Show us yours: Butterflies and Moths!

In words, yes, but not in images, as I didn't took photos of the process. I cut the shapes of wings from a CollectA tag, and later with a cutter I did the holes in the center of each wing, trying to make them triangular (difficult task with this small size of hole). Then I cut tiny bits of transparent adhesive strap and put over the holes, so I had the "window pannels" ready. I made the body with Fimo Air and cut tiny bits of the same CollectA tag for making the legs and antennae. I glued the wings to the body for keep them in position. Once the conjunct is dry and firm, I just painted it (that's the funniest part of the process).

Wow once again! All the colours, the detail- and you even used a CollectA tag! It is amazing!

Pardo Well done !

Just a wonderful rendition of this beautiful species

Thanks everybody! The result makes me want to made more Saturniidae moths... soon

Pardofelis wrote:

Thanks everybody! The result makes me want to made more Saturniidae moths... soon

Sorry, I was unable to wait!

But first, as Rogério asked me twice about the process... this time I took some random photos of it.

One almost ready.. the other with the wing shapes cut...
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Legs ready to attach....
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And then just starting to paint...
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And here the result:
Spanish moon moth (Actias isabellae) one of the most special animals of my country :)
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Pink giant Argus silkmoth (Eudaemonia argus), one of the most beautiful members of the family!
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And before RtasVadumee ask about how they fit with Diana here a size comparison with some of their respective ecozones:
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Amazing what you can make with some CollectA labels!!!

WOW! So tiny and yet so unbelievably beautiful!

Cramer's blue morpho, Morpho rhetenor, ssp. helena:

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So beautiful so delicate and such a bright blue, you are so talented at making these tiny models!

Beautieful butterfly

Holy Hamster !!!! They are just gorgeous !!!

Pardofelis wrote:

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And before RtasVadumee ask about how they fit with Diana  here a size comparison with some of their respective ecozones:
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Wonderful butterflies at the current scale!!

Thanks everybody! The bright blue is due to a metallic blue marker that I have :)

Amazing! The Argus silkmoth is just gorgeous! Wow!
Do you have a separate topic for all your homemade butterflies?

Hi Ana, so nice words coming from a sculptor infinitely more talented than me!
No I don't have a separate topic. Until I finished the first modelling paste I had, I had all my homemade figures reunited in a single topic, regardless of the kind of animal that is it (and only did one butterfly with it). When I acquired again a different modelling paste, I decided instead to put each kind of animal in their respective SUY's, as the original thread was too long already.

However I can show you all my homemade butterflies in a single photo: they're not many!
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Oh, they are all really wonderful! Thank you for the picture! I think you're very talented!
And I don't think I could make such beautiful insects and in that tiny size!

By the way, maybe it's still a good idea to add all handmade figures to your topic too, as well as to SUY? For example, I often read most of the homemade topics but SUY only once in a while.

Pardofelis wrote:

Hi Ana, so nice words coming from a sculptor infinitely more talented than me!
No I don't have a separate topic. Until I finished the first modelling paste I had, I had all my homemade figures reunited in a single topic, regardless of the kind of animal that is it (and only did one butterfly with it). When I acquired again a different modelling paste, I decided instead to put each kind of animal in their respective SUY's, as the original thread was too long already.

However I can show you all my homemade butterflies in a single photo: they're not many!
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OUCH!!! These are extraordinary!

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Very nice models, especially the green one

Thank you Fernando

widukind wrote:

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They are so cute! Are they from a tube?

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widukind wrote:

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They are so cute! Are they from a tube?

Thank you. And i dont know, but i think not