Zollo

@zollodiac.bsky.social

Amateur analog artist He/Him w/ dash of Horse Girl 🐴 40s Eng/日本語 Artistic nudity on occasion (w/ labels) #inkart #horseart #dndart https://cara.app/zollo

When I gift an original drawing, and the recipient has seen it scanned ahead. The response is always, “how does look even better in person!!!” Inks/paints are magical in a way that screens can’t reproduce. It’s like tasting fresh squeezed cider at the farm after a lifetime of drinking store bought.

I drew a friend’s d&d character (Saidie) & her mount (Sweet Pea) a year ago. It collected dust for 11.5 months. I realized it was her bday & slapped on a background quick & gifted it to her. It was trippy working on art from so long ago. I’ve gotten more confident in my style since #dndart #inkart

Saidie, a green/pink skinned eladrin, and her bumble bee mount sweet pea.

GenAI art is art cleansed of individuality. When I think of GenAI, that is the thought that distresses me the most. Though I didn’t have the words to state it so clearly at the time, I think it is what motivated me to buy a journal and start drawing at 38.

There is an idea I’ve heard that starting [insert artistic hobby] when you’re younger provides some super-natural advantage. This is a myth peddled by well-meaning teachers trying to convince their young students to get started and older people who want an excuse to not start.

The scan of my drawing. Another artist introduced me to Marlene Dietrich. There are public domain stills from her movies that make great lighting studies. But she’s interesting in her own right as a 1920s and 30s actress who was openly bi, anti-fascist, and fluent in four languages. #inkart #art

Portrait of Marlene Dietrich made with ink pens and markers.

I’ve been toying around to find how to get a really solid, smooth wash in ink, watercolor, gouache, acrylic gouache. I’m proud of this attempt. Gouache seems choice. Technique in alt txt. @annalarssonstudio.bsky.social I bet you might have insightful thoughts (& hope to see more swatches soon!)

Straight gouache (acrylic or watercolor gouache both work. This is actually a mix of both… which is crazy that you can just do that.)

No water. Just drop straight paint dropped on paper. I dropped some white dabs and blue dabs.

Use a foam brush. Get it a bit damp first. Circles! Wax on, wax off.

Once it’s pretty mixed and worked in (like 10-15 seconds in), you make horizontal strokes from the top to the bottom. 

Timing is important. If you’re too fast it won’t get mixed and worked in. You’ll get streaks of lighter/darker blue. Too slow, the paint has dried a bit and you get scuffs from the brush.

I told myself I would draw things beyond pretty women this year. But like… i started these last year… I’ve a lot of backlog to clear through. This piece beautifully captures my constant state of in decision around if/how I’m applying contour lines.

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Doodle #2 of Simone Segouin. Slightly less doodle this time but rushed as I am still feeling out what I want to capture. I’m enjoying trying to figure out the gingham checkers. #art

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