by Marlin Peterson | Feb 17, 2016 | Science Illustrations
I have so much love for Gastornis aka Diatryma. Not only was it scratching 7 feet tall, not only was it flightless, not only was it likely a vegetarian…now they have found a fossil bone confirming its existence on Ellesmere Island! That means that adding to...
by Marlin Peterson | Jan 29, 2016 | Science Illustrations
For my illustration class, we created black and white (pen and ink) images that had to meet the minimum criteria of having some kind of goat and some kind of crown. Here is a timelapse of the process of gridding out then drawing our lines on the wall. ...
by Marlin Peterson | Jan 24, 2016 | Science Illustrations
I led an art class about how to paint and otherwise render a realistic yet artistic “winter Steelhead”. It was fun for me, and an opportunity for the students to use media they might not have. It was touted as a “watercolor” class for...
by Marlin Peterson | Oct 13, 2015 | Science Illustrations
This is an assignment I gave my science illustration class, where the bulk of our work was to scratchboard the head and another part of the bird, then digitally create the black or dark silhouette for the body. There were opportunities to use our artistic licenses,...
by Marlin Peterson | Jul 29, 2015 | Science Illustrations
For the second year I will be teaching Natural Science Illustration at Wenatchee Valley College. This class is taught in the fall only, and is held on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1-4:30. Here are some images from students and their projects last year…...
