Jonopen Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Hi all This image (made for fun as a learning exercise) was inspired by a drawing by the scientific illustrator, Des Helmore. I must confess my version is not a completely accurate representation of the original weevil beetle, and is also a work in progress, as it needs more detail (hairs) and better shadow and highlights etc. It was originally drawn in colour, but looks more interesting in black and white. It was made using Affinity Designer and mainly uses these resources. Dots on legs and body: Fineliner brushes and vector texture from Artifex Forge (makes loads of excellent brushes) Organic texture: DAUB paper 15 from Paolo Limoncelli, who did an excellent 2020 creative lock-down session Background texture: a texture file from Trevor Young's (Tapocketa) lock-down session (also very excellent!). SisMoon, Jeremy_Waller, Smee Again and 1 other 4 Quote v2.4.1 Designer/Photo/Publisher | Mac mini (M1, 2020) | Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarKeegan Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 The stippling effect works, definitely evocative of a zoological illustration! Jonopen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy_Waller Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) Nearly reached for the insect spray while looking at your picture of the Weevil. Edited July 3, 2020 by Jeremy_Waller Added some words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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