Martyn Warren (he/him)
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Illustrator, UX designer, and former host of Ambience & Noise on Frisky radio. On the lookout for illustrated non-fiction agents / publishers. He/Him
Bournemouth, England
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A few years ago, a pub in London bought some of my prints. I've finally seen them in real life. This is the closest I'll ever get to having an exhibition.
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A Hercules Beetle. My first, and only, commission.
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So excited to start my career in scientific illustration
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Folks, would you mind helping me share this one last time before Elon's Engagement Killer is released? If you like insect illustrations, please give me a follow...
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A lovely blue weevil. Made up of 1 BILLION DOTS.
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It's years away from completion, but I can't wait to finish this book...
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OK, time to reshare my favourite. I put over 150 hours into this dead leaf mantis...
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A number of people use the term 'insane' to describe the act of rendering such detail and, frankly, they're probably right. What kind of a moron would choose to draw each of these dots individually, rather than finding a brush that would achieve that effect?
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A lot of people seem impressed / surprised by my hercules beetle, so I'm rolling out one of my favourite drawings once again - this lovely assassin bug...
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Folks, I am feeling very trepidatious about sharing this piece as I've worked solidly on it since September (and it's not a bug). So, with a certain degree of apprehension, I present to you... Judgemental Owl
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I'm not sure if it'll ever happen (due to how long it takes me to draw plus a very small market), but I was recently reminded of my long-term ambition to create my own book about insects. Here are some of my example spreads...
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Guys, I've been working on this for OVER A YEAR, and last night I finished. Behold... All The Bugs!
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This assassin bug is one of my favourite drawings. The wings over the abdomen were a real challenge, but hours and hours of patient scribbling paid off in the end.
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My website also features close-ups of every drawing so you can see the detail that goes into them.
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Another one of my faves - I'd like to keep 'em as a pet one day.
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And when I say 'detailed', I mean this...
Hey
#PortfolioDay
, I spend ages drawing detailed insects (plus an owl) and am currently taking a massive break from drawing due to no-one buying them.
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Like the weevil, the jewel beetle involved drawing A LOT of dots...
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Well, I've only drawn 6 bugs this year, but I'm pleased with all of them. Looking forward to crossing some more off my list in 2023. Thanks for all the follows and support.
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Sharing my Mecynorrhina oberthuri for no good reason
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Got some new followers so methinks it's time to reshare my favourite drawing. This dead leaf mantis took over 150 hours...
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Hey
#PortfolioDay
, I spend ages drawing detailed insects (plus an owl) and am currently taking a massive break from drawing due to no-one buying them.
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Man-faced shield bug. Capturing its metallic sheen was a fun challenge
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One of my first insect drawings was the aptly named Goliath beetle with a pair of beautiful iridescent wings...
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Bloody hell, a lot of new people have seen my insect drawings recently. This is all very lovely indeed. I don't believe in heaven, but if there was one there would be a special VIP section for everyone who supports artistic endeavour with such joyous positivity.
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Turns out I've drawn quite a few bugs over the past 4 years.
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@sapph0kanikan
Thanks - much appreciated. I do take lovely detailed photos of my specimens to work from, so it's not far off macro photography. Just takes about 2 months longer!
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One of my most detailed drawings is this awesome stag beetle...
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Here's another good example - the markings on the harlequin beetle are actually made from tiny hairs. So I drew them all.
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Phew - after 28hours and a mere 60722 strokes, I’ve finished the body of my latest bug.
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@berdyaboi
Thanks for sharing - you've really helped me gain an audience (most of whom are calling me insane, but I'll take it).
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One of my more recent drawings - I didn't have a specimen so used a photo by the incredible
@sagaOptics
(who you must follow)
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Lots of people have struggled to see my marks in the crop I shared, so here are a couple of even more zoomed in screenshots that show how I draw. The marks look quite rubbish this close up, but when zoomed out they look pretty good.
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One of my earlier drawings, and the first done in Procreate.
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I swear this ain't a humble brag, but do you ever look at something you've done and stress that you'd never be able to do it again?
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One of my favourites (OK, they're all my favourites).
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Artists, show me your most popular piece.
No idea what mine is, so I'm sharing a blue bee.
Artists, show me your most popular piece!
i'm pretty sure it's this, online and definitely at cons 😄
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I forgot to share this - a few weeks ago I saw the best driveway ever...
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Blue
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I can do this one
QRT with your brown orange warm tone artworks! 🍂 you say?
Don’t mind if I do.
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Here are a couple more closeups that show my drawing style
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I'm running out of bugs to share, here's a jolly stick insect...
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All set up and ready to sell about 4 postcards at the
@amentsoc
event today. (I'm upstairs)
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You can see my full collection of illustrations, and find out a bit about the bugs, in my website:
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Throwback to when I drew this beetle that looks like it's made out of strawberries.
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Imagine if this one reached 2m views.
A Hercules Beetle. My first, and only, commission.
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Sawtooth plant hopper, one of my more recent drawings...
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And here's a printed copy.
I'll be listing them on my Etsy as soon as I've received my poster tubes.
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Good morning to my new followers. You can check out my full set of insect illustrations at
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Hadn't realised I'd only drawn 4 bugs this year. Pleased with them, though.
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