Proof: Yes, we draw it by hand

Many people ask us if we R E A L L Y hand-draw our designs, and the answer is yes!! Each design we do is an original hand-drawn illustration that starts in our brains and ends up on on our Dowdy Studio goods. We love getting into a pile of paper, pens and ink and spilling our creativity all over it. We just can't help ourselves.

This week we're working on a tee design for the 3rd Annual Brew Riot, a home brew beer tasting festival and competition in beloved Oak Cliff. Local homebrewers compete in the streets showcasing their craft brews alongside live music, games, and more. Several regional microbrewies will also be on hand sampling their wares and answering questions. A suggested $20 donation benefiting non-profit Go Oak Cliff is all they're asking to get in on the beer sampling.

Here's the proof that we draw it all by hand:

Proof #1: wheat stock

Proof #2: a little hand lettering

Proof #3: a little hand-drawn script

Go Oak Cliff will be selling our limited edition Brew Riot tees on site, so get there early, grab a tee and enjoy the beers!! You'll be glad you did.

when: May 22nd, 4-8pm

where: Bishop Arts District, Dallas

more deets: here

Pam'd-made Wagon Sign!

Pamela loves hand-drawn type, so any chance she gets she's all about doing her own hand-drawings. Our Wagon's chalkboard sign was looking a little like we did it in 10 min, which we did, so we figured it was time to do a redo! yay!

The first step was drawing the Dowdy Studio logo. Luckly we had a little print out to look at while drawing the new chalk logo.

Logo done! Now Pamela moves on to sketching out the type in pencil. She made a teeny little sketch on a post-it note to be a guide for the real deal.

If you leave Pamela alone in the dark with a chalkboard and a pen for about 20-30 minutes, you'll come back to find her almost done! Woah!

All done! Well, we decided to take a break and draw in our web address in the morning. Hope you like our new Dowdy Studio Wagon sign!

Cheers!

-Dylan + Pamela