Steampunk Myths and Legends Entry: Leon Chu

[leonartdo]

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My idea is based on the myth of great master chef in the Orient, whose exquisite culinary skills can cook up heavenly delicious cuisine using combination of exotic ingredients and medicine, nourishes and extends the life of those who tasted it.
I imagine adding some kind of food processor machine to his kitchenware to assist meal preparation for the masses. Plan to create gadgets like gear driven blades that grinds, and dices in steam punk style.

[leonartdo]

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Thumbnail sketch of mobile kitchen with steam driven meat chopper and smoker.

[leonartdo]

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I expanded the background canvas to create a giant steam driven dough mixer and noodle maker. I tried to create an illusion with shape resembles that of the dragon head.

[leonartdo]

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Started working on the main character cooking up giant pot of stew.

[leonartdo]

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Started filling in the details on steam driven meat chopper and smoker, where meats on the stick pipe are cooked from inside out.

[leonartdo]

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Gear driven stone grinder gadget with funnel.

[Valandar]

Definiely a unique concept. Most of the entries I've seen so far have dealt with either literary, biblical, or Greco-Roman themes, so an Asian theme is quite a change. :)

[leonartdo]

Thanks for the comment. I'm facinated with Asian architecture and exotic cuisine, especially food from street vendor filled with enticing smell, color and texture. So I come up with this concept of noodle factory and the cook.

[leonartdo]

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Refining details to the giant mechanical noodle maker and the transport carriage.

[leonartdo]

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Filled in various pipes, gears, and steam effects to the Dragon Head Noodle maker.

[leonartdo]

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Rearranged elements and layers for the final layout.

[leonartdo]

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Added few smoke and haze effects. Blur out details in the backgrounds that contends with foreground elements.

[leonartdo]

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Software: Painter

My idea is based on the myth of great master chef in the Orient who poses exquisite culinary skills and knowledge of herbal medicines. Who can cook up heavenly delicious cuisine that warms the heart, sooths the soul, even cures the sick.
Eventually he become the head cook in the imperial palace and emperor's trusted personal nutritional adviser.
In the course of his service, not only did he created variety of novelty dishes to satisfy emperor's and officials taste bud, he also advised emperor for the construction of the imperial food bank and factory. Storage with research facility for mass production of super nutritious and delicious meal. to energizing thousands of warriors and guard against food shortages.
The Factory situated below the caves, using heat of the Volcanic lava to power various steam driven machinery for food preparation.
Including conveyor belt for moving bags of rice, wheat from mountain high racks. Gigantic stone ponders and grinders processes raw grains into steamy bread, tasty noodles, and rice cakes. Transportation carts and mobile kitchen with meat processors and smokers that can churn out meals that can feed the entire army or village in times of famine.
Good food partially contributed for centuries of prosperity and peace of the kingdom.

[Rupy]

Hey Leon,

Love the topic and idea, very orignal, and an amazing concept. Love the theme though, and the feeling your getting from the painting, cheers!

Rupy

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