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Published: 2007-04-13 18:28:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 3240; Favourites: 74; Downloads: 77
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Description Very old illustration made for the Museum of Insects of the University of Costa Rica.

Color pencils over white paper.

About 6x6\"

Worked with preserved specimen model. I would say it has good taxonomy, but then again, I\'m not a scientist

1996 (I think...)
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Comments: 40

scientificartist [2011-03-13 04:24:04 +0000 UTC]

Excellent work.

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otas32 In reply to scientificartist [2011-03-14 14:09:20 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much!

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Ranubis [2010-04-14 10:22:29 +0000 UTC]

The reflections are very well done.

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otas32 In reply to Ranubis [2010-04-19 03:17:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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SingSilence [2009-03-01 14:35:40 +0000 UTC]

It's pretty good.. the tarsus has a good level of details I bet looks really amazing on the paper.
fav +

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otas32 In reply to SingSilence [2009-03-01 15:58:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

I worked with rough pencils, and the drawing fits into an 8.5x11" page, so there's not a lot more detail than what you see here

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SingSilence In reply to otas32 [2009-03-04 10:42:04 +0000 UTC]

still it's hard to make shadows on small parts like those, it's a very good shadowing.

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otas32 In reply to SingSilence [2009-03-04 18:22:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I was working with a drawing table arm extension type magnifying glass

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SimplyACat [2008-05-20 13:40:08 +0000 UTC]

wow
great work

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otas32 In reply to SimplyACat [2008-05-20 15:00:09 +0000 UTC]

thank you friend

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ElenaR [2008-05-19 22:06:55 +0000 UTC]

Featured your work my new journal --> [link]
Hope you don't mind

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otas32 In reply to ElenaR [2008-05-20 15:00:21 +0000 UTC]

cool! thank you

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JacquelineRae [2008-01-26 04:36:13 +0000 UTC]

I'm not an entomologist (yet) but I think the anatomy looks perfect. Hurray, someone actually payed attention to the amount of tarsal and antennae segments!! This is amazing!

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otas32 In reply to JacquelineRae [2008-01-27 06:28:39 +0000 UTC]

hehehe, thanx, I worked with the people at the Insect Museum of the University of Costa Rica for a while... I wanted a permanent position, but it didn't work out in the end

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nvgallery [2008-01-14 01:06:00 +0000 UTC]

shocked me...great piece

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otas32 In reply to nvgallery [2008-01-14 03:34:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanx! Hope you're over the shock

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nvgallery In reply to otas32 [2008-01-14 10:54:55 +0000 UTC]

welcome..it's my pleasure

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Jessoass [2007-10-05 22:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Great work! The colors are very beautiful!

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otas32 In reply to Jessoass [2007-10-05 23:54:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanx so much!

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Jessoass In reply to otas32 [2007-10-06 00:09:18 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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bear48 [2007-09-30 11:24:31 +0000 UTC]

very cool

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otas32 In reply to bear48 [2007-10-01 16:02:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanx!

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illogan [2007-09-23 17:42:46 +0000 UTC]

LOVE THE BEETLES

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otas32 In reply to illogan [2007-09-24 05:36:26 +0000 UTC]

I guess this guy wasn't in the band

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illogan In reply to otas32 [2007-09-25 04:27:57 +0000 UTC]

LOL
oh he started the band!!! hes that dang terrific!!!!


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Zguns [2007-09-23 15:54:05 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful beetle

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otas32 In reply to Zguns [2007-09-24 05:36:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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monkeysmuse [2007-09-23 04:22:05 +0000 UTC]

i love beetles. . . this is really great!

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otas32 In reply to monkeysmuse [2007-09-23 06:25:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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monkeysmuse In reply to otas32 [2007-09-23 17:25:12 +0000 UTC]

you are very welcome!

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PellucidMind [2007-09-22 09:32:52 +0000 UTC]

The colour is beautiful

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otas32 In reply to PellucidMind [2007-09-23 06:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I agree, the color on this guy is gorgeous

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PellucidMind In reply to otas32 [2007-09-23 08:20:32 +0000 UTC]

Very welcome

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Ihha [2007-09-22 07:13:02 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful piece!

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otas32 In reply to Ihha [2007-09-23 06:24:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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LouiseOdier [2007-09-22 06:49:56 +0000 UTC]

really good work my dear

susanna

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otas32 In reply to LouiseOdier [2007-09-23 06:24:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanx!

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j0rosa [2007-09-22 06:09:07 +0000 UTC]

wow, like the colour and the shiny effect you created, well done!!!

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otas32 In reply to j0rosa [2007-09-23 06:24:29 +0000 UTC]

thank you For that what I had done was place a white piece of paper behind the subject, to accent the contrast in color and bring out the refractive characteristic of it's dorsal surface

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j0rosa In reply to otas32 [2007-09-23 06:53:28 +0000 UTC]

well done, thanks for that info

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