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Art By Dakota Drake Dakota Drake is an illustrator, digital artist, comic artist, and painter. Commissions open!

Final photos of the Edison School of Innovation mural in their middle school building
11/01/2025

Final photos of the Edison School of Innovation mural in their middle school building

07/01/2025

Day 4 - the final day of the mural!!
22-26 hours, 4 days, 8ft x 24 ft.
Thank you Edison School of Innovation! And thank you to everyone else who connected us, who brought me food and kept me company, and encouraged me.

06/01/2025

Day 3 of the middle school mural at Edison School of Innovation out in Glendale!
I only got a few hours in on Saturday but I tried to make them count by doing the gears - a part of the ESI logo - and the Edison gramophone. And dancing a lot because no one was around.

04/01/2025

Day 2 of the middle school mural at Edison School of Innovation! I got further along in the process than I expected , and took a little break to look around the school garden beds.

03/01/2025

Day 1 of the mural in Edison School of Innovation's middle school!

I taught at a new place yesterday with some amazing kiddos and staff, and only had the sponge painting of the poinsettia...
20/12/2024

I taught at a new place yesterday with some amazing kiddos and staff, and only had the sponge painting of the poinsettias (left) ready to teach.
But the students flew through it and were totally done and cleaned up in about 20 minutes! Luckily, the center I taught at had tons of other materials, and we were able to put together things for the construction paper craft (right) to finish out the class.

Show Pony
20/12/2024

Show Pony

Hey - This is a big deal!Fair Trade Cafe is hosting my art for all of January! You're all invited to the reception, and ...
17/12/2024

Hey - This is a big deal!
Fair Trade Cafe is hosting my art for all of January! You're all invited to the reception, and of course to come to this really cool cafe for a cup of something warm and cozy anytime!

"Garden Understory" Mixed media collage (including an old cyanotype!) and paint marker on a spray painted canvas. Probab...
17/12/2024

"Garden Understory"
Mixed media collage (including an old cyanotype!) and paint marker on a spray painted canvas. Probably 9x12"?

"Fire Eater," collage on a spray painted canvas, either 9x12" or 8x10" - forgot to measure.
16/12/2024

"Fire Eater," collage on a spray painted canvas, either 9x12" or 8x10" - forgot to measure.

Quote by Cheryl Strayed:"I chose to tell myself a different story than the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I w...
16/12/2024

Quote by Cheryl Strayed:
"I chose to tell myself a different story than the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me.:

Mixed media collage on a spray painted canvas

10/12/2024

Thoughts while making four mixed media collages all at once. No theme, just horse.

Two more pet portraits!Here's what I've been doing to make all of these:I use a photo reference of a pet and alter it ve...
03/12/2024

Two more pet portraits!

Here's what I've been doing to make all of these:

I use a photo reference of a pet and alter it very slightly digitally. I'll increasing the saturation of the color and play with the lighting, making edges sharper and the shadows more clear. That's all I change about the original photo.

The bright colors are from eyeballing the photo and saying, "eh, it's sort of orange-brown but it would look cooler as pink" or "that black has some purple tones to the edges, so the darkest parts are all going to be blue and purple."

Typically (though not always) a warmly-lit photo (think of reds and yellows in the lighting of the room) will result in a pink/orange/purple final picture, and a cool-lit (think of blues) will result in a green and blue final product.

I only ever use black on the eyes, nose, and mouth to draw attention and make the pet's expression stand out. I also use black pen to outline the whole pet, then finish with a white marker outline to make it stand out from the busy background.

02/12/2024

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