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For an art-focused YouTube channel, I’d look at these first:

• vidiq.com — Best overall for competitor + keyword research. It can compare competitors, identify their top-performing videos, surface titles/thumbnails, export competitor keywords, and provide keyword volume/competition/trend data. vidIQ vidIQ

Best if: you want the software to tell you what topics/keywords to target and how competitors are packaging them.

• tubebuddy.com — Best for optimizing and testing your own packaging. Its strengths include keyword research, SEO optimization, thumbnail analysis, and title/thumbnail testing. vidIQ

Best if: you already have ideas and want to systematically improve CTR.

• ViewStats — Best for studying winning videos/outliers. It's particularly useful for seeing which videos dramatically outperform a channel's normal baseline, then examining their titles and thumbnails for patterns. TubeAnalytics

Best if: your question is “What kinds of art videos are actually breaking out?”

What I'd use for an art channel

If you're trying to improve titles + keywords + thumbnails simultaneously, I'd start with vidIQ. Its competitor tools specifically expose competitor top videos, titles, thumbnails and keywords, while its keyword tools provide search-volume, competition and trend information. vidIQ vidIQ

Then I'd use YouTube Studio's own A/B testing to validate the thumbnails/titles on your actual audience rather than trusting a tool's predicted score. YouTube now supports testing up to three titles and thumbnails on eligible videos. vidIQ

For example, if your art channel is about digital painting, I'd have the workflow analyze 10–20 competing channels and look for:

1. Recurring keywords — e.g. “digital painting tutorial,” “Procreate portrait,” “paint like…”
2. Outlier topics — videos getting dramatically more views than that creator normally gets.
3. Title structures — curiosity vs. tutorial vs. challenge vs. transformation.
4. Thumbnail patterns — finished artwork, before/after, close-up detail, face/reaction, text/no text, color schemes.
5. Content gaps — topics competitors aren't covering well.
6. Your opportunity — generate several title/thumbnail concepts that use the successful pattern without copying the competitor.

My pick: vidIQ first, TubeBuddy second if you want serious A/B testing, and ViewStats if competitor/outlier research is your main priority. vidIQ TubeAnalytics

If you tell me what kind of art your channel makes (painting, digital art, drawing, photography, AI art, etc.), I can also recommend the best specific tool + workflow for your niche, including which competitor metrics to pay attention to.

If your goal is specifically “analyze competing art channels → find winning keywords/titles → suggest stronger thumbnails and metadata,” I’d start with vidIQ.

My top picks

1. vidIQ — best match for what you described

vidIQ Competitor Analysis

It can track competitors, identify their top-performing videos, compare views/growth, analyze their titles and thumbnails, and export competitor keywords. vidiq.com

Its optimization tools also evaluate titles, thumbnails, keywords, descriptions and tags, and generate alternative titles and thumbnail concepts. vidiq.comsupport.vidiq.com

For an art channel, I'd use it to find patterns such as:

• “watercolor painting” vs. “watercolor tutorial”
• portrait/landscape/fantasy keywords
• recurring title structures among successful artists
• which competitor videos are unusually successful relative to that channel's normal views
• thumbnail styles/color schemes that repeatedly appear on high-performing videos
• keyword combinations with high search volume but lower competition

vidIQ's keyword tool specifically provides search-volume/competition information and related/matching keywords. support.vidiq.com

2. TubeBuddy — particularly good if you want testing

TubeBuddy

I'd put TubeBuddy second. Its strength is more in channel management, SEO workflow and testing, whereas vidIQ currently puts more emphasis on competitor research and discovering winning content. vidiq.com

3. YouTube Studio — don't overlook the free option

YouTube Studio

YouTube itself gives you valuable audience/search information. Its Audience tab can show other videos your viewers watched, which can be extremely useful for finding the actual thumbnail/title patterns your audience responds to. YouTube also recommends keeping titles concise and putting important words toward the beginning. support.google.com

What I'd do for an art channel

I'd actually combine YouTube Studio + vidIQ rather than rely entirely on an SEO score.

Workflow:

1. Put 5–10 competing art channels into vidIQ.
2. Sort their videos by views, views/hour and recent performance.
3. Pull out the titles and thumbnails of their biggest outliers.
4. Identify recurring subjects + keywords + title structures.
5. Run those subjects through vidIQ's keyword research.
6. Generate 5–10 title variations.
7. Create 3–4 genuinely different thumbnail concepts—not just color variations.
8. Use YouTube's own analytics/A/B testing where available to determine what actually wins with your audience.

One important caveat: don't optimize purely for keywords. For art content, the thumbnail and title's promise often matter more than stuffing metadata with tags. vidIQ's current own optimization system, for example, weights title and thumbnail much more heavily than description and tags. vidiq.comsupport.vidiq.com

If you tell me what kind of art your channel makes (digital painting, watercolor, drawing, AI art, acrylic, tutorials, speedpaints, etc.) and roughly how many subscribers you have, I can recommend the best specific software/workflow and the competitor channels I'd analyze.

Yes. For an art channel, I’d focus on tools that can analyze competitor videos + titles + keywords + thumbnails, rather than generic social-media analytics.

My top picks

What I'd use for your art channel

If you want one tool: I'd start with vidIQ.

Its current feature set is particularly suited to your question because it combines keyword research, competitor tracking, outlier discovery, trends, and AI-assisted titles/thumbnails. vidIQ

But if thumbnail optimization is your biggest concern, I'd lean toward:

vidIQ → research competitors/keywords → TubeBuddy or YouTube Studio → test your thumbnails/titles.

YouTube itself now has native A/B testing for eligible videos, while TubeBuddy adds its own testing workflow. vidIQ

For an art channel specifically

I'd analyze competitors for things like:

• Subject: portrait, landscape, digital painting, watercolor, etc.
• Viewer intent: tutorial vs. inspiration vs. challenge vs. process
• Title structure: "I Painted...", "How to...", "The Secret to...", etc.
• Keywords: digital painting tutorial, Procreate portrait, oil painting techniques, etc.
• Thumbnail composition: finished artwork vs. before/after vs. artist + artwork
• Color/style: which thumbnail visual patterns repeat among high-performing videos
• Outliers: videos getting dramatically more views than that creator's normal baseline
• Content gaps: topics competitors aren't covering well

The important distinction is that high view count alone isn't enough. You want to find videos that overperform relative to that competitor's normal channel performance. That's where outlier/competitor tools become especially valuable. TubeAnalytics UTubeKit

My recommendation: start with vidIQ, and don't pay for several tools immediately. If you tell me what kind of art you make (e.g. watercolor, digital art, painting, drawing, AI art, tutorials, speedpaints), I can also recommend the best tool + exact competitor-analysis workflow for your niche.

Its current feature set is particularly suited to your question because it combines keyword research, competitor tracking, outlier discovery, trends, and AI-assisted titles/thumbnails. vidIQ

But if thumbnail optimization is your biggest concern, I'd lean toward:

vidIQ → research competitors/keywords → TubeBuddy or YouTube Studio → test your thumbnails/titles.

YouTube itself now has native A/B testing for eligible videos, while TubeBuddy adds its own testing workflow.

For an art channel specifically

I'd analyze competitors for things like:

For an art YouTube channel, I’d narrow it down to these:

My pick for your use case

I'd start with vidIQ if your main question is:

“What are successful art channels ranking for, and how can I make my title/keywords better?”

Its keyword research provides search volume, competition, related terms, questions, and rising keywords, while its optimization tools specifically evaluate titles, thumbnails, descriptions, and SEO. vidiq.com

Choose TubeBuddy instead if your priority is:

“Show me what my competitors are doing and help me test different thumbnails.”

Its competitor tool can benchmark against multiple competing channels, while its thumbnail tools and A/B testing are particularly useful for improving CTR. www.tubebuddy.com

One important caveat: don't blindly copy competitors' tags or titles. For art, I'd use competitor analysis to identify patterns—subject matter, title structures, color/contrast, composition, emotional hooks, and recurring search phrases—then build something distinctive around your own artwork.

If you tell me what kind of art you make (digital art, painting, drawing, AI art, tutorials, speedpaints, etc.), I can also tell you which tool/plan is most worth paying for and how I'd use it to analyze 5–10 competing channels.

Yes. For an art/visual YouTube channel, I’d narrow it down to these:

My pick: vidIQ

For what you're describing, vidIQ is probably the closest match. Its current tools can analyze competitors, research keywords using search volume/competition, score titles, and provide AI thumbnail suggestions. support.vidiq.com

For example, you could research 10 successful art channels and look for patterns such as:

• Titles: I Tried Painting Like ___, The Secret to..., I Painted...
• Keywords: watercolor, acrylic painting, digital art, oil painting, plein air, etc.
• Thumbnail patterns: close-up artwork vs. artist + artwork, bright backgrounds, before/after, large text/no text
• Outlier videos: videos getting dramatically more views than the channel normally gets
• Content gaps: subjects/styles competitors aren't covering
• Packaging combinations: which title + thumbnail concept repeatedly appears on successful videos

vidIQ also integrates its optimization tools directly into YouTube Studio, including title, description, tag and thumbnail suggestions. support.vidiq.com

I'd actually use a 2-tool setup

vidIQ + ViewStats would be particularly useful for an art channel:

ViewStats → discover what's winning
vidIQ → figure out why it might work and optimize your version

If you're serious about thumbnails, I'd also consider TubeBuddy, because its workflow emphasizes testing titles/thumbnails rather than simply giving you an optimization score. www.learningrevolution.net

One important caveat: don't blindly copy competitors' keywords or thumbnails. The goal is to identify patterns—especially why viewers click—and then translate those patterns into your own artistic identity.

If you tell me what kind of art channel you have (painting, digital art, drawing, AI art, tutorials, art history, etc.), I can recommend the best specific tool + workflow for analyzing your 5–10 biggest competitors, including exactly what metrics to look at.

Yes. For an art channel, I’d look at three layers rather than relying on one tool:

What I'd use for an art channel

vidIQ + YouTube Studio is probably the best starting combination.

For example, suppose you make watercolor tutorials. You could use vidIQ to investigate competitors and discover patterns such as:

• "watercolor landscape tutorial"
• "easy watercolor painting"
• "watercolor mistakes"
• "I tried painting ___"
• specific subjects that repeatedly outperform the channels' averages

Then look at the top-performing videos, not merely the videos with the most views. Examine the relationship between:

subject → title promise → thumbnail image → apparent emotional hook

YouTube itself recommends using the Audience/Analytics data to see what other videos your viewers watch, and its Inspiration tools can generate title and thumbnail ideas based on related content. support.google.comsupport.google.com

One important distinction

Don't let a tool convince you that "SEO score = good video."

For an art channel, I'd optimize in this order:

1. Thumbnail concept → 2. Title/curiosity → 3. Topic demand → 4. Keywords/metadata

A beautiful thumbnail with a strong visual idea can outperform a heavily keyword-optimized title. YouTube notes that viewers generally encounter the thumbnail and title first, and recommends keeping thumbnails relatively simple and titles either clearly searchable or curiosity-driven. support.google.comsupport.google.com

If you tell me what kind of art your channel covers (painting, digital art, drawing, AI art, tutorials, art history, etc.), I can recommend the best 2–3 tools specifically for your niche and show you a competitor-analysis workflow for finding better titles, keywords, and thumbnail concepts.

For an art-focused YouTube channel, I’d start with vidIQ, then optionally pair it with ViewStats or TubeBuddy.

What I'd use for an art channel

1. vidIQ → research competitors + keywords

Give it 5–10 art channels you consider competitors. Look for:

• Titles that repeatedly outperform the channel's normal views
• Recurring keywords: acrylic painting, watercolor tutorial, digital art, sketchbook, procreate, etc.
• Search volume vs. competition
• Title structures that create curiosity
• Thumbnail patterns that recur among successful videos

vidIQ specifically provides competitor research, keyword scores, related keywords, title recommendations, descriptions, tags, and thumbnail tools. support.vidiq.com

2. ViewStats → find the "why did THIS video blow up?" videos

This is especially valuable for art because you can identify visual patterns such as:

finished artwork + dramatic transformation
unusual color palette
recognizable artist/style
before → after
"I tried X"
extreme challenge
large close-up of artwork

Then compare those patterns across several competitors rather than copying one thumbnail.

3. TubeBuddy → test your packaging

Once you've made a video, test different thumbnail/title combinations rather than assuming the highest-scoring SEO title will get the most clicks.

One important distinction

Don't optimize an art channel only for keywords.

For many art videos, the bigger opportunity is packaging: the combination of thumbnail + title + concept. A keyword like "acrylic painting tutorial" may be useful for search, but a title such as "I Tried Painting With ONLY 3 Colors" can create much stronger curiosity if the thumbnail makes the challenge immediately understandable.

So my preferred stack would be:

vidIQ → discover keywords/competitors → ViewStats → study winning thumbnails → YouTube Studio → measure CTR/retention → TubeBuddy → A/B test

If you tell me what kind of art your channel makes (painting, drawing, digital art, mixed media, AI art, tutorials, etc.), I can also tell you exactly what competitor metrics and thumbnail patterns I'd analyze for that niche.

Yes. For an art channel, I’d look at three tools in particular, because they cover slightly different parts of the job:

My pick for your use case: vidIQ + ViewStats

vidIQ is probably the best starting point if you want the software to help answer “What are other art channels doing that I could do better?” It provides competitor research, keyword data, trend discovery, outlier videos, and AI-assisted title/content ideas. www.previral.ai

ViewStats is particularly useful for the visual side: finding competitor videos that dramatically outperform that channel's normal results and studying their titles/thumbnails. Recent comparisons specifically identify it as a strong tool for outlier and thumbnail research. www.tubeanalytics.net

Then use TubeBuddy when you actually publish. Its strength is optimization and experimentation, including thumbnail/title A/B testing and metadata workflows. www.tubeanalytics.netwww.overseeros.com

For an art channel, I'd use this workflow

1. Find 10–20 competing art channels in your exact niche.
2. Use vidIQ/ViewStats to identify their unusually successful videos.
3. Look for repeated patterns in:
   • title wording
   • subject matter
   • keywords
   • thumbnail composition
   • colors
   • facial expressions/emotion
   • amount of text
   • before/after or transformation imagery
4. Build your own title around the same audience demand, rather than copying the competitor's wording.
5. Create 2–3 genuinely different thumbnail concepts.
6. A/B test the strongest variants with TubeBuddy or YouTube's own testing functionality.
7. Feed the resulting CTR/watch-time data back into your next round.

One important caveat: no tool can reliably tell you “this thumbnail will get X% CTR.” Thumbnail analyzers can identify obvious visual problems, but actual performance depends heavily on the audience, title-thumbnail combination, topic, and competing videos shown alongside yours. www.overseeros.com

If you tell me what kind of art channel you have (digital painting, drawing tutorials, watercolor, AI art, painting restoration, art history, etc.) and roughly how many subscribers you have, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and the exact competitor-analysis workflow I'd use for your channel.

Yes. For an art-focused YouTube channel, I’d look at these tools:

What I'd pick for your specific use case

Start with vidIQ + YouTube Studio.

Use vidIQ to study, for example, the 10–20 art channels you consider competitors:

• Which subjects consistently get views
• Repeated keywords in their titles
• Title structures that outperform their normal videos
• Thumbnail patterns
• Topics where smaller channels are getting disproportionate views
• Related search terms and content ideas

Then use YouTube Studio for the information that matters most: how your audience actually responds. YouTube specifically recommends using its Research/Audience tools to see what viewers search for and what other videos they watch. support.google.com

One important caveat: don't optimize primarily around tags. YouTube says your title, thumbnail, and description are more important for discovery, while tags play only a minimal role except for things like common misspellings. support.google.com

For an art channel, I'd therefore optimize the workflow as:

Competitor videos → winning topics → keyword/search intent → title concepts → thumbnail concepts → publish → measure CTR/retention → iterate.

YouTube itself emphasizes that the title and thumbnail are crucial to getting viewers to choose the video, while actual performance depends on whether viewers continue watching and are satisfied. support.google.comsupport.google.com

If you tell me what kind of art you make (digital painting, drawing, watercolor, AI art, tutorials, painting restoration, etc.) and roughly how many subscribers you have, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and a competitor-analysis workflow specifically for your niche.

For an art-focused YouTube channel, I’d start with vidIQ and TubeBuddy—but they’re strongest in slightly different ways.

My picks

If I were running your art channel

I'd use vidIQ as the main research tool.

For example, suppose you're making a video about watercolor landscapes. You could research competitors and discover that:

• "watercolor painting tutorial" has high competition
• "loose watercolor landscape" has better opportunity
• certain competitor titles repeatedly use formats like "I Tried...", "Paint This With Me", or "5 Mistakes..."
• successful thumbnails consistently use a finished painting + close-up detail + very little text

vidIQ can surface competitor keywords and provide title/thumbnail optimization suggestions directly in YouTube Studio. vidiq.comsupport.vidiq.com

Then I'd use TubeBuddy to test the actual thumbnail concepts, rather than blindly copying what competitors do. Its Thumbnail Analyzer specifically evaluates designs and supports thumbnail A/B testing. www.tubebuddy.com

One important point: don't optimize purely for keyword density. For art, the title + thumbnail "package" is often more important than stuffing metadata with tags. Even vidIQ's current optimization system puts substantially more weight on title and thumbnail than description/tags. support.vidiq.com

Best overall stack:
vidIQ → competitor/title/keyword research → create 2–4 thumbnail concepts → TubeBuddy → test/compare → YouTube Studio → watch CTR and retention.

If you tell me what kind of art your channel covers (digital art, painting, drawing, AI art, tutorials, etc.) and roughly how many subscribers you have, I can recommend the cheapest tool/plan combination and a competitor-analysis workflow specifically for your niche.

For an art-focused YouTube channel, I’d start with vidIQ. It’s particularly close to what you’re describing because it combines competitor research, keyword analysis, title suggestions, thumbnail feedback, and metadata optimization.

Best options

1. vidIQ — best all-around choice

• Analyze competitor channels and their successful videos. support.vidiq.com
• Research keywords using search volume and competition estimates. support.vidiq.comwww.tubebuddy.comwww.tubebuddy.comwww.tubebuddy.com
• Get AI suggestions for titles, descriptions, tags, and thumbnails. support.vidiq.com
• Its thumbnail analysis looks at things like contrast, readability, emotional impact, visual balance, and differentiation from competitors. vidiq.com

2. TubeBuddy — best for thumbnail/CTR experimentation

• Keyword Explorer helps identify high-volume and lower-competition opportunities. www.tubebuddy.com
• Its Thumbnail Analyzer gives AI-based feedback and predictive scoring.
• Its Click Magnet/A-B testing tools are aimed specifically at improving CTR and comparing thumbnail/title variations. www.tubebuddy.com
• It can also inspect competitors' tags and compare them with yours. www.tubebuddy.com

What I'd use for an art channel

If your goal is something like:

“Show me what successful digital-art / painting / drawing channels are doing, identify patterns in their titles and keywords, then tell me how I could make my thumbnail and metadata more compelling.”

I'd choose vidIQ first, because its competitor research + keyword research + AI thumbnail/title workflow is unusually well aligned with that job.

One important caveat: don't treat keyword scores as the whole strategy. For art, thumbnails and the concept of the video often matter more than stuffing keywords into metadata. In fact, vidIQ's current optimization system weights title and thumbnail at 96% of its optimization score, versus only 3.5% combined for description, tags, and posting time. support.vidiq.com

If you tell me what kind of art your channel makes (digital painting, watercolor, drawing tutorials, AI art, concept art, etc.), I can also recommend a specific competitor-analysis workflow and the best tool stack for that niche.

For an art channel, I’d prioritize competitor intelligence + thumbnail analysis + keyword research, rather than a generic SEO tool.

My top picks

1. vidIQ — best all-in-one choice
   • Lets you track/analyze competitors and identify their top-performing videos. support.vidiq.com
   • Keyword research includes search volume, competition, related terms, questions, and rising keywords. support.vidiq.com
   • Its current tools can suggest titles, descriptions, tags, and thumbnail concepts, and score/critique your existing packaging. vidiq.com
   • Particularly useful for answering: “What are successful art channels doing that I could adapt?”

2. TubeBuddy — good alternative
   • Strong on YouTube keyword research, SEO, and thumbnail creation. vidIQ's current comparison also lists competitor analysis among the capabilities being compared. vidiq.com
   • I'd choose it over vidIQ if you mainly want SEO/keyword workflow rather than deeper competitor research.

3. YouTube Studio — essential free baseline
   • Don't overlook your own Analytics. Competitor tools can tell you what they are doing, but your impressions, CTR, retention, traffic sources, and returning viewers tell you what your particular audience responds to.
   • For thumbnails especially, compare your own high-CTR videos against low-CTR ones before copying competitor styles.

What I'd use for an art channel

I'd actually build a workflow like:

Competitor videos → identify outliers → analyze title patterns + keywords → study thumbnail patterns → create 3–5 packaging concepts → test against your own historical CTR.

For example, suppose you make digital painting videos. Instead of simply targeting “digital art tutorial,” you could discover that competitors are getting disproportionate views from concepts such as:

“I Tried Painting ___ in 7 Different Styles”

or

“I Ruined This Painting… Then Fixed It”

The important thing isn't copying the title. It's identifying the repeatable concept, emotional hook, keyword, and visual thumbnail pattern behind the successful videos.

My recommendation: start with vidIQ. Its current feature set is unusually close to exactly what you're asking for: competitor tracking + keyword intelligence + title optimization + thumbnail feedback/generation. vidiq.com

If you tell me what kind of art your channel makes (digital painting, watercolor, drawing, AI art, acrylics, tutorials, speedpaints, etc.), I can also recommend the best 2–3 tools specifically for that niche and explain what each would analyze for you.

For an art YouTube channel, I’d shortlist these:

1. vidIQ — best all-around choice
   • Analyze competitors and their top-performing videos.
   • Research keywords with search-volume/competition estimates.
   • Generate/improve titles, descriptions, tags, and thumbnails.
   • Its upload tools can score your title/thumbnail and suggest alternatives. support.vidiq.com
   • Particularly useful if you want one tool covering competitor research → keywords → metadata → thumbnail concepts.

2. Viewstats — best for thumbnail/competitor research
   • Strong emphasis on finding outlier videos and analyzing what is working in a niche.
   • Its Thumbnail Search lets you study high-performing thumbnail styles, while Competitors tracks other channels. www.viewstats.com
   • I'd choose this if your biggest question is “What kinds of thumbnails are getting clicks in art right now?”

3. TubeBuddy — good SEO-focused alternative
   • Keyword research, SEO optimization, thumbnail tools, and title/metadata assistance.
   • It overlaps considerably with vidIQ, so I wouldn't pay for both initially. vidiq.com

What I'd use for an art channel

Start with vidIQ + YouTube Studio. Use vidIQ to identify patterns among competing art channels—e.g. “oil painting tutorial,” “procreate process,” “watercolor landscape,” “drawing challenge,” etc.—then compare:

Competitor video → title structure → keyword → thumbnail composition → views relative to channel size

For thumbnails specifically, I'd add Viewstats if you want deeper competitive thumbnail research. It is designed around identifying successful thumbnail patterns and outlier videos. www.viewstats.com

One important caveat: don't optimize purely for keyword scores. For art channels, the visual promise and curiosity in the thumbnail/title often matter more than stuffing metadata with keywords. Even vidIQ's current optimization system gives title + thumbnail 96% of its optimization score, versus 3.5% combined for description, tags, and posting time. support.vidiq.comsupport.vidiq.com

If you tell me what kind of art your channel makes (digital art, painting, drawing, AI art, tutorials, speedpaints, etc.), I can recommend the best 2–3 tools and a specific competitor-analysis workflow for your niche.

For an art/creative YouTube channel, I’d narrow it down to two serious options:

1. vidIQ — best overall for competitor research

This is probably my first choice for what you described. vidIQ can:

• Track and compare competitor channels
• Analyze what competitors are doing successfully
• Research YouTube keywords, including search volume, competition, trends, and related terms
• Generate title and description suggestions
• Analyze/recommend thumbnails
• Identify breakout videos and content opportunities support.vidiq.com

A particularly interesting feature in 2026 is vidIQ MCP, which can connect its live YouTube intelligence to AI assistants. It can analyze competitor titles, thumbnails, videos, trends, and channel analytics conversationally. support.vidiq.comsupport.vidiq.com

For your use case: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

2. TubeBuddy — best for thumbnail + metadata optimization

TubeBuddy is especially compelling if your priority is "How should I package this video better?"

Its tools include:

• Competitor Analysis — compare your channel with up to 10 competitors and identify videos/content patterns that are working. www.tubebuddy.com
• Keyword Explorer — keyword demand, competition, related keywords and search opportunities. www.tubebuddy.com
• SEO Studio — scores and helps optimize titles, descriptions and tags. www.tubebuddy.com
• Thumbnail Analyzer — gives a predictive thumbnail score and analyzes what viewers are likely to notice. support.tubebuddy.com
• A/B testing for thumbnails/titles, allowing you to test which packaging actually gets more clicks. www.tubebuddy.com

For your use case: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

What I'd choose for an art channel

My recommendation: start with vidIQ. Its competitor + keyword + content intelligence combination is particularly well suited to figuring out why other art channels are getting views rather than simply copying their tags. support.vidiq.comsupport.vidiq.com

One important caveat: don't optimize purely for keyword scores. YouTube search volume estimates are estimates, and even TubeBuddy explicitly recommends using human judgment and keeping keywords relevant to the actual video. support.tubebuddy.com

If you tell me what kind of art your channel makes (digital painting, watercolor, drawing tutorials, AI art, painting, illustration, etc.), I can also compare vidIQ vs TubeBuddy specifically for that niche and tell you which features are actually worth paying for.