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markstewart — Small tortoiseshell
Published: 2011-06-21 15:47:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 2296; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 7
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Had to paint from a specimen at art school a few years back, but i have a phobia with butterflies and moths so i freaked out but did it in about an hour. Wings are ok but the body is rough. Painted in gouache on illustration board.Related content
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and i thought i could do butterflies but I do not even come to your ankle my friend, omg this is genius
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Thank you, glad you like it, Sad seeing the beautiful thing on my table with a pin through it though
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This is certainly one of the best painting of a butterfly that I have ever seen! Awesome job ya did!
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Thank you very much, nice of you to say.
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you are great at texture! im so jelly. the hairy body and the scaley powder wings! ghar.
how big is this piece?
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Thank you for commenting, the painting had to be the same size as the specimen so it's the same size as the image on my page. It was painted with a windsor & Newton series 7 No 1 brush so was able to do fine work. A lot of dry brushing and blending.
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Wow.
I'm VERY amazed with your work!!
You're a very talented artist, no doubt.
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