Right on the heels of my first Illustration Friday entry, here is my second. This week's subject is "insect". I have had the thought of a beetle in my mind for awhile, so this was the impetus. The beetle is based on a photo of the real thing to get the anatomy right, but the colors are pure fantasy. I have always loved those Egyptian scarabs—beetles made from gold and precious stones.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Illustration Friday - "Insect"
Right on the heels of my first Illustration Friday entry, here is my second. This week's subject is "insect". I have had the thought of a beetle in my mind for awhile, so this was the impetus. The beetle is based on a photo of the real thing to get the anatomy right, but the colors are pure fantasy. I have always loved those Egyptian scarabs—beetles made from gold and precious stones.
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Terry,
ReplyDeleteThis is just wonderful. The colors, the patterns, everything works so well together. Very nicely done.
Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteTerry,
ReplyDeleteI see by your entries that you are still a world class night owl.
Carla
Very nice, Terry. How large is this?
ReplyDeleteI'll answer Gerrie here. The piece is approximately 8 x 14 (inches). I say "approximately" because I trimmed the image in Photoshop and added the black border. In real life it hasn't yet been trimmed and finished.
ReplyDeleteGreat illo. Nice work.
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This is great, Mom. I really reall y love the use of color...
ReplyDeleteVeerry Nice!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful - even a bug is beautiful with these patterns - great!
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