⚠ Be My Zombie ⚠

⚠WARNING!⚠ THIS POST INCLUDES BLOOD AND GORE AND IS INTENDED TO BE TAKEN AS A JOKE. PLEASE BE ADVISED IN ADVANCE. THANK YOU.

 It’s the 14th of February! Happy Halloween! 😂

I’m really not a fan of today so I decided to draw this zombie to spark some humour. Seeing that Smashy wanted to have a laugh too, I decided to include him in! He’s such a good sport. 🐿

I’m ever so sorry for not being around at all. A lot has been happening and I’ve been under quite a lot of stress too. I’m really hoping things improve for the better, but in the meantime, thanks for stopping by!

This was drawn using different kinds of ink on A4 Acrylic Paper.

Artwork is Copyright Lazfar 2022. All rights reserved.

It’s the Little Things WIP

This is something that I want to complete, but that I’m not confident on at all. I don’t want to slip back into my horrible one-sided block! 😰 This needs tweaking and I know it, but I just don’t know how to yet.

For the avoidence of doubt, it’s a steampunk tiger (without the stripes at the moment) holding a tiny little treasure chest. The message is that it’s the little things that count at the moment, and that’s what we need to focus on.

Speaking of focus, I want to make that the focus of this piece, so the Tiger his/her self will be pushed back for effect, but still visible.

It’s something… but I’ll work on it. Thanks to everyone for stopping by!

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Artwork is Copyright Lazfar 2021. All rights reserved.

Fire Times Ice

Coloured pencils on A4 Bristol Board. A piece that I have finally finished after 6 months of having an awful killer block! 😭 I’m so glad now that I can get to put this to bed. I’ve been in such a stressful time, that this feels like an achievement to complete on it’s own! Is it perfect? No, but I’m just so happy I managed to finish this in time for Derwent’s pencil competition. 🤞

There are other pieces I plan to complete, perhaps 1 or 2 more on top of this one. Here’s hoping I can complete them to a good standard (if at all…)

So, the first image shows the completed piece, whilst the second image shows the piece nearly ready next to the coloured pencils I used to draw this. I reckon I could’ve improved the forms earlier on in the pencil stage looking back at this… it’s the pencil stage that establishes everything else, so I could’ve improved things there, however, I’m happy with it enough otherwise.

I hope you like it, and cheers for stopping by!

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Artwork in this post is Copyright 2021 Lazfar. 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.

Ding, Ding, Ding, Dong: RuPaul Drag Race Fan Art

I don’t usually do fan art, but I’ve done one now. I somehow got the (lack of) charisma uniqueness nerve and tallent to upload this too… I was watching season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race on Saturday. I’m so chuffed that it’s back on, I absolutely love that show. After watching, I did this cartoon of the amazing icons RuPaul and Michelle Visage for fun. Cheers!

A little bit of something fun…

  It’s now officially my Birthday! (20th July), this time, I’ve taken a bit of fun inspiration from gaming nostalgia to help my creative juices – Mario. I used to play Super Mario games in my younger days, and I’m now looking forward to playing #SuperMarioMaker2 on my new Nintendo Switch for my Birthday this Saturday to cheer myself up.

I’m excited because Super Mario Maker has older styles of Mario in it, and I love the Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros 3 themes the most… very nostalgic and fun. I’m torn between the two, but right now, I’m in love with SMB3. That style is bringing out the inspiration juices in me.

IT’SA ME! – Super Mario fan art that doesn’t wall jump!

I decided to draw these ACEO’s in the style of SMB3 to re-spark my love of the retro style, but also to translate that into art so that I may get a bit more excited about drawing in general like I used to feel before. They’re trading card sized – 6.5cm x 9cm, drawn in inks. Hope you like these!

Disclaimer: This post is fan art related, I did draw these little “Tiny Treasures”, however, I do not intend to infringe any copyright. These are just for fun. Mario is official intellectual property of Nintendo.

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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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#Birdmas 2018 Day 4: 4 Hummingbirds

On the fourth day of Birdmas ideas gave to me…

4 Hummingbirds,
3 Redshanks,
2 Frigate Birds,
…and A Fast Running Cassowary!

Phew… now I’m slightly starting to gain ground so early in the morning…. and yes, before anyone says “whoo! I can see some pretty pink flowers!”, there are things in this piece that I’d never normally draw…. but this year, I made a small, self generated list of each bird I’ll draw on each day. Day 4 happens to be a hummingbird, and hummingbirds love “cutesy” flowers for their nectar…

Nothing cute here….

I did something different with this one in that I tried to keep the background white, but with a hint of bold colour to add interest. I did this by messing with blending modes and filters in my digital software. Not sure it went my way, but at least I gave it a go.

The most difficult part was to capture the sheen in the feathers, which is one of the things this species is known for. I just layered on colours stroke by stroke as I haven’t got much time at all. In any case, I hope you like it.

Wondering what on earth this “#Birdmas” challenge is? It’s a challenge about drawing birds. Check out the club link for more info:

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Stay tuned for my next entry of this project. Cheers all!

St Georges Day Batch

‘Ello mates! Happy St Georges day! 🇬🇧

…Well alright, I’m a day late (both for uploading and for St Georges)…. these were supposed to be uploaded yesterday, but I was too tired to upload them then, so have posted this now.

I used the time I could get to create these for Tiny Treasures, and (obviously!) these are inspired by the English patron saint, St George. Please don’t kill me for yet another horrendous photograph… I’m aware that there’s a terrible glare at the bottom, but I couldn’t try to arrange these any better.

Pride Of The English: ACEO batch inspired by our national St Georges Day.

I completed the designs using ink for outlines, and various coloured pencils, ink, and inktense pencils for the colours, layering to get gradated effects.

I actually challenged myself within this challenge by drawing a horse… in my eyes, besides figures and portraits, horses are the most unforgiving living subjects to draw, even in this style… There’s so much to pay attention to when drawing them, and getting one factor wrong means trouble… but I quite enjoyed doing this batch overall.

Tally = 27

All of these designs are Trading Card/ACEO size 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Designs are named the following:

Top Left: The Dragon (Why did I forget to draw his wings??)
Top Right: English She Wolf
Bottom Left: George-Fiti
Bottom Right: Man and Mount

Please note that I’m still quite busy, so forgive me for my absence, but I’ll try to be around when I have time.

💡Still in the dark about my Tiny Treasures art challenge and want to know more? 💡 Please check out the rules post link below:👇

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Thanks so much for stopping by as always… I do hope you enjoy! Cheers! 🎈

Wolf and Sheep Batch

And finally… these two beasties have been coloured in and are now finished. I must say, I’m not sure whether I like them or hate them, but they’re as close as I’m going to get to what I had planned for this concept…

Additionally, I’m still not 100% satisfied that I like my designing format… I’m feeling urgent about making my designs look less flat… but admittedly, I’m somewhat struggling to figure it out.

I completed both ACEO’s using Inktense pencils as before, only this time, I added some white ink highlights for interest. See below.

Photo 1 Shows the finished ACEO deisgns
Photo 2 Shows the ACEO’s next to my original planned sketches.

My tally is now 23 (I don’t include the large sketches they’re there just for size comparison).

Both of the final designs are Trading Card/ACEO size 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Designs are named the following:

(Top photo)  Left: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
(Top photo) Right: Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

Please note My posting schedule might become more irregular from here, but I’ll try to still be active given the circumstances. Thanks for staying with me!

Still in the dark about my Tiny Treasures art challenge and want to know more? Please check out the rules by clicking on the G+ post link below:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LeviLazfarRichards/posts/GqdqEDdUy9t

Thanks so much for stopping by… Until next time!