The Art of Darkness

Two Guys, a Girl, and a Link Dump

March 2nd, 2012 by Cobwebs

Genpets – Faux-corporate site selling prepackaged bionengineered “pets.” Really rather creepy.

Skull Lace Trim – Cute skull-patterned lace edging. I’m somewhat surprised that the only source of this appears to be an Etsy shop, but a quick googling doesn’t turn up anything similar elsewhere. (Hat tip to Empress Pam)

Leeners – Interesting site specializing in starter kits for making everything from mead to vinegar.

Dexter Cake – Yum!

Blue Canary Night Light – Sits in the outlet by the light switch and watches over you.

Celebs without Eyebrows – Single-serving site featuring just what it says on the tin. Oddly unnerving, although I think it could be argued that Lady Gaga looks better. (Hat tip to Pensive Pumpkin)

Official Seal Generator – Create official-looking seals and emblems with wording and images of your choice.

4 Days and 10 Pens – Unbelievably gorgeous anatomical coat, all hand-drawn.

The Fifth Order – Some attractively surreal desktop wallpapers available for download.

Twisted Disney Princesses – Artistic riffs on Disney princesses are pretty common, but these are just wonderful. They put me in mind quite a bit of McFarlane action figures.

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Freddy Krueger Wedding Cake

March 1st, 2012 by Cobwebs

Scratched CakeI saw this posted on Screamfest’s Facebook page with no attribution, which is a shame because it’s brilliant and I’d like to give proper credit to the creator.

I love the simplicity of this design; it would be fairly easy to create something similar even without mad decorating skillz. It appears that the cake has simply been covered in rolled fondant, then slits have been made in the fondant and the edges teased outward to resemble claw marks.

After the fondant sets up, red food coloring (or possibly something like raspberry syrup) can be dripped into the “wounds” and also artfully splattered onto the plain fondant. The splatters are easy to achieve by dipping a clean paintbrush or basting brush into the food coloring and then giving the bristles a hard shake several inches from the cake (be sure to protect surrounding surfaces or your kitchen will look like a murder has been commited).

You could finish this off by nestling a replica Freddy glove beside the cake. It would also be appropriate for a werewolf-themed wedding.

Come to think of it, you could also do something similar for a vampire theme, but instead of claw marks use a round wooden skewer to make pairs of bite marks all over the cake and then drip a bit of “blood” from each hole.

Anyway, relatively simple idea, splendidly executed. Props to the designer, whoever they are.

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