Cicada (Candied Critters)
Cicadas are amazing, amazing animals. And pretty in that alien, I’m-gonna-eat-your-face way that only insects can be pretty. I had a lot of options for this first wave of Candied Critters, but I knew one of them had to be a Cicada.
When it was time to paint the thing, I particularly enjoyed playing with the transparency of the wings and how they would obscure the body under them a bit. I think it gives the image a sense of solidity and “fake realism” that I like. Hope I nailed it and you’ll enjoy it, too!
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Now, for the technical details...
This is an 8x8-inch print.
As usual, these prints are lovingly crafted by me, printed on 320 gsm, cotton archival paper (that’s just a fancy way to say the paper is really awesome and warm and thick, with a lovely, velvety texture and creamy colour), using archival inks (this just means this thing won’t fade in a hundred years. I’m serious. Treat it with a bit of care, and it will last a lifetime), using The Black Beast, my trusty 250 pounds of a Canon Printer.
tl;dr: the prints are really, really pretty, and the quality is top-notch. Just look at the pictures if you don’t believe me. And if you’ve bought a print from me before, you know what to expect.
Cicadas are amazing, amazing animals. And pretty in that alien, I’m-gonna-eat-your-face way that only insects can be pretty. I had a lot of options for this first wave of Candied Critters, but I knew one of them had to be a Cicada.
When it was time to paint the thing, I particularly enjoyed playing with the transparency of the wings and how they would obscure the body under them a bit. I think it gives the image a sense of solidity and “fake realism” that I like. Hope I nailed it and you’ll enjoy it, too!
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Now, for the technical details...
This is an 8x8-inch print.
As usual, these prints are lovingly crafted by me, printed on 320 gsm, cotton archival paper (that’s just a fancy way to say the paper is really awesome and warm and thick, with a lovely, velvety texture and creamy colour), using archival inks (this just means this thing won’t fade in a hundred years. I’m serious. Treat it with a bit of care, and it will last a lifetime), using The Black Beast, my trusty 250 pounds of a Canon Printer.
tl;dr: the prints are really, really pretty, and the quality is top-notch. Just look at the pictures if you don’t believe me. And if you’ve bought a print from me before, you know what to expect.
Cicadas are amazing, amazing animals. And pretty in that alien, I’m-gonna-eat-your-face way that only insects can be pretty. I had a lot of options for this first wave of Candied Critters, but I knew one of them had to be a Cicada.
When it was time to paint the thing, I particularly enjoyed playing with the transparency of the wings and how they would obscure the body under them a bit. I think it gives the image a sense of solidity and “fake realism” that I like. Hope I nailed it and you’ll enjoy it, too!
——
Now, for the technical details...
This is an 8x8-inch print.
As usual, these prints are lovingly crafted by me, printed on 320 gsm, cotton archival paper (that’s just a fancy way to say the paper is really awesome and warm and thick, with a lovely, velvety texture and creamy colour), using archival inks (this just means this thing won’t fade in a hundred years. I’m serious. Treat it with a bit of care, and it will last a lifetime), using The Black Beast, my trusty 250 pounds of a Canon Printer.
tl;dr: the prints are really, really pretty, and the quality is top-notch. Just look at the pictures if you don’t believe me. And if you’ve bought a print from me before, you know what to expect.