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![insect animal book stipple pen ink pointillizm dot dung beetle](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/53a2958909413.5626b69174ada.jpg)
Step 1 - Meet the client
Male & female beetle meet and exchange digits.
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Step 2 - Research
Beetle and mate fly to select a good cow pat.
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Step 3 - Generate lots of concepts
Ball rollers cut pullet from cow pat and roll to base of plant.
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Step 4 - Refine & cull
Beetles make sweet, stinky love. All night long.
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Step 5 - Present to client
Single egg is laid within the dung ball.
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Step 6 - Further refinements & adjustments
One to two days later the larvae hatches & eats dung.
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Step 7 - Finished art
One to four weeks later the larvae pupates.
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Step 8 - Print off into the world
Beetle emerges into the light.
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