InstagramArt & IllustrationUpdated: August 16, 2026

Top Art and Illustration Creators on Instagram Right Now

This page tracks the Art and Illustration creators pulling the most reach on Instagram right now. The sample includes 67 public posts collected this week. Across this sample, posts averaged 285,246 views with a median engagement rate of 5.07%.

ContentScout's own analysis: we sample real public posts matching art & illustration search terms on Instagram and score them by how much engagement they're getting relative to how recently they were posted. The ranking measures reach pulled inside this sample, not follower count or account size.

285K

Avg. views

5.1%

Median engagement

Posts analyzed

First week with data

Vs. last week

@paulkenton
Sounds of the studio 🎨🔉#art #painting #artist #newyork #artprocess
3.8M
total views
1
posts
5.8%
engagement
@dulfoart_style
How to draw Foot beginner to legend #drawing #tutorial #howtodraw #sketch #art
3.3M
total views
1
posts
1.9%
engagement
@nickhartist
A dive into my art process, sculpting and painting this coral inspired piece titled ‘Ocean Veins’ . #artprocess #texture #aqua #coral #painting
2.1M
total views
2
posts
6.2%
engagement
@sabbbbern
a well needed NYC rain #nyc #nycart #artistsofig #drawing #art
1.4M
total views
1
posts
6.6%
engagement
@raoof.h
Time lapse drawing #timelapse #draw #drawing #art
1.2M
total views
1
posts
7.8%
engagement
@artsfusionstudio_
4 Easy Drawing Tutorial diy Like ❤️ Save share it . . . . . . . . #kidsdrawing #diycrafts #howtodraw #simpledrawing #creativity artsfusionstudio
950K
total views
3
posts
1.5%
engagement
@pedrocovo
Real time process video from the last couple of sessions on this painting. No timelapse or speed up. Just the slow grind which feels like a more honest way to portray how I paint. I cover a lot of spa
697K
total views
1
posts
5.1%
engagement
@harvath.art
10 videos to start drawing as a beginner #digitalart #art #drawing #artstudent #artreels Want to learn how to draw but don’t know where to start? Here’s how you can actually learn to draw with just
573K
total views
1
posts
3.4%
engagement
@kevin_zych
How to Draw—or at least get started!—in a minute. This exercise is called pure contour line drawing and it offers beginners an easy introduction to the craft. From here, we can add more steps, like me
554K
total views
1
posts
7.7%
engagement
@kamisukimifu
painting process❄️ #art #texturedart #impastopainting #speedpaint #acrylicpainting
446K
total views
1
posts
11.1%
engagement
@artcongnard
🐈‍⬛🧹 #illustration #childrenbook #artprocess #colorpencil #cuteart
382K
total views
1
posts
8.4%
engagement
@ponarsher
Being an artist… #art #studio #artist #funny #crazy #paintings #creation
353K
total views
1
posts
4.7%
engagement
@_angeritza_
Don’t underestimate what you can do in one year #art #artwork #acrylicpaint #artist #paint
277K
total views
1
posts
8.5%
engagement
@milanartinstitute
Here’s a fun mixed media process that can get you a beautiful painting in a short amount of time! . . . #artistoninstagram #mixedmedia #artreelsofinstagram #artprocess #artistsoninstagram #acrylicpain
245K
total views
1
posts
3.1%
engagement
@nanokasan
#illustration #digitalart #illustrator #illustragram
232K
total views
1
posts
11.4%
engagement
@serendipitytheartist
A quick lil tutorial on how I draw faces! 💖 Admittedly some things are slightly crooked here, I never claimed to be perfect 😂 At least you know this isn’t AI! Anyways if you want to watch a full len
218K
total views
1
posts
1.6%
engagement
@bkartchitect01
Perfect for fast sketching objects...#art #drawing #tutorial
199K
total views
1
posts
1.0%
engagement
@the_tinted_palette
🧡✨ Acrylics on canvas . . . . . . #acrylicpainting #artist #explorepage #ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ #the_tinted_palette
198K
total views
1
posts
5.7%
engagement
@textuuri
Making exquisite textured art 🎨 Here's the process. In brief. Feel free to ask if you have any questions about creating! I am happy to help. 😊 Ps. New batch of my texture paste is ready in a few
197K
total views
1
posts
1.6%
engagement
@daniwatercolors
Watercolor timelapse painting of a lake in the mountains🌲 Landscape paintings like this are always a joy to paint. I love the calmness and the feeling of serenity of this scene. If you want to att
192K
total views
1
posts
3.1%
engagement
@randomcreativeillustrations
How to make satisfying art process videos - - - - #artprocess #arttips #artaccount #videotips #drawingtips
170K
total views
1
posts
21.9%
engagement
@tanya
💅🏻 #art #process #sculpture #painting
158K
total views
1
posts
5.9%
engagement
@lukasleibeart
Do you agree? #artist #artlife
115K
total views
1
posts
2.5%
engagement
@janefrenchartist
Here’s a timelapse video of the early stages of painting this portrait (see previous post). Frustratingly, I managed to not capture the final stages! This painting is in oils on a 30cm x 35cm artboard
100K
total views
1
posts
5.9%
engagement
@margaretmoralesart
Here’s the timelapse version of my traditional painting! I used the digital painting I made previously as a reference for this. I wanted to see how the colors and textures will look like as I try to r
95K
total views
1
posts
7.3%
engagement

questions

Questions, answered.

How is this ranking measured?+

ContentScout reads social data to score and rank creators based on their performance within the sampled public posts. This ranking reflects reach inside the current sample, not overall account size.

Who is ranked first in the current sample?+

@paulkenton leads the ranking with 1 post, 3,774,689 total views, and a median engagement rate of 5.80%.

What creator has the highest median engagement rate in the top 20?+

@nanokasan has the highest median engagement rate in this group at 11.37%, generated from 1 post with 232,277 total views.

How many posts were analyzed for this ranking?+

The data is based on 67 real public posts sampled this week for the Art and Illustration niche.