Kienan LaffertyThis is definitely my favorite channel and I think artists of any skill level can learn from Kienan. If you've ever played League of Legends, he has made some of the splash arts such as Ahri, Foxfire Ahri, Diana, Lulu, Sejuani and more. He has great tutorials on design and I recommend him especially for those really good artists who are looking to get into the next level.
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PatreonIstebrakIstebrak has a channel focused around critiques on realism. Even if it isn't your art that she might be critiquing, you can learn from other people's mistakes and can still apply the critiques to your art if it applies. It's not only her anatomy that you can learn from but she goes in depth on light and how it interacts with objects.
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Google+Art Side of LifeIf you are looking to get inspired then I think this is one of the best channels. Iva interviews professional artists twice a week and you can listen to their art journey and what their tips to artists who might want to make it their full time job.
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Iva's GalleryDokiDoki DrawingThis is probably the most relevant channel on this list to MR since it's about professional manga artists who give interviews, tutorials and draw side by side with amateurs to tell them how they can improve their drawing.
YoutubeTrent KaniugaI highly recommend Trent for anyone looking to get into the game industry. He makes tutorials and he gives commentary over his art with his thought process. Trent has worked on so many games and it's pretty crazy: CannonBallers (Mobile), Overwatch (PC, PS4), League of Legends (PC), Diablo 3 (PC,PS4), Hearthstone (Mobile, PC), Burning Crusade (PC), Wrath of the Lich King (PC), Final Fight Streetwise (PS2), He Man (GBA), Terminator 3 (GBA)
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GumroadBrushboostMarc Brunet has worked for Blizzard and is the CEO of Cube Brush which is centered around tutorials and 2d/3d assets for art. He not only gives tutorials on 2d art but 3d modeling as well.
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CubebrushBobby ChiuBobby has a channel where he will talk about art topics and he also interviews other artists which I always think is a great thing to hear from someone in the industry. He has done concept designs of monsters in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Men in Black 3. Bobby is also a teacher at Schoolism which is an online school specifically for digital artists.
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SchoolismUncomfortableI recommend Irshad Karim's channel to people looking to improve (especially for beginners). His lessons primarily focus around the basics of drawing and being able to draw anything. He is a concept designer, game programmer and the creator of Drawabox.com, a site meant to get artists of any level to professional with practice exercises.
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irshadkarim.comVZAThis channel is more about comic artists but he takes clips/videos from many different artists who explain their process (with their permission).
YoutubeJason BrubakerJason is a webcomic artist who is featured on Line Webtoon and makes videos on the process of creating a comic. Again, it might not be manga but it is related to the industry (especially since Line Webtoon puts out weekly content like manga does). His works include Sithrah and reMIND.
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reMINDHoward WimshurstHoward is a freelance animator but even if you don't want to make an animation, i think it's still good to learn about as you start to think of how things move in motion.
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Howardwimshurst.comMcKay & GrayThis one is a bit different than the other channels as it is a writer/artist duo that creates videos for both sides. While they might not be published they have created the series Pretty Mouth, Sovereign: The Most Amazing Comic Ever, and The Magpie.
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WebtoonsXabio ArtsAndrew makes very funny videos but the way he simplifies some of the anatomy definitely can help beginner artists
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Xabioarts.com (right now it just redirects you to youtube)Sinix DesignSinix has many interesting videos but I recommend him for his art theory, anatomy quick tips and unique mechs.
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PatreonJelartsJessica creates various video tutorials but also has does a lot of art challenges if you ever have the feeling of not knowing what to do.
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RedbubbleTalartTala makes manga how to draw tutorials which have a variety of different ways you could do the same thing while some other channels might only show you one way to do something.
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TwitchREIQReiq is a freelance illustrator and character designer who has tutorials and commentaries. Although I think he moved more onto Patreon he still posts videos occasionally and his older videos can still be useful.
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PatreonAhmed AldooriAhmed has a really cool semi-realistic style and like REIQ, has gone a bit more onto patreon but he has various videos on anatomy and color.
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