How to make a straw?

This straw has been made using two tubes and then adding a hose object found in the extended primitives section. The hose was bound to the tube objects. When bound the tubes acted as pivots for the hose and the three parts on the straw became one object.

Sketches

Here are some sketches I have drawn of things I think of first when I read the brief on biodiversity. The idea of a unborn baby or a newly sprouting plant comes to mind. I also like the earth being the greatest symbol of biodiversity there is because no life has every been found beyond this planet. I will 'try' and incorporate these ideas into my final 3D stamps.

More Stamp Ideas

I had an idea of using plants and animals with the word queen in. This is a spin on the traditional queens head we find on stamps in the UK. These organisms could represent biodiversity and also pay homage to queen Elizabeth. The pictures below are : The Queen Fish (A species of the Croaker fish), The Queen Snake (A non-venomous snake from North America), The Royal Purple Queen (Iocromer, a tube flower), Queen Bee and the Queen Ant.

Stage 2 - Ant

I have now added all the legs to my ant. By using the bevel function on 3D software I was able to join the sections on the legs together seamlessly so that they all look as if they are one object.

Stage 1 - Ant

This is my first effort of a 3D Ant i have added the body sections and the first parts of the rear legs. With limited skills I am finding it difficult to navigate around the screen and sculpt the shapes properly.

Ant Reference Picture

Here is the picture of the ant I am using as a reference for my 3D drawing. The legs on the opposite side of the ant are not shown.

Stamp Research

Here is some research into stamps for my project. I particularly like the silhouette stamps in the bottom left. The stamps come in all shapes and sizes but usually they are square or rectangular.
Hand drawn pictures using pastels and paints are very common.