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Friday, June 24, 2011

See? I do do something in art class.

Alright, lets start off with a really old sketch, shall we?

Venezula AKA Viza
Something I had rolling around in my head for a while. Figured I would document this character design so it seems like I've been doing something nowadays. (Seriously, I haven't drawn a thing in ages.)
Anyways, onto a short bio: she's an Italian born Spanish girl who, I guess, likes beaches, which is the reason behind the swimsuit-esque outfit. She uses an ice pick - because I heard the Mafia uses them - as well as brass knuckles (which, in her case, probably isn't made out of brass). And I like big sunglasses, but I'm a little "eeh" on the hat.
By the way, I don't recommend that you Google "ice pick" with your mature filter off, especially when you're looking for pictures. Just like Googling "cougar".

And... that's it for today's installment of sketches.

Made in openCanvas.

Okay, onto the main reason I made this post (other than updating... yeah, there's that I guess), check out what I recently brought back home:

Yup, it's the only impressive thing I ever made in art! An actual, painted board that's ready to be hung up in my room somewhere (more-so than the one still lying next to my wall, unfinished).
I don't know what inspired me to make this. I think I just wanted to draw some stupid, so I made a vegetable parade. Then I got the idea of making them walk on a rainbow road.
...aaand I forgot to put strings on the eggplant's banjo. There's also something else I messed up on, but I'll let you figure out as to what that is yourself.

Squee, can't wait to see it on my wall~

Made with tempura and spray paint on processed wood board stuff.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Recipe: Flan

You like eating? Well, no shit you do. But someone's gotta make it, right? I've been making some stuff recently, so I thought I'd share some food pics and recipes for once because that's helluva more interesting than my doodles.

First, what I endeavored to make today: flan. Sounds like something you'd find in porridge, but looks more like creme caramel. And also very popular with the animus.

I pretty much tried to make this:



But 100x less cute.

Nah, mine's looked like this.

Sides came out a little uneven, probably from the water boiling a little when I steamed the flan. And I think I should've caramelized the sauce a little darker, but I don't like the burnt taste homemade caramel gives off. And I think the pudding could've been a little sweeter, but the texture was smooth so it's all good.

Recipe's really simple. All you need is:
  • 9 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 250 mL milk
  • 2 eggs
And that shit makes four flans right there. I could tell you the recipe, too, but Cooking With Dog does a better job.