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My lepidoptera paintings

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:53 pm
by Dave McCormick
I decided to start doing butterfly/moth paintings. So far I have done one, took 3 and a half hours and it was of a moth I had from pupae, a female emperor moth:
Emperor Moth Female Painting
Emperor Moth Female Painting
I want to do a butterfly sometime, possibly a small copper, maybe something else, have to decide

Re: My lepidoptera paintings

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:57 am
by Charles Nicol
that is a lovely picture Dave.

Charles

:)

Re: My lepidoptera paintings

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:07 pm
by Dave McCormick
Thanks Charles. I decided to do pencil drawings as its easier than painting (this was scanned and scanner doesn't make the image look 100% as it is, it looks slightly better on actual page)

I drew a Brimstone Moth on A4 page in ladscape. I did this from a photo I had of one. One of my favourite moths. I tried a few butterflies, but not so good at those yet, need more practise.
Brimstone Moth Drawing
Brimstone Moth Drawing