markcrilley

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 849

Views 412.6M

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markcrilley specializes in how-to-draw content focused on manga, anime, and general drawing tutorials, with an emphasis on facial features, chibi characters, and page/layout techniques. The channel uses educational, time-lapse, and demo-style videos and covers a range from character design basics to coloring with markers, often addressing practical drawing methods. With 3M subscribers and about 849 videos published since 2006, the channel averages around 237.5K views per video, indicating a steady output of long-form tutorials and topic-focused content.

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#1

Proko view on YouTube ▶

88% relevance

Subscribers 4.3M

Videos 1.1K

Views 477.5M

Appearances 45

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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Strong overlap with markcrilley in comic drawing techniques and character design basics (search 100%, content 80%), indicating a similar audience and focus on figure/character illustration with instructional tutorials.

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61% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 106

Views 104.5M

Appearances 16

SERP 33%

Similarity 80%

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Similar audience for manga-style figure drawing and portrait basics (search 33%, content 80%), showing alignment on character design and facial construction despite stylistic differences.

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60% relevance

Subscribers 882K

Videos 435

Views 107.2M

Appearances 11

SERP 29%

Similarity 81%

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Shares emphasis on character design basics and facial feature drawing (search 29%, content 81%), indicating a comparable tutorial-driven channel for stylized character art including chibi elements.

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55% relevance

Subscribers 119K

Videos 1.1K

Views 8.6M

Appearances 8

SERP 22%

Similarity 77%

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Closely aligned with markcrilley on manga-focused topics like how to draw manga and page layout (search 22%, content 77%), reflecting a similar niche in comic art instruction.

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54% relevance

Subscribers 297K

Videos 149

Views 23.1M

Appearances 6

SERP 14%

Similarity 81%

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54% relevance

Subscribers 63.8K

Videos 328

Views 4.9M

Appearances 2

SERP 10%

Similarity 83%

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Shares marker coloring tutorials, appealing to a similar DIY art audience (search 10%, content 83%), though content focuses more on coloring media than comics.

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Top competitors identified are Proko (88% match) and Draw like a Sir (61% match). Proko and markcrilley overlap on topics like comic drawing techniques, character design basics, and page layout for comics, aligning with markcrilley’s search queries such as how to draw manga and page layout comic. Draw like a Sir aligns with queries about how to draw manga, draw faces portrait tutorial, and character design basics. Proko has 4.3M subscribers, larger than markcrilley’s 3M, while Draw like a Sir has 2M subscribers. The overlap centers on instructional drawing content, manga-style techniques, and figure/face drawing tutorials, which positions them as direct competitors in the same educational drawing space.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to markcrilley?

Proko — 88% match, 4.3M subscribers; Draw like a Sir — 61% match, 2M subscribers; pikat — 60% match, 882K subscribers. All three are channels focused on drawing tutorials and art education, offering instructional content similar to markcrilley.

What type of content does markcrilley make?

Markcrilley creates drawing and art tutorials, including manga/anime-related content. Video titles indicate tutorials, time lapses, and class-style content (e.g., Self Portrait: Eyes, How to Draw a FACE IN PROFILE, Adding Color with Markers). The channel averages about 237.5K views per video, with multiple uploads per week (exact weekly frequency not specified).

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