Vasto Lordé

 

 "I refuse to play Horse to a King who's weaker than me." - Hollow Ichigo 

This illustration was inspired by Kurosaki Ichigo, the lead character from a Japanese anime called 'Bleach'. This illustration mostly emits the emotions of helplessness, void and suffering which leads to the formation of immense power to protect those around you. Ichigo's character has the power to shift different forms and this particular one is titled 'Vasto Lordé' meaning the 'Highest Great Hollow'. Kurosaki is the protagonist of the series and one of the major highlights of his entire character developement was the Vasto Lordé Ichigo. Although it is considered to be a very destructive and negative form, I personally felt that it was meant for the greater good which was to defeat Ulquiorra Schiffer, one of the strongest antogonists of the series and also a personal favourite. If you do not seem to relate or comprehend any of this clearly you haven't watched 'Bleach'. In order to broaden your understanding about this writing, I highly recommend you to watch this wonderful anime and share your opinions in the comment section. 

Materials : Watercolor and Gel Ink

Description : The medium of watercolours dates back to the Middle Ages where it is unclear of the origin, however later on in 1780 hard cakes of soluble watercolor was invented by William Reeves. The pigments in these colours consisted of Earths or Vegetable Fibers that were ground to a fine powder and bound with Gum or Egg. The mixture was then incorporated with an opaque pigment such as Lead White in order to give it a great Chromatic Intensity. In recent times, watercolour is affordable, easy to set up and has a quick drying time. Moreover the high points are it's opacity and vibrancy. I recommend using it along with mixed media artwork. 

Gel Ink Pens are so versatile, quick and easy to use. The first Gel Pens were produced by Sakura Colour Products of Osaka, Japan. They wanted to develop a rollerball-like fluid pen that was suitable for all types of paper. Gel Pens use a water-based gel ink that uses pigments instead of dyes. They help in producing clean and precise lines with a high saturation pigment, making it perfect for artists to rely on them.