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November 25, 2010
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!
Featured by LabyrinthCreations
Suggested by MarySeif
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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
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
Image size
1356x4496px 609.71 KB
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A master piece!