A list of notable digital artist v-tubers (English-speaking)
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Hello and welcome to my list of digital artist v-tubers! This project is something I've started mostly for myself, while trying to find v-tubers that make art streams and other art-related content in English – something I personally enjoy but is rarely promoted within the main agencies and among most popular creators. As I only know basic Japanese, the list will focus on v-tubers that put out at least some of their content in English, with other cases delegated to honourable mentions. It will also be very subjective when it goes to in which order the v-tubers are presented and which of them get highlighted. The main logic behind it is whether they are, or are likely to be good sources of art-related content in the future. Some might disagree on my choices and that is fine. Beyond the blatant favouritism, I will try to keep the list relatively comprehensive and to keep it updated as new creators debut or graduate/stop posting content. The format of the list first refers to the v-tuber's main handle (with as link to their YouTube or Twitch account), then their affiliation and finally the primary languages they stream in.
I hope you find the list useful and interesting to explore – let's appreciate artist v-tubers together!
Ninomae Ina'nis | Hololive | English – Ina is probably the most dedicated artist v-tuber, with frequent art streams, tutorials, art collabs... Also extremely skilful and able to keep up the conversation while drawing. Her content is known for its pleasant, relaxing atmosphere.
Airani Iofifteen | Hololive | Indonesian/English/Japanese – while Ina produces most art-related content of anyone within Hololive (and possibly even beyond HL), Iofi is the only artist-themed v-tuber I know of and is probably a close second when it goes to output. Her streams have less of Bob Ross-esque, cozy quality of Ina's content, but are still consistently pleasant to watch and she definitely knows what she's doing. She's also particularly fluent in English and Japanese and can be seen in collabs on many Japanese-speaking channels.
Apricot (Froot) | Independent/VShojo | English – the British Succubus Lich definitely has the potential to challenge Ina when it goes to soothing qualities of her content. Her voice and personality are very cosy and her drawing skills extremely solid – unlike most EN artist v-tubers, she's an animation major rather than a hobbyist. Her first art streams were a bit slow, with her struggling to share attention between drawing and interacting with the viewers, but she seems to be getting used to the formula and will likely be a great source of content in foreseeable future.
Cecile | Independent | English – an artist publishing speed-paints and other art content on YouTube who recently expanded into v-tubing. Has a semi-realistic, detailed style and is very art-focused in her output so far. Created her own avatar and publishes drawings online.
Hana Macchia | Nijisanji | Indonesian/English/Japanese – the star of the Indonesian branch of Nijisanji is not primarily known for being an artist, but as a graphical design student she's been creating that kind of content occasionally since her debut, with both drawing streams and tutorials. She also collabs with other artist v-tubers of Nijisanji. Other then that, she's a versatile streamer with good grasp on English, Indonesian and Japanese, creating content in all three languages.
Chiika | Independent | English – an experienced digital artist drawing mostly in cute, chibi-like style (but not exclusively so). Does frequent art streams, with a relatively consistent schedule overall. She created her own avatar.
Kani Kanizawa | Independent | English – another British vtuber that has a long background in creating digital art and publishes her work online. She also created her own avatar. Didn't do art streams until recently due to equipment issues, but is likely to lean into that kind of content more in the future.
Honourable mentions (English-speaking):
- Yueko | Independent | English – another long-time online artist that recently branched out into v-tubing. Infrequent streams with both gaming and art content, occasionally without using the avatar.
- Nana Nanatsuki | Independent | English – a popular online artist with clear focus on art streams. However, she went on hiatus soon after debuting.
- Calliope Mori | Hololive | English – Calli is another Hololive talent with vast experience in art and animation, but who only recently started to utilize it in her streams.
- Kuzuryu Io | Independent | English – mostly publishes simple lineart and chibi drawings. Does art streams, but with an overall shaky schedule.
- Minamoto Arisa | Independent | English/Indonesian/Japanese – an Indonesian v-tuber with a relatively large amount of content, but small following. Frequent art streams and posts art online.
- Valefor | Independent | English – a male v-tuber artist with an unusual, armor-clad persona. Frequent art streams and puts out an impressive amount of high-quality drawings on social media.
- Hazard Hornet | Independent | English – male v-tuber drawing in a less traditional anime style, with robots and mecha being a prevalent theme. Frequent art streams and posts art online.
- Shinomiya | Independent | English – a versatile artist putting out mostly drawing streams. Often invites in/chats with other v-tubers during her drawing sessions.
- 2wintails | Independent | English – artist and animator/modeller with content connected to both digital drawing and Live2D models and rigging. Fairly regular schedule.
- Fuwa | Independent | English – artist with high focus on drawing streams and a cute style. Produces a lot of content and keeps a consistent schedule.
- Paprika Gallus | Independent | English – frequent art streams, tutorials etc. – stylistically and content-wise slightly more detached from otaku culture.
- Stalkeralker | Independent | English – draws in a relatively simple, cute style and publishes art regularly on social media. Rare drawing streams.
- Vyolfers | Independent | English – an artist making drawing streams and quick-draws on a semi-regular basis. Large focus on Hololive fanart.
- Moona Hoshinova | Hololive | Indonesian/English – Moona is a decent artist, but she very rarely leans into that kind of content. It's quite fun when she does, however, and there always might be more of it in the future.
- Momo | Independent | English – Momo very rarely draws on stream, but shares art on social media – usually sketches/doodles. Outside of drawing, she likely has some of the best singing skills I've seen in all of v-tubing (not an exaggeration).
Honourable mentions (non-English-speaking):
- Pochimaru | Independent | Japanese – professional mangaka and author of Pavola Reine's model. She does very frequent art streams. Collabs often with Iofi and other artist v-tubers.
- Shigure Ui | Independent | Japanese – relatively regular art content, but with limited output overall (around a single video a week). Her illustrations are of very high-quality and she created her own avatar.
- Natsume Eri | Independent | Japanese – a professional artist with nearly two decades of experience, including in visual novels/eroge. Very likeable, relatively active and with scary endurance: she once made a nearly 10-hour long art stream.
- Aoi Nabi | Independent | Korean/Japanese – professional artist and author of Amelia Watson's and Amatsuka Uto's models, among others. Created her own avatar and streams mostly art-related content.
- Konbu Wakame | Independent | Japanese – professional mangaka with predominantly art-related content, but a very scarce uploading schedule (usually 1-2 videos per month).
- Ayamy | Independent | Japanese – professional artist with a decent variety of content and frequent art streams. Author of Yozora Mel's model, alongside other v-tuber related work.
- Natori Sana | Independent | Japanese – a long-time v-tuber with a large variety of content and regular art streams. Uses a cute, predominantly chibi-like style.
- Mizuryu | Independent | Japanese – the very rare male artist v-tuber. Unlike most streamers, he primarily does comics rather than stand-alone pieces.
- Kagura Nana | Independent | Japanese – occasional art streams & posts art online. She's made a single English stream in the past, but primarily does content in Japanese. Also, produces a lot of music videos/covers.
- Houshou Marine | Hololive | Japanese – Marine was for a long time known to be a talented artist, however actual streams with her utilizing those skills are pretty rare.
- Amicia Michella & Siska Leontyne | Nijisanji | Indonesian – lesser-known members of Nijisanji ID also do art content, but sadly never in either English or Japanese.
- Hoshimachi Suisei | Hololive | Japanese – being a competent artist is among Suisei's many talents, however she seemed to have dropped drawing streams after transferring to Hololive proper.
If you've scrolled this far, thank you for checking out the blogpost! As mentioned before, I will try to keep the list up-to-date, but it depends on how much time I will have to research v-tube stuff. I know publishing it here slightly limits the possibility of leaving feedback, but if you have suggestions or want to recommend a v-tuber I didn't include, feel free to PM me on Twitter or Reddit.
Last Updated: 09/05/2021
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