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Drawfee; originally Morning Drawfee, (a portmanteau of draw and morning coffee) is a YouTube and Twitch show started in 2014 by Nathan Yaffe and Caldwell Tanner at CollegeHumor. Drawfee began as a way for the two hosts to warm up before starting their day as illustrators. CollegeHumor laid off Drawfee and most other employees in early 2020. Drawfee subsequently announced its status as an independent company in July 2020.

, Drawfee has 1.86 million subscribers and more than 434 million views on YouTube.

Format
Most episodes begin with the greeting, "Welcome to Drawfee, where we take dumb ideas and make even dumber drawings," followed by the hosts announcing their names. The episode participants then talk about where they got the inspiration for the episode prompt, usually from a Patreon patron, YouTube commenter, or one of the artists themselves. These often take the form of an improvised skit. Popular prompts include anime, video games, and self-imposed challenges, such as using a particular brush or color. The usual drawing order is Nathan Yaffe, Jacob Andrews, Karina Farek, and Julia Lepetit.

Most episodes involve three or four sketches, renders of which are shown between artists. However, some episodes, such as "If the Mario Movie Was Made by Different Animation Studios" include other art forms, such as clay sculpture.

Current
{{infobox person |name=Nathan Yaffe |birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|02|19}} |education=University of Maryland |spouse={{marriage|Emily|2023}} } |works= }} Nathan Yaffe began the channel with Caldwell Tanner in 2014. He grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and attended the University of Maryland. In 2023, he married his longtime partner, Emily.

Julia Lepetit is a former illustrator and editor at Dorkly. She grew up on Long Island and graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology in 2011. She left Dorkly to become a full-time Drawfee host in 2018. Julia became engaged to Jacob Andrews in 2022, and they married in 2024.

Jacob Andrews is a former illustrator at CollegeHumor. He grew up in Georgia and attended the University of Georgia. He later worked at a pharmacy before his comic work was noticed by Caldwell Tanner, and he was invited to work at CollegeHumor. Andrews created the improvised RPG "You Awaken in a Strange Place."

Together, Jacob and Julia stream video games on Twitch as "SecretSleepoverSociety."

Karina Farek is a former comic artist at Buzzfeed and later CollegeHumor. She grew up in Houston, Texas and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

David Clarke is the editor of Drawfee. Their first edited video was "Artists Draw Dark Souls Enemies (That They've Never Seen)." They have appeared in a few episodes, such as "Artists Draw Posters for Musicals (They've Never Seen)" and "DRAWFEE SELLS OUT - The Drawfee Variety Hour."

Former
Caldwell Tanner was a host and later guest. In 2015, he announced that he would be moving to Los Angeles to work at the CollegeHumor office there. Since leaving Drawfee, he has also worked on Big City Greens and Not Another D&D Podcast.

Trevor Lyon was Drawfee's editor from 2018 to 2019.

Drawfee Game Jam
Drawfee hosted a game jam in 2017 that was sponsored by Crunchyroll. The five games were Kiss Planet, Wiggle Jiggle Blocks, Final Retirement Saga, Kickin' It: Shoes Your Destiny, and Zodiac Mall Ball. Zodiac Mall Ball was later released on itch.io.

Charity streams
As part of CollegeHumor, Drawfee raised more than $25,000 for Hurricane Dorian relief.

In 2023, Drawfee raised more than $108,000 for the Stonewall Community Foundation. Tiltify, the donation platform they used, recognized Drawfee as one of the top 30 fundraisers of 2023.