藝術創作往往從一些日常生活中的譜出小插曲，發現藝術創作的大樂趣。

馬來西亞的插畫家Cheeming Boey某天工作之餘在咖啡廳閒坐著，突然靈光一閃有了創作的新概念，雖然急著想把它們畫下來，但卻遍尋不到任何紙張，於是隨手拿起保麗龍咖啡杯當成畫布，沒想到這一畫卻畫出興趣了！

Cheeming Boey, generally known as just Boey, was at a coffee shop and needed something on which to write down his ideas. He didn’t have any paper, so he found the next best thing—his coffee cup. After seeing some incredibly awesome results, the Malaysian animator and artist continued sketching on the creative surface and has since produced a wide range of awesome foam coffee cup designs.

Using a black Sharpie pen, Boey creates all kinds of scenes from landscapes and portraits to imaginary adventures. During the drawing process, he keeps paper handy nearby to sketch out ideas before committing them to the final cup design. You can watch a timelapse video, below, showing Boey in action.

At the very beginning of his career, Boey’s friend asked him what he was going to do with all of these random cup drawings. When Boey said maybe he would sell them, his friend replied, “No one’s gonna buy that crap.” With those words, Boey accepted the challenge, determined to prove his friend wrong. He is now quite popular, most recognized for these cup illustrations that can be purchased on his Etsy shop or through his website. Boey says, “The difference between a dream and reality is just doing it. If you want to get something done, or if you have a dream, don’t wait. Just go for it.”

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