Flint_Hawk
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Fantastic wing texture Ken! Love the bright color! I hope you will do a rainbow of different colors for the Dragonflies & DamselFlies! They are going to be great for scenes!
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Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread
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This morning I planned out my approach for the set... The base set has two models (Dragonfly and Damselfly). With the base set I'll be offering a couple species of each type (one American, one Eurasian).. here's my current choices:
Here's a better look at my Crimson Meadowhawk-- texture and settings are now pretty close to done on this
From there, I do at least one volume of "Dragon & Damselflies of the World". I've done 3 with all of the other sets (moths, lizards, frogs) but how many dragonfly volumes really depends on the sets popularity. I know I want to do some of the spotted wing species as well as the Variegated meadowhawk and the Tasmanian darner.
@Janet- the links you showed above go just to the main page-- if you want your dragonfly considered please provide its name.
- Dragonflies:
- Crimson Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum) (Western Pacific from Canada to Mexico)
- Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) (UK, Central and Southern Europe, Arabia)
- Crimson Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum) (Western Pacific from Canada to Mexico)
- Damselflies:
- Orange-tailed Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion cerinorubellum) (throughout Asia and SE Asia)
- Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida) (arid areas of North America)
Here's a better look at my Crimson Meadowhawk-- texture and settings are now pretty close to done on this
From there, I do at least one volume of "Dragon & Damselflies of the World". I've done 3 with all of the other sets (moths, lizards, frogs) but how many dragonfly volumes really depends on the sets popularity. I know I want to do some of the spotted wing species as well as the Variegated meadowhawk and the Tasmanian darner.
@Janet- the links you showed above go just to the main page-- if you want your dragonfly considered please provide its name.
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Can you do this one? Ordonates Frame It's just beautiful!
The one that bit me was one of these: Ordonates Frame I remember the blue spots on it. But I like the other one better.
The one that bit me was one of these: Ordonates Frame I remember the blue spots on it. But I like the other one better.
Sorry I can't... the website evidently is using the main page as a "frame" for its data so your copied links go to the frame... click some of the links you've posted and you'll see what's going on
If you just give me it's common or scientific name, I'll be able to search and find it.
Here's a first look at my male Keeled Skimmer (dragonfly)... I'm starting work on the female today which is similar but gold in color
looks really amazing...they are with butterflies my favourite insects!!
Flint_Hawk
Extraordinary
Love the colors!
thanks for the comments... here's the female Keeled Skimmer (pretty much the opposite color of the male) and also a difference in the eye spots. It only has a single spot pretty much center.
...I also just created the template for my Damselfly wings... this clearly shows the difference from the Dragonfly wings shown above
...on weirder note, I often work while listening to a random mix of music (and very, very random-- Wagner opera on moment, the Sex Pistols the next followed by Michael Feinstein doing showtunes), in any case, the mix came across an ancient John Hiatt song entitled, "I Killed an Ant with my Guitar". Pretty amusing song
...I also just created the template for my Damselfly wings... this clearly shows the difference from the Dragonfly wings shown above
...on weirder note, I often work while listening to a random mix of music (and very, very random-- Wagner opera on moment, the Sex Pistols the next followed by Michael Feinstein doing showtunes), in any case, the mix came across an ancient John Hiatt song entitled, "I Killed an Ant with my Guitar". Pretty amusing song
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Here's my first Damselfly, the Orange-tailed Marsh Dart from Asia...
My set wouldn't be complete without a bluet... this species of bluet is called the Vivid Dancer (male-blue, female-tan)
