[New post] Goliath Beetle

jofox9973 posted: " This week I drew a Goliath Beetle (Goliathus cacicus) on toned paper.  They are amazing animals.  Some are as big as an adult human hand! Some have gorgeous russet brown elytra (wing covers), like this one above.  Others have am" jo fox - adventures in art Goliath Beetle jofox9973 Jun 2 This week I drew a Goliath Beetle (Goliathus cacicus) on toned paper.  They are amazing animals.  Some are as big as an adult human hand! Some have gorgeous russet brown elytra (wing covers), like this one above.  Others have amazing patterns like the one below... They are native to West Africa and feed on fruit and tree sap.  I drew my beetle in the usual way - starting with pencils and then adding ink and white gouache. Here are the pencils... Once the ink and gouache were done I photographed it and pulled it into photoshop. I added a dropped shadow to make it seem like it is sitting on top of the paper. Here is the final picture... Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from jo fox - adventures in art. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://jofoxadventuresinart.wordpress.com/2023/06/02/goliath-beetle/

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