Stark's Stupid Blog

My name is Stark Xin Zhao, Bfa1 character animation student at Calarts. Recent graduate from School of visual art, NYC. I mostly draw birds, food and anime. Instagram @stark_ramenbird

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True fans know who he is

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True fan knows who he is.

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Character design practice with Umbrella Academy. You see some people like it but think its a bad show, I actually think its a good show. i also spelled allison wrong.

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It’s been a while but I finally did the rarest birds I’ve seen on campus so far No.1: ruby-crowned kinglet. The first time I’ve seen one was in the rain, I didn’t have my binoculars but I recognize the red Mohawk. It’s actually a widespread common bird, but they are hard to find in summer since they nest high in trees. In winter migrations they comes down to the bushes and are easier to see, I saw a second one just recently.

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There are some beautiful western bluebirds around my campus and I’m always so stoked to see them.

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i drew your waifu where are my likes

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I drew owl again. This is the first owl in the wild I’ve spotted in my life. (I live in cities)

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Did some John White Alexander Studies

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Bird watcher #eevee , today eevee discovered some lesser goldfinch just like I did sometime a week ago. They are really really tiny. They have color variations, the one with the green back only exist along west coast, elsewhere the amount of black varies and all of the males are black-backed south of central Mexico. #pokemon #pokemonletsgo #fanart #birds #animals #drawing #illustration #cartoon #graphic #painting #characterdesign #visdev https://www.instagram.com/p/BqV2IZQhfUG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=76svzgkwbdwi

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Who doesn't love some hummybirbs? These are all Anna’s hummingbird native to the westcoast.

( I have more individual ones on Instagram@stark_xinzhao)

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NAAARUUTOOO!!!

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SaaaaaSuuuKEEEEEEEE!!!

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I need to draw more “humans”, here’s kakashi

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Third in this series is this skewer soup thing called “oden” in Japanese. Originated in japan, oden is a pot dish with eggs, tofu, fish cakes, meatballs, seaweed cooked in radish broth. Unlike hot pot, oden ingredients are ones that can withstand long time of cooking because these skewers are often sold submerged in radish broth. I often find them in Japanese convenience stores where they all have an oden section. You picked the skewers and they put them in a paper cup with some warm broth. I remember vividly enjoying these after middle school with friends, especially after a long dreadful winter day. These are the ultimate snack in my opinion because they are bite sized, varied, savory, shareable and come with its own drink! I don’t just miss the food but also the warmth from the hot steam and from those lovely smiles that I’ve grown apart from. #food #drawing #painting #illustration #oden #childhood #japanesefood #conviencestore #cartoon #design #visdev https://www.instagram.com/p/BotFf28B5rs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18k2u3nzks5a3

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Second in the series is this pork chop stew that hits close to home. Pork chop, home dried salt cured meat, lotus root, soy beans and bamboo sprouts, slowly cooked in a gigantic clay pot for hours. I’ve never heard of this stew being spoken outside of the Shanghainese dialect. There’s no point craving for this stew or look up which restaurant serves it because every Shanghainese knows the best pork stew can only be found in moms home kitchen. Tons of umami and zero drop of greens, pour that greasy smoky broth on some rice and no fucking period drama can pull our family off our seat. I have a lot to say about my hometown but at least they did one thing right. #drawing #food #meat #illustration #shanghai #pork #stew #painting #foodimiss #lotusroot #chinesefood #hometown #nonvegetarian #hungry https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXvL1zBoeL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mlnltg6xo2eh

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I’m gonna do a miniseries of food I miss from New York City or just generally, starting off with this Gyorou Ramen from Ramen Setagaya in east village. Strong garlic favor with amazing fish broth soup base, satisfyingly fatty pork👌, I can’t. The only place you can get it in the states. I would easily walk 30 minutes to get take out of this with extra noodles and that would make all my problems go away immediately.

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Forgot to put a lizard hole on the ground #bird #drawing #characterdesign #animaldrawing #scrubjay #cartoon #painting #notdoinghomework (at California Institute of the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoC3jYGhsMA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vzdu1fhmpizz