Spotted Flycatcher step by step
Spotted Flycatchers Muscicapa striata are lovely birds, often overlooked because of their seemingly [...]
Illustrating Yellow flowers: Five approaches
Botanical illustrations of yellow flowers can be really challenging. As you try to [...]
Equipment: Paintbrushes
Equipment: Paintbrushes is another in the series about what tools I use when [...]
Equipment: Magnifiers and scalpels
In Equipment: Magnifiers and scalpels, I won’t only be looking at these two [...]
Equipment: Paints
Equipment: Paints is another in my series about materials and equipment used for [...]
Botanical Illustration of a Sycamore Leaf
This blog follows on from my earlier step by step post on drawing [...]
How to Draw: Sycamore Leaf
Drawing is at the heart of being a botanical illustrator. You need to [...]
Garden Lupin Sketchbook study
The Garden Lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus, is one of the invasive plants I was [...]
Illustrating a Deer for Packaging
My earlier blog, Wild Shreds: Illustrating Pet Food packaging gave an overview of completing [...]
Jersey Post: Illustrating Thrift
In February, my series of Coastal Flower postage stamps were published by Jersey [...]
Illustration and Packaging
Illustration and packaging have always gone hand in hand. By their very nature, [...]
Botanical Illustration of a Brassica Leaf
An Introduction to Brassicaceae Actually, before I start this blog I need [...]
Pen and Ink Illustrations of Trees
The Living Wisdom of Trees: Commission In the summer, I completed more [...]
Pen and Ink Illustrations of Tree Details
The Living Wisdom of Trees: Commission In the summer, I completed lots [...]
Mixing Neutral Tints and Colours
What are Neutral Tints? Neutral tints (or colours) are grey hues which [...]
Art and children with learning difficulties
This Guest blog is by Lillian Brooks. Get in touch with her on lillian@learningdisabilities.info According [...]
Lizzie Harper: Using Negative Space in Botanical Illustration
In a recent blog post, one of our favorite natural science illustrators, Lizzie Harper [...]