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Soda-can portraits and a Chainsmokers encounter for Devon Rodriguez

The week's busiest new compilation includes Alex Pall, a Law & Order actress and commuters whose drinks become miniature canvases.

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Gifting Commuters Realistic Portraits of Themselves | Vol. 12

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0:00Rodriguez paints a subway commuter's portrait directly onto a sparkling-water can.
1:56Another can becomes the canvas for a portrait of Curtis.
3:43Rodriguez recognizes The Chainsmokers' Alex Pall and makes a pencil sketch of him.
4:52An actress learns that Rodriguez recognizes her from Law & Order.
6:47Angelique receives a drawing and says she plans to frame it.

Devon Rodriguez starts with a sparkling-water can, turning its curved surface into a portrait before handing it to the woman sitting nearby. "Wow, that's... that's really me," Devin says. A disposable container has become something worth taking home.

That encounter opens "Gifting Commuters Realistic Portraits of Themselves | Vol. 12," the most-watched of his three uploads this week, with roughly 29,000 views. Paper gets its turn, too. Rodriguez recognizes The Chainsmokers' Alex Pall on the subway and sketches him in pencil. "You made me look hot," Pall jokes. Another drawing prompts an actress to discover that Rodriguez has seen her episode of Law & Order.

The comments bring the practical questions behind these fleeting encounters into focus: how does he know someone will stay aboard long enough, and does he arrange permission to draw and film before starting? For viewers thinking about recording their own life-drawing process, the logistics are part of the fascination.

The week brought about 750,000 views across the channel, with the subscriber total unchanged. Daily viewing is a little below its usual pace. Nearby in subscriber size, SIMJI had a much busier viewing week and added subscribers, while Rodriguez's week centered on another installment of his familiar commuter portraits.

The newest upload, "NYC Subway Riders React to Soda Can Paintings & Hand-Drawn Portraits | Vol. 14," has the strongest daily momentum now. Older uploads about tattoos and drawing glasses are also drawing attention, but the latest soda-can-and-sketch collection is currently the channel's busiest viewing stop.

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What viewers say

Do you ask people to sit for the portraits/permission to film before starting ? Im trying to record more life drawing process but don’t wanna make people uncomfortable with the filming part
@August_PicturesSee it on YouTube
Of course I have to write about how much wonder and awe I feel at your very existence .. but then I must also say .. I have always wondered how you know if your models will stay long enough on the train for you to finish??
@ShellieCampbell-r8jSee it on YouTube
In this dark world you bring the light flowing into it
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back in time, it wouldn't have been that easy to paint someone as smartphones didn't exist =)
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The videos drawing views on Devon Rodriguez right now

NYC Subway Riders React to Soda Can Paintings & Hand-Drawn Portraits …24,058 views · 2026-10-24

Strangers React to Being Drawn and Painted on the Subway | Vol. 1319,017 views · 2026-10-22

His Journey Is as Incredible as His Tattoos!576,887 views

I Loved Drawing Her Glasses! ✍️🕶️137,482 views

The facts

Channel: Devon Rodriguez
Subscribers: 12,500,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 749,143
Videos published this week: 3
Video published: October 20, 2026
Video views so far: 28,525
Views on its first day: 19,362

The numbers

Here is how Devon Rodriguez's uploads and audience moved this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

38,673,939

36,117,204

31,076,024

23,125,287

16,999,719

6,031,545

5,700,543

3,549,350

749,143

subscribers

12,500,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

3,887,785,382

views per day

117,283

typical day: 124,083

first-day views of each video posted this week

Gifting Commuters Realistic Portraits o…

19,362

NYC Subway Riders React to Soda Can Pai…

20,237

Strangers React to Being Drawn and Pain…

14,687

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

18,200,000

12,500,000

12,400,000

10,900,000

10,900,000

10,800,000

8,140,000

6,670,000

6,440,000

As of October 26, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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