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Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 16:36

I'll do anything if the money's right.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Zardoz wrote:

I'll do anything if the money's right.

*PM Sent*

Bring a trowel

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:22

Oh, I thought you said towel.

*lets it drop to the floor*

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

The Nursery + Sidney Pic by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Zardoz's handiwork, hanging in MiniPaz's nursery.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 13:00

That's ace.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

Is that by Zardoz?

Where can I view such things online? I didn't see it on your portfolio, Z.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

I commissioned an original based on a toy that I've bought for the babbie. Z hasn't added it to his portfolio yet but he has my blessing to do so

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

That is brilliant!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 14:39

I don't know why you didn't just settle for one of Z's older classics for the nursery wall...

Attachment:

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It's exactly the kind of picture needed for a nursery.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4668

DavPaz wrote:

The Nursery + Sidney Pic by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Zardoz's handiwork, hanging in MiniPaz's nursery.

That is most excellent, and has got me wondering about asking for a similar thing but with a different toy obv - there is a baby due in our family and it would make a lovely gift.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Feb 13, 2011 14:03

Thanks for the comments, and yeah, hadn't included it anywhere online myself as it wasn't personal work. I'll be adding to my own site soon along with some other new stuff.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 0:52

Recently finished two paintings that are now on the lounge wall. I'd been snapping away as I'd been doing these (and everything since) so you can see what I did yet as I went along. I started out only with an idea in my head, and began straight away with acrylic paint on unprimed canvases without making any sketches.

Priming and background:

Underpainting of flowers:

Giving them more form:

Adding in some pattern/background elements:

Now, I should have taken a couple more shots of a few more stages here, but I didn't.

Doing loads of mad shit and coating the petals in washes of really thinned down paint to glaze it:

You all owe me £12.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 0:53

Shit, I've plonked this in Snappa thread, not my last one. :DD

Mods can you stick this in the "Stick your thumb up" thread plz?

Malc74 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:01

Those are bloody excellent, Z.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:20

Thanks Malc, really enjoyed working on these.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:26

You know, while I like the finished product, the first photo is the picture I'd like to have on my wall.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:29

Thanks, I liked it too at that stage.

...and I have high res photos available of it for prints.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:30

Could have saved yourself a lot of time

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2011 23:45

Troglodyte!

Stick your thumb up again if you don't mind.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Troglodyte/1211589

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Thumbed. What do I win?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 0:37

A weekend in Liverpool.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Awesome.

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:02

Superb! Thumbed.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:20

Thumbs up! Awesome stuff!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:01

It's a cracking self portrait you've done there, Z.

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

I think he's very lovely

I think I may have to get a print of him.

(Sorry if you were going for scary/sinister Zardizzle but I think he's squashibly mushable! Awww :hug:

)

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:21

That was my intention, he's a nice person in real life.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

Did my post go into the ether?

I just posted saying how easy it was to click the thumbs up button, and more people should do it.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:24

Yeah, no sign up required unless you want to leave a comment.

Behance is a pretty cool site for this sort of thing.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Troglodyte is excellent troglodyte.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

You have painted a troglodyte - now I think you should make a trilobite, for their acebestness :luv:

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:49

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:00

Mimi wrote:

You have painted a troglodyte - now I think you should make a trilobite, for their acebestness :luv:

Leave it with me... :luv:

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:40

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

Excellent

I sometimes spell it wrong, too.

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 14:16

Brilliant as ever :hug:

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25586

Can I steal for my avatar, yes? yes? :kiss:

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 15:07

Of course Mimi.

£12

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 0:40

Got round to taking pics of some more recent stuff.

Here's a big robot from my son's nursery (Acrylic on box canvas 2'x2'):

And a tree goblin (Acrylic on tree)

Malc74 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:40

Cracking stuff!

Malabelm · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:21

Awesome

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Excellent brush mojo, Z.

Where's the tree?

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:09

OMG I love the tree goblin! Brilliant stuff mate.

I like the tight focus photos too, whatever that's called.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:02

DavPaz wrote:

Excellent brush mojo, Z.

Where's the tree?

Thank you.

It's in my back garden.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Zardoz wrote:

It's in my back garden.

You should sneak out at night and do one in a park. You'd be like the Fleetwood Banksy.

Wait... Fleetwood, park. Nevermind.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

as a newby I had never seen any of your work, it's fantastic!
I clicked on the thingy, but the tree goblin is extra fun!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 13:10

Thanks folks :luv:

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 13:11

DavPaz wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

It's in my back garden.

You should sneak out at night and do one in a park. You'd be like the Fleetwood Banksy.

Wait... Fleetwood, park. Nevermind.

The Fleetwood Mac, more like.

Awesome skill, Big Z!

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

Best dad ever. Can we have a sweepstake on what age yours (er, vagueness for lack of knowledge about how many, ages, sex etc) will be when they realise that not everyone's dad wanders around painting cool things on suitable surfaces?

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