Scientific Illustration

ewilloughby:

This was a belated gift for a good friend’s birthday, of her favorite animal - the Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus. I wanted to paint the animal in a more naturalistic pose than is typical for the extravagant males, with his gorgeous train in view without being displayed. Here he sits on a branch and ponders the mysteries of existence as he overlooks his native florid Indian jungles.

Gouache on mixed media board, 16” x 20”.

illustratosphere:

Hummingbirds by Annika Siems

The skeleton of a Giant Hummingbird (Trochilus gigas now called Patagona gigas) by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

mangycoyote:

Monterey Bay Aquarium sketchbook pages. I drew some fish too but they didn’t turn out as exciting…

beatrixmendax:

The skull of a horned owl. I want to go into scientific illustration so I decided to start practicing. This isn’t as accurate as I’d like it, but ehh whatever. I’m not very good with graphite yet anyways.  

mucholderthen:

Mark Catesby  [1683-1749]
“The Blue Heron,” vol. I, plate 70
of the first great book on North American birds:

The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands; containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants; particularly, those not hitherto described, or incorrectly figured by former authors, with their descriptions in English and French.
Third edition. London: Printed for B. White, 1771.

(via X and X )

wadeangeliart:

Kiwi Bird Poster, Scientific Illustration, 2013, watercolor and digital

lewistaylorillustration:

Taiwan Blue Magpie and his sassy plumage. 

mangycoyote:

hand is too tired to go on…. might go darker with the gradient, not sure, not today.