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Submitted: August 5, 2010
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Rhinoceros Beetle - Finishedby ~Malicious-Monkey

Traditional Art / Sculpture / Fantasy

It's finished! I think this is my favorite thing I've done.

The paint is all acrylic (white, black, blue tint, and metallic gold & copper) and floor finish (my favorite glaze). On the shell and horn, I layered on thin, watered down colors and wiped it off to expose deeper layers. I did the opposite with the skin - I painted it gray and dusted the surface with nearly-dry white paint. After it all dried, I took a needle tool to the paint to re-expose some of the wrinkles that were obscured by the layers of paint. It had a really nice weathering effect on the hide.

Go ahead and download for the full view, with more detail than you'll ever need.

EDIT: Whoa, a DD! I'm speechless. Thanks to everyone who faved, commented, watched, etc. and to

for suggesting it.

A lot of people are asking for dimensions, so here they are:

5 inches to the top of the head
12 inches diagonal from the bottom of the back foot to the tip of the horn

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Given 2010-11-25

Rhinoceros Beetle - Finished by ~Malicious-Monkey The suggester says: "Absolutely stunning! I can't get over how amazing the details on the head are or how great the shell looks!" A very realistic looking little beetle, indeed! ( Suggested by ~MarySeif and Featured by `LabyrinthCreations )

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~Zippo4k Mar 27, 2013

OH I JUST LOVE THIS! Why haven't I seen this sooner?

~kotxemanuel Mar 15, 2013 New member

which material u used to modelling? its a kind of clay? it looks just amazing!

~Malicious-Monkey Mar 15, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

It's super sculpey, you can buy it in 1 lb ($9 US), 8 lb ($80)or 24 lb ($280) which is a ridiculously huge amount. It's a versatile oven-bake clay that holds a lot of detail and doesn't shrink, highly recommended for anything small enough to fit in an oven, but for anything bigger than your fist or containing a lot of spindly parts, you'll need to build it around a wire armature. Here's an excellent tutorial by a professional concept artist on how to work with the stuff. [link]

*b9paradox Mar 5, 2013 Student General Artist

Genius! Wonderful texture, impeccable sculpting, and crazy detail. This is so awesome!

~MirrorDancer Nov 11, 2012

Awwww it's so cute!!!

~palaeorigamipete Nov 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

wow this is absolutely splendid!

the most amazing thing is how smootha and natural the blend seems!

~Lammergeier13 Aug 25, 2012

I absolutely love this. You've mixed the two creatures together perfectly!

=Robino Jul 21, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

That's one awesome sculpture. I could never make something like this (I don't have the patience and skill). I love the incredible level of detail (especially the skin looks amazing). I would love to have such a sculpture. Thumbs up!

~Dino-Mario Apr 28, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Oh that's one amazing chimera.Good Job!!!

*CorazondeDios Mar 15, 2012

this definitely deserves a DD! Its awesome!!!!!
I got a DD once for my heffalump teapot -- but this is MUCH better than mine!
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