Drawfee
Drawfee is an independent art and comedy show where Nathan Yaffe, Jacob Andrews, Julia Lepetit, and their guests turn audience suggestions into drawings and running jokes.
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Drawfee’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus their backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- Drawnsters2026 · Party game collaboration, in development
Steam - Drawtectives: Midnight Alley2024 · Illustrated mystery series
YouTube - DFTBADraw Something Dumb2020 · The Drawfee Drawfalong Activity Book
- Three Artists Try Drawing Pokémon from Memory2016 · Drawing challenge featuring Caldwell, Julia, and Nathan
YouTube
Overview
- Started
- 2014, as Morning Drawfee at CollegeHumor
- Founders
- Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe
- Current hosts
- Nathan Yaffe, Jacob Andrews, and Julia Lepetit
- Editor
- David Clarke
- Independent since
- July 2, 2020
- Breakout
- Pokémon from Memory, including Julia’s version of Spheal
Mini bio
How it started.
Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe were illustrators at CollegeHumor when they began recording their morning drawing warmups and conversation. Morning Drawfee started on Facebook in 2014 and soon grew into its own YouTube channel. The name plays on “morning coffee.”
Drawings worth remembering.
The show found a lasting format in artists trying to draw characters from memory or descriptions. The 2016 Pokémon from Memory episode became a breakout, especially Julia Lepetit’s interpretation of Spheal. Its appeal comes from watching an idea develop while the artists trade jokes and follow the drawing wherever it goes.
A show supported by fans.
After the CollegeHumor layoffs, Drawfee announced its independence on July 2, 2020 and launched a Patreon. Today its official site lists Nathan Yaffe, Jacob Andrews, and Julia Lepetit as hosts, with David Clarke editing the videos. Karina Farek was part of the team for seven years before the channel announced her departure in June 2026.
Beyond the weekly challenge.
Drawtectives brings the drawing table into an ongoing mystery, with Julia guiding the case and the players drawing their way toward clues. Draw Something Dumb lets fans try their own prompts in an activity book. The team has also collaborated with Caldwell Tanner and Pillow Fight on Drawnsters, a monster drawing party game still in development as of this research date.
Room to experiment.
In a Toon Boom interview, Julia described a community that gives the artists room to experiment and accept imperfect results. That spirit runs through the show’s drawing challenges, fan art, and guest collaborations.
Creditschronological, newest first
Games
- 2026DrawnstersCreative collaborators with Caldwell Tanner and Pillow Fight; in development
Video series
- 2024Drawtectives: Midnight AlleyCreators and performers of the third Drawtectives season
- 2016Three Artists Try Drawing Pokémon from MemoryCaldwell Tanner, Julia Lepetit, and Nathan Yaffe draw; Jake Young supplies the challenge
Books
- 2020Draw Something Dumb: The Drawfee Drawfalong Activity BookCreators of the drawing prompt activity book
Quotes
Art is never going to be perfect and this show embraces that.Julia Lepetit, Toon Boom interview, July 20, 2021
Julia was discussing the Drawfee community’s willingness to experiment and accept small artistic failures.
Trivia
- The name Morning Drawfee was a play on “morning coffee.”
- The official FAQ lists Adobe Photoshop CC, Clip Studio Paint, and a Wacom Cintiq 22 HD among the team’s tools.
- Fans can suggest episode ideas in the comments of the latest video or in the Patreon Discord’s suggestion channel.
- Draw Something Dumb’s digital edition contains 64 pages of art prompts and activities.
Find Drawfee
Follow the crew for new drawing challenges, streams, and the next unexpected character.
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