Day 5: Frog-legged Beetle, Part II

Perfect? No. Completed? Yes!

I've realized I probably need to do some simpler daily artworks...this easily could have been a 3 day project but I forced myself to finish it, and here it is late in the day with nothing else accomplished. Or maybe I should just set an hour limit per day to accommodate more involved projects?

^In progress...^

...right about the point I realized this was a bigger task than bargained for.

At least it sort of looks metallic....from a distance...I'll just call this mission accomplished.

Hooray!

[January 5, 2020]

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