So many great artists on UA-cam and each have their own style, not just in art but in video making. Just to name a couple that were not mentioned: Peter Draws is one of the most chill art UA-camrs and he often does day-in-the-life voiceovers for his sketches that most art UA-camrs would be reluctant to attempt. James Gurney is probably the biggest IRL name but not the biggest art UA-camr and he often pushes the limits of camera work on a limited budget. He has some of the best, if not the best, end cards out of any UA-camr.
I'm an illustrator/artist with a UA-cam channel. Still trying to get my channel monetized after years of work, but I've been enjoying my journey so much and watching this little community grow has filled me with so much gratitude. Hoping to make a living off of my work someday soon. There is so much potential with UA-cam. ❤️
Hey Ellary, have been following you for quite some time, love your calm videos and now and then see your comments under vids like this. We do seem to be a small bunch haha :)
Jordan, you hit the nail on the head! As a student of anthropology, I am fascinated by how art and culture intertwine. UA-cam is a goldmine waiting for more artists to dive in and share their creative process. We need more faces, more stories, and more of that artistic magic to bring this community to life. Thanks for the inspiration, let's raise those ships together!
That's a great point you bring up here, thank you for the encouragement! There are so many awesome artists who stay in shadows for fear of not being good enough, but if not now, then when? When we're all dead and gone and someone else decides to poke at old pieces and imagine what an artist could have been thinking while doing it? Na... It's time for the living ones to shine!
This is a great point! I'm an artist and I've been wanting to do youtube for years. I've finally gotten super serious about it. I work, make art and do youtube. Juggling all of it is not easy which is why I think there is a lack of artists. Sometimes making art can take me hours to create. Then making a youtube video takes more hours. I am constantly "working". It definitely isn't for the feint of heart. Best of luck to all the artist out there!
Artists today will be famous in 100 years! 😁 My current video was a process video showing me painting watercolor onto a canvas. I like watching process videos too as I like to see the methods other people use. Good idea to make a documentary about artists of today. ☺
Hobby artist here, trying to figure out how to do this UA-cam thang. Thanks for the words of encouragement! Trying to find other UA-cam artists to follow and feels like you've got a great community going here!
As a full-time artist (painter), I definitely noticed that artists can go much deeper on youtube than other platforms, which is great to get collectors to get to know you and collect your work. I started my YT channel 2 weeks ago with longer form videos and sold a large piece this morning to a collector who found me on YT. It's wild.
There’s not enough space in the comments to tell you how this video spoke to my soul. I have big feelings on art, big feelings I feel like so many people could benefit from. Thank you for making content like this; you definitely motivated me to keep going.
I had a bit of a "stride" when I was doing daily shorts (doing charcoal drawings), had one of them go viral (on ig and tiktok), and after that all blew over, I became a bit disillusioned with creating so much... "content". I've been trying to figure out a way to get back into it in a way that feels genuine to me, and I believe that is the most difficult part. You sparked a little thing in me, thank you. Subbed. Let's grow, bro.
I agree! There are a lot of niches within the art community that i feel have not been filled. For example, I feel like a lot of the advice videos out there are made by and for industry professionals and small businesses owners. Hobbyists who have very little time and energy often watch advice videos looking to find more time for their passion only to be told by people with more free time than them to "stop making excuses," which can be deeply frustrating. I think I've accepted at this point that if I want something to change here, i need to be the one who does it.
I concur with everything you say Jordan, art is undervalued, if people really thought about it, it would be a very dull , unattractive world, limited in depth , questioning, and perception...or maybe that the point?? We are all creators in one way or another why are we not focused on that? PS, I am learning editing. It takes up so much time but I fid its so worth it , it like creating mini movies, certainly another art in itself. Great essay!
Jack Conte started Patreon will the sole core purpose of giving musicians like himself and all kinds of other creatives a platform to earn a monthly paycheck from the community that gathers to appreciate their work. Now we have homegrown "creator economies" and I expect a wave of independent artists to emerge from the woodwork over the next couple years as well -- whether that be because of being displaced from 9-5 jobs due to AI & the recession next year or out of a much bigger and intense trend in society of individuals choosing to take the leap into creating for themselves (with revenue from sharing as a viable byproduct) instead of slaving away in servitude of others' goals. That time will come and I hope to be one of them.
I agree with you on a few points, and can't say that I've ever been the best video creator or artist- but having done it for close to 9 years, I will say that audience fatigue that comes quicker than expected, and the algorithm-hostility does make it difficult for most people. I have seen tons of artists on the platform- what's lacking is fundamental support for people who cant devote 100% of their working time to UA-cam.
What do you mean by "fundamental support"? For instance, maybe outside of UA-cam, they have to focus on 9-5 to make ends meet? So they don't have the fundamental support to devote more time to UA-cam? Or is fundamental support more around UA-cam itself and getting content created and published? btw...now that I type "making ends meet", I realize it's a really odd phrase...making the ends meet where? Which ends?
@@MichaelMaitlen they meet in the middle. Thus the phrase. Most visual storytelling and art surrounding image making is decorating a piece of space, not a piece of time. Long form animation and illustration takes a lot of work on it's own, let alone then making UA-cam videos out of it- compare this to channels that can use existing media for their runtime. It's difficult for lots of art-centric channels to have a sustainable output. This puts them in an inherent disadvantage compared to other channels.
Another artist here, I think you make some excellent points in regards to there needing to be more artists on this platform. I'm trying to produce videos more frequently but the time it takes in doing this all yourself is a challenge. Will be following to get some video inspiration from a fellow colleague.
youtube doesnt promote artists, it promotes entertainers. i spent so much time being a stooge, performing whatever the audience wanted, to entertain them, filming, editing, answering comments, doing requests, youtube marketing etc, that I was no longer an artist, i was a youtuber. I spent more time doing youtube than i ever did at my corporate job, and made a fraction of the money. i never wanted to be a youtuber, i wanted to be an artist. I was so happy and relieved and set free when i quit youtube and went back to designing and illustrating products then licensing them to retailers, like i did 20 years ago. But, some artists, like you, are extremely talented not only in art but in being a youtuber. i will certainly continue to watch your videos. you are really good and your title is definitely on par with the current trend. i hope you dont mind my comment, i just dont enjoy being a youtuber. anyway, ima shut up now. thanks for your videos! i really like them :)
I love watching videos of artists showing how they make their art! and I also love watching videos who talk about artists, like Solar Sands and AniKhang :D
I’ve only recently started posting shorts but I really want to connect with other artists and share more long form content too. I’m hoping to film a sketchbook tour and share more of the process like you mentioned
Beautifully said. It's true we need more artists on this platform... And we need to explain more on our thought process as we create. Great video... Am inspired ❤
I’ve been on UA-cam as an Artist since 2009 and still find it hard to be consistent with marketing as an Artist, especially when you factor life and the actual creating of the art. I do have some videos planned (for some time I might add lol) but I’m thinking too much about the editing process and not getting them videos out there, it’s a strange problem, I wonder if any other Artists have the same problem?
Just wanted to add that there is very much a war going on between the "content creator" and the "artist". There is an older generation that seems to think that true art is to be shared in a gallery, at events, sold at auctions, and reserved for the posh parts of society. I think a lot of it is ego. I mean, how would you feel if a 20 year kid like Gawx is making 6 figures off of sketchbook doodles and you're a 50 year old painter that has been published in magazines and art gallas, but getting by on artistic grants. This is a super general statement, but I think it's worth mentioning. I would love to hear your thoughts about if there is a difference between an artist/creative and a "content creator". If you post beautiful short films on your UA-cam channel, but never worked on a set, are you truly a filmmaker? I'd argue yes, but the film industry would disagree.
Moriah Alise l Dear Glory is an amazing channel dedicated to highlighting contemporary artists as well as giving amazing advice for artists looking to grow a traditional art career! Absolutely love her interviews with current artist from around the world. Honestly a very underrated channel with how much work she puts into each video!
You’re spot on! Thank you! I needed to hear this! I’ll start making more videos now. I only have a couple but I always get nervous lol guess I need to get over it. Have a great day!
Im wanting to get back into full drawing videos, but Im in the process of switching mediums at the moment. I used to mainly so charcoal and ink wash, but switched to what I call Ink Gouache and Paint Sticks.
Great points! Thank you! I have been giving a lot of thought to starting a channel (I have put out a couple of shorts, buts that's about it) I am a metal artist. Thanks!
Hellloo! I’ve been an art channel for 9 years now and have created 1100 videos! I’ve created all types of art and process videos .and my views are very low. Guess I haven’t created engaging enough stuff . Enjoyed your video !
Great video!!! I'm a dressmaker with a fashion design background, and my challenge is figuring out the angles of the shots to take, and implementing the set up of the camera as part of the process. It feels like additional work and a hassle. I get frustrated and decided not to film at all and just sew. I think the challenge is implementing filming (or content creation) as part of the process. It's still a very new process for artists and crafters that been doing it for so long now, but may be easier for the newer generation... Does this makes sense???😅
To me it feels like the art community on UA-cam is over saturated. But that may be because the algorithm throws me all the art channels since that’s what I choose to watch.… It feels a little bit overwhelming, but I started my art channel anyway this year, just a couple of months ago… I am an artist that is going blind. If anything, I thought before I lost my eyesight completely that I would put something out there. That would always be there for others to see even when I can’t.
The huge issue I see for illustrators is that painting itself is very time consuming, so make a video and editing iw worse. I know some illustrator that did that, and most soon get burnouts, the huge ones can do that because started when we had the speedpainting boom, so they can make profit enough to migrate to more "content creator" style, with small business model. I'm not disagreeying with you, or make excuses, because I also think that illustrators specifically, can work link a band, creating a art with a theme and storytelling, and sell prints and so on, basically a old music business model, that works for us, because people want posters, so we can make direct sells to affort our creations. And there're demand for that, we as artists think that no one are interesting in art, but this is not true, as gen Z are interest in comics, look webtoon. We as artists that are failing to find the right way to find ou audience.
The truth is that these super "cinematic" beautiful art process videos take A LOT of time. As an artist myself (filmmaker, 3D artist, graphic designer), there is a lot of resistance to filming the creative process. I sometimes feel as if I am taken out of my flow state to film the process. It actually begins to effect the final work if you do not find a frictionless workflow. For my last 3D process video that was somewhat well received (2,000 views), it took me nearly three weeks to film, voiceover, edit, and publish. It is not perfect by any means and I actually almost scrapped it because the quality wasn't up to par with my standards. This is coming from someone who has been making videos and editing professionally for 5+ years. If it takes me this much time, its not shocking that more fine artists like painters or illustrators without filmmaking experience are struggling. You almost have to dedicate as much time to making the video about the art than the art itself. But some find a way to do it! And I think artists are realizing this. I believe it's only a matter of time - I feel as if we are on the horizon of an artistic renaissance where cult followings are built more so on the artist than the art they produce themselves!
I find it difficult to create videos. I have like one video up. I do better art when not being watched or recorded tbh. I've always wanted to make videos regularly but every time I try recording my art it turns out not as good. Also video editing software is so complicated. I've never gotten used to it.
I’ve been out of creating videos for UA-cam but want to make a come back soon. I’d be happy to collaborate with you. I do animations so we could do something with one of us animated or something.
I’ve been looking at starting a channel but I admit I’m nervous. I’m also self taught as a pencil artist and a plein air painter and I’m following another UA-camr to learn figurative painting. I don’t know that I would be accepted at all much less well accepted being that I am a Woman over 40 who is not beautiful and is still learning.
I’d love to do a collab with you once I get my channel running again. I haven’t posted in a while but I have scripts and some filmed videos almost ready to go up :)
I have a separate youtube for my art than this one but Im really scared for it to get popular. Im scared of showing my face. Im scared of people and how differently I think. Cancel culture and general social anxiety has completely kept me from sharing freely on here and I dont know how to overcome it. I dont even know if I should. After watching this video I definitely recognized that I make blanket statements to make myself feel better that people dont care and they dont/wont watch art because they dont have the time or empathy. I have alot of perspectives that probably need changing. Have you experienced any of this or even overcome these worries? You don't even have to give advice, I just would like to know others have experienced this and maybe even moved past it.
No matter what opinion you have, there will always be people that don't agree. If you find yourself having an unpopular opinion and critiqued for it, you just gotta be respectful about it. Recognise whatever shortcomings that opinion have/its benefits too. The idea is to take responsibility for whatever we say or put out there without acting entitled or immoral. Drama arise from creators giving into the hate and answering too heatedly.
Not enough illustrators? I've seen o'plenty of artists, they're just to busy being catty on the commentary side of things.... instead of just being a good person and having a personality. They do exist, you have to look deeper, but I do have to say you either find tutorial guys or commentary channels, which as I said . Channels that talk about cool art these do not exist nearly as much and it's a shame because people talking about how to analize a piece or how that piece has historical context is such a cool thing and not enough people do it, would be great for education and just overall culture.
making videos is extremely time consuming, and vast majority of people are not interested in process videos, that's why the gameshow-like art channels get more traffic
Allison Dawrant doesn't let essential tremors stop her at all. She's a Canadian artist who does completely unedited, hour-long videos & rambles on without any direction whatsoever. She's refreshingly sweet & her audience is growing like crazy. Anyone can do this if they really want to, I think..
I couldn't agree more with this video! I find that most of the illustration/art content falls into two types of content bucket ( either hyped up mr beast style content or 'Slow Girl' content) and whilst both of those types work as content models, neither of them totally do a great job of describing what an artist does in a day or address any of the realties artists that work in the industry face. This is one of the reasons I have turned to UA-cam and have started uploading videos, the other reason is something you kind of touched on in your video, which is.. The blog era of the internet is over, nobody is writing about my work anymore, in turn nobody is coming to my studio to interview or film me talk about my work and so it is imperative that I do it myself
Good morning Jordan, I would be interested in a collaboration 😊 I only just met you, but I like what see already and judging by what you shared here I believe we are observing similar patterns and noticing opportunities. I will go ahead and get better acquainted with your work here. Feel free to reach out to me to discuss what a collaboration could look like.
A list of newer Art UA-camrs: @CreativeJargons @Allicsirpart @DynamicPencilz @Chucklee @TheLemonSquid We all do actual art, mixed with some of the other things you've mentioned. I fully support pushing this agenda for creativity! I started my Artbox Podcast for this exact reason.
So many great artists on UA-cam and each have their own style, not just in art but in video making. Just to name a couple that were not mentioned: Peter Draws is one of the most chill art UA-camrs and he often does day-in-the-life voiceovers for his sketches that most art UA-camrs would be reluctant to attempt. James Gurney is probably the biggest IRL name but not the biggest art UA-camr and he often pushes the limits of camera work on a limited budget. He has some of the best, if not the best, end cards out of any UA-camr.
I'm an illustrator/artist with a UA-cam channel. Still trying to get my channel monetized after years of work, but I've been enjoying my journey so much and watching this little community grow has filled me with so much gratitude.
Hoping to make a living off of my work someday soon. There is so much potential with UA-cam. ❤️
Hey Ellary, have been following you for quite some time, love your calm videos and now and then see your comments under vids like this. We do seem to be a small bunch haha :)
Wow your channel is really nice! I don’t see how you don’t have more views
Jordan, you hit the nail on the head!
As a student of anthropology, I am fascinated by how art and culture intertwine. UA-cam is a goldmine waiting for more artists to dive in and share their creative process.
We need more faces, more stories, and more of that artistic magic to bring this community to life.
Thanks for the inspiration, let's raise those ships together!
That's a great point you bring up here, thank you for the encouragement! There are so many awesome artists who stay in shadows for fear of not being good enough, but if not now, then when? When we're all dead and gone and someone else decides to poke at old pieces and imagine what an artist could have been thinking while doing it? Na... It's time for the living ones to shine!
This is a great point!
I'm an artist and I've been wanting to do youtube for years. I've finally gotten super serious about it. I work, make art and do youtube. Juggling all of it is not easy which is why I think there is a lack of artists. Sometimes making art can take me hours to create. Then making a youtube video takes more hours. I am constantly "working". It definitely isn't for the feint of heart. Best of luck to all the artist out there!
Hello hello, i do think UA-cam is making a comeback and Im beginning to see a lot more artists about here. I’ve just started my channel too!
Artists today will be famous in 100 years! 😁 My current video was a process video showing me painting watercolor onto a canvas. I like watching process videos too as I like to see the methods other people use. Good idea to make a documentary about artists of today. ☺
Hobby artist here, trying to figure out how to do this UA-cam thang. Thanks for the words of encouragement! Trying to find other UA-cam artists to follow and feels like you've got a great community going here!
@@MichaelMaitlen keep going man, there's a great community here :)
As a full-time artist (painter), I definitely noticed that artists can go much deeper on youtube than other platforms, which is great to get collectors to get to know you and collect your work. I started my YT channel 2 weeks ago with longer form videos and sold a large piece this morning to a collector who found me on YT. It's wild.
@@ZhannaTsytsyn that's amazing! good for mate :)
There’s not enough space in the comments to tell you how this video spoke to my soul. I have big feelings on art, big feelings I feel like so many people could benefit from. Thank you for making content like this; you definitely motivated me to keep going.
I had a bit of a "stride" when I was doing daily shorts (doing charcoal drawings), had one of them go viral (on ig and tiktok), and after that all blew over, I became a bit disillusioned with creating so much... "content". I've been trying to figure out a way to get back into it in a way that feels genuine to me, and I believe that is the most difficult part. You sparked a little thing in me, thank you. Subbed. Let's grow, bro.
Yea that also resonates a bit with my experience. Plus I started out as a cartoonist, and evolved into fashion illustration.
I agree! There are a lot of niches within the art community that i feel have not been filled. For example, I feel like a lot of the advice videos out there are made by and for industry professionals and small businesses owners.
Hobbyists who have very little time and energy often watch advice videos looking to find more time for their passion only to be told by people with more free time than them to "stop making excuses," which can be deeply frustrating.
I think I've accepted at this point that if I want something to change here, i need to be the one who does it.
I concur with everything you say Jordan, art is undervalued, if people really thought about it, it would be a very dull , unattractive world, limited in depth , questioning, and perception...or maybe that the point?? We are all creators in one way or another why are we not focused on that? PS, I am learning editing. It takes up so much time but I fid its so worth it , it like creating mini movies, certainly another art in itself. Great essay!
Words of encouragement, gotta love that! Thanks YT for showing me this one, I'll check out your channel.
Jack Conte started Patreon will the sole core purpose of giving musicians like himself and all kinds of other creatives a platform to earn a monthly paycheck from the community that gathers to appreciate their work.
Now we have homegrown "creator economies" and I expect a wave of independent artists to emerge from the woodwork over the next couple years as well -- whether that be because of being displaced from 9-5 jobs due to AI & the recession next year or out of a much bigger and intense trend in society of individuals choosing to take the leap into creating for themselves (with revenue from sharing as a viable byproduct) instead of slaving away in servitude of others' goals.
That time will come and I hope to be one of them.
Very encouraging words, thanks!
I agree with you on a few points, and can't say that I've ever been the best video creator or artist- but having done it for close to 9 years, I will say that audience fatigue that comes quicker than expected, and the algorithm-hostility does make it difficult for most people. I have seen tons of artists on the platform- what's lacking is fundamental support for people who cant devote 100% of their working time to UA-cam.
What do you mean by "fundamental support"? For instance, maybe outside of UA-cam, they have to focus on 9-5 to make ends meet? So they don't have the fundamental support to devote more time to UA-cam? Or is fundamental support more around UA-cam itself and getting content created and published?
btw...now that I type "making ends meet", I realize it's a really odd phrase...making the ends meet where? Which ends?
@@MichaelMaitlen they meet in the middle. Thus the phrase.
Most visual storytelling and art surrounding image making is decorating a piece of space, not a piece of time. Long form animation and illustration takes a lot of work on it's own, let alone then making UA-cam videos out of it- compare this to channels that can use existing media for their runtime. It's difficult for lots of art-centric channels to have a sustainable output. This puts them in an inherent disadvantage compared to other channels.
Another artist here, I think you make some excellent points in regards to there needing to be more artists on this platform. I'm trying to produce videos more frequently but the time it takes in doing this all yourself is a challenge. Will be following to get some video inspiration from a fellow colleague.
youtube doesnt promote artists, it promotes entertainers. i spent so much time being a stooge, performing whatever the audience wanted, to entertain them, filming, editing, answering comments, doing requests, youtube marketing etc, that I was no longer an artist, i was a youtuber. I spent more time doing youtube than i ever did at my corporate job, and made a fraction of the money. i never wanted to be a youtuber, i wanted to be an artist. I was so happy and relieved and set free when i quit youtube and went back to designing and illustrating products then licensing them to retailers, like i did 20 years ago. But, some artists, like you, are extremely talented not only in art but in being a youtuber. i will certainly continue to watch your videos. you are really good and your title is definitely on par with the current trend. i hope you dont mind my comment, i just dont enjoy being a youtuber. anyway, ima shut up now. thanks for your videos! i really like them :)
I love watching videos of artists showing how they make their art! and I also love watching videos who talk about artists, like Solar Sands and AniKhang :D
I’ve only recently started posting shorts but I really want to connect with other artists and share more long form content too. I’m hoping to film a sketchbook tour and share more of the process like you mentioned
Count me out my guy. I wish I could help. Better if I don't. Good luck. May it go swell.
Beautifully said. It's true we need more artists on this platform... And we need to explain more on our thought process as we create. Great video... Am inspired ❤
I’ve been on UA-cam as an Artist since 2009 and still find it hard to be consistent with marketing as an Artist, especially when you factor life and the actual creating of the art. I do have some videos planned (for some time I might add lol) but I’m thinking too much about the editing process and not getting them videos out there, it’s a strange problem, I wonder if any other Artists have the same problem?
Just wanted to add that there is very much a war going on between the "content creator" and the "artist". There is an older generation that seems to think that true art is to be shared in a gallery, at events, sold at auctions, and reserved for the posh parts of society. I think a lot of it is ego. I mean, how would you feel if a 20 year kid like Gawx is making 6 figures off of sketchbook doodles and you're a 50 year old painter that has been published in magazines and art gallas, but getting by on artistic grants. This is a super general statement, but I think it's worth mentioning. I would love to hear your thoughts about if there is a difference between an artist/creative and a "content creator". If you post beautiful short films on your UA-cam channel, but never worked on a set, are you truly a filmmaker? I'd argue yes, but the film industry would disagree.
Moriah Alise l Dear Glory is an amazing channel dedicated to highlighting contemporary artists as well as giving amazing advice for artists looking to grow a traditional art career! Absolutely love her interviews with current artist from around the world. Honestly a very underrated channel with how much work she puts into each video!
Amen fellow artist!
You’re spot on! Thank you! I needed to hear this! I’ll start making more videos now. I only have a couple but I always get nervous lol guess I need to get over it. Have a great day!
Really loved this, thanks for sharing, Jordan!
Great video, so true! I've been on the platform for 1,5 year now and love it:)))
I'm on vacation next week.. HOPE to get my channel started... ty for this video
Im wanting to get back into full drawing videos, but Im in the process of switching mediums at the moment. I used to mainly so charcoal and ink wash, but switched to what I call Ink Gouache and Paint Sticks.
Great points! Thank you!
I have been giving a lot of thought to starting a channel (I have put out a couple of shorts, buts that's about it) I am a metal artist.
Thanks!
Hellloo! I’ve been an art channel for 9 years now and have created 1100 videos! I’ve created all types of art and process videos .and my views are very low. Guess I haven’t created engaging enough stuff . Enjoyed your video !
Great video!!! I'm a dressmaker with a fashion design background, and my challenge is figuring out the angles of the shots to take, and implementing the set up of the camera as part of the process. It feels like additional work and a hassle. I get frustrated and decided not to film at all and just sew. I think the challenge is implementing filming (or content creation) as part of the process. It's still a very new process for artists and crafters that been doing it for so long now, but may be easier for the newer generation... Does this makes sense???😅
To me it feels like the art community on UA-cam is over saturated. But that may be because the algorithm throws me all the art channels since that’s what I choose to watch.… It feels a little bit overwhelming, but I started my art channel anyway this year, just a couple of months ago… I am an artist that is going blind. If anything, I thought before I lost my eyesight completely that I would put something out there. That would always be there for others to see even when I can’t.
Thank you!
The huge issue I see for illustrators is that painting itself is very time consuming, so make a video and editing iw worse. I know some illustrator that did that, and most soon get burnouts, the huge ones can do that because started when we had the speedpainting boom, so they can make profit enough to migrate to more "content creator" style, with small business model. I'm not disagreeying with you, or make excuses, because I also think that illustrators specifically, can work link a band, creating a art with a theme and storytelling, and sell prints and so on, basically a old music business model, that works for us, because people want posters, so we can make direct sells to affort our creations. And there're demand for that, we as artists think that no one are interesting in art, but this is not true, as gen Z are interest in comics, look webtoon. We as artists that are failing to find the right way to find ou audience.
The truth is that these super "cinematic" beautiful art process videos take A LOT of time. As an artist myself (filmmaker, 3D artist, graphic designer), there is a lot of resistance to filming the creative process. I sometimes feel as if I am taken out of my flow state to film the process. It actually begins to effect the final work if you do not find a frictionless workflow. For my last 3D process video that was somewhat well received (2,000 views), it took me nearly three weeks to film, voiceover, edit, and publish. It is not perfect by any means and I actually almost scrapped it because the quality wasn't up to par with my standards. This is coming from someone who has been making videos and editing professionally for 5+ years. If it takes me this much time, its not shocking that more fine artists like painters or illustrators without filmmaking experience are struggling. You almost have to dedicate as much time to making the video about the art than the art itself. But some find a way to do it! And I think artists are realizing this. I believe it's only a matter of time - I feel as if we are on the horizon of an artistic renaissance where cult followings are built more so on the artist than the art they produce themselves!
I find it difficult to create videos. I have like one video up. I do better art when not being watched or recorded tbh. I've always wanted to make videos regularly but every time I try recording my art it turns out not as good. Also video editing software is so complicated. I've never gotten used to it.
I’ve been out of creating videos for UA-cam but want to make a come back soon. I’d be happy to collaborate with you. I do animations so we could do something with one of us animated or something.
Hi! UA-cam reccomended ur video to me heck yea!
I'm an artist on UA-cam ☺️ one video at a time 🙂
I’ve been looking at starting a channel but I admit I’m nervous. I’m also self taught as a pencil artist and a plein air painter and I’m following another UA-camr to learn figurative painting. I don’t know that I would be accepted at all much less well accepted being that I am a Woman over 40 who is not beautiful and is still learning.
It is a difficult nut to crack. How do you make a demonstration or tutorial video that tells a structured story in a compelling way?
I’ve been a part of tons of collaborations on UA-cam! Yes, I’m interested if you want to collaborate on some thing for UA-cam
I’d love to do a collab with you once I get my channel running again. I haven’t posted in a while but I have scripts and some filmed videos almost ready to go up :)
I have a separate youtube for my art than this one but Im really scared for it to get popular. Im scared of showing my face. Im scared of people and how differently I think. Cancel culture and general social anxiety has completely kept me from sharing freely on here and I dont know how to overcome it. I dont even know if I should. After watching this video I definitely recognized that I make blanket statements to make myself feel better that people dont care and they dont/wont watch art because they dont have the time or empathy. I have alot of perspectives that probably need changing. Have you experienced any of this or even overcome these worries? You don't even have to give advice, I just would like to know others have experienced this and maybe even moved past it.
No matter what opinion you have, there will always be people that don't agree.
If you find yourself having an unpopular opinion and critiqued for it, you just gotta be respectful about it. Recognise whatever shortcomings that opinion have/its benefits too.
The idea is to take responsibility for whatever we say or put out there without acting entitled or immoral. Drama arise from creators giving into the hate and answering too heatedly.
Who do you mean with GOK? I know about jaza and tenhun
Not enough illustrators? I've seen o'plenty of artists, they're just to busy being catty on the commentary side of things.... instead of just being a good person and having a personality. They do exist, you have to look deeper, but I do have to say you either find tutorial guys or commentary channels, which as I said .
Channels that talk about cool art these do not exist nearly as much and it's a shame because people talking about how to analize a piece or how that piece has historical context is such a cool thing and not enough people do it, would be great for education and just overall culture.
making videos is extremely time consuming, and vast majority of people are not interested in process videos, that's why the gameshow-like art channels get more traffic
I've always wanted to make UA-cam videos for my art but my essential tremors hold me back. It sucks
Allison Dawrant doesn't let essential tremors stop her at all. She's a Canadian artist who does completely unedited, hour-long videos & rambles on without any direction whatsoever. She's refreshingly sweet & her audience is growing like crazy. Anyone can do this if they really want to, I think..
I couldn't agree more with this video! I find that most of the illustration/art content falls into two types of content bucket ( either hyped up mr beast style content or 'Slow Girl' content) and whilst both of those types work as content models, neither of them totally do a great job of describing what an artist does in a day or address any of the realties artists that work in the industry face.
This is one of the reasons I have turned to UA-cam and have started uploading videos, the other reason is something you kind of touched on in your video, which is..
The blog era of the internet is over, nobody is writing about my work anymore, in turn nobody is coming to my studio to interview or film me talk about my work and so it is imperative that I do it myself
Good morning Jordan, I would be interested in a collaboration 😊 I only just met you, but I like what see already and judging by what you shared here I believe we are observing similar patterns and noticing opportunities. I will go ahead and get better acquainted with your work here. Feel free to reach out to me to discuss what a collaboration could look like.
doing youtube is a thing on its own, maybe, just maybe most people are interested in doing art, not youtube
I am an artist not on you tube
We need more artists on UA-cam so the AI can train on it.
A list of newer Art UA-camrs:
@CreativeJargons
@Allicsirpart
@DynamicPencilz
@Chucklee
@TheLemonSquid
We all do actual art, mixed with some of the other things you've mentioned. I fully support pushing this agenda for creativity! I started my Artbox Podcast for this exact reason.
Definitely subscribed! 🎉
I'm trying!! 😂 but people haven't found me yet haha
Artist subbing artist here 🙋🏼♂️
Im making this comment in hopes I eventually post a random art video. Even if I do it once a week.