Digital illustration of praying mantis : The name mantid refers only to members of the family Mantidae. The other common name, often applied to any species in the order, is "praying mantis",because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs.
Stages showing how the organic form (PRAYING MANTIS) has been simplified
PROTOTYPING : Forms made out of paper
3D modelling of the form in 3D MAX
Final form made out of sagwan wood
PACKAGING for final prototype