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I Made Drawings Out Of Instant Coffee About My Memories From My Deployment (13 Pics)
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I spent 8 busy months deployed to East Africa as a combat cameraman with the U.S. military. In the little bit of downtime I got, I used instant coffee in my Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) to draw memories from my time overseas.
I filmed a short video to share my creative process, using all the utensils found in an MRE to make art.
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A self-portrait while drawing with MRE coffee out on our combat camera balcony in East Africa
I used the matches from the MRE to create texture and burn the edges
A drawing dedicated to the rescue squadron
Utensil packet found inside the MRE
Merry Christmas Mom, love from Africa
Other drawings I did
MRE instant coffee in a tin cup
Art from a video I produced capturing my MRE coffee painting process
A process video sharing my technique
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You Sir, are very talented.
I completely agree.
Thanks Jamie.
Coffee and art, my two favorite pleasures! Love these!!
Thank you Jasmine.
Now that's a coffee spill you don't want to clean up. :)
Thank you Roger!
WOW! So much talent!
Thank you!
Wow!!! Amazing and thank you so very much for your service!
I appreciate it.
Very nice work!
Thanks.
Mister, it seems you're entitled for art, not for war. I love your drawings.
Thanks for cheering me up for spilling coffee on my work again!
Thank you Jordan.
it's Always annoye me when we heard people say that military people are just dumb people who could'nt get to school. it's great to see that you have talent to shut their mouth! Never criticise people who do a job you couldn't or wouldn't do! Respect!
Thanks Kjorn, the military is full of talent, diversity and brilliance, unfortunately the negative is often highlighted.
WOW!!!!!!!! Thank you for your service AND your art Corban!! I love it and I want one. That is amazing. Great job!!
I appreciate it.
You are so talented. Sell those pictures, I would buy one!!!
Thank you Linda.
very creative and talented...thanks for sharing your work!
Thank you Danielle!
These are really good!
Thank you.
Awesomely creative !
Thanks Ali.
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing and for your service!
Thank you, I appreciate it.
God damn, this guy's fucking great!
Finally something to do with it that lasts longer than its aftertaste! Excellent. The frog skeleton from memory or from roadside find?
LOVE 'em! Put 'em in a book!
Thanks Megahan!
The calligraphy "card" is beautiful!
Thanks!
these are beautiful! what a good idea
Thank you, much appreciated.
Wow WOW wow! Excellent!
Thank you Donna.
It *almost* annoys me how talented some people are ...
Thanks Avital.
WOW! Amazing! And thank you for your service. 🖤
I appreciate it Christina!
I love these coffee creations! Such a cool idea! I want to see more! And, thank you for your service too!
Thank you!
These are awesome!
Thanks Tere.
These are stunning! How do you get the darker parts? I might have to try this one day, I love the warmth that it creates in the pictures <3
Thank you. I just create different thickness of coffee, mixing it on the spoon.
Nice :)
I went to Corban's website. Amazingly gifted in numerous mediums!
Thank you Kelly, much appreciated.
Those are really nice. I love the color and different tonalities you are able to get
Thanks Joel.
I hope he makes copies using acid free paper and inks. Who knows how quickly coffee will deteriorate, and these are too meaningful to lose.
These aren't watercolors, they're coffeecolors.
this is amazing, u have so much talent and its so cool to see how detailed these are
Thank you.
These are sick! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you Iva.
This is amazing!
Thank you!
Instant coffee to timeless artwork, just add skill and creativity.
Thanks!
I really like it. Particularly the skeleton. What beast is it. And what the heck is the deadly force authorized sign about.
Very creative!
Thank you.
The pictures are lovely, but doesn't the coffee make it sticky?
In awe and inspired...-(yep, 'awe-inspiring' too!)- Because Art, in all forms, is the pure epitome of living and breathing. Tyvm for sharing this! Superbly talented and creative, so beautiful!
Fabulous! Please touch base with me at harrisfreitag@gmail.com if you'd like to sell these. Stay safe!
Brilliant!
So cool and using what you have around you is pure art! love your work!
Thanks!
I know absolutely nothing about art but I do know what I like and this... I really really like.
I guess that's better use for instant coffee than drinking it. Well done.
Wow it's just so amazing !
Thank you Frederic.
Creative, amazing work every piece shows it's story also keeps you wanting to see and know more. Amazing work and thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
Wow! I'm an experienced drink-spiller, but this is taking it to a new level!
Thanks Sarah.
I love the camera drawing!
Wow, very few people can do something like this. It's a unique talent.
Who is writing these titles?! 'I Spilled My Military Issued Coffee' Really you mean he makes incredible ART with COFFEE! 🙄
Wow!!! Just amazing, thank you for sharing your talent!
So that's what you do with the toilet paper that comes in an MRE. They constipate you so bad , everybody wonders why they give u tp
He's definitely talented, and hot.
He's hot, and talented.
Gorgeous and really creative work! I love how you are able to achieve all of the different gradients with the coffee.
I appreciate it.
Beautiful! I couldn't do this with conventional paint, let alone coffee!
Thanks Molly.
You Sir, are very talented.
I completely agree.
Thanks Jamie.
Coffee and art, my two favorite pleasures! Love these!!
Thank you Jasmine.
Now that's a coffee spill you don't want to clean up. :)
Thank you Roger!
WOW! So much talent!
Thank you!
Wow!!! Amazing and thank you so very much for your service!
I appreciate it.
Very nice work!
Thanks.
Mister, it seems you're entitled for art, not for war. I love your drawings.
Thanks for cheering me up for spilling coffee on my work again!
Thank you Jordan.
it's Always annoye me when we heard people say that military people are just dumb people who could'nt get to school. it's great to see that you have talent to shut their mouth! Never criticise people who do a job you couldn't or wouldn't do! Respect!
Thanks Kjorn, the military is full of talent, diversity and brilliance, unfortunately the negative is often highlighted.
WOW!!!!!!!! Thank you for your service AND your art Corban!! I love it and I want one. That is amazing. Great job!!
I appreciate it.
You are so talented. Sell those pictures, I would buy one!!!
Thank you Linda.
very creative and talented...thanks for sharing your work!
Thank you Danielle!
These are really good!
Thank you.
Awesomely creative !
Thanks Ali.
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing and for your service!
Thank you, I appreciate it.
God damn, this guy's fucking great!
Finally something to do with it that lasts longer than its aftertaste! Excellent. The frog skeleton from memory or from roadside find?
LOVE 'em! Put 'em in a book!
Thanks Megahan!
The calligraphy "card" is beautiful!
Thanks!
these are beautiful! what a good idea
Thank you, much appreciated.
Wow WOW wow! Excellent!
Thank you Donna.
It *almost* annoys me how talented some people are ...
Thanks Avital.
WOW! Amazing! And thank you for your service. 🖤
I appreciate it Christina!
I love these coffee creations! Such a cool idea! I want to see more! And, thank you for your service too!
Thank you!
These are awesome!
Thanks Tere.
These are stunning! How do you get the darker parts? I might have to try this one day, I love the warmth that it creates in the pictures <3
Thank you. I just create different thickness of coffee, mixing it on the spoon.
Nice :)
I went to Corban's website. Amazingly gifted in numerous mediums!
Thank you Kelly, much appreciated.
Those are really nice. I love the color and different tonalities you are able to get
Thanks Joel.
I hope he makes copies using acid free paper and inks. Who knows how quickly coffee will deteriorate, and these are too meaningful to lose.
These aren't watercolors, they're coffeecolors.
this is amazing, u have so much talent and its so cool to see how detailed these are
Thank you.
These are sick! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you Iva.
This is amazing!
Thank you!
Instant coffee to timeless artwork, just add skill and creativity.
Thanks!
I really like it. Particularly the skeleton. What beast is it. And what the heck is the deadly force authorized sign about.
Very creative!
Thank you.
The pictures are lovely, but doesn't the coffee make it sticky?
In awe and inspired...-(yep, 'awe-inspiring' too!)- Because Art, in all forms, is the pure epitome of living and breathing. Tyvm for sharing this! Superbly talented and creative, so beautiful!
Fabulous! Please touch base with me at harrisfreitag@gmail.com if you'd like to sell these. Stay safe!
Brilliant!
So cool and using what you have around you is pure art! love your work!
Thanks!
I know absolutely nothing about art but I do know what I like and this... I really really like.
I guess that's better use for instant coffee than drinking it. Well done.
Wow it's just so amazing !
Thank you Frederic.
Creative, amazing work every piece shows it's story also keeps you wanting to see and know more. Amazing work and thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
Wow! I'm an experienced drink-spiller, but this is taking it to a new level!
Thanks Sarah.
I love the camera drawing!
Wow, very few people can do something like this. It's a unique talent.
Who is writing these titles?! 'I Spilled My Military Issued Coffee' Really you mean he makes incredible ART with COFFEE! 🙄
Wow!!! Just amazing, thank you for sharing your talent!
So that's what you do with the toilet paper that comes in an MRE. They constipate you so bad , everybody wonders why they give u tp
He's definitely talented, and hot.
He's hot, and talented.
Gorgeous and really creative work! I love how you are able to achieve all of the different gradients with the coffee.
I appreciate it.
Beautiful! I couldn't do this with conventional paint, let alone coffee!
Thanks Molly.