One of the best reasons to get into art in the first place is a sense of community. Sharing your work and connecting to like-minded people is probably why you’re on this site to begin with. With that in mind, it’s no surprise that plenty of talented artists have YouTube channels where they share their work, offer advice, or just talk about art.

Whether you’re looking for someone to help you get started, help you solve that impossible issue, or just want someone chatting and drawing alongside you, these digital art YouTube channels have you more than covered.

LavenderTowne

Webtoon Style Art-Fueled Essays

LavenderTowne isn’t necessarily a channel I’d recommend for learning how to draw or make digital art, but it is a channel I think digital artists are the ideal audience for. She makes a ton of, often comedic, video essays about life, media, and art, and draws cutesy cartoon-style characters for every single one.

Along with her thoughts, she also does drawings for funny internet comments, creepy or funny stories, and a ton of other things she was likely interested in at the time. The videos are entertaining and a great place to fish for inspiration on how you can use your characters or art creatively to heighten a different project.

SonaDrawzStuffYT

Art Challenges and Comedy

Sona creates a wide variety of videos, casting a wide net over pop-culture. When she isn’t speedpainting, she creates cartoon style drawings based on characters from FNAF, Roblox, and real life, often doing videos of draws based on scary stories, youtubers, or whatever else is going on at the time.

Her videos are art meets commentary, with her narrating them all through her cartoon persona. The way she crafts characters and utilizes existing things to make OCs makes her a great choice to check out for anyone that wants to hone their own OC drawing, or consider creating their own sona.

Rishi Draws

Satisfying Process Videos for Digital Painting

Rishi has quickly gained a following for what he calls “satisfying process videos.” He makes unbelievable art with his tablet in the middle of the frame, while sometimes offering chill commentary on what he’s doing and sometimes simply adding music.

The videos are a great place to go if you want to learn how to create photorealistic portraits in procreate, or just see someone else quickly paint with detailed brush strokes, impressive color theory, and tons of detail. As someone that doesn’t digitally paint myself, I can vouch that many of Rishi’s videos do tickle the brain a bit. There's something about the perfect use of a fill tool that is oddly satisfying to watch.

Proko TV

One of the Widest Arrays of Art Tutorials on the Internet

There’s a pretty high percent chance that you knew about Stan Prokopenko before I did, but this list wouldn’t be complete without him. Proko offers an overwhelming amount of in-depth tutorials on seemingly every art-style on Earth. He doesn’t only cover digital art, but he has plenty to offer in that field, with playlists covering both 2D and 3D digital drawing, painting, and sculpting.

With over 3 million subscribers, Proko has seemingly cracked the code on concise, clear, and somewhat humorous art infotainment. He makes very modern, flashy, tutorial videos. You won’t find someone that is obsessive over one genre or method here, but if you are just starting out, or prefer focused guide videos over live drawing or abstract discussion, this is a fantastic one-stop shop for an art education.

Marco Bucci

A Concept Art Painter that Shares his Experience both on the Page and Off

Another teaching-centric channel, Marco offers a fantastic catalogue for anyone looking to learn or hone digital art skills. He has playlists covering extremely specific topics such as making 3D backgrounds for 2D art, or genre-specific character design.

He also has an essential basics series, and a handful of videos where he talks about the industry, his journey, his art philosophies, and other non tutorial subjects. He has a background and day job in painting concept art for video games and film, so this channel is interesting even if you’re more interested in learning about how a career in art works than you are in learning specific pen techniques.

Drawing Wiff Waffles

Physical Art Meets Digital Presentation

Drawing Wiff Waffles, or Rin as she’s known, does the most non-digital art of anyone on this list, but she still delves enough into it that I wanted to include her. I mean, she has a playlist collecting all her digital art videos and it is over 200 videos long. Plus, her exercises and tips for drawing and coloring on paper or in a sketchbook might end up being a welcome distraction when you need to unplug for a bit and don’t want to completely stop creating.

Rin makes a ton of videos using pens or markers in sketchbooks, but she also has digital art videos and it’s interesting to see how her style comes across in both mediums. Speaking of having a specific look, she has a lengthy video about testing different styles and trying to find “yours” that I highly recommend.

Drawfee

A Comedic Show Featuring a Team of Digital Artists

Drawfee isn’t the go-to channel to learn how to do hands, but it is maybe the best place for pure art-centric comedy. The gang take on wild challenges like drawing classic kids media characters as creepy monsters or adding a second panel continuing the story of famous drawings.

It’s a tonal mismatch of varying styles all in the purpose of making funny videos, but it shouldn’t be written off, because the talent needed for the team to make most of these videos is astronomical. This is an excellent channel to watch when you need a break or a reminder that this is supposed to be fun.

Drawing With Jazza

Art YouTube Meets Traditional Internet Personality

Maybe the most pure fun artist on the list, Jazza sports over 6 million subscribers due to both his tutorials and his wild vlog-like videos. Jazza is the first place to head if you’re looking for a youtuber you can connect to and follow outside of teaching videos. He does all kinds of creative videos using his cartoon art style, such as drawing famous characters based only on a verbal description, taking on challenges from his viewers, or drawing a fake trading card and then trying to get it accepted at a convention as real.

Still, even with his focus on influencer content, he has a ton of tutorials, with a really solid playlist of learning different digital art programs being a particular standout. If you are interested in cartooning, drawing fan versions of classic characters, or just watching someone be creative with their skillset to generate new ideas, this is a great spot to do it.

Sinix Design

A Digital Art Channel Going Since 2006

Having 20 years of videos under his belt easily makes Sinix one of the most qualified people on YouTube to discuss digital art. It also means there isn’t a whole lot he hasn't covered. You need a video breaking down a specific muscle or body part? He’s got it. You want art theory essays about AI, photorealism versus abstract style, or what colors mean? He’s got it. You want to see someone paint Princess Peach in hyper-detail? This is clearly a rule of three because he’s done that too.

Sinix has unique styles that often change depending on what era of videos you are watching. It’s fascinating and strange to have such a history of an artist at your disposal and in you connect with his personality, you can go back and watch how he’s grown and changed as an artist and person. Something that none of the other channels on this list can offer.

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