These Coffee Cup Drawings Of Real Life Are Better Than Real Life

    Just be sure to finish some of the coffee first.

    Kasia Galazka
    by Kasia Galazka

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Grabbing a cup of coffee with Tokyo illustrator Mariya Suzuki isn't like a typical java date.

    Mariya Suzuki

    That's because as she takes a couple of sips, she starts to draw on her cup. And the more she drinks, the further she's able to tilt it, drawing her surroundings with impeccable detail.

    She first started sketching on to-go cups while attending school at California State University, Long Beach.

    Mariya Suzuki

    Here are some of her very first creations.

    "I thought the blank paper cups without any logos on them were so simple and pretty," she told BuzzFeed in an email.

    The art gives new life to cups that otherwise typically perform just one function.

    Here's an even more creative take: a rotating cityscape!

    Suzuki just wrapped up an exhibition in Tokyo titled Urbansketching With Coffee People.

    But before the show opened, Suzuki had some cup-drawing sessions with friends.

    Here's another video of Hogan's of a cozy gathering with friends.

    Other friends have joined, including British illustrator Andrew Joyce.

    "I believe coffee brings people together," Suzuki said.

    You can see more of Suzuki's art on Instagram and her site.

    And there's more of Hogan's art on his Instagram and site.

    H/T Colossal / MAS Context