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A panel of cochineals on cactus! The original source of the color carmine, these scalebugs have been used in Mexico for hundreds of years to make vibrantly colored dyes. Referenced from INaturalist, cochineals from tylototriton and the cactus from xpda.

#cochineals #cochineal #bugs #insects #arthropod art #arthropods #scale bugs #cactus #mexico #native #culture

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

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POV you made a popular post about insects

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Individuals ladybugs for a combined pattern I'm putting on RedBubble! Featuring native North American lady beetles American Lady Beetle (Hippodamia americana), Oregon Lady Beetle (Hippodamia oregonensis), Hippodamia apicalis, and Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens), referenced from iNaturalist photos taken by jasonheadley, chloe_and_trevor, gailstarr, and jdmore respectively.

I definitely have some issues to work out with the placing for repeating designs, but I figured I'd upload this regardless, and maybe tweak the pattern more later.

#arthropod art #arthropods #bugs #insects #cute #lady beetle #ladybug #American Lady Beetle #Oregon Lady Beetle #Convergent Lady Beetle #Hippodamia americana #Hippodamia oregonensis #Hippodamia apicalis #Hippodamia convergens

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Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Parthenice Tiger Moth (Apantesis parthenice), and Spider Wasp (Priocnemis spp.)! My first wasp so far, I couldn't resist the blue. Slowly working myself up to spiders so I can draw them as they deserve! Bugs referenced from INaturalist with photos by brickman and ericgiles respectively, and the Spider Wasp from InsectIdentification.org.

#arthropod art #arthropods #bugs #insects #cute #Colorado Potato Beetle #Leptinotarsa decemlineata #Parthenice Tiger Moth #Apantesis parthenice #Spider Wasp #Priocnemis spp

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More Palestinian insects! Semipunctated Shield Bug (Graphosoma semipunctatum), Stenopterus rufus, and Velia affinis! Referenced from INaturalist photos.

#arthropod art #arthropods #bugs #insects #cute #free palestine #Semipunctated Shield Bug #Graphosoma semipunctatum #Stenopterus rufus #Velia affinis

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The Mediterranean Red Bug (Scantius aegyptius), the Codophila maculicollis, and the Amata mestralii! These lovely lads are all indigenous to the Middle East, and are part of a series I'm starting focused on Palestinian arthropods. Any revenue from this collection will be donated directly to UNRWA.

#Mediterranean red bug #scantius aegyptius #codophila maculicollis #amata mestralii #bugs #insects #moths #arthropods #arthropod art #palestine

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The Candy-striped Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)! This arthropod friend hails from North and Central America, all the way from Canada down to Panama.

#candy-striped leafhopper #graphocephala coccinea #insects #bugs #arthropods #arthropod art #cute

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Some fun and funky isopods to kick us off! From left to right, we have Zebra, Rubber Ducky, and Dairy Cow isopods.

#rubber ducky isopod #zebra isopod #dairy cow isopod #arthropods #insects #bugs #cute #arthropod art

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Links!

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