painting bugs with shadows

[reginanewsum]

Today was the first for a few new paintings, this morning I did jewelry! And tonight I practiced on bugs with shadows, this was the first time to try them, didn't turn out to bad!

[mrsito]

They look real! Good job!

[fancy]

Those are fabulous

[jubob]

Gina I love those they look so real.

[Alison]

I think It's the shadows that make the biggest impact on 3-D-ing the bugs here.
I looked closely, and the pics look simple enuf.  I imagine though, that if you don't do the shadows with enough finesse, it would make the arm look dirty. 

Well done Regina

[Glitterfly Faces]

Yikes.  So lifelike.  Actually make me squirmey.   
Great job.

[sparklingfaces]

those look awesome!

[Sherry]

Yikes.  So lifelike.  Actually make me squirmey.   

Me too!  That fly is soooo creepy.

  My first year face painting and one of my first corporate gigs was for a company called MosquitoNix.  They wanted me to paint at the stadium for a baseball game.  I was so excited to get my first corporate event.  Excited until they informed me of what they wanted me to paint.  Bugs!  Nothing but bugs.  I was so crushed.  These would have been perfect!   

[Party Picassos Facepainting]

Quite realistic! Did you use references or did you do it just off the top of your head?
You can tell that you have been painting for many years. Kudos!

[reginanewsum]

Thank you! No just from memory! I really hate bugs! My son in law is a termanex bug man! I thought I should make him a photo album of bugs for christmas! He would crack up! He too hates bugs! But it's a job.

[Alison]

Best you should paint them right onto your son-in-law.
Then he could freak people out when he shows up for a job