Beetles Tutorial - Part 1 - Intermediate (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

This is Part 1 of the Beetles tutorial. 

Part 2 of the Beetles tutorial is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/73778412

Painting these beetles will help you polish your brush control skills because the little legs and antenna require a steady hand. 

I tried out 2 Polina Bright brushes when I painted this painting. I mention on the Supplies List that if I wasn't using those brushes I would probably use my Da Vinci Maestro brushes, series 35, sizes #3 and/or #5 in place of the larger Polina Bright brush I use here and I'd use a Maestro brush size #0 in place of the Polina Bright rigger.

All of the files you need to complete the painting are attached below my message here.

I used three different reference photos.

The blue beetle was taken by Erik Karits and I downloaded it from Unsplash here: 

https://unsplash.com/photos/xEALyNRyMeM

The ants were taken by Image Party and I downloaded it from Pixabay here: https://pixabay.com/photos/ants-bugs-insects-three-triple-498731/

The green beetle was taken by Alexander Lesnitsky and I downloaded it from Pixabay here: https://pixabay.com/photos/beetles-insects-nature-macro-1498451/

I hope you enjoy it.

Louise

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