My name is Victoria, I am 27, and
I like to watch cartoons. I’m not sorry.
I would like to hold my boyfriend
responsible for this. It started with Spongebob Squarepants, followed by
Adventure Time, a brief stint into Regular Show, then, most recently, Bravest
Warriors.
Bravest Warriors is a cartoon by
Pendleton Ward, and can be seen on the Cartoon Hangover channel on Youtube. It’s about a group of friends
whose hero parents have disappeared, and so have been given the task of
defending the justice of the world, while also battling the war that is being a
teenager. It’s awesome.
What I love about it, apart from
the fantastically silly humour, and the surreal and quirky stories, are the
drawings themselves. For me, it’s just so visually pleasing to watch. I guess
that’s the child in me – the block colours are bright and engaging, and create
a world that is fun and fantastic. If I were ever to become a cartoonist (not
gonna lie, would love that) I think this would be my style.
Adventure Time is made by the
same man and it’s not surprising I feel the same about that.
Undoubtedly, the best character in
Bravest Warriors is Catbug. You just need to watch this video to know why…
Too cute! And what better way to wish my
boyfriend a happy birthday than to put the cutie on a cake! The Catbug, not the
boyfriend.
What a joy he was to make – my own
little Catbug. Sadly, he is now slowly losing his sweet, sugary limbs one by one.
Maybe I should make another and just keep him on a shelf and feed him sugar
peas.
During a bit of Bravest Warriors
googling, I came across The Bravest Warriors/Cartoon Hangover website and spent
ages looking at the fantastic fan art submissions on there. There are so many
talented and inspirational people in the world.
On a whim, I decided to send in
my cake and was over the moon when boyfriend sent me the link to tell me they’d
uploaded it! It is pretty exciting to see it up there amongst the fantastic
drawings and crafts, and to see people enjoying it.
This simple little cake has prompted
a wealth of ideas of things I want to create! Now, just to get me some extra spare
time…
