I struggle a lot with untreated ADHD and finishing videos. But your videos are so engaging to me, I can watch them without loosing focus and there super helpful too Thank you!
The album idea is so good. While listening to music a person goes through so many rollercoasters of emotions. I noticed the record player right at the start of the video, somehow I knew it would make it into the video.
Great advice, especially where you said to “never stop”. I decided to commit to the artists path when I was 14 and already understood the power of practice. To draw every day, whether I feel like it or not, for at least 10 minutes a day lends to better and faster progression than waiting until I felt in the mood to draw or drew once in a while for longer sessions. This attitude sent me in the right direction for pursuing my ambition of becoming a professional artist and 3 years later I started taking commissions. Logo designs, tattoo flash designs, school newspaper art turned into local newspaper editorial illustration and sequential art for Black Belt magazine during my senior year of high school. The more we do, the better we get and the real challenge isn’t landing the gig, it’s keeping the gig. Return customers are the best and if they truly like your work, not only will they come back for more art and give you more money, they also network for you and refer you more potential clients. Thanks for you transparency and sharing your gold knowledge with this stellar content.
I stumbled on this video because I just got a new monitor and I was trying to hook it up to my MacBook. I used your video "randomly" just to see if the new monitor was working. But...I got hooked on watching ....because it was so interesting! You earned a new subscriber :) !
I draw random stuff using the pen/pencil dots from tapping the pen/pencil on my paper during meetings. These are really awesome! Thank you for the inspiration 😊
Lots of great ideas here, thank you. I thought of a few variations... you suggested drawing a lyric from a song, which I love... perhaps drawing scenes from whatever book/novel you're currently reading, or from the Bible... good grief, drawing your way through every verse in the Bible? That's a lifetime of ideas there, lol.... Also, if you like to write your own stories (like I do), then illustrating your own work might be cool as well. As far as using older drawings as sketches for new iterations, I recall writing a fun children's play for Christmas one year, which we performed.... and then ten years later, for the anniversary, I re-wrote it, adding characters and scenes, and cast many of the same actors, who originally were children in the first play, as the adult characters in the newer play.... it was very cool. Perhaps it's the same dynamic? Anyways, glad I found your channel. I look forward to spelunking through your video archive....
This is really insightful! i just finished one of your cool skillshare animation courses and this popped up today! my phone is definitely watching me! As a 47 year old that avoided drawing for decades due to ADHD issues, i'm finding your content very helpful
I'd love to see a video about your daily drawing project. In fact, I just happened to watch your video on your daily drawing project, and you pointed me back here! How the turns have tabled. Or something. Thumbs up.
This rocks. Such great advice and you have a terrific delivery and personality. Like, I don't even know you, but this video makes me feel so at ease. Keep being rad.
I accidentally stumbled across this video and I'm so glad I di. As an old man now I feel as if I need a creative outlet. Like you I would draw a ton as a kid but now not so much. But if I can grab a little free time and think today's the day I'm gonna draw. Staring at a blank page nowadays just brings out all my insecurities. So I'll tell myself I'm looking online for reference material and by the end of it I'm no longer looking for what I originally started to search for and the moment for me has passed. I personally think that getting back into art will help me out mentally and my overall well being. I think these ideas are great for someone like me to try and get my foot in the door so to speak. I guess now it's all down to me but I'd like to say Thank you for taking the time to share your path and the Pro tips. I'm along for the journey.
Love your channel man! Very inspirational and helpful as someone who is wanting to start an e-commerce business with my drawings / photography, but have a ton to learn. Very helpful, great personality, and fun to watch! You have my full support on this UA-cam channel. I feel like it is inevitable that people will catch on to your content. I love it, and thank you! 🙏
Thank you so much for being there. You inspired me a lot. I was so lost in this illustration's rabbit hole that I couldn't decide what to do with my career & what not. your videos gave me the purpose to rebuild my confidence and pursue my career as an illustrator. Thank you, Chris ❤
Just bought a Apple Pencil and an iPad Pro almost an iPad mini cause your videos but I feel like a bigger one will be better for me but anyway I only got it to get into drawing and do a drawing project every day!!🙏🏼
My brother and I would do improvised doodles, but one of us would draw a few lines and then we'd switch back and forth. We were so creative before the internet.
Though I don't like being told what to draw, these are so helpful. I came across your channel a few days ago and your videos are great for that motivational push you need on those rougher days.
Love this, also I love your style!! I'm in the beginning of an art journey where I want to draw more and the style I go for is a lot of lettering and doodles so you are a huge inspiration!!
Ah, Chris i have done that with the drawing on a scribble wibkidz in school. I used to teach science but covered other subjects as well. I live in UK ❤.
Great ideas! Sometimes, it's so blah, listening/watching to other videos or reels, etc.. which doesn't help because I feel overwhelmed and demotivated. 🤯 I will do a list based on these ideas to keep my motivation going. Notifications on! Thank you !
“Hate drawing on the first page of a sketchbook” !!! I hear this so much I can’t even draw in a sketchbook at all - it’s all post-iits and loose printer paper for me 😅
I start from the last page, hoping by the end I've become a little better so the first pages have better drawings But, improving is not always a progression so no guaranteed results 😅😂
So very happy to have found your channel Chris. Thank you for sharing your experience for those of us looking to expand upon our own ventures (professional or otherwise) late to the party, but here's some sponge-themed ideas to expand upon - sponge knob (door knob, cupboard pull, etc) - sponge Mob (either the anime character from Mob Psycho 100 or as a physical mob of people ie mob mentality) - sponge frog - pun-bob (spongebob making horrible dad jokes) - run bob (track star spongebob) - sponge lob (he's a football being lobbed) that's all that came to me :/
I normally think about my sculptures and drawings obsessively while I’m bored at work. I don’t really draw much anymore after trying sculpting. Might switch to a different style or form of art to rekindle interest and get ideas flowing.
I would say getting it out of your head and onto paper is a good strategy for any artistic practice. You might find a way to incorporate sketching into the preliminary stages of a sculpture!
I've been trying this recently but I'm very much a beginner so my biggest issue was the pressure to make a full finished illustration based on a prompt. I often find out that I only have enough time in a day to exercises drawing the prompt and learn new things but not enough time or energy to finish a drawing, even if simple. x_X
well even if you don't finish the process will help you get better. Maybe you could also do one per week and add to it based on new things you are trying.
Love these ideas man! I’m probably going to try all of them out! I draw everyday for nearly 3 years and I definitely ran out of thoughts so stopped. Getting back into it regular now.
i just told myself the other day I was going to do a daily drawing of the ABC's - things that start with that letter, first thing to pop in my head, jot it down, draw it. s thats funny this was on your list. I did A - and I hated what I drew and deleted it lol but I am going to do it! lol
@@chris-piascik I still love the idea just hated my drawings lol I have an issue with wanting to find “my style” right now but really I just need to make a consistent practice and focus on that
How do you go about color schemes? I think i struggle with this the most when it comes to doodles and my illustrations. Your color choices are so flowy.
Thanks! Color is something I often struggle with and it has always felt a bit willy nilly. That said, I recently learned about a cool new way to make color palettes that I’ll be talking about in my next video.
Sponge Bob Barker - you can get crazy with this one. Plinko board, spinning wheel, spay and neuter your pets (smaller sponge bobs with cones around their heads). Sorry for the rant.
Haha! It sounds like it, but doing a 30 day or 100 day challenge is way harder. After a certain point it just becomes part of your routine. Stopping was harder than keeping it going.
Can you talk a bit about consistency? I draw a lot but it’s hard for me to be consistent in my style / method / materials / etc. I’m worried if I did this project it wouldn’t get any attention since every drawing would look wildly different from the last
SpongeMob SquareDance… You’re welcome. (I’ve been binging your videos. I finally decided to comment on one. But all of them have been very helpful. Thanks for being a great teacher!)
For some unknown reason SpamBob SquareHam popped into my head. Not sure how good of a suggestion it is, but hey, you already said you hate most of em so the bar is low I guess.
8:17 how about sponge bill.😂😂 you asked for more spongebob puns to draw.😂 11:05 no one at all: me at 4:45 am: laughing out loud *extremely hard* at “doing 8 things at once and not getting one done”. i’m *literally* still laughing as i write this comment!! can i buy these thoughts in an e-book?!?😂
@@chris-piascik *seriously* !! if you throw an e-book together with your “nonsense” thoughts drawings in there, including the (i wonder if ice cream ever thinks about me) and my *my favourite* (doing 8 things at once and getting none done), i’ll *buy* that immediately!😂 but if you can’t make a book like that, that’s ok too.😂😂
@@chris-piascik Yeah man why not put your spin on it. You could also do SpongeRobert Smith, a little emo guy. Could be fun. Also I am SO glad I found your channel. AMAZING content.
This needs WAYYYYY more views. From an artist that has 10000 things to draw but can never come up with 1. Thank you
Hah thank you!
I struggle a lot with untreated ADHD and finishing videos. But your videos are so engaging to me, I can watch them without loosing focus and there super helpful too
Thank you!
I have ADHD too. He’s awesome and his instructions are clear and delivery works so well for me!
The album idea is so good. While listening to music a person goes through so many rollercoasters of emotions. I noticed the record player right at the start of the video, somehow I knew it would make it into the video.
Thanks!
My daily drawings are taking me 3 days at a time with the amount of free time I'm limited to. But definitely keeping it up, I'll get better😊
good!!!
Great advice, especially where you said to “never stop”. I decided to commit to the artists path when I was 14 and already understood the power of practice. To draw every day, whether I feel like it or not, for at least 10 minutes a day lends to better and faster progression than waiting until I felt in the mood to draw or drew once in a while for longer sessions. This attitude sent me in the right direction for pursuing my ambition of becoming a professional artist and 3 years later I started taking commissions. Logo designs, tattoo flash designs, school newspaper art turned into local newspaper editorial illustration and sequential art for Black Belt magazine during my senior year of high school. The more we do, the better we get and the real challenge isn’t landing the gig, it’s keeping the gig. Return customers are the best and if they truly like your work, not only will they come back for more art and give you more money, they also network for you and refer you more potential clients. Thanks for you transparency and sharing your gold knowledge with this stellar content.
Thank you! And thanks for sharing your story!
I stumbled on this video because I just got a new monitor and I was trying to hook it up to my MacBook. I used your video "randomly" just to see if the new monitor was working. But...I got hooked on watching ....because it was so interesting! You earned a new subscriber :) !
Thanks!
Welcome!
@@chris-piascik I really love your videos. Helpful ideas and keeps me motivated to continue doing art. Appreciate you.
I appreciate that! And you!
I draw random stuff using the pen/pencil dots from tapping the pen/pencil on my paper during meetings.
These are really awesome! Thank you for the inspiration 😊
Oh that’s a cool idea! Glad you liked my suggestions.
Lots of great ideas here, thank you. I thought of a few variations... you suggested drawing a lyric from a song, which I love... perhaps drawing scenes from whatever book/novel you're currently reading, or from the Bible... good grief, drawing your way through every verse in the Bible? That's a lifetime of ideas there, lol.... Also, if you like to write your own stories (like I do), then illustrating your own work might be cool as well. As far as using older drawings as sketches for new iterations, I recall writing a fun children's play for Christmas one year, which we performed.... and then ten years later, for the anniversary, I re-wrote it, adding characters and scenes, and cast many of the same actors, who originally were children in the first play, as the adult characters in the newer play.... it was very cool. Perhaps it's the same dynamic? Anyways, glad I found your channel. I look forward to spelunking through your video archive....
Thanks! Those are great ideas!
ALSO I love these prompts so much! My brain is so active now just hearing these. 🔥 Thanks, Chris!!!
I'm so glad to hear! Thanks for letting me know!
Love your videos Chris. I appreciate the adhd talk. and that Michal Jackson glove is 🔥
Lol thank you!
This is really insightful! i just finished one of your cool skillshare animation courses and this popped up today! my phone is definitely watching me!
As a 47 year old that avoided drawing for decades due to ADHD issues, i'm finding your content very helpful
Hi Chris! I love the prompts you've suggested. 😆😁 Can't wait to get started!
I'd love to see a video about your daily drawing project. In fact, I just happened to watch your video on your daily drawing project, and you pointed me back here! How the turns have tabled. Or something. Thumbs up.
Lol! I thought I had done one!
This might be the best video I've ever watched. I love your pun drawings!
Wow, thanks!☺️
Your humor cracks me up. Thanks for the tips.
Hah glad to hear!
These prompt ideas are AWESOME!
Glad you like them!
Yessss I want to hear more about how daily drawings helped your career!!!
Cool! Thanks!
This rocks. Such great advice and you have a terrific delivery and personality. Like, I don't even know you, but this video makes me feel so at ease. Keep being rad.
Ah thanks so much!!
5:39 You have great ideas. I’m sure you teach as well. I’m retired but try to sketch every day. I’m getting bored. Thanks for the tips.
Thank you! Glad you found that helpful!
I accidentally stumbled across this video and I'm so glad I di. As an old man now I feel as if I need a creative outlet. Like you I would draw a ton as a kid but now not so much. But if I can grab a little free time and think today's the day I'm gonna draw. Staring at a blank page nowadays just brings out all my insecurities. So I'll tell myself I'm looking online for reference material and by the end of it I'm no longer looking for what I originally started to search for and the moment for me has passed.
I personally think that getting back into art will help me out mentally and my overall well being.
I think these ideas are great for someone like me to try and get my foot in the door so to speak.
I guess now it's all down to me but I'd like to say Thank you for taking the time to share your path and the Pro tips. I'm along for the journey.
Love your channel man! Very inspirational and helpful as someone who is wanting to start an e-commerce business with my drawings / photography, but have a ton to learn. Very helpful, great personality, and fun to watch! You have my full support on this UA-cam channel. I feel like it is inevitable that people will catch on to your content. I love it, and thank you! 🙏
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know!
I think this is my favourite art channel right now 😄 this video is actually full of so many cool ideas i think i may try some of these 👍 thank you
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that!
Thank you so much for being there. You inspired me a lot. I was so lost in this illustration's rabbit hole that I couldn't decide what to do with my career & what not. your videos gave me the purpose to rebuild my confidence and pursue my career as an illustrator.
Thank you, Chris ❤
Oh thank you so much! I’m glad my videos resonated with you.
Great ideas! Excellent delivery! Thanks for tips and laughs!
Glad you think so!
Thanks man
I’m not usually inclined to do lettering as much as you do. There’s something compelling in that.
Thanks for sharing
🙏🙏
This video is like journaling. Your stream-of-consciousness talking is pretty great. :)
Oh thanks so much!
Definitely trying all of these! Thanks for sharing. Super creative ideas!
Awesome! Have fun!
Just bought a Apple Pencil and an iPad Pro almost an iPad mini cause your videos but I feel like a bigger one will be better for me but anyway I only got it to get into drawing and do a drawing project every day!!🙏🏼
Oh cool! Have fun!
All right, I can definitely get on board with the drawing on photos idea.👍
OMG!! I just found you and I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
❤️❤️❤️
New subscriber here. Definitely in need of prompts for daily drawing. Thank you for this video!
Thanks! I actually have another video like this coming on Tuesday
Thanks for your Video 😎✌️
I would love to see progress video of those daily drawings 🙌
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
My brother and I would do improvised doodles, but one of us would draw a few lines and then we'd switch back and forth. We were so creative before the internet.
I love that idea, really cool!
Though I don't like being told what to draw, these are so helpful. I came across your channel a few days ago and your videos are great for that motivational push you need on those rougher days.
Love this, also I love your style!! I'm in the beginning of an art journey where I want to draw more and the style I go for is a lot of lettering and doodles so you are a huge inspiration!!
Oh cool, thank you!
Ah, Chris i have done that with the drawing on a scribble wibkidz in school. I used to teach science but covered other subjects as well. I live in UK ❤.
Oh my God I was just thinking about drawing prompts and I saw your video!!❤😂
Perfect!
Great ideas! Sometimes, it's so blah, listening/watching to other videos or reels, etc.. which doesn't help because I feel overwhelmed and demotivated. 🤯
I will do a list based on these ideas to keep my motivation going. Notifications on! Thank you !
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
Thanks Chris! Your video just wake me up from my lazy days. I mean it..Thank You .I am back at it.
Glad to hear it!
“Hate drawing on the first page of a sketchbook” !!! I hear this so much I can’t even draw in a sketchbook at all - it’s all post-iits and loose printer paper for me 😅
haha I get it!
I start from the last page, hoping by the end I've become a little better so the first pages have better drawings
But, improving is not always a progression so no guaranteed results 😅😂
Thanks for the Pro Tips 👍
Lol! That’s what I’m here for!
LOVE this! The prompts are fun and useful, but your whole video is very entertaining too. Thank you.
I like the bg walls too!
Thanks so much!
So very happy to have found your channel Chris. Thank you for sharing your experience for those of us looking to expand upon our own ventures (professional or otherwise)
late to the party, but here's some sponge-themed ideas to expand upon
- sponge knob (door knob, cupboard pull, etc)
- sponge Mob (either the anime character from Mob Psycho 100 or as a physical mob of people ie mob mentality)
- sponge frog
- pun-bob (spongebob making horrible dad jokes)
- run bob (track star spongebob)
- sponge lob (he's a football being lobbed)
that's all that came to me :/
Great tips thank u i really like to see a sketchbook tour that 4 shure it's gonna be blown mind
Thanks!
This was brilliant, thank you!
I normally think about my sculptures and drawings obsessively while I’m bored at work. I don’t really draw much anymore after trying sculpting. Might switch to a different style or form of art to rekindle interest and get ideas flowing.
I would say getting it out of your head and onto paper is a good strategy for any artistic practice. You might find a way to incorporate sketching into the preliminary stages of a sculpture!
Thanks for this video! It helps me a lot.
You're welcome!
I've been trying this recently but I'm very much a beginner so my biggest issue was the pressure to make a full finished illustration based on a prompt. I often find out that I only have enough time in a day to exercises drawing the prompt and learn new things but not enough time or energy to finish a drawing, even if simple. x_X
well even if you don't finish the process will help you get better. Maybe you could also do one per week and add to it based on new things you are trying.
Love your channel, i hope you get the subs you deserve.
Thank you so much!
Love these ideas man! I’m probably going to try all of them out!
I draw everyday for nearly 3 years and I definitely ran out of thoughts so stopped. Getting back into it regular now.
that's awesome!
@@chris-piascik thanks man. I’ve been drawing everyday for the last 4 days now so I’m wondering if it’s going to be another 3 years. I hope so!
I love this, ❤ Chris you are great , awesome tips friend ❤
Thanks so much!
This is so good and helpful. Thank you so much
You're so welcome!
Thanks fellow artist this helped me!
I’m so glad this was helpful!
Amazing 👏 ❤
I feel like "Sponge Lob" might be fun...where he's just being tossed across the ocean floor! :) Thanks for the video, Chris!
Haha that’s a good one.
Thanks! Yeah, good talk!
Nice one Chris!
Thanks Adam!
you could look up holidays for the month you're in and use those, there are some weird ones.
That’s a great idea.
Awesome tips 👌thx
Glad you like them!
Yep. Good talk, thanks.
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Your good your amazing in your works
Thank you so much 😀
I hate every idea but it inspired me to draw things I actually like 🤔👍👍
Perfect.
But what do i do...if i cant afford an Ipad ? 😢😢😢😢 where to start ? Any other options ?
Check out the video I posted yesterday, it may give you some options/ideas.
😂I think they are good suggestions. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
Many thanks
You are welcome
FANTASTIC !!!!!
i just told myself the other day I was going to do a daily drawing of the ABC's - things that start with that letter, first thing to pop in my head, jot it down, draw it. s thats funny this was on your list. I did A - and I hated what I drew and deleted it lol but I am going to do it! lol
Haha nice! I’ve had many ideas that I hate once I try to do them.
@@chris-piascik I still love the idea just hated my drawings lol I have an issue with wanting to find “my style” right now but really I just need to make a consistent practice and focus on that
Yeah that’s a struggle, but really all you can do is make as much stuff as you can and let it evolve and develop, otherwise it will be forced.
Awesome!
Thanks!
I needed this actually! My pencil was writing your suggested thoughts for me. (I am so lazy, guess it will draw for me too while I take my nap).
Hah glad it was helpful.
#10 is mad facts.
😎😎😎👍
I wanna hear more about that story !
How do you go about color schemes? I think i struggle with this the most when it comes to doodles and my illustrations. Your color choices are so flowy.
Thanks! Color is something I often struggle with and it has always felt a bit willy nilly. That said, I recently learned about a cool new way to make color palettes that I’ll be talking about in my next video.
@@chris-piascikomg thanks I can’t wait to see!!
How about LungeBob Square Lance??
Sponge Bob Barker - you can get crazy with this one. Plinko board, spinning wheel, spay and neuter your pets (smaller sponge bobs with cones around their heads). Sorry for the rant.
Hah! Good one
What books do you recommend 👍
I really like your videos Chris. Spongebob Stair Rants. Furious about being stuck on a Penrose staircase.
bit late but would you consider/have you released a font like the one you used on this videos thumbnail? it's exactly what I need haha
I haven’t done one like this yet, but I’ve been thinking about what I want to do next so maybe this could be it.
@@chris-piascik do it, make a video advert and allow me to produce the music. #adhdteamwork
Done done and done 😁👍
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every day for 14 years?!?! THAT'S INSAAANEE
Haha! It sounds like it, but doing a 30 day or 100 day challenge is way harder. After a certain point it just becomes part of your routine. Stopping was harder than keeping it going.
Sponge Bob Ross
I really enjoyed your video. Also Sponge Bob Dylan.
Thank you so much!
that was a good talk.
Haha thank you!
Maybe some kinda jamming the kicks 😂 don’t worry you got this and thx for your inspiration
👍👍👍
"Pun-gebob" is right there...though how you could draw that is a challenge in itself 🤣
Dungebob - he's a dungeon explorer.
Can you talk a bit about consistency? I draw a lot but it’s hard for me to be consistent in my style / method / materials / etc. I’m worried if I did this project it wouldn’t get any attention since every drawing would look wildly different from the last
Lunge Bob Strikes Back (fencing match) 🤔
I called doodling an album pencil dancing. I take my Sketchbook even to my husband's jam, and I doodle that jam.
SpongeMob SquareDance… You’re welcome.
(I’ve been binging your videos. I finally decided to comment on one. But all of them have been very helpful. Thanks for being a great teacher!)
Thanks so much!
Sponge Bob Chris, aw you probably won't want to draw that ...I enjoy your videos and your sense of humor.
SpongeBob Ross? Love the videos 🔥🔥
Ha good one, thanks!
For some unknown reason SpamBob SquareHam popped into my head. Not sure how good of a suggestion it is, but hey, you already said you hate most of em so the bar is low I guess.
Haha it’s a stretch, but maybe not much farther than sponge corn on the cob…
@@chris-piascik granted, but I mean, SpongeBob SquarePants is already a stretch 🙈
How about "Expunge Bob"? He could be used as an eraser, on a chalk board or something...? (This is you: "I Don't Want To Draw That!")
Lol, that’s pretty good.
8:17 how about sponge bill.😂😂 you asked for more spongebob puns to draw.😂
11:05 no one at all:
me at 4:45 am: laughing out loud *extremely hard* at “doing 8 things at once and not getting one done”. i’m *literally* still laughing as i write this comment!! can i buy these thoughts in an e-book?!?😂
Haha thanks!
Just an ebook of nonsense? Lol
@@chris-piascik *seriously* !! if you throw an e-book together with your “nonsense” thoughts drawings in there, including the (i wonder if ice cream ever thinks about me) and my *my favourite* (doing 8 things at once and getting none done), i’ll *buy* that immediately!😂 but if you can’t make a book like that, that’s ok too.😂😂
You owe your whole career to daily drawing? Tell us more!
It’s true! I’ll try to work on that video soon.
How have you not thought of SPONGE BOB ROSS. happy little trees 😌
Haha I have, but I saw it done a couple times already so I didn’t tackle that one. Might eventually do my own version.
@@chris-piascik Yeah man why not put your spin on it. You could also do SpongeRobert Smith, a little emo guy. Could be fun. Also I am SO glad I found your channel. AMAZING content.
@MistyMtnMan thank you! I actually started on the spongerobert smith one a while back and never finished it.
@@chris-piascik the world needs it
Boom! 💨✨✌️
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dont hate anyof this , infact its many i have been putting off trying for a long time.
What about SpongeDobby SquareSock, the most absorbent house elf?
Sponge Hobnob (a biscuit) or Keyfob. Hunch Bob of Notre Dame.