A traditional sketch of an American toad looking smug and confident, absolutely covered from head to hind legs in soil. He's sitting quite comfortably, his front legs planted firmly on the ground with a wide smile on his face. His eyes are bright and healthy, glimmering with satisfaction.

Thorn came out of the soil and was absolutely covered in it. He looked extremely self satisfied, so I assume the digging went well.
I wanted to sketch him in his new hat! 💜

#scisketch #sciart #toad #herps #the100dayproject #sketch #traditionalart #pets

A photograph of a traditional art piece of a brachiopod drawn in pen, with the actual fossil placed beside it. The sketch is somewhat shaky, but it shows the ridges and arrow-like patterns on the shell. It's broken, missing both of its pointed ends. This particular brachiopod seems to be articulate, with a hinged shell. It's fairly flat on the top minus the ridge of the hinge, and it has a curved, bumpy bottom lip. The plane of symmetry is ridged with thin lines that separate the two halves of the shell. The actual fossil has a faint sheen, and it shines in the light.

Little sketch of a brachiopod in pen! 💜 They're one of my favourite fossils. I found this one myself, it's one of many in my collection.

#sketch #fossil #the100dayproject #traditionalart #geology #sciart #scisketch

I drew a very unique ant today for #March4th! :3
I really love the harlequin sort of look to them 💜🐜💜

I'm on day 9 of #the100dayproject, where I try to fill out a sketchbook with traditional art!

#sketch #traditionalart #ant #bugs #inverts #bugsky #sciart #scisketch

A sketchbook page featuring traditional art of a sawfly during various life stages. At the top is a larva, curled up on a leafy branch and looking very much like a croissant, with small hearts floating above their head. Underneath and to the left is a small cocoon wrapped in silk. Within it, the faintest outline of a growing larva can be seen. Below both is a mature sawfly. They look similar to a bee, with a black thorax covered in fluffy hairs and a segmented abdomen. They have large, sparkling black eyes, and hearts float above their head. Growing up has not changed how much love they contain within their small body. Their long, jointed legs are visible through their translucent wings, and they appear to be taking an awkward step forward, out into the world.

Day 5 of #the100DayProject, where I'm trying to fill up a sketchbook! c:
Work on the Giant Birch Sawfly page is coming along! I'd really like to include a drawing of their eggs, but I couldn't yet find a picture. 💜

#traditionalart #sketch #WIP #sciart #scisketch #bugs #bugsky #inverts

A traditional sketch of Ardeadoris Cruenta, a very adorable species of nudibranch that somewhat resembles scrambled eggs that came to life and started crawling. This one is on an adventure, their gills trailing behind them like a stubby tail. Their body, though still uncoloured, has round spots of varying shapes all around their mantle.

Little nudibranch sketch for day 3 of #the100daychallenge! I'm going to colour them later. I spent hours today going through old art supplies I haven't touched in years and testing out things so that's why I'm a bit late. 💜

#sketch #traditionalart #inverts #nudibranch #sciart #scisketch #marinelife

A traditional art piece of a slug, curled up in a ball with their head tucked against the end of their foot. Their eyes are open, but they're sleepy and planning on a cozy nap. They're covered in dark stripes, swirls, and splotches that run down the length of their body, and their face has a small blush.

A photograph of a ladybug, awkwardly climbing onto a grey pencil that rests on the edge of a sketchbook. Their red elytra is covered in black spots, and they look like they're struggling to get a grip.

Finished my daily drawing for #the100DayProject!
I drew a sleepy striped greenhouse slug. 💤
They're just relaxing - slugs tuck their eyes away when they're asleep. 💜
+ A bonus ladybug who showed up after I finished.

#sketch #traditionalart #bugs #bugsky #inverts #slug #sciart #scisketch #ladybug

A traditional pencil sketch of a giant birch sawfly larva. They have large, sparkling eyes, and cling to a branch with a leaf with two stubby little arms. Beneath their eye is an indent on their head which makes them look like they're blushing. Their chubby body is curled in a spiral, making them look a little bit like a living croissant.

Another view of the same art piece, with slightly better lighting. There's a pencil sitting to the left of the sketchbook, and it rests on a colourful lord of the rings playmat.

I drew a little guy today :3 💜
They're a giant birch sawfly larva!

This is day one of #the100dayproject. I'm going to try to draw in my sketchbook every day and fill it with art of things I love! 💜

#sketch #traditionalart #bugs #inverts #bugsky #sketchbook #sciart #scisketch

A photo of a page of the artist Dhiyanah Hassan's sketchbook, partially covered and showing some details of fish studies in graphite and color pencils.

Got a late start to #FishyFeb this month, but I'm determined to get as many studies as I can done in the sketchbook 🙌🏽
Here's a lil peek 🐡🎨
#art #SciSketch #SundayFishSketch #sketch #artists #fish #nature #wildlife

For the #Monochrome theme for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow!

While I rarely make monochromatic final pieces anymore, it's great practice for values. I love working w graphite in sketchbooks + part of preliminary prep work.
#Artists #SciSketch #SciArt #Fish #Sketchbook #SupportArtists #ArtTips

a crab hugging a big vague thing it's sitting on, line drawing

*hugs*

#SciSketch

sketch of a carrier crab. a roundish crab, long legs, but the last pair of legs are small and pointed upwars like carrying an invisible tray

can anyone guess what flower i'm gonna pair this crab with
#SciSketch

I thought it would be fun to draw mine! I'm on server lobster mushroom :D 💜🍄

What's yours?

#art #scisketch #sciart #mushroom #fungi #fungifriends

A rough unfinished digital painting of a fluffy orange moth. Their fuzzy body and legs are marbled with red, yellow, and orange, imitating leaf litter in fall. Their round brown wings, also fluffy, have a vein-like pattern initiating a fallen leaf. Below their fluffy antennae they have large, dark eyes that sparkle with life.

Drawing a little fantasy autumn leaf moth :3
Started out as my #Scisketch, but now I want to finish it!

They like to hide in leaf detritus, and they smell faintly of pumpkin. 🧡🍂

#WIP #sketch #inverts #sciart #moth #bugs #bugsky

close up of a crab's face, showing the shell curvature around the eye area and antennae. black and white sketch

peekaboo

#SciSketch

A digital painted sketch of a western six-striped pill millipede (glomeris intermedia) looking at the viewer with large, sparkling eyes. Their segmented body is shining in the light, decorated with faint yellow-tinted spots amidst dark brown markings, and each segment is bordered with a pale cream. Their antennae are extended curiously as they walk. Underneath is a blur of green moss.

Today's #scisketch (#17!) is a western six-striped pill millipede! I've never seen one, I hope I can one day. They've got really unique markings!

Drawn in 15 minutes, by very tired hands. I'm going to rest now 💜

#sketch #inverts #bugs #bugsky #millipede #pillbug #sciart

A digital sketch of a green anole, their bright reddish-pink dewlap flared in a courtship display. It's speckled with white, bumpy protrusions that make it look similar to a strawberry. They have an expression of relaxed confidence, a smile on their face. Around their yellow eyes is a ring of turquoise that blends into the rest of their green-scaled body. The blurred background hints at a green undergrowth, with hints of pink scattered throughout.

20 minute anole #Scisketch!
I still need more confidence in my lines, but I feel like I'm improving at these :3 💜

I used to have pet anoles! Not recommended for beginners, but they were lovely little guys who I treasured. 💜🦎

#sketch #art #sciart #anole #lizard #herps

A quick digital painting of a quetzalcoatlus northropi, peering closely at the viewer in mild forced perspective. She's smiling, and her green eyes are half shut cheerfully. Her body is lilac, and her face is an off-white shade of purple and somewhat resembles a skull. She has dark purple markings around her eye, nostril, and mouth, as well as on her crest. The feathers on her body have subtle rainbow hues, similar to the iridescence of a corvid. Behind her is a blur of green, possibly trees or bushes.

Quetzalcoatlus Northropi was (possibly) the largest known flying creature. I tried to do a bit of forced perspective here, I'm not good at it yet.

This one is older, and she's raised multiple generations. 🥚💜
Drawn in 45 minutes! c:

#art #scisketch #sketch #sciart #paleoart #quetzalcoatlus

A digital art piece of an arthropod from the genus jaekelopterus, an extinct aquatic hunter. They are holding their claws together to form a heart, above which a tiny heart floats, and are wearing a pink and yellow party hat on their head with "2025" displayed on the front. Their eager eyes are an almost luminous blue, and they have a slight blush on their face. Their body and legs are mottled blue and gold, with stripes and spots of both colours marking them.

This jaekelopterus wants to wish you a happy new year :3 💜
This was supposed to be my #Scisketch, but I really went over my time limit >w<
They've got little crab claws! 🦀

Please be kind to yourself throughout the year. 💜

#paleoart #sciart #art #inverts #bugs #bugsky #newyear

A digital sketchy painting of a peacock fly, their large and innocent eyes gazing upwards like pools of clear amber, small antennae between them. Their blue body is mottled with black markings, and their semi-transparent wings are veined and dappled with yellow and black. Their legs are yellow, fading into the blue of their body in a soft gradient, much like the background behind them.

It's a #Scisketch! (#13) This little guy is a peacock fly. 💛💙
Drawn in 25 minutes, a little longer than intended!

#sketch #fly #bugs #bugsky #inverts #invertefest

A rough digital painting of a Synema globosum spider, also known as a Napoleon Spider. She has a large rounded abdomen that serves as the centrepoint of the piece, the bright and vibrant orange of it contrasting her dark brown body. A dark marking partially obscures the orange, similar in shape to a skeletal diplocaulus, though some compare it to the silhouette of Napoleon wearing his hat. Her long, thin legs cling to a flower stem, and two of them rest on her newly built web. Her bright and intelligent eyes look as though she's keenly thinking about something. Her jaws are rounded and quite cute. Two of her legs are hidden behind her abdomen, presumably also touching the web.

Tonight's #Scisketch is a lovely Napoleon Spider, weaving a web in a flower garden.
I painted this pretty lady in 20 minutes, though she deserved more time c: 💜🕷️

Doubling this as my #ArtAdventCalendar today as well.

#sketch #spider #inverts #bugsky #bugs #sciart

A very quick digital painting of a see through eel larva, their bones visible within their transparent body. Their shining eyes are fixated on the stars above them, and their mouth is partially open, revealing their small pointed teeth. The entire scene is in various tones of blue.

Tonight's #Scisketch (#11)! I got lost in a rabbit hole learning about eels and their spawning habits. They have really distinct life stages - as larvae, they're see through (and very cute).

I wanted to draw one stargazing c: 💜🌌
Drawn in 16 minutes.

#sketch #sciart #eels #marinelife

A digital sketch of a sparkly-eyed stick bug, their spindly, spiny limbs outstretched as they slowly but surely creep along. They're orange-brown, with highlights of yellow and green in places. Their abdomen is segmented, textured like a rough branch, and their thin green antennae are outstretched curiously in front of them.

I love stick bugs!! 💜💜💜
This is today's #Scisketch #10! Sketched in 10 minutes.

I always found these buggies fascinating. I've never seen one where I live right now, but as a kid, I'd often hold them and admire the way they moved.

#sketch #sciart #stickbug #inverts #bugsky #bugs

A coloured digital sketch of a close-up of a russet toned mudpuppy's face. They have large, pleading golden eyes, with dark brown oval pupils. Their skin is mottled with gold and dark brown markings, and their red feather-like gills frame their face. Their expression is soft and gentle, very much puppy-like, as their name suggests.

Tonight's #Scisketch #9 is a mudpuppy!
I'm going to count this little cutie as my #ArtAdventCalendar for today, since my disability is demanding a day off. 💜🦎
This one took about 15 minutes! I'm really happy with it, I think I'm genuinely improving.

#sketch #mudpuppy #salamander #sciart #herps

A digital sketch of a close-up of brown garden snail's face, their eyestalks peering somewhat anxiously around. Their mottled skin is textured and bumpy, and shines in the light. Their eyestalks and olfactory tentacles are a darker brown than their body. The snail's shell is orange, striped with lighter and darker bands.

#Scisketch #8 is a snail friend! Practice for another thing I'm working on. This was a 15 minute sketch. :3

#sketch #sciart #snail #inverts #bugsky

sketches of a mantis. one of the full animal seen from the side, one of the raptorial arm, one of the face, and one of the head and arms

look at my man(tis)
#SciSketch #SciArt

A digital sketch of a startled looking moray. Their body is light tan, with white speckles on their fin and body, and with a faint rippling texture. Their mouth is banana yellow, with a hint of pink on the roof of it. Something is creeping up from behind, and they look back with horror. (It's the passage of time)

🎶 When it's almost dawn and you haven't yet drawn, it's a moray 🎵

#Scisketch #6! RIP my sleep schedule. Goodnight friends! 💜

#sketch #sciart #moray #eel #marinelife

A digital sketch of a cute dark grey isopod, speckled with white like tiny stars. Their body is angled towards the viewer, their large compound eyes sparkling innocently. Their jointed antennae touch the brown soil curiously, and their grey legs peek out from beneath their armoured body.

A digital sketch of the same isopod, now curled into a tight ball on the soil. Not a hint of their legs or their antennae stick out from their dark grey armour. Don't worry, they'll be back to exploring soon.

They got shy
I really love pillbugs!! I'm drawing a piece with a ton of them in it and so I thought they'd be fun practice for tonight's #Scisketch. 💜💜
I messed up the angle on the first one, but it's okay, it's a learning experience.
#crustmas #isopod #pillbug #inverts #sciart #sketch

Snake!!
I really love snakes. For today's #Scisketch, enjoy this lovely little friend! 💜🐍
Each done in ~10 minutes.

#sketch #herps #snake #sciart

Silverfish sketches for tonight's #Scisketch practice!
Speed sketching is so HARD ;;
I drew this little guy and then tried to do a close up of a silverfish's face. Didn't really turn out, but it was an attempt!
Each were ~10 minutes.

#sketch #sciart #inverts

Today's super quick #Scisketch practice was crabs, using these super helpful guides to figure out where to start. I definitely made anatomical mistakes, but it's something! They took about 8 minutes each.
Happy #Crustmas! 💜🦀

#sketch #sciart #crab