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Hibernation and autumn colors seem to be returning topics in a few of my illustrations from the past weeks.

#hibernation #illustration #autumn colors #fall #animals #badger #fox #bear #sleepy

Hawfinch, traditional media (it’s been a while!)

My illustration of the Acrophyseter deinodon was printed life-size! The whale was only 4m long so it was not that big.(for a whale at least!) I also made a small 3D model of the animal in SuperSculpey. The white frames feature internal cuts of the whale.( like a CT scan) All these works were made to give the viewer a museum-like experience of the ancient whale.

#Acrophyseter deinodon #scientific illustration #3d model #whale #paleo illustration #paleoart

Even more whales!

#More whales #whales #whale illustration #graphic design #poster #Breda festival

Another take on the Acrophyseter deinodon. I can work on this forever!

#Whales #whale illustration #graphic design #Acrophyseter deinodon

Recurvirostra avosetta or avocet chick! took about 45 minutes in photoshop.

#avocet chick #bird illustration #scientific illustration #avocet

Finally finished my website. Feel free to take a look!

#website #scientific illustration #graphic design #Illustration #paleoart

I finished my coloring my common kingfisher today! (after approximately ten hours in photoshop) Phew!

#common kingfisher #scientific illustration #bird illustration

Sometimes I like to try something else, like using a different style for my whale illustrations.

#whales #whale forms #whale illustration #illustrator #graphic design

Possible coloration options for the extinct Acrophyster Deinodon from the Miocene era. The two last options are the most likely, as they look more like some of the whale colorations of today. These illustrations where made in collaboration with Olivier Lambert of the royal museum of natural history in Brussels.

#paleoart #scientific illustration #reconstruction illustration #Acrophyseter deinodon #whale

Working on a common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) illustration at the moment.

colour version coming soon!

#common kingfisher #scientific illustration #alcedo atthis #bird illustration

Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation is looking for interns for this year! They are looking for graphic designers and scientific illustrators in particular. If you would like an interesting and nature involved internship, don't hesitate!

#illustration internship #greece #Archipelagos institute of marine conservation #graphic design intership

Currently I am working on a reconstructional drawing of a sperm whale of the miocene, the Acrophyseter deinodon. Only the fossilized skull of the animal was found so for the rest of the body I'll have to take a look at modern sperm whales. This piece is not done yet, because I'm working with O. Lambert from the museum of natural history of Brussels, and I have to get more feedback from him first.

(but it is really handy to have your own paleontologist at the ready to help you with the illustration!)

I'll post more about the Acrophyseter soon!

#scientific illustration #paleo illustration #animal illustration #Acrophyseter deinodon #sperm whale #O.Lambert

My last project was designing a little app about animals of the ice age! Here are some of the icons and art I made for it. I think this turned out ok, considering I normally make more scientific illustrations and this looks more like graphic design. But it was fun to make and I even made a little artbook to go with the app.

It also shows that as an illustrator, you sometimes have to leave your comfort zone and try something else.

#scientific illustration #ice age #app #reconstruction app #illustration #graphic design

A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. This is my last illustration I made for my internship in Greece. These past three months have been amazing and I will miss the beautiful nature of Greece and the amazing scientists I worked with.

It is good to know there are actually a lot of people who care about nature and its conservation. I hope my illustrations will be used for the same great cause as well.

Greetings from Belgium! (back home again!)

#chelonia mydas #green sea turtle #scientific illustration #illustration internship #Archipelagos institute of marine conservation #greece #samos

A leatherback and a logger turtle, done for my illustration internship in Greece.

#scientific illustration #logger turtle #leatherback turtle #illustration internship #greece #samos #Archipelagos institute of marine conservation

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