Stag Beetle Non-Human Observations #4

This is a 10-14 minute observation of a preserved stag beetle sitting on some bark done in a 6b pencil.

There is a fair amount of perspective and foreshortening used in this study, especially in the bark and the beetles carapace. The foreshortening is mainly evident in the beetles legs which are hard to see because of the difference in pressure used when shading the bark and drawing the legs. The use of the pencil on the barks shading has also given it a textured look, this combined with the quick lines of the bark and the detail have given a lot of implied detail with  minimum amount of time. This implied detail has also been applied the back section of the beetles carapace with the shading and use of the tip of the pencil.

A little more detail put into the beetles features and the finishing off of the legs would have brought a bit more depth into the piece, however the quick, subtle and implied detail used explain this away.