Platform sketch

How YouTube works, sketched

A pencil sketch of YouTube (Video platform): its type of work and the facts from our listing: fee, minimum payout, payout speed and sign-up.

Drawn in 7 stages, the way an illustrator fills a field sketchbook. Press play to watch it drawn. Every number comes from our listings · How we research

How YouTube works, sketchedFreelanceSites sketchbook

Finished sketch: 7 stages, 160 pencil marks

Blocking in the page
Drawing the social platforms scene
YouTube, in pencil
The facts, on sticky notes
How it works, in one line
Shading from the upper left
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The facts in this sketch

Fee: You get 55%
Minimum payout: $100
Payout speed: Monthly, paid by the 21st-26th
Sign-up: Application and vetting, 18+
Who can join: 138 countries
Paid via: Bank transfer

Full wording on the YouTube profile. Sketch values are shortened; amounts on a $100 payment are an example worked out from the listed fee.

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