Channels Like Jess Karp

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Jess Karp
Subscribers 523K
Videos 230
Views 33.5M

Jess Karp covers art, drawing, painting, and sketchbook content with a focus on tutorials, practice sessions, and process-focused vlogs. The channel emphasizes how to draw, how to paint, watercolor and gouache techniques, and sketchbook studies, aiming to inspire creativity and daily art practice. Uploads occur regularly (average about 0.6 uploads per week) with videos averaging around 35.9K views, and total channel metrics show 523K subscribers and 33.5M total views since joining in 2014.

Content Landscape

Top competitors identified: Proko (90% match) and Draw like a Sir (65% match). Proko aligns with Jess Karp through overlapping queries such as sketchbook drawing, portrait drawing tips, and pencil sketching tips, while Draw like a Sir overlaps on hand drawing techniques, pencil sketching tips, and eye drawing tutorials. Proko has a substantially larger audience (about 4.3M subscribers) compared to Jess Karp’s 523K, with Draw like a Sir at about 2M subscribers, indicating a gap in reach but strong topical alignment. Additional competitors include Sketchbook Skool (61% match) and RapidFireArt (59% match) who share queries around art journaling, sketchbook layouts, timed sketch challenges, and similar drawing techniques. All identified competitors connect to similar search intents around drawing techniques, sketching practice, and sketchbook-based content.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Jess Karp

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#1 Proko

90% relevance

Subscribers 4.3M
Videos 1.1K
Views 477.5M
Appearances 43
SERP 100%
Similarity 83%
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Both target aspiring artists with a strong emphasis on figure and portrait drawing, ranking highly for sketching and portrait tips (search 100%, content 83%), indicating substantial audience overlap around practical drawing techniques.

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#2 Draw like a Sir

65% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M
Videos 106
Views 104.5M
Appearances 10
SERP 41%
Similarity 81%
hand drawing techniques pencil sketching tips eye drawing tutorial

Shares a focus on foundational drawing skills (hand drawing, pencil sketching tips, eye drawing) and targets similar hobbyist artists, with moderate search overlap (41%) but high content similarity (81%), suggesting overlapping audience despite style differences.

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#3 Sketchbook Skool

61% relevance

Subscribers 495K
Videos 1.7K
Views 26.9M
Appearances 6
SERP 32%
Similarity 81%
art journal sketching sketchbook layouts timed sketch challenges

Both channels appeal to sketching practice and journaling-style art (art journal sketching, sketchbook layouts, timed sketches) with similar content emphasis (81% content match) and notable search overlap (32%), indicating a shared audience around sketching routines.

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#4 RapidFireArt

59% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 76
Views 129.4M
Appearances 11
SERP 27%
Similarity 81%
hand drawing techniques pencil sketching tips eye drawing tutorial

Targets practical drawing tips and hand-drawing techniques comparable to Jess Karp, showing substantial audience overlap (27% search) and strong content alignment (81%), implying many viewers seek quick, technique-focused lessons.

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Subscribers 1.0M
Videos 705
Views 85.4M
Appearances 6
SERP 19%
Similarity 85%
pencil sketching tips pencil sketching practice

Offers pencil sketching tips and practice alike, yielding high content similarity (85%) and meaningful search overlap (19%), indicating a shared audience of learners pursuing structured drawing exercises.

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#6 brokendraw

58% relevance

Subscribers 163K
Videos 63
Views 5.8M
Appearances 8
SERP 26%
Similarity 79%
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Covers pencil sketching tips and timed/daily drawing practice similar to Jess Karp, with decent search overlap (26%) and solid content alignment (79%), pointing to a common interest in disciplined sketching routines.

Didn't Make the Cut

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#24 54% David Finch 79% 567K 17% 5
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Jess Karp?

Proko — 90% match, 4.3M subscribers; Draw like a Sir — 65% match, 2M subscribers; Sketchbook Skool — 61% match, 495K subscribers. They share a focus on drawing instruction, art education, and sketching techniques.

What type of content does Jess Karp make?

Jess Karp creates art and drawing-related content, including tutorials and sketchbook studies. Uploads occur at about 0.6 videos per week, with an average of 35.9K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Jess Karp?

We analyze Jess Karp's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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