Colour pencil portrait of a Pachyrhynchus weevil and it's Doliops longhorn beetle mimic. The weevil has a particularly hard exoskeleton, which makes it hard to chew for it's predators. One theory about how the mimic benefits from the disguise is that lizards avoid trying to eat both the chewy weevil and it's mimic 🪲🪲

Drawn by me in polychromos pencils, took approximately for-fkn-ever 😅 Pls don't remove credit thx 💚

One of my favourite commissions this year; a robust grasshopper, a beautiful and endangered species from New Zealand. Wishing you all a peaceful holiday season with everything you need 🌿🦗💚

Blue-green ink-mimic moth, gilded with real gold leaf

I’ve been making my own art-board type things with archival paper and neutral adhesive. They’re really nice to draw on and work well when gilded and varnished (they don’t scan so well after gilding tho)

Macrocillix maia - a moth with wing patterns that mimic flies on bird poop to deter predators. WIP series from start to finish for #WIPWednesday

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Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sameiti) by Chien Lee Via Flickr: The edges of this leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sameiti) seem to blend seamlessly with the branch on which it rests. Much less frequently seen than its cousin, the Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (U. sikorae), U. sameiti is very similar in appearance but tends to inhabit generally lower elevations in the rainforests of Madagascar. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Patreon Studio Drawing Video!

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Working on a new cryptic creature series... this time an alphabet of illuminated letters - this is K for Kākāpō

The Cryptic Cards 56 Card Poker Deck - a deck of cards where each card face has a unique moth design. Now available in my Etsy store!

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/475213742/deck-the-cryptic-cards-56-card-poker

A4 & A3 Individual Card Design Prints (Limited Edition) - Cryptic Cards; Playing cards with Moth Art

There are only 10 remaining Cryptic Cards 66-Piece Miniprint Sets - A6 Prints of all the card art, back design on reverse - The set includes the two black designs above, which don’t appear anywhere else! :) Thanks for looking!

Last recommended Christmas shipping date is Thurs 15th for US, Canada, Suomi, Sverige. Get Cryptic Cards in time for xmas at http://etsy.me/2frYzdH

Thanks for looking :D

UNCUT SHEET - Cryptic Cards Full Deck Uncut Sheet - Playing Card Art of Cryptic Moths

HOLIDAY MULTIPACK - Decks of Cryptic Cards *Plus* Greetings Cards & 2 miniprints FREE! 

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Thanks for looking :)

You can find all the Cryptic cards artwork, including the the 56 standard cards, the extra jokers & queens, & gaff cards in the deck, artbook, prints, & postcards in my shop! Thanks for looking :)

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Cryptic Cards deck + artbook combo now available in my online store! Thanks for looking :)

Cryptic Cards Deck + Book Combo - Limited Edition Cryptic Cards Artwork Book & Deck - Playing Card Art of Cryptic Moths

Hi all - you can now get the deck of Cryptic Cards & Artwork book together to save shipping in my online store!

Thanks for looking ^_^

Cryptic Cards postcards & artwork book are now available to buy here

(SPOILER ALERT: Any KS backers who’ve been averting their eyes from the Ace of Spades update - there are images of it here, so keep averting!)

Decks are on their way but won’t be available until after all my lovely Kickstarter backers have received theirs, so stay tuned for more Cryptic Cards stuff on sale soon! Thanks & have a lovely weekend all :D