I’m so excited to be finally sharing with you my final Bug Show video. I have left tons and tons of discarded footage on the editors floor. I used all of my research and experiments to make these Watercolor relief paintings. I hope you enjoy seeing it all come together and stay till the end where you can see the finished product and all the other amazing works by the other bug enthusiast artists.

🦋 Insect Full Names 🦋

Phyllium philipinicum
Leaf Insect from Malaysia and Philippines

Papilio Blumei
Peacock Butterfly

Achrioptera fallax Madagascar Blue Walking Stick


🌈Mentioned:
Molly Burke    / @mollyburkeofficial  
Dr Honda Psycology in Seattle    / @psychologyinseattle  
Shaaba.    / @shaaba  
Just Have a Think    / @justhaveathink  
Squirmy and Grubs    / @squirmyandgrubs  

🌳Find Me On:
Instagram
@heather.inde.art
@heather.inde.photography

🎨 Materials:
Tracing Paper
Sandpaper
Rubber Cement Pick Up
Blick Matte Fixative: Workable Fast Drying
Steel Hanging Wire
9/16 Screw Eyes (bigger would have been better)
Protective Bumpers
Winsor and Newton Watercolor
Aquabord
Claybord
Qor Cold Press Ground
Qor Watercolor Ground
Qor Light Dimensional Ground
Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground
Aquapasto
Winsor and Newton Iridescent Medium (Sparkles)
Dr. Ph Martin’s Hydrus Titanium White
Qor Watercolor Medium (Gloss)
Daniel Smith Artist Masking Fluid
Winsor and Newton Watercolors
Pebeo Masking Fluid Marker 4mm and 2mm
Winsor and Newton Masking Fluid
Rubbing Alcohol and Salt

0:00 Teaser
0:15 Hello
1:57 Fear
2:24 Choosing My Reference Photos
3:05 Tracing First Bug: Using iPad as a Lightbox
3:35 Testing the Tracing Paper
3:53 Opening the First Museum Style Aquabord
4:03 Transferring First Bug with Tracing Paper
4:11 Making First Relief (Butterfly) Qor Light Dimensional Ground
4:30 Making Second Relief (Leaf Insect)
5:03 Making Third Relief (Walking Stick)
5:17 Drying and Sanding
6:41 Choosing Brushes and Winsor and Newton Watercolor Brand
7:14 Troubleshooting Off Colors of Digital Reference Photos
8:00 Painting First Bug (Leaf Insect)
8:15 Using Pebeo Masking Fluid Marker to Create Watercolor Resist
8:45 Using Heat Lamp to Ensure Leaf Insect is Dry
9:00 Actually Painting
9:32 Adding More Qor Light Dimensional Ground
10:48 How I Chose My Backgrounds
11:48 Painting Second Bug (Butterfly)
13:12 Solving More Background Issues
16:17 Painting Third Bug (Stick Insect)
17:30 Using Aquapasto for Details
18:00 Final Touches
18:50 Moving the Cat
19:15 Adding Sparkles with Winsor and Newton Iridescent Medium
20:06 Adding Shine with Qor Watercolor Medium (Gloss)
20:44 Artist Land Craftsman Hanging EquipmentTrip/Haul
22:00 Painting Sides of Aquaboard
24:49 Testing Blick Matte Fixative
25:33 Spraying the Watercolor Paintings with Fixative
26:41 Attaching Hanging Gear to Paintings
27:14 Attaching Price and Title to Paintings
27:42 Packing Paintings for Transport
28:16 Bug Show Opening at Tsuga!!!!
29:11 Goodbye
29:27 The Bug that Landed on My Bug Painting