Maximiliano Ugarte

Maximiliano Ugarte

Maximiliano León Ugarte Villanueva is a Chilean artist and cultural manager who creates online content about artistic drawing. Better known as TheMaxiArte, his work focuses on bringing drawing to beginners as well as offering new techniques to more experienced people, using different platforms such as Youtube or Facebook. He also teaches drawing courses on Udemy, where he has accumulated a total of more than 16,000 students. Previously, he was an exhibitor at the annual Visual Arts Fair Palacio La Moneda (2017) and since then his work is moving towards a mostly digital presence. Passionate about graphite pencil, he also uses charcoal techniques, pastels, coloured pencils and more. Developing a realistic drawing style.

TheMaxiArte is an artistic drawing YouTube channel created in 2013, currently with 450,000 subscribers. The channel focuses on drawing and creativity, offering a wide variety of content including drawing tutorials on different techniques, artistic challenges and practical tips to boost drawing skills. Its creator offers accessible and fun lessons, which makes it recommended for beginners as well as more advanced or experienced artists. In addition, he often interacts with his audience, fostering a sense of community among art lovers.