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Carapace

I have a great visual reference for most insects thanks to a sweet book I was given a while back. I wasn't sure how this would turn out, but I'm surprised at what I was able to achieve. The only technique I feel wasn't very effective this time was using masking fluid for the direct highlights: it looks kind of sloppy. Next time I will just apply sparingly and use lifting techniques for those highlights.

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