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elachrym — Formikov Oecophoria, pp. 1
Published: 2004-05-13 08:11:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 860; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 192
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The first page in a book I have been working on for the past year-ish. I stained paper (Arches Cover-buff) with coffee and baked them in the oven prior to drawing on them. These are hybridizations -- human/ant. Watercolor, ink, acrylic, colored pencil, and gouache on paper.Related content
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haha I love it! Reminds me of some of those old naturalist books full of waterpaintings of plants and animals
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That was indeed the inspiration for this piece. Glad you like it!
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Your work is really interesting, keep working on that book
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It kind of got taken apart and sold separately. Sad, but I guess I needed the cash!
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well what can i say that everyone else hasn't?
good job. it pleases my eye and stimulates the brain. one can't help but imagine what if those bugs were real. you really used the mediums well and blended them pretty flawlessly.
kudos
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Thank you so much! I agree this was a pretty successful use of varied media. More to come!
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is that a mushroom?! I love "real" mushrooms, as opposed to those happy "Alice in Wonderland" things that EVERYONE draws...quite lovely.
I don't care for ants as much as bees (and these have human faces--even more creepy!), but they are well drawn.
You baked the paper? How do you do that, and why?
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Well, after I put the coffee on it, I just threw it in the oven at the lowest temperature. It pretty much made them dry faster. The paper seemed slightly stiffer, but not a huge difference. It also made some cool patterns on the backs of the paper.
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I love the technique you use, I just learned an invaluable lesson from this deviation!
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this is great! it's got an old-science-book-odd feel on it. excellent textures. and coffee... now that's a great idea.
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How did baking the paper affect it? Did it become crispier or something? It sounds interesting. I've tried staining paper, but never thought of baking them before.
You've got a very nice, illustrative style.
I love the ants, and the flowers. Like the kiwi, it's just intelligent work, in lack of a better word.
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took a while to reply . . . but baking them really just dried them more quickly. it also made some wierd patterns on the back of the page.
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Hmm.I really enjoy this..It really reminds me of something happy...also of Tori Amos..I don't know why..
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i must say that this is quite nice, in an artistic way, disturbing in any other sense....but i like that
so once again you get a gold star 
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wow, great idea for the paper, produces a nice effect
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Tea stains work well too. This is highly interesting.
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wow this is quite lovely. i adore the colour in the bg... and the line drawings of the ant/human thingies.
nice juxtaposition of the plants and their more vivid colours!
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you have such a nice style! i like the softness... welcome to DA!
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I really dig this. Coffee is a great medium to work with. I am also a big fan of mixed media. This is really a wonderful piece with great illustrative feel to it. I love the flowers! Great work! 
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