Have you ever wondered how a simple paper coffee cup could become a canvas for capturing the vibrant life of cities’ coffee shops? I believe it

Sketching on Coffee Cups, at Australia’s Cafe Capital

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2024-11-17 19:00:09

Have you ever wondered how a simple paper coffee cup could become a canvas for capturing the vibrant life of cities’ coffee shops?

I believe it was a cool October afternoon when, during lunch, I was sketching with my friend Gate. We were at Flinders Lane, sketching next to a little coffee shop nestled into an old stone arcade, part of St. Paul’s Cathedral, in Melbourne’s CBD.

I ordered a takeaway coffee and was curious how the paper cup would take the ink from my pen. I gave it a go, and it absorbed the ink pretty well. I kept going and ended up with a little sketch of the Chapter House Cafe, arcade, and gallery.

I enjoyed it so much that the following day during lunchtime, I went to Centre Place, a few blocks away from the location from the day before. There, I sketched a coffee shop in this little buzzing lane that makes Melbourne’s heart beat.

Since lunchtime was over, I had to run back to the office, so I took the now full-of-inked-lines paper cup from the 3 Monkeys Cafe. I came back later that afternoon to finish the sketch and used some markers for color. Red was the dominant color in their roller doors, so I went ahead and added that vivid touch.

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