Did a study from BP the other day to try and figure out how a full story moment would look in my current style. A good lesson on color, lighting simplification, capturing likeness, and pushing value structure. Not perfect, but I learned a lot!
Little is known about the origins of this practice, although there is some unfounded speculation that it is loosely derived from or perhaps inspired by ancient Aegean notions about bees’ ability to bridge the natural world with the afterlife.