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Published: 2007-10-27 20:34:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 5266; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 8
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Woah, I drew something non-furry! You can all thank ~StarDragonBlue for this.
She's the one who suggested "mantid" for my 10 Anthro Challenge. The lovely lady pictured here is a Extatosoma tiaratum or "giant spiny stick insect". I know, I know, not a bona fide mantid, but they are relatives. I used to have one of these for a pet (not anthro, obviously), named Gwendolyn, so they're very close to my heart.Have mercy.
My very first non-mammalian anthro, ever. I profoundly regret only giving her four limbs instead of the insect six. That was me being afraid and trying to make the insect anatomy more like my own than it should have been. I also chickened out on the mandibles and [insect] abdomen fins, and wish I hadn't. Overall, though, I'd call this pretty decent for a first try. I particularly like her articular capsules. 
Nothing to see under that scrap of fabric she's wearing. Insects don't have... Well, anything there. I put the fabric there for the aesthetics and while coloring, tested a technique for patterned cloth. Oh, and that's jewelry on her neck, metal rings.
Huge thank-you to ~nosredna1313 for tweaking the scan for me!
It's darned near perfect now save for a slight graininess of the sky! Also, the gray parts (ground and articular capsules) are a bit more brownish in person. Minor detail.The tree boughs in the backdrop are crap. =/ You don't have to tell me. Tried something new there that I won't be trying again. The backdrop sky got all grained-up in the scan, too.
Sakura Pigma Micron, Staedtler Triplus Fineliners, Prismacolor markers.
Artwork © me, ~Peachfuzz .
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nicely done! its always great to see an artist venture out of thier comfort zone
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awesome! its great to expand. Thats one of the reasons why I have stopped doing anthros for the time being.
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I'm working on a non-morphic pic now. And I'll actually be drawing a human eventually, for an art trade. I avoid drawing humans simply because I don't think we're interesting creatures. Obviously, though, I enjoy many human traits or else I wouldn't be an anthro artist!
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awesomes! I was the same way about people but now that I am being more social I am starting to practice humans more and more...besides pirates are awesome!
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This is really good... I never expected any insect anthro to be so pretty, actually... I tried earlier to draw the praying mantis from my anthro challenge list, but it just looked really weird...O.o Yours is soooo cool, the anatomy and colors are great, and the background is simple but pretty, and fits the mantis really good ^^
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Thanks!
Good luck with your mantis!
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awsome design! i barely ever see bug anthros; its so nice to see one this neat looking 8D
ten anthro challenge you say? sounds like fun =o
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Did I ever tell you that your signature is freakin' hilarious?
And thanks for the comment.
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no, i don't believe you did, but thank you very much
no prob n_n i'd take the challenge, but i'm sure everyone is sick of me taking a challenge then giving up xD;
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FINE JOB FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!!! I really like this too...
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Thanks, Eclipsis.
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Oh, the limb and body is close to the insect's ones, I haven't try the non mammalian anthro insects yet(I add hair and fur). then I guess the six-limb will go well with it. on that case, there are some ways to draw anthro insects. the anthro insects I've seen have 4 arms and 2 feet, or 2 arms and 4 feet. the latter become like centaur.
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I briefly considered a centaur-like approach to six limbs, but I became afraid and went with four limbs. 
Actually, furry bees make sense, because bees are fuzzy! Spiny stick insects done have any hairs so I didn't think it would be fitting to add fur. They do have spikes, though, so I used those instead of hair.
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It's so pretty!!!! it's a gorgeous looking antro insect and wow, it wants to make me try leopard gecko anthro again. I lovehow the color of the sky almost seems reflected on her yellow-green exo-skeleton.
That tiny cloth made me laugh for a second until I read your description XD (hooray for aesthetics)always stunning work.
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Thanks a ton!
I love leopard geckos! 
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WOW 
It is very rare to find anthro insect, and even more rare to find them looking cute and ...uh, sweet (?) I want to pet her *petpetpet*
Anyways, I love the colours you used for this piece!
I love greens, and they go well with the character! Finally, I admire the detail you have put on the character...must fave this piece.
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I petted my spiny stick insect all the time. 
Thanks so much, Psamophis! 
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This is something new from you 
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I actually love insects and spiders, so it's silly that I never draw them.
Yep, the 10 Anthro Challenge. 
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This is awesome!! <3 I love it! You did wonderfully! =3 I like the legs and the anatomy looks fine
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Aw, thanks, Poo!
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Hey...this looks VERY nice. Lots of detail and the expression in the face looks great. The head and the tail are especially interesting to look at. The background has some nice depth as well. How long did this take you? I emailed you an adjusted image based on your complaints of the warmth of the picture...hope it's more to your liking. I also downloaded GIMP, but haven't really gotten the time to mess around with it yet...though I will soon.
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Woah! 
Thanks so much for the kindly comment, as well!
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Honestly... I didn't notice
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WOAH! This is one of the most impeccably well detailed characters I ever seen you draw, like your friend Snowflurrycat said. She has a lot of personality just from this one picture, I love to see more of her! Especially in the comic, as long as she stays away from my hedgy Sam... you know how I feel about stick insects...
What did you name her?
Also that spit of cloth looks awesome too, I might have to steal patterning like that.
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Woah, thanks.
No name. She's just a random bug person for my 10 Anthro Challenge. I'm thinking I'm going to have to draw more bug anthros some day, though. And you know how I love stick insects!
I wonder how you'll pull of the patterned texture with pencils? You know I can't work with anything but markers.
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Wow, you really did a great job with her! You might be annoyed at some details like the background foliage, but they vanish in favor of the grace and plausibility of the insect anthro. She's an anthro, giving her four limbs instead of six is the anthro part. Other than that there isn't much about her other than her eyes that isn't spiny stick insect!
I think she's close enough to count for a mantid. Beautifully done. You are getting so good at these anthros!
Hehehe, do a sabertooth cat one for me sometime. Any of the sabertooths. Smilodon populator (the biggest), Machairodon, Barbourofelis... I'm rereading The Big Cats and their Fossil Relatives again and thinking I've got to see this in one of your anthros. Maybe a male one maned like a lion?
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Thanks, Robert.
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Ooooh purr looking forward to them!
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LOTSA GREEN and yuo don't see many buggeh's, WIL YOUR BUGGEH IS TEH AWSOME
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Its unusual, but I do like it. Quite amazingly done! : D!
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Thank you, Telem.
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This is just... wow! I didn't even know,that there are insect anthrosanyway! i havenever considered drawing an insect like that. But she looks somehow sweet, compared to the original! *laughs* I really love her eyes, because they are so friendly, and not scary.^^The only asociation I have with mantis are all somehow horror like, and it is so fresh and delightful not to see them as monsters! And I really love those bright yellow shadings on her ..skin?
Ican reallyunderstand, why you didn't like to draw her an additional pair of arms. i guess, it would have made her appaer weird.
Really,wonderful done!
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You're too nice to me! 
The only other person I can think of who does insect anthros is ~Nekomarunosuke . His bee anthros are adorable!
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Sure, you're welcome!
Oh, i had a look.^^There should be more of that!
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This type of insect is purely vegetarian and doesn't have the mouthparts to bite anyone. So even though they get really big and they look scary, they're absolutely harmless. And adorable to bug enthusiasts like me! I would get another one in a heartbeat, except that it makes me sad to bond with a pet that only lives for 10 months to a year.
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Oh.. this is really a short life span, especially, if you get addicted to it.
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PS This little insect person could be in a comic strip--wow--SO professional. Graceful, clean utterly believable. WOW!
~SnoCat
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Wow, thanks so much, SnoCat!
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I really liked this! This drawing is as good as those in 'It's a Bug's Life." Just gorgeous!
~SnoCat
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Okay, THIS character is my very favorite you've ever done...
WOW!
~SnoCat
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