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Entomology plate of Xylotrupes gideon, the Rhinoceros beetle. This is the Final Version For the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 8.5" x 11". If there are any Entomologists out there, I am aware that I have a few mislabeling mistakes. The Museum has the corrected version.
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*drianis Oct 22, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
That's great!! What media did you use, ink or pencil??

I'm amazed!~ :O
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~Uberzwitter Jan 17, 2010  Professional General Artist
I am absolutely amazed at this illustration. Beautiful work.
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~afterburn Nov 28, 2009
Beautiful, great job

Entomology is jus like porn, you're ashamed to admit you like it, the magazines are keep on the top shelf and it's all about genitals!
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~Entomologia Nov 25, 2009
Wow, it's incredible work! Every little detail, this beetle look so real. You must have lot of patience...
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~gnommi Sep 13, 2009
I am utterly in awe of your technique. Incredible illustration.
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~JacquelineRae Jan 9, 2008
Amazing! I'm an ohio resident as well. I'm actually considering applying for an internship in the invert zoo department up at the cleveland museum of natural history. How did you end up getting this job?
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~MedIllin Jan 13, 2008
Thank you for the compliment. The illustrations I've done for the museum were class assignments. Much of the work I do in school is client based and this is how I was introduced to the museum and Dr. Joe Keiper (jkeiper@cmnh.org). He is the Director of Science & Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the museum. This is the guy you want to talk to. I've worked with him on a couple assignments and had a friend serve an internship with him this past summer. He's a really nice, quirky, and approachable guy. Just shoot him an email describing your interest and see where it goes.
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~AyanAyzodei Feb 16, 2007   Traditional Artist
I am not a scientific artist although I admire and like emulating this sort of snazz you guys will get in print eventually. Naturally you're on WATCH MedIllin

I only copy from textbooks for my own amusement, tell me for my own knowledge, how many minutes, or hours for a piece like this dorsal view, or the head piece in the rhinoceros beetle? This charcoal piece inspires, and I would like to try something like it for my personal improvement.
ps. the lumbar illustration was splendid.
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~MedIllin Feb 18, 2007
Thank you for your comments, I appreciate it. The dorsal view took me about 20-25 hours and the lateral view another 20-25 hours. The specific technique I used is called carbon dusting, I'm not sure how familiar you are with it but it's a very very slow process. With some patience and careful observation it's exciting to see what a pile of charcoal dust can do. I encourage you to try it out if you haven't before. If you need any advice on materials or the technique itself just let me know, I'd be more than willing to spread the information.
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