Mantis Drawings

[gripen]

Hey folks!

In this thread I hope to document my mantis drawings. I plan to do a drawing once or twice a week and I plan to document each image in various stages of completeness.

In this first drawing I am trying to get used to drawing mantids from different angles. I want to really focus on the positioning of the legs and abdomen. I also really want to work on scale, making sure the head and raptors are the right size. So far what I have is a black an white sketch of a Deroplatys lobata (based on an image by orionmystery). I plan on adding color and shading.

deroplatys lobata 1.pdf

 

[jrh3]

sweet man let them roll, lol

 

[gripen]

Good lord I cant for the life of me get pictures attached to my post. Anyone know how to do it?

 

[BugLover]

click edit and click "use full editor" and click "attach files" and add the photo

 

[gripen]

click edit and click "use full editor" and click "attach files" and add the photo

Ah thanks a ton!

 

[jrh3]

hey gripen i use photobucket to attach mine

 

[fleurdejoo]

Excellent work A+!!

 

[brancsikia339]

Really nice! I made a huge poster and drew and colored myself an identification guide of all deroplatys species a few weeks ago

 

[gripen]

Really nice! I made a huge poster and drew and colored myself an identification guide of all deroplatys species a few weeks ago

Lol I made the same thing a little while back... Great minds think alike?

 

[brancsikia339]

Lol I made the same thing a little while back... Great minds think alike?

Lol yeah

 

[gripen]

Here is the final product with color. I want to work on more clarity in the drawing and improve how I do texture.

 

[BugLover]

Awesome drawing! I can never get the head and claws right :\

 

[mantid_mike]

Nice drawings! I'd like to render some futuristic/robotic mantids at some point when I have the time.

 

[gripen]

Thanks guys!

 

[jrh3]

pretty neat, we want more

 

[ladygigi]

Here is the final product with color. I want to work on more clarity in the drawing and improve how I do texture.

That is an awesome drawing gripen! Great job, I really like it! :clap:

 

[Coneja]

Really nice! Soo many different parts... Great detail. Have you been drawing mantids for awhile?

My mantis drawings are confined to doodles on my notes when I get bored in class.

 

[gripen]

Really nice! Soo many different parts... Great detail. Have you been drawing mantids for awhile?

My mantis drawings are confined to doodles on my notes when I get bored in class.

Drawing yes, mantids no

 

[gripen]

Next one Sphodropoda (Photo from Henry) playing with perspective.