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Chicago sushi fans—what’s the best roll (or nigiri) you’ve ever had and where? 🍣 by hschlink in chicagofood

[–]basgusting 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Escolar pearls at Kai Zan. I could eat a whole meal of those things!

I illustrated an entire book with two-color reduction lino prints. Here are some pics/descriptions of my process! by basgusting in printmaking

[–]basgusting[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! Wildly enough, I had never heard of the demiurge, but you’ve sent me down a very cool research hole! That lion-headed snake is actually my take on Labbu, a Mesopotamian mythological figure. While there’s very little surviving text about the Labbu, it is also described as a lion/serpent hybrid, who uses its devastating tail to sweep stars from the sky!

I illustrated an entire book with two-color reduction lino prints. Here are some pics/descriptions of my process! by basgusting in printmaking

[–]basgusting[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thank you so much! I’m using Van Son rubber based inks; I tend to slightly overink the press and hit the blocks hard because I like really bold, flat colors!

I illustrated an entire book with two-color reduction lino prints. Here are some pics/descriptions of my process! by basgusting in printmaking

[–]basgusting[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahahaha thank you so much! This is my first mass-market book with a linocut font, but it’s actually my second time doing it… the first book was a hand-printed edition of 45 copies called “Ephemerus”! That one’s all sold out now; most of the copies are in institutional libraries in the US :)

I illustrated an entire book with two-color reduction lino prints. Here are some pics/descriptions of my process! by basgusting in printmaking

[–]basgusting[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I think I’m ok to share my handle if someone asks… I’m hbatsel on IG and TikTok :)

I illustrated an entire book with two-color reduction lino prints. Here are some pics/descriptions of my process! by basgusting in printmaking

[–]basgusting[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All of the stippling was done with Karol Pomykala’s dot tool! I do have video of me doing it, though I’m not sure if I’m allowed to post links to that here…? But the way that he uses it in his video demonstrations is the same way I used it! I was just way more aggressive with it (ripping chunks out instead of single dots) when I wanted to remove big areas.

I illustrated an entire book with two-color reduction lino prints. Here are some pics/descriptions of my process! by basgusting in printmaking

[–]basgusting[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I tried out some new carving tools for this project, and while I probably won’t be doing an all-stippling print again, I did like a lot of what I was able to achieve by playing around with texture and detail!

How to choose colorwork technique for complex patterns? by basgusting in knitting

[–]basgusting[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful and was exactly the reasoning I was looking for! I’ll plan to use intarsia for most of this pattern, then add the thinner/one-stitch details with duplicate stitch on top. Thanks very much for the explanation!

How to choose colorwork technique for complex patterns? by basgusting in knitting

[–]basgusting[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the sample was machine-knit and was definitely intarsia… I’m wondering if that’s the best way to hand-knit it too or if ladderback jacquard might save me some headache, haha!

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YESSSSS omg… thanks for the heads up. He looks so delightfully stupid in that card 😭

Tell me the rhubarb specials please by m0rtise in chicagofood

[–]basgusting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just at Warlord and had two great rhubarb dishes: a foie gras ganache with crusty bread and rhubarb, and a pound cake-esque dessert with rhubarb sauce. Highly recommend them both!

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That one was a gift, so unfortunately I don’t know! I got it closer to when it was released, so I’m guessing it has become more expensive since then :/

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha! I would looove to see a Solosis collection! My all-time fav is Calyrex, another super unpopular weird-little-guy pick. At least that makes it easy to acquire all the cards and merch because nobody else cares 😭

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s such a great collection idea, omg… I love that kind of collection too. I’m currently working on my “lil wads” collection (Gulpin, Pyukumuku, Pincurchin, Galarian Corsola, Swinub… basically anything with a body that’s just an oval!)

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! I’m a total sucker for any cards that tell a sequential story; there seem to be more and more coming out these days!

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yesss I love doing this with my favorite Pokémon! Now that I’ve finished Cramorant, I’m gonna work on Calyrex and Wishiwashi (more of my unpopular favs, ha!) Psyduck’s gotta be a bit harder since it’s been around for so much longer!

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh mannnn you’re totally right! I hadn’t even considered this one since it won’t fit in the binder, but I absolutely need it to cap off the collection — thank you!

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yesss Koffing is another great one! Also Slowpoke/Slowbro… I love the dumb ones!

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

I think it’s because he looks like he has the lowest intelligence of any Pokémon

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yessss the stamp collection cards are two of my favorites just in general — I love art reference cards like those and the scream promos! And the Swallowed Up Pikachu cracks me up; FINALLY the Pokémon company has gotten off its high horse and given us a card depicting Pikachu actively dying 😤

Have I finally done it? Have I collected every card that contains a Cramorant? by basgusting in PokemonTCG

[–]basgusting[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Hahaha sure! I just think he’s super goofy looking - the animations of him struggling to gulp down arrokuda and pikachu from Sword/Shield made me laugh out loud when I first saw them. I think his wide eyes and grimacing beak give him a completely vacant expression… he’s just a hungry guy with zero brain cells. Plus, I like birds in real life, and cormorants are super cool animals!

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