Messy cross-hatching and a five-second fix: Jmarron's lesson carries CrAZy . aRT
With nothing new posted, a five-week-old shading tip has passed a third of a million views, and two anatomy shortcuts from September follow it.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Why your cross-hatching looks messy (and how to fix it) || Jmarron
CrAZy . aRT took the week off. With nothing new on the channel, the work fell to a short lesson from late August: "Why your cross-hatching looks messy (and how to fix it) || Jmarron." Its description bills it as a five-second trick for mastering shading. Thirty-seven days in, it has passed 340,000 views and is still drawing more daily viewers than anything else on the channel.
The artist is Jmarron. His name sits at the end of every recent title, and the channel's about text singles him out for special thanks. The next two videos with the most momentum continue his September run of shortcuts, one on drawing torsos and one on drawing arms, both promising to do without complex guidelines or anatomy. Both are younger and smaller. Perhaps the shading tip simply had a head start, or perhaps hatching is the problem more people want solved.
Overall, the channel ran about a quarter below its usual daily views, which is a gentle dip for a week with no uploads. Its neighbors were in a similar mood. MADABOUTLEGO, Jared Polin and Sam Builds were all under their usual pace, though Sam Builds still pulls millions of views a day. Nakshi Kantha World edged above its norm, and Oscar Owen Magic held perfectly level.
The about page still points to a road to 1.99 million subscribers. For now, a pencil, some crossed lines and Jmarron's fix are carrying the channel along it.
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The videos drawing views on CrAZy . aRT right now
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- CrAZy . aRT
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- 1,660,000
- Videos published this week
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