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Dragonfly

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The dragonfly.

I fell in love with this Daily Deviation photograph the moment I saw it, and knew immediately I had to draw it.. I spent 21 days on it.

Winner of the :icondrawingartists: Artist of the month contest for October. [link]

Reference: [link]
By :iconmiku:

WIP: [link]

Materials used:
11x14 Bristol Vellum
Staedtler Mars Lumograph graphite pencils 6H-4B
kneaded eraser
Staedtler Mars plastic eraser
graphite powder applied with makeup sponge
camel hair brush
silver artist pen (for my signature)
Image size
4288x3360px 13.12 MB
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Very well done, almost looks exactly like a photo, the only place I can really tell it's a drawing is in the eyes. You have some lines that are a bit too hard and dark, particularly with the eye on the left. I think you emphasized the waterline a bit too much and it makes it look a bit awkward. However, this is an amazing job, the way you drew the teeth is remarkable! I don't think I've ever seen teeth drawn so well. I don't know why but they always seem to be very difficult to draw. And those dragonfly wings! Those are absolutely amazing. You capture the transperancy and the fragility of them perfectly. There is also a bit more shadow on the right eyeball, but all in all, seriously dude, this is very, very good. Keep up the good work.