Drake Makes Art

I'm Drake. I make art. I'll let you decide if it's good.

Halloween's (Unholy) Ghosts: a Collage of History

Halloween has been the source of a lot of controversy within American Evangelical Christianity. Some people see it as a harmless...

Drake Makes Art

Nov 2, 20232 min read

Three icons of Jesus Christ, reimagined as pop art portraits in the bright colors and clean lines reminiscent of Andy Warhol's style, stand on a wooden shelf against a dark wall. The words "Postmodern Icons: a Series by Drake McDonald" hover above them.

Postmodern Icons

Religious Icons are some of the most important images in Eastern Christian traditions-- but what would a contemporary, Postmodern Icon...

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Sep 14, 20231 min read

A stylish man in a black shirt and black hat holds up a pixelated canvas that might have a portrait of a woman's face on it. Behind him is a magenta, yellow, and cyan background overlaying an image of Andy Warhol as he appeared towards the end of his life. Above the man's head the words "Pop Art Portraits" are arched, colored in inverse cyan, yellow magenta order from the background. At the bottom of the image are the words "I'm not sure what I was expecting..."

Andy Warhol Pop Art Inspired Portraits

Andy Warhol was an icon of the pop-art movement in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Known for his distinctive style incorporating bright colors and...

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Aug 17, 20231 min read

A stylish man in a black hat and black shirt sits massaging his temples and looking like he's got a massive migraine. Beside him are the words "headaches on headaches," with the second "headaches" highlighted in red. Behind the words is an image of Dorothy Gale (played by Judy Garland in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz") overlaid with a cyan and yellow background. Behind the image of Garland is another cyan, yellow, and magenta background overlaying several bars of sheet music. Behind the man's head is a color wheel, positioned so as to imitate a halo.

I Turned MUSIC into ART! (Definitely WORTH the HASSLE)

First I turned colors into sounds, now I'm turning sounds into colors! In this video, I'm taking the iconic song "Over the Rainbow" from...

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Jul 4, 20231 min read

A stylish man in a black shirt and black hat holds a pair of headphones to his ears while gazing quizzically into the ether. Beside him are the words "It's NEVER been done before..." with the word "NEVER" highlighted in red. Behind him, a cyan, magenta, and yellow background overlays a series of sine waves.

Turning COLORS into SOUNDS!!

THIS CHALLENGE HAS NEVER BEEN DONE ON YOUTUBE! (as far as I can tell) For this video, I turned wavelengths of light into frequencies of...

Drake Makes Art

Jun 27, 20231 min read

A cube sits on a cyan, magenta, and yellow background. The cube is drawn in three-point perspective, and perspective lines radiate from the cube to their respective vanishing points.

Why Perspective Works - Fundamentals of Visual Art, Ep. 5

Perspective is one of the trickiest skills for a new artist to master. In this video, we go into not just what perspective is, but why...

Drake Makes Art

Jun 13, 20231 min read

A stylish man in a black shirt and black hat looks down in pained concentration, messaging his temple with one hand. Beside him are the words "It's harder than it looks...," with the word "harder" highlighted in red. Behind him, a magenta, cyan, and yellow background overlays an image of Link from the legend of Zelda video game series.

MASSIVE Zelda Stained Glass Painting-- Liquid Leading is a Nightmare! (DIY Faux Stained Glass)

I thought I knew what I was doing... In this video I celebrate the release of the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by creating a...

Drake Makes Art

Jun 6, 20231 min read

The words "Fundamentals of Visual Art: Form" are superimposed on a cyan, magenta, and yellow background. Underneath the words are a cylinder, a cube, a cone, a pyramid, a sphere, and a pentagonal prism.

Form: Let's Get 3D! - Fundamentals of Visual Art, Pt. 4

Most of the visual arts (e.g., film, painting, photography) are 2 dimensional media. So how do you take a 3D object and represent it in...

Drake Makes Art

May 30, 20231 min read

An cyan, magenta, and yellow overlay covers a background of trees and leaves. The words "Fundamentals of Visual Art: Light" hover above two models of light interacting with surfaces. One is labeled "High Specular" and features a flat surface with light rays bouncing off it in parallel lines. The other is labeled "low specular" and features light rays bouncing off it at wild angles.

The Invisible Foundation: Light - Fundamentals of Visual Art Pt. 3

Light is the very thing that allows us to see; but it's often left out of conversations about how to produce great art. This video seeks...

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May 23, 20231 min read

A stylish man in a black shirt and black hat holds up a picture frame with a pixelated image. Behind him, another man looks like he's about to start crying. Above him the words "His original had issues..." are superimposed over a magenta, cyan, and yellow background.

I FIXED Jazza's BIGGEST Mistake... (and Made a Few of My Own)

A few years ago, Jazza made a video about color theory; and in that video, he made a grave error. This video aims to correct that error...

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May 16, 20231 min read

The words "Fundamentals of Visual Art: Color Theory" overlay a magenta, cyan and yellow background. There are three color wheels underneath the words, labelled RYB, CMY, and RGB.

Color Theory: The Basics - Fundamentals of Visual Art Pt. 2

Color is one of the most powerful tools at an artist's disposal when they're composing their images, and when used effectively, it has...

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May 9, 20231 min read

Edward Hopper's painting "Nighthawks" is situated behind a magenta, cyan, and yellow overlay. The words "Fundamentals of Visual Art: Composition" are layered on top of a series of grids.

How to Compose an Image - Fundamentals of Visual Art Pt. 1

Image composition is one of the most fundamental ideas in the visual arts. A good composition has the power to change its viewers, while...

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May 2, 20231 min read

A stylish man in a black hat and black shirt stands in front of a magenta, cyan, and yellow background. His face conveys an expression of quizzical interest, and he appears to holding two images in his raised hands. One is an photo of cave paintings, the other is an abstract expressionist work. over his head the words "How did we get from here to here?" imply that the subject of the video is a history of art from cave paintings to abstract expressionism.

How Abstract Art has evolved: The History of Abstract Art in 7 Bookmarks

Abstract Art is weird. Some people love it, some people hate it, a lot of people just don't get it. In this video we talk about the...

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Apr 25, 20231 min read

How Does "Reverse Coloring" Work?

"Reverse Coloring" is a big trend in the YouTube art community right now, but what exactly is reverse coloring, and how does it work? In...

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Apr 18, 20231 min read

Drake Makes Art

Halloween's (Unholy) Ghosts: a Collage of History

Postmodern Icons

Andy Warhol Pop Art Inspired Portraits

I Turned MUSIC into ART! (Definitely WORTH the HASSLE)

Turning COLORS into SOUNDS!!

Why Perspective Works - Fundamentals of Visual Art, Ep. 5

*MASSIVE* Zelda Stained Glass Painting-- Liquid Leading is a Nightmare! (DIY Faux Stained Glass)

Form: Let's Get 3D! - Fundamentals of Visual Art, Pt. 4

The Invisible Foundation: Light - Fundamentals of Visual Art Pt. 3

I FIXED Jazza's *BIGGEST* Mistake... (and Made a Few of My Own)

Color Theory: The Basics - Fundamentals of Visual Art Pt. 2

How to Compose an Image - Fundamentals of Visual Art Pt. 1

How Abstract Art has evolved: The History of Abstract Art in 7 Bookmarks

How Does "Reverse Coloring" Work?

MASSIVE Zelda Stained Glass Painting-- Liquid Leading is a Nightmare! (DIY Faux Stained Glass)

I FIXED Jazza's BIGGEST Mistake... (and Made a Few of My Own)