BEHIND THE COLLECTION
Model & image credits.
All collection images are rendered from our existing digital models. They are not photographs of completed prints.
Butterflies
The wing patterns are traced and color-reduced adaptations of the photographs credited below. Body shapes and markings use photographic scale and pattern references. CooperLux’s prepared assemblies add shaped bodies, wing placement, wire appendages and display parts.
- Shane Sherwood — Eastern tiger swallowtail, upper wings. Source observation; photo 18383855. CC BY 4.0.
- Robert Harris — Black swallowtail, upper wings. Source observation; photo 367371752. CC BY 4.0.
- Carey Knox / Southern Scales — Monarch, upper wings. Source observation; photo 254917998. CC0.
- Kim Selbee — Mourning cloak, upper wings. Source observation; photo 304611065. CC0.
- Karen Szafrajda — Eastern tiger swallowtail, lower wings. Source observation; photo 539249007. CC BY 4.0.
- WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 — Mourning cloak, lower wings and body. Source observation; photo 229896693. CC BY 4.0.
- C Colangelo — Black swallowtail, lower wings. Source observation; photo 301566479. CC BY 4.0.
- Arlo Sitimans — Black swallowtail, lower wings. Source observation; photo 594422290. CC BY 4.0.
- Irene / aparrot1 — Monarch, lower-wing composite. Source observation; photo 430390776, 430390826, 430390854. CC0.
- bnickle — Monarch, body and lower-wing reference. Source observation; photo 740676874. CC BY 4.0.
- Steven Lamonde — Monarch body reference. Source observation; photo 578135127. CC BY 4.0.
- Arlo Sitimans — Eastern tiger swallowtail body reference. Source observation; photo 589117316. CC BY 4.0.
- Healthy Yards — Black swallowtail body reference. Source observation; photo 144789069. CC BY 4.0.
Birds
The bird models were prepared from Hunyuan3D-generated meshes, scaled and adapted for printing. The hummingbird has an added base and stem; the woodpecker is divided into two joining halves. Colors are approximate painting previews adapted from the following model and color references.
- adalbertogonzalez — Selected hummingbird generation input. Source observation; photo 176037530. CC BY.
- texas_nature_family — Selected blue jay generation input. Source observation; photo 603805377. CC BY.
- craighensley — Cardinal. Source observation; photo 263623384. CC BY.
- fernandoarvizu19 — Cardinal. Source observation; photo 244672884. CC BY.
- andywilson — Cardinal. Source observation; photo 172603807. CC0.
- skitterbug — Woodpecker. Source observation; photo 56990761. CC BY.
- ben142 — Woodpecker. Source observation; photo 692515421, 692515434. CC0.
- edwinwilke — Hummingbird. Source observation; photo 327240568. CC0.
- nlblock — Hummingbird, including green and wing color regions. Source observation; photo 44499619. CC BY.
- davidfbird — Hummingbird, including throat and bill color regions. Source observation; photo 76330558, 76686498. CC0.
- schizoform — Blue jay. Source observation; photo 279864815. CC BY.
- kyle_smith_bmore — Blue jay. Source observation; photo 471061125, 471061189. CC BY.
Credits identify the source photographs and adaptations. Each future downloadable model release will carry its own file and licensing information.