If you're looking for more art videos, tutorials, product reviews or just
entertainment, take a moment to like this video press, subscribe and turn on your
notifications and you won't be disappointed.
I hope.
When I tried the Derwent Inktense for the first time,
I had a number of people recommend Lachri Fine Art as a great resource to learn
how to use them because she was the one who drew the art on the tin.
I came across her channel again when I was
trying to work out how to use the powder blender for colored pencils and have
always been impressed by her attention to detail and the colors in her artwork.
Lisa's fine art with pencils and acrylics are amazing and her stories are fantastic.
She also has one to two hour long tutorials available on a Patreon
if you the kind of person who likes to watch and color along in real time.
Now, Super Rae Dizzle is actually one
of the first YouTubers I came across a few years ago.
She manages to find crazy, art hacks that actually work and tracks
down some of the most unique art supplies that exist.
So her channel is always full of inspiration and new ideas.
In fact, it was through watching Rae's
channel, along with Chloe's channel that I mentioned earlier, that I first discovered
Stuart Semples blackest black acrylic paint and mirrioriest mirror paint,
both of which I've now bought for myself to try in a future video.
Along with the goldest gold, the brightest glowing pigment,
unicorn milk, which is the pearlescientest pearlescent top coat.
That is definitely not a word, pearlescientest.
A holographic paint and a color changing paint.
So now is definitely a good time to be
a subscriber because I'm going to be having some fun with these.
Let me know if you have any ideas of what I should paint. I've got so many of Rubick's cubes,
maybe I should customize one of these?
Color with Claire is a channel close to my heart because Claire was one
of the first people that I approached as a coloring book artist to review my own
books that showed me the potential of YouTube in the first place.
Claire was the one who helped me put together
my list of pencils for my ultimate pencil comparison.
And Claire was the first person to really
help me get the Color Catalog out in front of a bigger audience,
so I am forever grateful.
Her channel is a great resource for colorists with hundreds of review
videos on different pencils, markers, coloring books and products along
with tutorials, tips and real time color-alongs.
The next two channels on my list are both
ideal if you're wanting to develop your drawing skills.
The first is Alphonso Dunn.
Alphonso's art is amazing,
just a quick glance at his Instagram and you'll see what I mean.
These are all created with just a ballpoint pen. On his YouTube channel.
He teaches essential drawing skills,
drawing tips and quick exercises to help you improve your skills at drawing
anatomy, textures, perspective and intricate details.
I personally really need to spend more
time on Alphonso's channel because there is a lot of value in what he teaches.
Another fantastic channel for improving your drawing is Proko.
Proko's channel has videos for advanced artist ready to take the art further,
but also an amazing series for beginners to help you learn the basics like shading
light and form, drawing gestures and making things look 3D.
His ability to make complex topics
simple is one of the reasons his channel now has over two million subscribers
and why you'll learn a lot from watching just a few of his videos.
If you do decide to subscribe to one of these channels or if you are already
a fan, please tell everyone in the comments below.
I'd love to hear your favorite artists are.
And I know they would love to read your wonderful comments, too,
when they stumble across this video. And tell me recommendations.
for who else you think should be on my list for next year?
I love finding new channels to watch and there are plenty of wonderful art
channels that aren't on this list, but that still deserve a shout out.
So tell me and tell them why you love them in the comments.
If you want to see some of my favorite videos from these YouTubers I've created
a playlist right here so you can binge them all at once or you can check out this
other video that YouTube thinks you'll enjoy from my channel.
If I'm going to customize a Rubik's Cube, I should probably practice solving it first.