Scientific Illustrator



Scientific Illustration and Wildlife Art Portfolio
Gina Mikel, Scientific Illustrator (Wildlife Artist)


 
portfolio
index of illustrations (visual) | by taxonomy
     
 
amphibians & reptiles:
 


american toad | anole | blanchard's cricket frog | bullfrog | chorus frog | chorus frog sketch | copes tree frog sketch | copes tree frog sketch (2) | copes treefrog | drawing for "how to draw a frog series" | frog | frog sketches in ink | frog spawn | green frog | leopard frog| | mink frog | spring peeper | tadpoles | tadpole development | tadpole sketches | venezuelan frog | wood frog |

   
birds
 


duck-like birds: loon | quail | sketch of ducks | swan | wood duck | wood duck (2) | wood duck (3) | green-wing teal

gull-like birds: tern flying | tern sketch

hawk-like birds: bald eagle flying | bald eagle portrait | osprey | red-tailed hawk | prairie falcon | prairie falcon | red-tailed hawk

perching birds: belted kingfisher | blackbirds | blue jay | crows | dark-eyed junco sketch | honeycreeper | junco | junco sketch | kingfisher flying | kingfisher portrait | pigeon | robin | towhee | wren sketch | wrens | woodpeckers

wading birds: cranes | cranes for logo | cranes sketch | cranes sketch (2) | heron nesting | heron portrait | heron sketches | herons | herons sketch

water perching birds: cormorants | puffin flying | puffin flying sketch | puffins

other: feather sketch | feather (2) | ink sketch of bird | killdeer feet

    botanical art
 


american lotus | american lotus (2) | arrowhead | bird of paradise | bullrush | cattail | chara | compass plant | coontail | eelgrass | elodea | flower drawing | gladiolas | goldfinch and sunflower | goldfinch and sunflower sketch | hydrilla | leaf sketch | naiads | pondweed | water hyacinth | water milfoil | water willow | watercolor of plant | wild rose | white iris | white water lily | yellow water lily

    educational
   


bee | daphnia | dragonfly anatomy | dragonfly larva anatomy | dragonfly life cycle | egg and alevin | frog spawn | horseshoe crab | mosquito life cycle | mussel anatomy | rusty crayfish anatomy | swim up fry | tadpoles

cross-sections: littoral | coral reef | coral reef drawing | pond | stream | intertidal


    fish & other water animals
   


brook trout
| clam shrimp | conch shell | crayfish | fingernail clam | fish | gilled snail shell | grouper | hermit crab | horseshoe crab | kelp crab | lean lake trout | lobster | log perch | mussel | mussel life cycle | northern pike | orb snail | pouch snail | rainbow trout | rusty crayfish | scud | sculpin | seed shrimp | siscowet | spottail shiner | shell | starfish | zebra mussel

    mammals
 


cacajao monkey | cat | mink skull | mouse | rhinosceros

    insects & other invertebrates
 


alderfly | alderfly larva | ants | aquatic sowbug | backswimmer | bee | bison stag beetle | black fly larva | bristle worm | bug | caddis fly | caddisfly larva | cranefly | crawling water beetle | damselfly | damselfly larva | deer tick | dobsonfly | dobsonfly larva | dragonfly | dragonfly (detail) | fishing spider | giant water bug | green darner dragonfly | emerald ash borer | horsefly | horsefly larva | leech | marsh treader | mayfly | mayfly larva | midge | midge larva | midge pupa | mosquito larva | mosquito pupa | nematode | planarium | predacious diving beetle | predacious diving beetle larva | pyralid caterpillar | rat-tail maggot | rifle beetle larva | rifle beetle | soldier fly larva | springtail | stonefly larva | stonefly | tanner longhorn | tubifex worms | wasp sketch | water boatman | water penny | water scavenger | water scavenger larva | water scorpion (nepa) | water scorpion (ranatra) | water strider | whirligig beetle | bronze birch borer | two-lined chestnut borer


    landscapes
 

 

alley | chicago | conservatory | dock sketch | florida beach | florida beach (another one) | navy ships | new york | pecan tree | pennsylvania | pennsylvania sketch | river | shark & stingray | south padre island | snow scene | tampa bay | window | yellow water lilies | park | Brooklyn beach

cross-sections: littoral | coral reef | coral reef drawing | pond | stream | intertidal


    microscopic
   


algae | amoeba | anabaena | cyclops | daphnia | diatoms | euglena | hydra | paramecium | pediastrum | rotifer | snowflake | spirilla bacteria | spirogyra | stentor | volvox


    misc.
 


favicons

chair | liberty bell

people: charcoal sketch of woman | eye | german woman | self portrait | woman with bandaged fingers

figure studies: back | feet | hands | watercolor sketch | watercolor sketch (2)

children: blowing bubbles | boy fishing | child painting | child - sketch | child sketch | child sleeping | portrait of baby | stipple of children

local: Florida | Illinois | Missouri | Texas

    sketchbook
     
     
 
art history
scientific illustrators
 


Illustration by Subject

Botanical art: birds of paradise | camellias | iris | roses | apples | pineapples | mushrooms

Bird illustration by subject: birds of paradise | chickens | cockatoos and parrots | cormorants | cranes | herons | hummingbirds | owls | peacocks | pelicans | toucans

Fish: trout

Insects: butterflies

Wildlife: elephants | horses | lions | monkeys | rabbits | rhinosceros | zebras

Anatomy and Medical Illustration

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Featured: Brodel, Da Carpi, Da Vinci, Durer, Michelangelo

Anthropology and Lithic Illustration


Astronomy


Botany and Herbal Illustration
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Featured: Andrews, H., Andrews, J., Aubriet, Badger, Bauer, Ferdinand, Bauer, Franz , Besler, Bessa, Blackwell, Brookshaw, Church, Curtis, Edwards, Ehret, Fitch, J., Fitch, W., Garzoni, Haeckel, Harris, Hartinger, Heade, Hooker, William, Jung, Lawrence, Lindley, Loudon, Marshal, Maund, Merian, Paxton, Poiteau, Prestele, Redoute, Robert, Sowerby, Thornton, Van Houtte, Van Oosterwyck, Weiditz, Weinmann, Withers

Entomology and Illustration of Insects


Featured: Catesby, Jardine

Ichthyology, Fish, and Marine Life Illustration

Featured: Cuvier, De Seve, Denton, Diderot, Haeckel, Kruege, Nodder

Mechanical and Architectural Illustration


Featured: Chambers, Colling, Gandy, Haymson, Kilburne, Perrault, Piranesi, Rossini

Ornithology and Bird Illustration
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| B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Featured: Audubon, Barraband, Bogdani, Botke, Casteels, Catesby, Craddock, Edwards, G., Edwards, S., Fritch, Jardine, Lear, Ludlow, Martinet, Mitford, Seebohm, Selby, Smit, Thorburn, Travies, Wolf

Wildlife, Zoology, Animals, Herpetology, and Paleontology Illustration:


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Featured: Agasse, Alessandri, Audebert, Audubon, Brodtmann, Catesby, da Vinci, de Seve, Diderot, Durer, Haeckel, Hawkins, Ibbetson, Knorr, Landseer, Lear, Specht, Stubbs

Chronological Listing of Scientific Illustrators

1200 to 1500
| 1500 to 1600 | 1600 to 1650 | 1650 to 1700 | 1700 to 1725 | 1725 to 1750 | 1750 to 1775 | 1775 to 1800 | 1800 to 1825 | 1825 to 1850 | 1850 to 1875 | 1875 to 1900 | 1900s

Online Collections of Works
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Anatomy | Anthropology | Astronomy | Botany | Entomology | Ichthyology | Mechanical | Ornithology | Zoology| Women

Contemporary Scientific Illustrators
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Anatomy | Anthropology | Astronomy | Botany | Entomology | Ichthyology | Mechanical | Multi-Disciplinary | Ornithology | Zoology

     
 
articles
articles index
   


Frequently Asked Questions About Scientific Illustration
About the Illustration Process
Purchasing Artwork
Commissioned Art - about commissioning scientific illustration

Art Education, Classes and Training for Scientific Illustrators
High School Preparation (for attending college for scientific illustration)
Undergraduate College Programs in Scientific Illustration
Graduate Programs in Medical Illustration
Certificate Programs in Scientific Illustration
Classes (Non-Certificate) in Scientific Illustration

How to Paint and Draw
Composition

Depicting the Atmosphere and Environmental Conditions

Balancing Color
Watercolor Landscapes
Depicting a Specific Subject in Colored Pencil: frog

Depicting a Specific Subject in Pencil: frog
Depicting a Specific Subject in Watercolor: fish
Gesture Studies
Styles and Methods of Illustration
Watercolor Washes


References for Scientific Illustrators

Anatomy

Botany
Entomology
Ichthyology
Ornithology
Zoology

Online Image Databases: Anatomy | Animals | Astronomy | Birds | Fish | Geological | Insects | Microbiology | Plants Resources

Aquariums and Marine Science Centers
Archaeology Sites
Botanical Gardens, Arboreta, Japanese Gardens, and Conservatories
Bird Observatories, Aviaries and Places to Bird Watch
Butterfly Gardens
Natural History Museums
Nature and Wildlife Centers
Universities' Biology Departments
Zoos Collections Herbariums, hortoriums
Entomology collections
Vertebrate and mammal collections
Ornithology collections
Culture collections
Herpetology collections

Finding Illustration Jobs

Artists' Associations to Join

Putting Your Portfolio Online
Some Tips for Artists When Putting Your Artwork Online

Web sites that Offer Web Hosting for Artists
Where to List Your Website (Once You Have One) on the Internet for Free
Where to List Your Website: Sites Requiring a Membership Fee (These companies often also help with the building of the site)
Online listings of free-lance and full-time staff positions for Illustrators

Contests: Duck (and other wildlife) Stamp Contests

Definitions used in Scientific Illustration


For Art Collectors:
Caring for and Storing Artwork

What are Prints?  

About Scientific Illustration and Scientific Illustrators
How-To On Illustrating for Science

Bird Illustration | Wild Life Illustration | Botanical Illustration

On Drawing and Painting
Sketching and Sketchbooks

 
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Last updated: Wednesday, May 7th 2008