A draw for the new year, five days late, not too bad.

I just received a lovely package from the even more lovely OoAnBuOo, wich contained, amoong many others goods, some art materials, most notably a set of six faber castell polychromos colored pencils. I already own a couple of them I bought individually at the art shop and they're EXPENSIVE but very good, so i got excited, also because colored pencils are my favourite art material. I challenged myself to draw something using the material provided (and a pencils and eraser of mine).

I knew that it would been challenging so I opted for a subject which had all the colors provided in the set, and to celebrate the year of the snake I wanted to draw a african bush viper, gorgeus animals whish perfectly fitted the theme and colors. The polychromos are so good at blending and on my most beloved taned paper they're just so smooth to use. Colored pencils are a slow medium that requires patience, as the correct way is to layer them many, many times. this colored pencils are so pigmented and yummy. love them. I'm gonna treasure them for a long time I think.

Also in the package there were some liquitex acrylic markers in neon colors, which are something different from me, as I don't use neon colors that much but they were nice to use. But I knew that neon and highlighters don't work at all with the scanner, so I had to take photos, and I suck at taking photos. meh.

finally, I decided to call this piece "Year of Resistance" because the LGBTQIA* center where I do voluntary work there has been several homophobic attacks and vandalism. Italy is more and more fascist and a increased danger and bigotry, so I think it will be all war and resistance from now on. Well ok. the world is shit already, so bring it on, we're ready I guess.