Jake Taplin

Instagram Star

Birthplace United States

#302,241 Most Popular

About

Artist who has a popular Instagram account called jakedontdraw that has garnered 360,000 followers. On his Instagram, he has often posted pictures of his portrait drawings and paintings. He has made numerous posts talking about 19th century painters like Jules Bastien-Lepage and John Singer Sargent.

Before Fame

He began posting to his Instagram in October 2019. His first post features a picture of his first Charles Bargue copy. 

Trivia

He is a self-taught artist. He has taught an online beginner art course called Academic Drawing Made Easy. He is particularly known for his viral art tutorials in which he typically gives art advice that is applicable to a host of other disciplines.

Family Life

He was born in the United States. He has resided in Portland, Maine. 

Associated With

In November 2024, he made an Instagram post in which he expressed how much influence painter Ramón Alexander Hurtado has had on the way he makes art.