Caffeine Monday #7

Was it as hard for you to get out bed as it was for me?! It was cold out there, and my bed was just so toasty. Sadly I know it will get worse as it's only October. I was happy to know my hot tea was only a few steps away.

This was my entry for Starbuck's white cup contest. We could have submitted one per day, but I was busy at that time, and only managed to finish one. 

I didn't win, womp womp, but I thought the cup that did was very deserving! I hope they hold a contest like this again soon. I'm bringing my "A game" next time!!

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In Development

I have been playing around with my doodles in photoshop recently. I select square portions of the doodle and then mirror them along the horizontal and vertical axi (is that plural for axis?).  What I have come up with is pretty cool, well at least in my opinion!  I think I am going to upload them onto spoonflower.com and see how they look as fabric!

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Untapped Cities Recap - American International Building

Dominating the downtown skyline, the American International Building (AIG) at 70 Pine Street, rose up during the heart of the Great Depression, 1930-1932.

Click the image below to jump to the Untapped Cities website to see the full doodle and a little bit about the history.

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Tattoo Update #6

My friend sat for a sixth session on his tattoo I designed for him (one more session to go!). Here is his progress:

Part 6

Part 5

Part 4

Part 3

Part 2

Part 1

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Tattoo Update #5

My friend sat for a fifth session on his tattoo I designed for him. Here is his progress:

Part 5

Part 4

Part 3

Part 2

Part 1

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Interesting Article About Doodling

"[Doodling is] often considered an empty practice, a waste of time. [Doodlers are] seen as an empty mind puttering along with the busy work of scribbling."

I have felt this way so many times, but I found a well written article from Smashing Magazine that expresses to those who don't doodle how important it is for visual learners such as myself:

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Permanent Doodles Part 2

My friend got sat for a second session on his tattoo I designed for him. Here is his progress:

Part 2

Part 1

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New September Etsy Products (Part 1)

I developed and added quite a few new products to my etsy store last month. If you like what you see check out the coupon code at the bottom. Valid for the next week only.

 Animal Figurine Heads 8x10 Glass Menagerie

Doodle Mug

Item is custom made and will be similar but not exact to pictured.

 Chevron Doodle Mug

Item is custom made and will be similar but not exact to pictured.

 Colored Pencil Monogram

Doodle Serving Bowl  

Item is custom made and will be similar but not exact to pictured. 

Hand painted ombre wooden utensils

 Hand painted ombre wooden spoons

There are seven more products, so stay tuned tomorrow.

Coupon Code: BLOGSPOT10 (expires Oct 14)


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Sketch of the Day

  I have recently started doing a doodle a day(ish)... yes like my blog title suggests! They are 5x7" and I have been putting them up for sale for $10 on Instagram and Facebook. Here are a few I did recently:

 

 

If you would like any of the doodles here are the rules:

1. Send me a Facebook message on Downtown Doodler letting me know you would like to purchase the sketch of the day.
2. If you are first to send me a message, I will write back and let you know that it's yours. I will mark it 'sold' in a comment on the sketch of the day.
3. If it's yours, send a Paypal payment of $10 to bmochachino@gmail.com and I will mail it (free shipping, yay!). So, please let me know your shipping information.
4. No refunds/ exchanges. Payment needs to be made within 7 days or it goes back up for sale.

I'll put all unsold doodles on Etsy when I get around to it.

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Permanent Doodles

Yes... permanent doodles. Not sharpies. Not graffiti. Tattoos! I had the honor of designing a tattoo for an old friend. He was looking for a Polynesian design for his upper arm and shoulder. I had never (knowingly) drawn in the Polynesian style, but upon research I realized my doodles were similar. Right away I was drawn in by the geometric shapes and knew this was a great project for me. 

After a lot of sketches, this is what we came up with:

The tattoo artist said it had too many details that wouldn't translate well into a tattoo. But overall it would work. It was my first tattoo design, so I didn't know what was going to be too intricate. Good to know for next time.

After 1 tattoo session this is what it looks like:

He has 3 more sessions before the tattoo is finished, so I will keep you posted.

Do you want a tattoo?

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Untapped Cities: ArchiDoodle

After a a brief-ish hiatus I'm back! And contributing to Untapped Cities again. This week I created a doodle inspired by the art/sculptures at Rockefeller Center

Click the image below to jump to the Untapped Cities website to see the full doodle and a little bit about the history of the art.

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Doodlebomb "Famous"

I'm so excited! Two of my doodle bombs have been featured on http://doodle-bomb.tumblr.com/ started by Doodlers Anonymous. They were the ones that inspired my first doodle bomb!

Thank you to Doodlers Anonymous for featuring my work with some other stellar pieces!

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Inspiration #5

This week I was inspired by intricate prints and amazing color combinations.

1. Valentino gown from the Fall 2012 Couture Collection. Anne Hathaway wore it this past week:

2. Elk Art Print by DKNG on the Colossal

3. Amazing Indigo doodle I found on Pinterest

4. Soft colors of this macaroon tower featured on Style Me Pretty.com. Oh yea.. that tablecloth looks really pretty as well!

5. Intricate plate designs found on Pinterest, originally from this beautifully curated tumblr account.

What inspired you last week?

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Caffeine Monday #5

If you are on the East Coast of the US, I hope all of you survived Winter Storm Nemo! If you aren't, well I hope your weekend was relaxing.

We got about 11 inches here in North-Central New Jersey. It didn't disrupt life too much, although I left work at 3:30pm on Friday (only to work from home until 9pm) my fiance and I were out-and-about on Saturday afternoon running some errands.

Here are some Monday morning doodles. Enjoy!

#19 Spaghetti Cup

How was your weekend?

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Caffeine Monday #4

#18 Rob Cup – Created in March for Rob Jelinski‘s Sketchbook Exhibition at Starbucks

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Inspiration #4

These things really struck a cord with me this week:

1. This amazing owl drawing from Pinterest:

2. Detailed drawing on Colossal:

3. Amazing Green:

4. This touching animation short by Disney:


5. Window art from Colossal:

Have you seen the Disney short yet? Isn't it so sweet!

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Caffeine Monday #3

#17 Waves Cup

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250 Likes!!

My Downtown doodler Facebook page has 250 likes! Woohoo! As promised I'm giving away one of my doodled Starbucks cups for one lucky fan!

There are 3 ways to enter:

1. Like my page on Facebook and then like the contest announcement post.
2. Comment on this post and let me know your favorite Starbucks doodle cup
3. Follow me on Twitter and mention @DowntownDoodler in a tweet letting me know your favorite Starbucks Cup

Good luck!

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Architecture + doodles

I've been trying to figure out for a while what direction to take my doodles in. I have been stalled at the same style for awhile and I was starting to get bored. I was looking to combine my two loves... doodling and architecture, but I couldn't think of how. Then for Christmas my brother got me a New York City art deco book. Then it hit me how to combine the two.

Here is the start of my first Archidoodle:

I plan on filling a large 20x30 page with this pattern.

Can you guess the building?

What is your favorite NYC building?


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Caffeine Monday

#16 Sunburst Cup

Another Monday.. another #Starbucks cup doodle. This one is one of my new favorites!!

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