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Wasps

wasps

more wasps

I drew these from photographs, for an illustration I’m making for my job. It’s for a story about the other kind of WASPs—white Anglo-Saxon Protestants. I’d never tried to draw a real bug before (though I did draw a finger puppet and a pin two years ago); they’re, um, complicated.

Update: Here’s the final illustration—

WASPs, final

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Comments:

  • Really nice b/w drawing of wasps! I like that you drew them from several different perspectives. Your drawings are quite skillful, especially the detail in the legs.

  • Thanks, Robinde!

  • wonderful drawings and nice illustration! like them both.

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