As I have said many times to my students, whenever I ask myself the question "what if?", great leaps in imagination occur. When I was young, this used to get me in a lot of trouble. Today, as an artist, this serves me very well.
Recently, a friend shared with me an artist who is an example of this idea of "what if?". His name is Cheeming Boey and here is his story and some
images to inspire you to have a "what if" moment of your own!
Cheeming Boey is a game designer and animator based in Newport Beach,
California. He creates designs on styrofoam cups using ordinary sharpie
pens.
Boey chose cups for their availability. "People draw on napkins,
receipts, wood. I was outside a coffee shop and had the urge to sketch
while people watched. I found a foam cup on top of a trash can, and it
was all I had, so that was what I worked with."
He often lapses from one art style to another. " I don’t like to
limit myself to a distinct drawing style. I want to be able to branch
out as much as possible. I think that has worked to my advantage,
because different styles appeal to different crowds," he explains.
