September 2006
With the Pen tool draw an imperfect half circle.
Apply 3D Revolve to it with the default settings.
Duplicate the oval, change it's stroke color and resize it without rotating it. Create an oval in black and white and then duplicate them and set it place.
Create a mouth with the Pen tool and apply a border of Multilines 1.7.
For the wing use the Elliptical tool and create an oval in white and then lighten it's Transparency. Apply the Multiline 1.5 border to it and use Arc under Warp Options to reshape it.
Using the Pen tool create two eyebrows and apply a Artistic stroke to them.
With the Pen tool create a tongue shape and fill with a color. Use a black stroke for the center line.
For the legs, use the Pen tool and apply Charcoal Soft brush to them in black.
Draw the antennae and apply a rough brush stroke to them, then use Zig Zag to modify their shape.
And here is the finished bug. Pretty scary, huh?
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