Judging by the fact that Zevran was seriously willing to give Alistair a tattoo and was like “just let me get my needles and ink” makes me think he’s actually pretty good at it, and probably just art in general. I mean the fact that he keeps those things with him says something. 

So give me super artistic Zevran who aimlessly doodles on maps when he’s supposed to be plotting a route. Who draws his warden from memory whenever they’re apart. Who sketches Antivan landscapes he can still see clearly in his mind whenever he gets a bit homesick. Who designs the house he wishes he and the warden could live in when they’re on the run from The Crows. Who convinces his warden to let him tattoo them, starting off small but eventually covering their entire back in intricate designs.

Give me artistic Zevran for whom art is just as formidable a weapon as any blade