Botanical Illustration – Moreton Bay Fig
I did a short course on Botanical Illustration at the local adult community education. I love going and doing short course – gets the brain working again! Although I draw all my designs most of which are botanical and I see my linocuts as botanical linocuts, I have never done any formal training in botanical illustration. So I am doing a short 4 week course….here is my first botanical illustration. It is a Moreton Bay Fig – one of my all time most favourite trees – we have one in the reserve nearby our house. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Botanical Illustration – Moreton Bay Fig
Botanical Illustration – Waratah 1
Another botanical illustration – this time of a waratah – Telopia speciosissima. Anyone who reads my Studio Diary knows this is just one of my all time favourite wildflowers. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Botanical Illustration – Waratah 1
Botanical Illustration – Waratah 2 – with colour
In this particular illustration of a Waratah – Telopia speciosissima – I have used a very light wash of watercolour and use fine dots (many many fine dots) with a Rotring pen to build up the image. For those that may be interested in papers I have used an antique white rag based acid free watercolour paper. I like this paper with its slightly rough texture – it is cold pressed watercolour paper and so has a ‘bite’ on its surface. The hot pressed papers I mainly use for the linocuts has a smooth surface. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Botanical Illustration – Waratah 2 – with colour
Wildlife Illustration – Tawny Frogmouth 1
This was my first attempt in recent years at Fauna Illustration – a Tawny Frogmouth illustration using rotring pens and lots and lot and lots of dots! The basic technique involves using dots to create the image – the closer the dots the deeper the tone. I would like to try the Tawny Frogmouth illustrations with some light watercolour as well. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Wildlife Illustration – Tawny Frogmouth 1
WILDLIFE ILLUSTRATION – Tawny Frogmouth 2
Love these birds! The first image shows the early stages of the Tawny Frogmouth Glare. After drawing it up lightly on watercolour paper I added some light underwashes of colour with watercolour. I have then been slowly working using a rotring pen with black ink with tiny (and sometimes what seems endless!) dots to create the detail…it’s getting there…slowly… Below is the completed illustration/drawing. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading WILDLIFE ILLUSTRATION – Tawny Frogmouth 2
Wildlife Illustration – New Zealand Falcon 1
The New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiaeor – Karearea (Moari name) – is an endangered bird species that is only found in New Zealand. This is my first attempt at an illustrative approach to drawing birds using Rotring pen. It is on hot-pressed watercolour paper – still deciding whether to add watercolour… Just a tip about Rotring pens – I was given a lovely set of them but they were not working – after hours with hot water and then methylated spirits was unsuccessful , the tutor mentioned cleaning off mistakes from the drafting film that she uses with ‘windex’ – … Continue reading Wildlife Illustration – New Zealand Falcon 1
Wildlife Illustration – New Zealand Falcon 2
Another small wildlife (fauna) illustration of the New Zealand Falcon. This is another ‘head-shot’. Beautiful birds – we saw them up close at Wingspan outside Rotorua in New Zealand. This was a commission piece. And in a simple dark brown timber frame with double paper coloured mountboard. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Wildlife Illustration – New Zealand Falcon 2
Wildlife Illustration – Cassowary
This Cassowary drawing is one I completed as part of my HSC Art Major Works – a long time ago….. I used the fine rotring pen that I have resurrected for my recent illustration course work and used watercolour pencils for the colouring. Cassowary are huge scary birds – they have large, dangerous toed feet and that bony ‘headpiece’ can do serious damage to unwary intruders. That being said one of my most favourite children’s books is The Cassowary’s Egg written and illustrated with totally engaging and wonderful illustrations by Gary Fleming. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Wildlife Illustration – Cassowary
Wildlife Illustration – Pacific Black Duck
The Pacific Black Duck is found in most areas of Australia – it’s call can be heard on this website. I love the teal green patch on it’s wing – gives it quite a splash of panash!! This drawing/illustration of a Pacific Wood Duck. The drawing is done with a fine rotring 0.5 pen with a light underlay of watercolour to pick up some of the colour of the duck. This took about a week to complete. and is for my dad for his birthday. Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Wildlife Illustration – Pacific Black Duck
Wildlife Illustration – Kookaburra
I have just finished this drawing of a Kookaburra. Again it is drawn using light washed of watercolour and many dots made with a fine nib rotring pen. I liked his windswept head feathers and that look of determination in his eye. Anyone who has watched kookaburras hunt have seen that look! Copyright – Lynette Weir Continue reading Wildlife Illustration – Kookaburra
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