diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 582f2f5..0ae02b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ async def aggregations():
     # to read more about aggregated functions
     # visit: https://collerek.github.io/ormar/queries/aggregations/
 
+    
+async def with_connect(function):
+    # note that for any other backend than sqlite you actually need to
+    # connect to the database to perform db operations
+    async with database:
+        await function()
+
+    # note that if you use framework like `fastapi` you shouldn't connect
+    # in your endpoints but have a global connection pool
+    # check https://collerek.github.io/ormar/fastapi/ and section with db connection
 
 # gather and execute all functions
 # note - normally import should be at the beginning of the file
@@ -462,7 +472,7 @@ for func in [create, read, update, delete, joins,
              filter_and_sort, subset_of_columns,
              pagination, aggregations]:
     print(f"Executing: {func.__name__}")
-    asyncio.run(func())
+    asyncio.run(with_connect(func))
 
 # drop the database tables
 metadata.drop_all(engine)
@@ -521,6 +531,7 @@ Available Model Fields (with required args - optional ones in docs):
 * `BigInteger()`
 * `Decimal(scale, precision)`
 * `UUID()`
+* `LargeBinary(max_length)`
 * `EnumField` - by passing `choices` to any other Field type
 * `EncryptedString` - by passing `encrypt_secret` and `encrypt_backend`
 * `ForeignKey(to)`
diff --git a/docs/fields/field-types.md b/docs/fields/field-types.md
index 8a5d6a8..d11622b 100644
--- a/docs/fields/field-types.md
+++ b/docs/fields/field-types.md
@@ -127,6 +127,17 @@ You can use either `length` and `precision` parameters or `max_digits` and `deci
 * Sqlalchemy column: `sqlalchemy.JSON`  
 * Type (used for pydantic): `pydantic.Json` 
 
+### LargeBinary
+
+`LargeBinary(max_length)` has a required `max_length` parameter.  
+
+* Sqlalchemy column: `sqlalchemy.LargeBinary`  
+* Type (used for pydantic): `bytes`
+
+LargeBinary length is used in some backend (i.e. mysql) to determine the size of the field,
+in other backends it's simply ignored yet in ormar it's always required. It should be max
+size of the file/bytes in bytes.
+
 ### UUID
 
 `UUID(uuid_format: str = 'hex')` has no required parameters.  
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 582f2f5..0ae02b4 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ async def aggregations():
     # to read more about aggregated functions
     # visit: https://collerek.github.io/ormar/queries/aggregations/
 
+    
+async def with_connect(function):
+    # note that for any other backend than sqlite you actually need to
+    # connect to the database to perform db operations
+    async with database:
+        await function()
+
+    # note that if you use framework like `fastapi` you shouldn't connect
+    # in your endpoints but have a global connection pool
+    # check https://collerek.github.io/ormar/fastapi/ and section with db connection
 
 # gather and execute all functions
 # note - normally import should be at the beginning of the file
@@ -462,7 +472,7 @@ for func in [create, read, update, delete, joins,
              filter_and_sort, subset_of_columns,
              pagination, aggregations]:
     print(f"Executing: {func.__name__}")
-    asyncio.run(func())
+    asyncio.run(with_connect(func))
 
 # drop the database tables
 metadata.drop_all(engine)
@@ -521,6 +531,7 @@ Available Model Fields (with required args - optional ones in docs):
 * `BigInteger()`
 * `Decimal(scale, precision)`
 * `UUID()`
+* `LargeBinary(max_length)`
 * `EnumField` - by passing `choices` to any other Field type
 * `EncryptedString` - by passing `encrypt_secret` and `encrypt_backend`
 * `ForeignKey(to)`
diff --git a/docs/releases.md b/docs/releases.md
index 192c932..bc6a148 100644
--- a/docs/releases.md
+++ b/docs/releases.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# 0.10.6
+
+## ✨ Features
+
+* Add `LargeBinary(max_length)` field type [#166](https://github.com/collerek/ormar/issues/166)
+
+## 💬 Other
+
+*  Add connecting the database in quickstart in readme [#180](https://github.com/collerek/ormar/issues/180) 
+
+
 # 0.10.5
 
 ## 🐛 Fixes
diff --git a/examples/db.sqlite b/examples/db.sqlite
index e9f6c42..95eab2d 100644
Binary files a/examples/db.sqlite and b/examples/db.sqlite differ
diff --git a/examples/script_from_readme.py b/examples/script_from_readme.py
index ce4ee92..782841b 100644
--- a/examples/script_from_readme.py
+++ b/examples/script_from_readme.py
@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ async def aggregations():
     # visit: https://collerek.github.io/ormar/queries/aggregations/
 
 
+async def with_connect(function):
+    # note that for any other backend than sqlite you actually need to
+    # connect to the database to perform db operations
+    async with database:
+        await function()
+
+    # note that if you use framework like `fastapi` you shouldn't connect
+    # in your endpoints but have a global connection pool
+    # check https://collerek.github.io/ormar/fastapi/ and section with db connection
+
 # gather and execute all functions
 # note - normally import should be at the beginning of the file
 import asyncio
@@ -329,7 +339,7 @@ for func in [create, read, update, delete, joins,
              filter_and_sort, subset_of_columns,
              pagination, aggregations]:
     print(f"Executing: {func.__name__}")
-    asyncio.run(func())
+    asyncio.run(with_connect(func))
 
 # drop the database tables
 metadata.drop_all(engine)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ormar/__init__.py b/ormar/__init__.py
index 8b4f371..1c3d104 100644
--- a/ormar/__init__.py
+++ b/ormar/__init__.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ from ormar.fields import (
     ForeignKeyField,
     Integer,
     JSON,
+    LargeBinary,
     ManyToMany,
     ManyToManyField,
     String,
@@ -124,4 +125,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "EncryptBackends",
     "ENCODERS_MAP",
     "DECODERS_MAP",
+    "LargeBinary",
 ]
diff --git a/ormar/fields/__init__.py b/ormar/fields/__init__.py
index e0cb3b0..bc679c4 100644
--- a/ormar/fields/__init__.py
+++ b/ormar/fields/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from ormar.fields.model_fields import (
     Float,
     Integer,
     JSON,
+    LargeBinary,
     String,
     Text,
     Time,
@@ -50,4 +51,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "EncryptBackend",
     "DECODERS_MAP",
     "ENCODERS_MAP",
+    "LargeBinary",
 ]
diff --git a/ormar/fields/model_fields.py b/ormar/fields/model_fields.py
index 2236e71..3f4417c 100644
--- a/ormar/fields/model_fields.py
+++ b/ormar/fields/model_fields.py
@@ -415,6 +415,53 @@ class JSON(ModelFieldFactory, pydantic.Json):
         return sqlalchemy.JSON()
 
 
+class LargeBinary(ModelFieldFactory, bytes):
+    """
+    LargeBinary field factory that construct Field classes and populated their values.
+    """
+
+    _type = bytes
+
+    def __new__(  # type: ignore # noqa CFQ002
+        cls, *, max_length: int = None, **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> BaseField:  # type: ignore
+        kwargs = {
+            **kwargs,
+            **{
+                k: v
+                for k, v in locals().items()
+                if k not in ["cls", "__class__", "kwargs"]
+            },
+        }
+        return super().__new__(cls, **kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_column_type(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+        """
+        Return proper type of db column for given field type.
+        Accepts required and optional parameters that each column type accepts.
+
+        :param kwargs: key, value pairs of sqlalchemy options
+        :type kwargs: Any
+        :return: initialized column with proper options
+        :rtype: sqlalchemy Column
+        """
+        return sqlalchemy.LargeBinary(length=kwargs.get("max_length"))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def validate(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        """
+        Used to validate if all required parameters on a given field type are set.
+        :param kwargs: all params passed during construction
+        :type kwargs: Any
+        """
+        max_length = kwargs.get("max_length", None)
+        if max_length is None or max_length <= 0:
+            raise ModelDefinitionError(
+                "Parameter max_length is required for field LargeBinary"
+            )
+
+
 class BigInteger(Integer, int):
     """
     BigInteger field factory that construct Field classes and populated their values.
diff --git a/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py b/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py
index a535f65..e45f3a8 100644
--- a/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py
+++ b/ormar/models/helpers/validation.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ def convert_choices_if_needed(  # noqa: CCR001
             else value
         )
         choices = [round(float(o), precision) for o in choices]
+    elif field.__type__ == bytes:
+        value = value if isinstance(value, bytes) else value.encode("utf-8")
 
     return value, choices
 
diff --git a/tests/test_fastapi/test_choices_schema.py b/tests/test_fastapi/test_choices_schema.py
index 978c3f6..6d87fa4 100644
--- a/tests/test_fastapi/test_choices_schema.py
+++ b/tests/test_fastapi/test_choices_schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 import decimal
 import uuid
+from base64 import b64encode
 from enum import Enum
 
 import databases
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ uuid1 = uuid.uuid4()
 uuid2 = uuid.uuid4()
 
 
+blob = b"test"
+blob2 = b"test2icac89uc98"
+
+
 class EnumTest(Enum):
     val1 = "Val1"
     val2 = "Val2"
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ class Organisation(ormar.Model):
     random_json: pydantic.Json = ormar.JSON(choices=["aa", '{"aa":"bb"}'])
     random_uuid: uuid.UUID = ormar.UUID(choices=[uuid1, uuid2])
     enum_string: str = ormar.String(max_length=100, choices=list(EnumTest))
+    blob_col: bytes = ormar.LargeBinary(max_length=100000, choices=[blob, blob2])
 
 
 @app.on_event("startup")
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ def test_all_endpoints():
                 "random_json": '{"aa":"bb"}',
                 "random_uuid": str(uuid1),
                 "enum_string": EnumTest.val1.value,
+                "blob_col": blob.decode("utf-8"),
             },
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_model_definition/test_models.py b/tests/test_model_definition/test_models.py
index 3459768..46d8ba0 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_definition/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_model_definition/test_models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
-import uuid
 import datetime
+import uuid
 from typing import List
 
 import databases
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import pytest
 import sqlalchemy
 
 import ormar
-from ormar.exceptions import QueryDefinitionError, NoMatch, ModelError
+from ormar.exceptions import ModelError, NoMatch, QueryDefinitionError
 from tests.settings import DATABASE_URL
 
 database = databases.Database(DATABASE_URL, force_rollback=True)
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@ class JsonSample(ormar.Model):
     test_json = ormar.JSON(nullable=True)
 
 
+blob = b"test"
+blob2 = b"test2icac89uc98"
+
+
+class LargeBinarySample(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta:
+        tablename = "my_bolbs"
+        metadata = metadata
+        database = database
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    test_binary = ormar.LargeBinary(max_length=100000, choices=[blob, blob2])
+
+
 class UUIDSample(ormar.Model):
     class Meta:
         tablename = "uuids"
@@ -102,15 +116,8 @@ class Country(ormar.Model):
     )
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def event_loop():
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    yield loop
-    loop.close()
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="module")
-async def create_test_database():
+def create_test_database():
     engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(DATABASE_URL)
     metadata.drop_all(engine)
     metadata.create_all(engine)
@@ -151,6 +158,19 @@ async def test_json_column():
             assert items[1].test_json == dict(aa=12)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_binary_column():
+    async with database:
+        async with database.transaction(force_rollback=True):
+            await LargeBinarySample.objects.create(test_binary=blob)
+            await LargeBinarySample.objects.create(test_binary=blob2)
+
+            items = await LargeBinarySample.objects.all()
+            assert len(items) == 2
+            assert items[0].test_binary == blob
+            assert items[1].test_binary == blob2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uuid_column():
     async with database:
diff --git a/tests/test_types.py b/tests/test_types.py
index ba819ed..d4f8dad 100644
--- a/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_types.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def create_test_database():
 
 
 def assert_type(book: Book):
-    print(book)
+    _ = str(book)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio