May 2021 - Lizzie Harper

Equipment: Magnifiers and scalpels

Posted on 21st May 2021 in Illustration Equipment, Illustration techniques

In Equipment: Magnifiers and scalpels, I won’t only be looking at these two bits of kit. It’s a quick overview of all the bits and pieces I use to look at and dissect flowers, plants, and animals. It’s one of a series of blogs on equipment which cover watercolour paints, hotpress watercolour paper, waterproof inks, […] Read more

Chequered Skipper Butterfly Illustration

Posted on 6th May 202111th January 2023 in Zoological step by step

Chequered skipper butterflies used to be comparatively common in England, but became extinct here over 40 years ago. There’s still a population in Scotland, but nothing in England. However, the good people at Butterfly Conservation and Back to the brink teamed up with other conservation partners and set about changing that. The result is the […] Read more