FINALLY.
I wanted to paint a beetle since ~Mayfire44 mentioned iridescent beetle wings in a comment on my "Forevermore" pic. This thing: [link]
While I was in the emergency room last Tuesday for a mystery virus which got my temperature up to a blazing 104.6, I planned out ideas for this picture in my head. Which wasn't really much to think about... it IS a beetle. And that's about it.
So I did the lineart, and planned on painting it whenever I got the chance. Consequently, I've been watching the lineart for this staring up at me from my room floor for the past week. It's been whispering, _{"COLOR ME. COLOR MEEEEEEE."}
So today since I didn't go to work, I cut loose and colored the bastard. Take THAT, laziness!

However, with all the planning involved, this thing turned out much worse than I expected. I think I used too much india ink. It made the colors poopy. :\
Given, it was very fun to do.
I listened to the entirety of three CDs while painting: The Flashbulb's "Resent and the April Sunshine Shed", Beck's "Odelay", and Thrice's "Alchemy Index Vol. III- Air". My soundtrack made me splatter the crap out of everything without regards to composition, lol. I really don't care. c:

This beetle is a hybrid of the Colorado potato beetle, the Atlas beetle, and a couple things I BS'd. P:

Also, let it be known that my scanner eats bright colors. That white-ish area near the bottom? That's actually lime green. The red near the top is vibrant orange. Scanner fail. Sorry guys. :\

....and I'll stop now. Any feedback is welcome. ^_^


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9"x12" Strathmore watercolor paper
watercolor, india ink, rollerball pen
~7 or 8 hours
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