deviant art

Deviant Login Shop  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour

1,061

92 27 0
Presenting Za’afiel, the drakhaoul with the shortest screen time of all 7 of the drakhaouls from Sarah Ash‘s Tears of Artamon Trilogy. Za’afiel also has the fewest speaking lines, and his host doesn’t appear until the last book of the trilogy. He’s sort of the neglected drakhaoul but that doesn’t bother him since he’s frigid and unpleasant.

This painting had me asking "How does one paint 'white'.”? The answer: with every color at your disposal! :la:

This is number six in the series of Drakhaoul paintings. What do you mean there’s only one painting left until the series is complete? Just one? Ohmuhgah I’m so excited! :giggle:

Za’afiel and the Tears of Artamon Trilogy (c) Sarah Ash

Details

Stats

Submitted on
July 11, 2011
Image Size
510 KB
Resolution
1497×2261
Views
1,061
Favourites
92 (who?)
Comments
27
URL
Thumb
Embed
Only verified accounts can report policy violations. Please check your email and click on the verification link.
* Required field
Add a Comment:
 
love 0 0 joy 0 0 wow 1 1 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconorbitaljay:
winter devil !!!
Reply
:iconweathervane:
~weathervane Sep 23, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
you painted white so well, lol! very creative use of color, it's so pretty :)
Reply
:iconmnat:
~MNat Sep 25, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you so much :la: I worked my sad 'lil bum off on this tiny painting. I'm glad it looks presentable. :D
Reply
:iconmerriya:
I love this series, this is probably the best! Maybe @.@. I abdolutely love all the details and subtle color changes. But the smokey looking hair, yep, that's the best. I'm gonna go stare some more now.
Reply
:iconmnat:
~MNat Jul 30, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
:la: I'm so glad you like him. It was pretty surreal, trying to learn how to paint "white" without it looking flat and boring XD
Reply
:iconneddiedavid:
~NeddieDavid Jul 19, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
DAGABAFDA! THE HAIR!! So beautiful! I love things outlined in white! Love love love the white (surprisingly, haha). The details are so pretty.
Reply
:iconmnat:
~MNat Jul 19, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
I usually don't use masking fluid because I can't speed-dry the paint with masking fluid on the paper....but the effects I achieved while using it n the drakhaoul series made me a believer! :la: My use of masking fluid is to thank for Za'afiel's hair. :la:
Reply
:iconkisadream:
Wow it's so well done ! I love the colours and the style !
You are talented ;)
Reply
:iconmnat:
~MNat Jul 12, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like him. :heart:
Reply
:iconghostinthepines:
~GhostInThePines Jul 11, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
very awesome trilogy. it's nice to see art for it!
Reply
Add a Comment: