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cyberpunk critters

https://dungeoncritters.itch.io/

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some tiny paintings to brig with me to eccc, part 1! #watercolor #snarlbear #spacebattlelunchtime

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A cute commission for a librarian of peony and neptunia reading at eccc! #watercolor #spacebattlelunchtime

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I LOVE MY TALL ALIEN GF!

[ID: a digital drawing of Peony and Neptunia from Space Battle Lunchtime. Neptunia is a blue-scaled alien woman no hair except for a teal mohawk. She is wearing a leather jacket, white t-shirt, and jeans, and has one arm around Peony. Peony is a human woman with shoulder-length puffy brown hair and big black glasses. She is wearing a pastel pink dress with hearts, a pastel green cardigan, and pink frilly socks. She is holding a tray with blue and purple cupcakes and is smiling up at Neptunia. End id]

Kicking off Pride Month with all-time favorites Peony and Neptunia, now in vaguely 1950′s-style outfits!

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I finished a sketchbook recently, here’s some excerpts! (I’m putting together a full pdf)

Lots of fanart, lots of fantasy and watercolor stuff

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Silhouettes and Exotic Character Design: Space Battle Lunchtime!

[ID: a panel showing Peony floating through zero-G and looking panicked. End id]

Space Battle Lunchtime is a mini comic series about plucky Earth chef Peony, who finds herself competing in an intergalactic cooking competition. The talented Natalie Riess brought in some extraterrestrial fun while still keeping the exotic design clear by using clear character silhouettes and clever framing to convey emotion and setting:

(more under the cut)

[ID: a panel showing Peony. She is wearing a pink chef’s coat and a frilly apron. The silhouette of a circle on top of a box is outlined in red.End id]

Let’s start somewhere obvious: the main character Peony. I’ve already talked about her design a lot in other posts, but I just wanted to highlight the consistent silhouette, even between different outfits:

[ID: a panel showing Peony wearing a jean jacket and long frilly skirt. The same silhouette is outlined. End id]

And that doesn’t stop there. Take the alien characters, both major and background characters, and note how their silhouettes contrast with Peony’s:

[ID: a panel showing Peony catching Neptunia’s dish. Their outlines are outlined in red. Neptunia, a blue alien, has mostly circular designs and is much taller. End id]

[ID: a panel showing Melonhead looming over Peony. Melonhead has a circular head, square torso, and long body. End id]

I won’t get into the similarities between Melonhead and Peony’s designs, but do note the boxy chef’s jacket, hip frills, and characteristic round face.

[ID: a panel showing Peony and Lil’ Magicorn. Lil’ Magicorn’s silhouette is all circles in contrast to Peony’s boxier design. End id]

[ID: a panel showing five background alien characters, all with different basic silhouettes outlined. End id]

In conclusion, these basic silhouettes are the building blocks that let the unique designs shine without ever overwhelming the page or confusing the eye, no matter how foreign the character’s appearance looks to our mundane human eyes!

[ID: a panel showing Peony and Aris’ silhouettes. End id]

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Coming from a state champion baker:

If y’all use a decent box mix and use melted butter instead of vegetable oil, an extra egg, and milk instead of water, no one can tell the difference. I sure as hell can’t. 

Also, if you add a little almond extract to vanilla cake, or a little coffee to chocolate cake, it sends it through the roof. 

This concludes me attempting to be helpful. 

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space battle lunchtime is the most pure comic i’ve ever read and peony is so cute!

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space battle lunchtime is the most pure comic i’ve ever read and peony is so cute!

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A Valentines Cake From 1950

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I picked up Space Battle Lunchtime by gearfish last month and I’m really diggin’ it!  Blue brooding chef is pretty rad.  

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First enrobed cake I’ve done in culinary school, chocolate genoise garnished with chocolate work and raspberry macarons.

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Lemon Raspberry Cake with edible flowers and gold leaf!

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My second attempt at a white chocolate galaxy glaze cake.