Top 5 You Tube Video Subscriptions for Aspiring Artists

Lachri Fine Arts has a fantastic YouTube channel. Lisa, the artist behind Lachri, posts videos four times a week. Don’t know how she gets any artwork done, but she manages…BRILLIANTLY. Lisa’s videos are clear, concise and to the point; she doesn’t waste your time with lots of b.s.

Weekly video schedule:
'Art Critiques' on Tuesdays
'Painting & Drawing Tutorials & Demos' on Wednesdays
'Social Media Tips for Artists' on Thursdays(LOVE this)
'Artist Vlogs' on Weekends

Really enjoyed trying Lisa's tutorial on water droplets

The Painting and Drawing Channel is sponsored by the SAA and has lots of great programs including ‘A Splash of Paint’ where episodes are separated into parts and cover five different topics. A fantastic older program is ‘Fraser and Friends’ where Fraser visits different artists and paints with them. You can find these programs listed on the paintinganddrawingchannel.

Will Kemp Art School - if you’ve been reading my blog regularly you will know that I’ve done the cherry painting and I even had a go at creating a YouTube video. That was not easy!!!! To view Will's videos, either go to his website or search in YouTube for his videos.

The Frugal Crafter by Linsay Weirich has watercolour videos of plants and birds along with other craft stuff. Linsay is currently creating a video a day but a lot are more journal related. From a past video I created a really pretty hibiscus;  watercolour paintings that I do on my own never come out as vibrant.

The Art Tutor is a new channel to me and so far so good. I watched a video on drawing negative space and have been practicing it…sorry not good enough to post. I’ve had lessons on this topic before, but this video helped me to reconcile the negative with the positive space.

Cloud & Tree Lessons on YouTube

There are many cloud painting exercises on YouTube and this one by Rick Nagualero was very comprehensive. Free Acrylic Painting Lesson In Real Time - Painting Simple Clouds  My painting didn’t come out that well, so believe it or not... I painted over it. It’s not like me but I’ve got to change my thinking; if it’s not good enough to sign it needs to be recycled.

Fear not, because with another YouTube video, another painting emerges. ‘How To Paint Trees Full Slow Video "Apple Barrel" Acrylics Canvas Lesson Art Class' by Ben Saber made painting look easy, and it was... for the most part. It’s not perfect but my husband likes it.

Watching the long version of a video can be tedious, but if you listen to the artists talk as they paint, you can pick up various little tips and tricks.