Tiger moth
Sketch and colour treatment study for a future tiger moth illustration. I found this recently dead moth near my house and thought it would make a nice illustration one day.
I prefer to sketch and understand creatures from life—rather than photographs—if I can, but I don't like to kill or bother anything in order to draw it. For creatures like this one, therefore, I have to be very quick to try to capture it before it moves on, or take advantage of its natural death.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5f46eae-51a3-4569-842e-eff2e0c3fbac/1f06d521-4505-4ca3-a104-dfeda87983d6_rw_1920.jpg?h=429ffbb9855c72738fb7f32bad740d08)
Tiger moth
Sketch and colour treatment study for a future tiger moth illustration. I found this recently dead moth near my house and thought it would make a nice illustration one day.
I prefer to sketch and understand creatures from life—rather than photographs—if I can, but I don't like to kill or bother anything in order to draw it. For creatures like this one, therefore, I have to be very quick to try to capture it before it moves on, or take advantage of its natural death.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c5f46eae-51a3-4569-842e-eff2e0c3fbac/9b0406a7-bd27-4269-8e69-d931576b5259_rw_1920.jpg?h=b3187bb8367eeccc29d4223fd0f606cb)
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Moth
A little sketch of the underside of a moth as it rested on the window. From memory, these moths have a completely different upperside that is finely pattered and resembles rough, grey bark. Watercolor and a bit of pencil on paper. I felt quite privileged to see its secret, colourful underside.