Went viral24:41How to Draw a Portrait of Girl Using Reference Photo
1.6M viewsfrom a 12.2K subscriber channel
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How much do Portrait Drawing Tutorials YouTube channels make?
~$12.6K / mo est.
per channel posting 25 videos a month at this niche's typical $276 to $735 per video.
Small Portrait Drawing Tutorials channels are getting videos with 1.6M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
So far the typical channel here has banked $1.3K to $3.6K all-time — while the top earner sits at ~$1.8M est. Based on 1.8K videos across 8 channels we analyzed.
Part of Design & Creative Tools
Channels studied
8
1.8K videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$1.8M est.
$977K to $2.6M total
Best single video earned
~$6.8K est.
$3.7K to $9.9K per video
Most-viewed video
1.6M views
from a 1.1M subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 1.8K videos and 8 channels analyzed.
If you post 25 videos a month
$6.9K to $18.4K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
Top 10% of channels earn
$3.3K to $8.7K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average channel total
$1.3K to $3.6K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Average per video
$276 to $735
Typical single-video earnings
Top 10% of videos get
146.4K
Views on the biggest videos
Top 25% of videos get
43.9K
Views on better-performing videos
Average views per video
91.9K
Mean — a few viral hits inflate this above the percentiles
Top 25% of channels earn
$160 to $427
Better-performing channels (all time)
How often creators post
new video every 1 day
Average for channels in this niche
Earnings calculator
What could your Portrait Drawing Tutorials channel earn?
Typical Portrait Drawing Tutorials video: 24 min · ~91.9K viewsVideos per day1
Average views per video92,000
Estimated revenue
~$15.2K / mo est.
$8.3K to $22.1K a month est.
about $182.2K per year est.
Per video
~$506 est.
Videos per month
30
Estimated ad revenue based on typical Portrait Drawing Tutorials views. Not a guarantee of earnings.
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Explore this niche
Browse Design & Creative Tools YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 8 channels in Portrait Drawing Tutorials; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
8 total Portrait Drawing Tutorials YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral24:41
Went viral20:55How to Draw a Portrait of Girl Using Reference Photo 86855
690K viewsfrom a 12.2K subscriber channel
Went viral12:34Make a Portrait Drawing Look Like Engraving
680.2K viewsfrom a 160K subscriber channel
Went viral1:17:53Portrait Rendering Tutorial
562.6K viewsfrom a 169K subscriber channel
169K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$2.4Kest.$1.3K to $3.5K
Went viral12:23Portrait Drawing | With Gary Geraths | Otis College of Art and Design
342.2K viewsfrom a 40.9K subscriber channel
40.9K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$1.9Kest.$1K to $2.7K
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Why this niche works
Top Portrait Drawing Tutorials videos usually run about 18 to 30 minutes and earn an estimated $276 to $735 per video, which works out to $6.9K to $18.4K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 25 videos a month. The best ones below pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers, the clearest sign a brand new channel can still land a hit here.
The strongest recent example is “How to Draw a Portrait of Girl Using Reference Photo”, which reached 1.6M views from a 12.2K subscriber channel. Channels in Design & Creative Tools often post about new video every 1 day, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 18 to 30 minBased on 8 channels
Compare with similar niches
See how Portrait Drawing Tutorials stacks up against nearby opportunities.
Similar niches
Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $1.3K to $3.6K est. |
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Compared with adjacent niches
Related opportunities in neighboring categories.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $1.3K to $3.6K est. |
| Drawing Tutorials | Crafts & Recipes | $289 to $771 est. |
| Watercolor Painting Tutorials | Crafts & Recipes | $40 to $106 est. |
| Acrylic Painting Tutorials | Crafts & Recipes | $276 to $993 est. |
How the numbers work
How earnings are estimated, what is public, and when this page was last updated.
- Last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Data source
- Public YouTube discovery
- Built from publicly available channels and videos matched to this niche.
- Confidence
- Confidence is highest when a niche has many long-form breakout videos with known subscriber counts. Percentile ranges are precomputed from the analyzed sample; thin niches may show wider ranges or missing percentiles.
- We take a video's public view count and estimate how much ad revenue it earned, using a typical pay-per-view rate for this niche. The result is a range (low to high).
- A channel's total estimated earnings are the sum of all its individual video estimates, across the channel's entire history.
- These estimates assume all views earned ad revenue. In reality many channels have not turned on ads, so real earnings are usually lower.
- Actual earnings depend on the creator's monetization status, audience location, ad formats, sponsorships, and more.
- Verified data comes from visible YouTube channel pages and video listings. Estimated data is filled in from related channels when direct info was not available.
- Data is independently sourced from public information. NoodleTomato is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.
Read the full methodology on the Niche Finder methodology page.
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