Below is a list of some of my favorite YouTube Artist’s Art Channel. I draw inspiration from these artists whenever I experience an artist block.
Please Note: This post is mainly geared towards to Drawing and Painting activities . There will be a separate post on all things craftsy! So please stay tuned for that.
1) The Art of Aaron Blaise by artist Aaron Blaise
https://www.youtube.com/user/AaronBlaiseArt/featured
This is one my art favorite channels. Being wildlife lover myself , I enjoy how he adds character and personality to his wildlife artworks. If you are interested in Animation then this is the right channel for you. I personally like the live demo sessions because I can draw along and learn a technique or two. Some of the mediums that the artist uses are Photoshop/Digital painting , Watercolor, and other media.
2) James Gurney by artist James Gurney
https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesGurney/featured
This channel is for artists who are interested in concept art/character art, Illustration , plein - air art, drawing animals in watercolors, oil and other media and art students who are interested in learning how to draw and paint. This is my favorite channel because every time I watch this channel I learn something new.
3) Lachri Fine Art by artist Lisa Clough
https://www.youtube.com/user/Lachri
This channel is for artists from a professional artist. She mostly does wildlife paintings in a variety of mediums such as Colored pencils, Acrylics , Inktense, Oil, Markers and a variety of other mediums. I personally like her fantasy themed wildlife paintings and enjoy her livestreams that she hosts on weekly basis.
4)The Frugal Crafter by artist Lindsay Weirich
https://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugalcrafter
This channel is for artists who are interested in a variety of arts and crafts techniques such as watercolor paintings, painting in oils, card making, art journalling, mixed media, colored pencils, jewelry making, sewing, knitting etc. She even offers tips and tricks on how to store your art and craft supplies. The thing that I like most in her channel are the live painting sessions, card making tips, and her product reviews. I also enjoy her Sketchbook Sunday painting series and art storage ideas as well.
5)Proko by artist Stan Prokopenko
https://www.youtube.com/c/ProkoTV/featured
If you are interested in drawing or want to improve your drawing skills then this channel is for you. I enjoy his figure drawing series, caricature series and drawing hands series.
Other Fun mentions that I like to include in this list are:
- Bonny Snowdon Fine Art by artist Bonny Snowdon
https://www.youtube.com/c/BonnySnowdonFineArt/about
She is a UK based wildlife artist. She mostly works on Colored Pencils. The thing that I like most is her draw along sessions, tutorials and her tips and tricks on growing your art business. Being a colored pencil artist myself and somebody who loves wildlife , I plan on taking her workshops once this pandemic is over sometime in the future.
2) Vicky Papaioannou by artist Vicky Papaioannou
https://www.youtube.com/user/vickypgr
Her channel is mostly about art journaling , mixed media and card making tutorials. I absolutely enjoy her art journaling videos because it is always fun and I like her creative ideas.
3) Artyshills Art by artist Shilpa Lalit
https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtyshilsArt/about
This channel offers some fun acrylics and mixed media painting tips and techniques. Her method of painting is both unique and beautiful which I like most about her artworks.
4) Kattvalk by artist Marie Nilsson
https://www.youtube.com/c/Kattvalk/featured
If you love cats then this channel offers a lot of artworks inspired by cats. She does mostly Illustration type of art which I think will be suitable for children’s book Illustrations. She uses a variety of mediums from markers to watercolors and everything in between to create art.
5) Drawing and Painting -- The Virtual Instructor by artist Matt Fussell
https://www.youtube.com/c/thevirtualinstructor/featured
This channel features a lot of Drawing, painting, and digital art tutorials on a variety of subjects and media by this artist. My personal favorites include his timed drawing lessons, colored pencil lessons and his drawing techniques series.
I hope that you found this article useful. Please let me know in the comments section below who is your favorite YouTube artist in this list. And let me know in the comments below what other art related channels that I can add to this list.
Thank you for reading.
