Bad Ink Studios

Subscribers 422K

Videos 484

Views 98.6M

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Bad Ink Studios focuses on pulpy sci-fi and fantasy comics with an emphasis on art tutorials, inking, coloring, lettering design, and related topics. The channel uses shorts and compilations to teach comic letterings, inking, coloring, and lettering techniques, aligning with keywords like comics, manga, artist, art tutorials, and indie comics. It publishes frequently from 2023 onward, with an average of about 0.3 uploads per week and videos averaging around 10.8K views.

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#1

Proko view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 4.3M

Videos 1.1K

Views 477.5M

Appearances 24

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Both target comic artists with a strong emphasis on inking, coloring, and comic techniques, overlapping on searches like "coloring comics" and "inking comics" and sharing a high content similarity (78%) to Bad Ink Studios.

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#2

Serkworks Art Labs

69% relevance

Subscribers 27.1K

Videos 1.2K

Views 2.5M

Appearances 12

SERP 49%

Similarity 83%

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Shares a focus on lettering for comics and page lettering, aligning with Bad Ink’s audience on queries such as "comic page lettering" and "lettering for comics" and has high content similarity (83%).

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#3

Walter Ostlie

68% relevance

Subscribers 41.4K

Videos 153

Views 2.6M

Appearances 11

SERP 51%

Similarity 80%

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Converges on comic lettering and lettering design, with overlapping searches like "comic lettering" and strong content alignment (80%), indicating a similar instructional niche.

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#4

The Drawing Codex

66% relevance

Subscribers 171K

Videos 243

Views 7.5M

Appearances 7

SERP 42%

Similarity 82%

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While emphasizing fantasy and general comics drawing, it matches Bad Ink on queries like "fantasy comics drawing" and maintains high content similarity (82%), reflecting a shared instructional art audience.

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#5

Chloe Gendron

65% relevance

Subscribers 81.5K

Videos 108

Views 3.9M

Appearances 7

SERP 46%

Similarity 79%

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Appeals to ink work and pen techniques (e.g., "dip pen techniques"), overlapping Bad Ink’s audience via related inking and lettering topics, with substantial content similarity (79%).

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#6

J. Holt the Illustrator

62% relevance

Subscribers 18.8K

Videos 52

Views 527.5K

Appearances 8

SERP 33%

Similarity 81%

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Covers coloring and inking comics with tips similar to Bad Ink’s topics, evidenced by overlapping searches like "coloring comics" and high content similarity (81%).

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Discovered competitors include Proko (87% match) with 4.3M subscribers, Serkworks Art Labs (69% match) with 27K subscribers, Walter Ostlie (68% match) with 41.4K subscribers, The Drawing Codex (66% match) with 171K subscribers, and Chloe Gendron (65% match) with 81.5K subscribers. Top matches by name are Proko, Serkworks Art Labs, and Walter Ostlie, connected through overlapping queries such as coloring comics, inking comics, and lettering design for comics. Bad Ink Studios has 431K subscribers, which is smaller than Proko’s 4.3M and significantly larger than Serkworks Art Labs and Walter Ostlie, but still far behind the leading large channels; the competitors share queries like 'comic lettering,' 'ink lettering tips,' 'coloring comics,' and 'dip pen techniques'.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Bad Ink Studios?

Proko — 87% match, 4.3M subscribers; Serkworks Art Labs — 69% match, 27K subscribers; Walter Ostlie — 68% match, 41.4K subscribers. All three channels, like Bad Ink Studios, focus on art-related tutorial content and drawing instruction for comics and illustration.

What type of content does Bad Ink Studios make?

Bad Ink Studios creates short-form and instructional content about comics, manga, and art tutorials. Video titles show inking, coloring, and lettering tips, with an average of about 10.8K views per video and roughly 0.3 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Bad Ink Studios?

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