{"id":1008,"date":"2026-02-08T14:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:04:45","slug":"cicada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/?p=1008","title":{"rendered":"Cicada Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1008\" class=\"elementor elementor-1008\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf93606 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf93606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8512e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad8512e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1462-722x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1010\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1462-722x1024.jpeg 722w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1462-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1462-768x1090.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1462-1083x1536.jpeg 1083w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1462-1444x2048.jpeg 1444w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1462.jpeg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0867cc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0867cc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1485-722x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1012\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1485-722x1024.jpeg 722w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1485-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1485-768x1090.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1485-1083x1536.jpeg 1083w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1485-1444x2048.jpeg 1444w, https:\/\/beneaththemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1485.jpeg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c0742 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7c0742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105258c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"105258c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"358\"><strong data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"185\">Studio day.<\/strong> I\u2019ve been working through a series of cicada studies in Procreate, building them the way I usually do: ink first, then shading in restrained layers to test form and volume.<\/p><p data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"710\">While checking the values, I temporarily hid the ink layer to see how the tones were carrying the structure on their own. What appeared underneath was a surprise. Without the linework, the image shifted into something softer and more ornamental, with an Arts and Crafts\u2013era feeling\u2014flattened, rhythmic, and more concerned with pattern than precision.<\/p><p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"911\">The inked version at right is undeniably more anatomically accurate, but the un-inked version at left feels more resolved stylistically. It has a quiet cohesion that the more literal rendering lacks.<\/p><p data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1250\">That discovery has prompted a small course correction. I\u2019ll be producing the final version without the ink layer, allowing the shading and shape to do the work on their own. 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