Very Peri 2022 Water Tigress

Well, it’s been over a fortnight of embarrassing struggle just to get this done, but it’s finally finished. I’m not going to lie, I don’t like it, and I hate how slow this has taken me to complete, but I’m uploading it anyway just for the sake of doing so.

It’s my first of the year piece featuring the #yearofthetiger and pantone’s #VeryPeri 2022 colour of the year. Mixed Media on A4 black watercolour paper, I wanted to take a different approach to the subject, and carve out something striking on dark paper, that was my intention anyway.

It’s been depressing to draw this, but I hope you like it anyway. Time to try and move on.

Thanks for stopping by. Even though it’s a bit late, Happy New Year to everyone! 🥳

Artwork in this post is Copyright Lazfar 2022. All rights reserved.

Chicken Takeover

The complete piece is done, though I must say, drawing this has been quite depressing and draining, and I’m not happy with it at all. 😔 I lost a lot of hope and spark as I was on my way to completing this, but I wanted to finish it anyway to get it out of the way. I’m glad that it’s complete now at least.

I’d say my biggest downfall was thinking I could do a big wash (in Inktense) and think it was easy to shade in all of the intricate parts without it being tedious. I loved this concept of mine to begin with, but in practice, it just didn’t feel right to do and my levels of stress just made me lose faith in the end.

With that, all competition pieces are done and I’ve entered the competition. Fingers crossed I get shortlisted, but I doubt it. In the meantime, I’ll just have to carry on with more important tasks. Hopefully I can fit in some creative training in between.

This piece was done using coloured and Inktense pencils on watercolour artboard measuring 27.6 x 37.6 cm and is my final drawing completed in 2021.

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Artwork in this post is Copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

It’s The Little Things!

Phew… I am actually surprised I managed to get this done within needed time, given the extra week I spent trying to correct this monstrosity! I completed this yesterday (15th December) but only had the time to upload it today.

Now it’s only the city chickens piece left, with some chance that I won’t get that complete at all by deadline – I’m slightly worried.

Overall, I’m moderately happy with this – or at least, moderately happy enough not to change it all over again. I think I got the intended effects right. I know I’d tweak things again even at this stage, (for example, the darks could be A LOT darker) but there has to come a time where I shout at myself through a megaphone “NO! STOP! PUT THE DAMN PENCILS DOWN AND STEP AWAY FROM THE DESK!” 😂

So the title is called “It’s The Little Things” since this piece revolves around the story that this steampunk tiger (Who is a “he” I’ve decided) is locked up in a cage. Although the situation is bad, he still has his little treasure trinket box that’s special enough to glow and give him hope to find his way out. The treasure box is the little thing that counts!

Completed on A4 Bristol Board using coloured pencils.

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Artwork is Copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

🎆Congratulations Smashy! 🎆

Smashy’s Gold Nut – A treat I gave him for being such a great worker!

This is just a well done to Smashy for all his hard work during my Inktober project. I drew him twice here in different styles. In case you don’t know who he is, he’s the squirrel who featured in all of my Inktober entries, both from 2020 and in 2021. He’s an excellent stunt squirrel, and great “hider” and is able to do whatever I need him to do in my artwork to blend in, stand out, or look fancy or acrobatic. Isn’t he talented? 🙂 🐿

Super Smashy Stunt – and needless to say, he’s very good at those!

I’m so lucky that he only works for me, I’ll be hiring him for my other projects I think… and I’ll be giving him a pay rise next time too!

Hahaha. I would also like to thank all those who took the time to look at my #Inktober entries, and for your wonderful feedback on my technique and story. I’m ever so grateful to all of you. Cheers! Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

Artwork in this post is Copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

Ice Fire Wolf Blast

Well… It’s been a hell of a job to try and keep my confidence and motivation stable, and I fear it’s not working, I feel under pressure and I know I’ve hit a block again.

Nonetheless, I’ve managed to create a pre piece of the actual fire and ice wolf piece I want to complete for my portfolio. At least with this, I know how I want to do the effects.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy this. Cheers!

Artwork is Copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

Cattlehood Art

A quick piece I did last night in the style of some of my other pieces. Since it’s the year of the Ox, it’s also the year of the cow too naturally! Hope you all enjoy. Cheers!

Artwork is copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

The Rock Wolf’s Gait

One of my wolf pieces all ready and complete planning to fill my folio with price ready work… I just need to do more research. Hopefully I can get my brain into gear and get motivated, I must admit, it’s been a struggle. Cheers all.

Artwork is Copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

Let There Be Strength Happy New Year 2021!

Hello and Happy New year to everyone! To celebrate a new coming year, I’ve drawn another animal of the year according to the corresponding zodiac animal (which happens to be the Ox!) This one is done in colours that resemble the Pantone Colours of this year which is a shade of grey as well as a bright shade of yellow.

As it is the year of the metal Ox, this one is done to look like he’s made of metal and coming out of a molten yellow liquid. I’m on the fence with how it came out, but I think I’ll accept it fully in time.

For now, I wish everyone the very best, and have a happy and safe new year! Cheers!

Artwork is Copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

Rainbow Heron

Hello everyone. Sorry for the on and off absence, it’s been rather hectic here. I recently made this piece as a gift to my neighbour. It’s all framed and ready to go. As I write, she doesn’t know I made this for her, so hopefully it’ll be a nice surprise.

Rainbow Heron – I wonder where it’s off to…?

Done using Inktense pencils and pen on watercolour paper… I’m not sure the exact dimensions of the paper, but I think it’s around A5 or A6…? I suppose I could measure it with the frame included, but to be honest, I haven’t got time.

It’s not anything major, but thought I’d share it as a side project here. Cheers for stopping by!

Artwork is Copyright Lazfar 2019. All rights reserved.

Gravy Dragon

Hello all! Hope you’ve all been well. I’ve been inspired to think out of the box with my tools in order to do something different and have fun.

Get on the Gravy Train. Artwork made from gravy.

This dragon was drawn using gravy… (yes, you read right, just gravy!) On A4 sized paper.

I used both a brush, and even a dip pen to draw this dragon which is mostly from my imagination. There are some things to note when drawing with this unconventional “medium”…

1. It dries quite slowly. I worked in a room with a heater on in order for it to dry quicker. Whilst layering wet layers, I had to be patient for it to dry in between before using a dip pen to draw on more intricate details on top of basic washes.

2. It’s not waterproof, it behaves a bit like watercolour in that you can lift out areas using a paper towel, and create cauliflower effects when working wet in wet. Beware though, the more you work onto the surface, the rougher the gravy gets in it’s consistency when layering (it was like that on the paper I worked on anyway).

You can also “erase” by dropping or brushing clean water onto the paper. Wait for the water to “soak in” and the longer you wait, the clearer the erasing will be when you use a paper towel.

3. In my opinion, It is reminiscent of Burnt Sienna with yellow undertones. It dries a reddish brown, but the thinner the paint, the yellower it dries. You might or might not see it in this image, but that’s how I found it to be.

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That’s all for now. I hope you like this post, and I thank you for stopping by!

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