[Fanart] Strega Nona

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

This time I come bearing ridiculous art, because apparently all I draw is silly cross-over-ish stuff.

Title: Strega Nona
Artist: sobdasha
Characters: fem!South Italy, Spain
Pairings: None
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Description: Anybody remember Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona from their childhood? Now with 100% more Hetalia.

So the other day I vaguely recalled that there had been a book in my childhood, by some guy with a distinct and really awesome art style, that involved a magic pasta pot. And since obviously magic pasta pots + Italies = FTW potential, I went Googling, and thus I rediscovered Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona. In addition to that, I realized that Strega Nona came from Calabria, and there was also Big Anthony who didn't pay attention in the story, and thus I was egged on by a certain someone until this inevitably occurred.

My art is not nearly as charming as dePaola's, but please enjoy fem!Romano as a scowly Strega Nona, and Spain as Big Anthony Antonio.

Lineart version:


A shaded version though I kinda suspect I just ended up making it too busy and cluttered:


Drawing those mountains of pasta was really a pain reminds me of those kid menus from Pasta House.

Comments

[moyakite.livejournal.com]

I love it! Oh, I loved that book as a kid. And if anyone were to have a magical pasta pot, it'd be the Italies...

[closeme.livejournal.com]

i like the shaded version more :'D

[artemis-elric.livejournal.com]

Awwww! I remember that book! (I actually rediscovered it last summer~) <3

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Think how much more convenient it would have been for North Italy if he'd had the magic pasta pot in the WWII strips...

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Then I must not have done too bad a job of coloring it after all! Thank you~

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Now I really want to go to a library or bookstore and sit on the floor in the kids' section, looking through his books... I managed to find pictures and readings of Strega Nona on Youtube, but it's just not the same.

[cutthroatpixie.livejournal.com]

I love the shaded version, it doesn't look too cluttered at all! Now I want to take a break from studying to go get Strega Nona, ah childhood.

[hikari87.livejournal.com]

yay for Strega Romano lol

[falkner]

This is really nice!

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I always encourage procrastinating and taking breaks from studying! Especially for such a worthy cause

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

And yay for magic pasta pots!

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

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[orangevolution.livejournal.com]

hngggg. the nostalgia. the pasta. urghhh, now I have the sudden urge to go to the children's section of the library and terrorize little kids from their magical pasta books.

ahhhh, and I like the shaded version as well <3. I don't think it looks to cluttery, at least. Granny Romano and Village Idiot Antonio is the best kind of art there is.


I should check updates on time more often :x

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[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

The children's section of the library totally has all kinds of awesome books, even if I have to crouch down even to see the top shelf. You should do it~