This is my first attempt at drawing a realistic beetle. Creating this little insect challenged two of my weak spots; 1. My ability to draw realistically 2. My uncomfortable feelings about bugs. When I first started I felt a bit sick from looking at it, but it grew on me while I was drawing. A colorful leaf beetle is quite beautiful actually.
How I made it
I first drew it with a normal drawing pencil. Then I colored it with colored pencils. After that I enhanced the colours with some markers and acrylic paint. Here is a picture of the work in progres.
I was not sure how to draw the shadows, if any of you have any tips on that feel free to leave a comment below. I hope you will have a nice and bug free day!
