Insects are one of my biggest art inspirations, so on the past days, I’ve been internet searching about by biggest curiosity about them. The ability to change – complete metamorphosis. But insect talk aside, lets talk about this drawing.
Most used materials: Faber castell graphite pencils, canson bristol paper, viarco watercolor graphite. I can’t scan it now because I’m not at home.
Time: 6 hours 14 minutes.
Main idea: A butterfly like creature coming out of a cocoon with based on moth wings shapes. The butterfly wings blend into another cocoon, with a big larvae inside it.
I’ve got to say, I am not pleased with the end result. The shapes on what is supposed to be a cocoon, are terribly blended with each other, specially the wings with a big black / white contrast. The composition also fails. The left side just doesn’t make any sense, specially with the terribly drawn lines, and I could not get the background as I wanted. It’s an example of how just a little thing like the top left side of the paper can ruin your whole drawing.
This is not to say I hate it. It’s just one of those times when you can see everything you did wrong right after finishing something, instead of after a week.
If you’re interested, I have an extended speed drawing version of the first 2 hours of the progress available on my youtube channel.
Lua Eva Blue 
