Scientific Illustration - Blog Posts

Red Spotted Newt (2024) acrylic paint on panel

Magicicada septendecim | micron pen, color pencil, and white gel pen | January 2024 - February 2024 | Hazel Fricke

Throwback Scientific Illustration

This was a super fun, 3 month project for my Sci Ill program at UW. We took a picture of a horse, then drew it 3 times after much anatomical study: skeleton , muscle, skin. Then it was compiled and blended together.

We then put together our illustrations into an informational poster. I love teaching science with art! The UW program was very worth it!

Snow Geese

This was my very first art I did for environmental and conservation statements and education. It was really fun to try a half-color and half-black-and-white piece. It was done with carbon dust and colored pencil. Read the full story on my Patreon!

The phases of Venus as it orbits the Sun, illustrated by John Emslie in Astronomical Diagrams, 1851.

"Bats of Greece" (2024) - also available as a print!

tumblr is getting this first :) these are the 5 most common bat species in greece (source) species under the cut

from top left:

Tadarida teniotis - Νυχτονόμος / European free-tailed bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus - Νανονυχτερίδα (Πιπιστρέλλος) / Common pipistrelle Rhinolophus ferrumequinum - Τρανορινόλοφος / Greater horseshoe bat Pipistrellus kuhlii - Λευκονυχτερίδα / Kuhl's pipistrelle Hypsugo savii - Βουνονυχτερίδα / Savi's pipistrelle

(τα φυτά είναι επίσης ελληνικά είδη αλλά δε τα σημείωνα όταν τα ζωγράφιζα)

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The Bigfin Reef Squid, or Sepioteuthis lessoniana, otherwise known as the squid in animal crossing.

They’re widely distributed throughout the info-pacific. We know more about them than any other squid because they are so easy to observe! They live in shallow water, mate during the day, and eat more at night. Making them the perfect study species.

Plus they’re so angry and cute how can you not love them? Pulling up on a dozen of these cuties out in the wild is 100% a dream I’ve had since I was a child

pencil on Arches watercolor paper

pencil on bamboo paper

Copic Multi Liner 0.03 on New Bresdin Paper

Mitsubishi Hi-Uni pencils on paper

Copic Multi Liner 0.03 on Nepalese handmade paper

Copic Multi Liner 0.03 on paper

Copic Multi Liner 0.03 on paper

Copic Multiliner 0.03 on paper

India ink on paper

Copic Multiliner SP 0.03 on New Bresdin Paper

SLIDER Fine-Graphic 0.03 on papyrus paper

SLIDER Fine-Graphic 0.03 on paper

India ink on goatskin parchment

Marvy for Drawing 0.03 on Paper

Water Caltrop

Pen on paper

Marvy for Drawing 0.03 on New Bresdin Paper

India ink on paper

India ink on New Bresdin Paper

Marvy for Drawing 0.03 on Cézanne Watercolor Paper

Stargazer

ink on paper

ハガキ紙にペン

pen on paper

アルシュ紙に墨汁（丸ペン）

India ink on Arches paper