This counts for three days...because I need to catch up!
(And I'm combining posts, also because I need to catch up).
Day 59:
A blue pleasing fungus beetle (yes, that is its common name), outlined with a brush pen onto ACEO-sized watercolor paper.
Day 60:
A metallic wood boring beetle, also outlined with a brush pen on the same paper.
Day 61:
Color and Splatter!
As seen above, I've painted the beetles with water color, and I'm masking them for the splattering process (this is so I can splatter the background without getting any onto the beetles in theory). For a mask, I've traced the outlines of the beetles onto clear acetate film and cut them out. I actually do have some Frisket film which is made especially for this sort of thing, but it is more time consuming to cut out and this method works pretty well.
Using water color paint and a paint brush, I splattered the paper by "flicking" the bristles. Once it dried, the masks were removed and I stamped them with my signature seal.
You can view the ACEOs in my shop here:
[February 28, 2020 to March 1, 2020]
[Happy Leap Year!]
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