9 Artists You Need to Follow on Instagram
In this article, we collected 9 artists you need to follow on Instagram if you are interested in drawing or painting. From this list, you can pick your favorite one, but we highly recommend you to take a look at all of these accounts in order to find great drawing inspirations. These artists are collected from different areas of the world and you also won’t find two similar artists on this list. Read their story and learn tricks from them or just collect some amazing drawing ideas.
Burn Toast Creative - A provocative artist with an amazing style
Name of the Instagram account: @burnttoastcreative
Number of the followers: 258k
What does the artist do? Illustrations, sketching, digital illustration.
Burnt Toast Creative is the working alias for Canadian illustrator, Scott Martin. Scott has worked with a list of companies that includes Facebook, Samsung, and Google and he is still working on some projects for big companies like RedBull. Scott has a clean but playful style with a pinch of cynicism and his goal is to bring joy to the darker things in life with his art.
If you like colorful illustrations and great humor, he is the one you have to follow. Nowadays he often creates graphics about quarantine life, but he also has a series called Shadow Puppets. What is more, if you are interested in learning his amazing style or from Scott himself you can find him on Skillshare too. Take his course or check his Instagram, because he is one of the many artists you need to follow on Instagram. It is guaranteed that you won’t be disappointed.
Picolo - A guy with a fascinating fantasy world
Name of the Instagram account: @_picolo
Number of the followers: 2.9M
What does the artist do? Illustrations, drawing, book illustration.
Gabriel Picolo is a great artist with more than 2.8M followers on Instagram. He has a unique style and not only he draws images, but also creates amazing fantasy stories and tales. He created a special magic world through his characters and he shares this amazing fantasy universe with everyone.
He also owns a shop where everyone can buy his artworks. He also drew several wallpapers for mobile and desktop as well, so if you want a special wallpaper on your device it is worth checking his online shop. Furthermore, he illustrated a book, called “Teen Titans”, written by Kami Garcia, which is very popular among his followers.
If you like interesting and inspiring tales, such as “Icarus And The Sun” check his account and we guarantee that you will enjoy his amazing drawings.
Mr. Doodle - The artist who is doodling over the world
Name of the Instagram account: @mrdoodle
Number of the followers: 2.6M
What does the artist do? Doodling.
“There is a whole world to doodle over”, says Sam Cox, better known as Mr. Doodle. The 25 years old artist earns his living from doodling and he says that he has made more than 750,000 pieces of work. Not only is he doodling on paper, but he has also covered buildings inside and out. He always wears clothes that are covered with his doodles and designed by himself. He also creates special artworks and he is often invited to museums in order to cover blank places with his doodles. The most fascinating thing in his work is that people can watch him while he is doodling something (it can be a building, a sculpture, or even a flower). If you don’t know which artists you need to follow on Instagram, we have to say that Mr. Doodle is one of them.
Mavonva - Art for your soul
Name of the Instagram account: @mavonva
Number of the followers: 1k
What does the artist do? Paintings and fashion design.
Mavonva is an amazing brand. If you check their Instagram account we guarantee that you will be immediately relaxed and your soul will be charged by their grate vibe. On their account, you can find beautiful paintings and they also share their painting process with the world. What is more, they are launching their conscious clothing collection soon so if you are interested in fashion design too, you have to follow this account.
Moreover, if you feel unbalanced or you need to relax a bit, check their images or their thoughts about lifestyle and these paintings and tips will help you to feel better.
James Lewis - A great painter with big clients
Name of the Instagram account: @jamesllewis
Number of the followers: 1m
What does the artist do? Brush lettering, sketching, painting.
James Lewis is known for his amazing brush lettering techniques and paintings. Nowadays he not only creates logos of big brands like “The Simpsons”, “Pepsi”, “Fanta” and so on, but also paints pictures of famous animated characters. In his latest artworks, you can find portraits of Kim Possible, Aang, and SpongeBob.
If you are into drawing or painting you have to check his Instagram account. What is more, if you want to learn the basic and also advanced drawing or painting techniques from him, you are lucky, because his courses can be found on Domestika as well. Moreover, if you love his paintings you can buy them too, because he also has a webshop.
Thierry Duva - An amazing French artist
Name of the Instagram account: @thierryduvalaqua
Number of the followers: 641k
What does the artist do? Building illustrations, painting.
Have you ever seen a painting that looked like a picture? If you check Thierry Duva’s Instagram account we guarantee that you will see not only one, but hundreds. This amazing French aquarelle artist creates pictures of buildings in Paris and these look like if somebody has just taken a photo of these houses.
Thierry also has an amazing website where you can buy some of his images, art books, and fine art prints. What is more, he often has exhibitions as well so if you are interested in his artworks in present, you have a possibility to check them too.
Yehuda Devir - A great storyteller with a sense of humor
Name of the Instagram account: @jude_devir
Number of the followers: 5.6M
What does the artist do? Character and comics drawing.
Yehuda Devir is an amazing artist with a great sense of humor. He became famous because he started to draw images about his personal life with his wife. These drawings are extremely funny and people can also discover typical things that are specific to daily life in them.
Since he started drawing his daughter was born and people can find her also on Jude’s images. Additionally, Yehuda and his wife, Maya Devir created a comics book together, called “One of those days”, which is also extremely popular among their fans.
If you want to start drawing comics or characters we extremely recommend you to check Yehuda’s account for some inspiration, because he is one of the great artists you have to follow on Instagram. Moreover, by checking his account you can learn a lot about how character drawing should be done properly.
Zsofia Szasz - A Hungarian artist who’s graphics are well known among the “Game of Thrones” cast
Name of the Instagram account: @szaszsofi
Number of the followers: 13.5k
What does the artist do? Illustrations and characters.
Zsofi is a very talented young Hungarian artist who has a unique style. She likes to reimagine existing film or animated movie characters and draw them according to her own style principles. One of her biggest works was when she created graphics about “Game of Thrones” characters and she printed them on T-shirts. Then she sent these pieces of clothes to the actors and actresses who tried them on and showed them on their Instagram account. She also sent one piece to Emilia Clark who really liked the graphic that was made of Daenerys and took a picture of Zsofi’s artwork.
Zsofi also likes drawing mandalas and images about good-looking buildings, so if you are interested in unique graphics and drawing ideas check her Instagram account.
Camille - Henna CKG - An artist who’s canvas is people’s hand
Name of the Instagram account: @hennackg
Number of the followers: 160k
What does the artist do? Henna design and drawing.
If you need drawing inspiration from an artist who is working in a different area than the previous ones, @hennackg is perfect for you. Camille, the owner of Henna CKG is a Canadian henna artist who is living in Montreal. She designs and creates henna patterns for everyone who loves this amazing and unique art. What is more, she also has her own eCommerce shop where people can henna supplies. They ship worldwide so if you fall in love with henna drawing no matter where you live you can order your own supplies from her webshop. Additionally, Camille has a YouTube channel, so if you need extra inspiration and you want to learn the specific techniques this profession requires, check her channel too.
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