#junebug2017

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JuneBug 2017

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Io Moth

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JuneBug 2017

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Paper Wasp

(DeviantArt)

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JuneBug 2017

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Water Strider

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JuneBug 2017

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Purple Emperor Butterfly

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Luna Moth

(DeviantArt)

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JuneBug 2017

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Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

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I’m not sure if I’m really done with this one ... I might go back and add a darker background behind those leaves. I was afraid to do so at first because I didn’t want the bug to get lost in front of a background too similar to itself in color/value, but now that I see the whole thing I think it needs it. Those leaves and stems get lost in front of the yellow background I opted for instead. And if I’m not going to have the same range of values on my leaves that are in the reference photo, the least I can do is make up for it with a noticeably darker background to offset them.

Anyway, this was done at the prompting of Zoë @sunsetofdoom, who really likes these insects! I hope I have done them justice, LOL.

(If I haven’t, I’m probably going to try again with a more stylized version that puts more emphasis on the lines and shapes of its body!)

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JuneBug 2017

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Dogbane Leaf Beetle

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Zigzag Fungus Beetle

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(I only use the reference image when I’m drawing ‘em, not while coloring. I don’t have my computer with me when coloring, so I gotta do it from memory. Looks like I forgot about the middle 4 stripes being a gradient instead of just one color)