Scientific illustration is more than just pretty pictures -- a point made fairly clearly in my own work at the Conservancy’s Silver Creek Preserve,as we tried to communicate restoration plans to the general public.
For as long as I can remember I beget enjoyed painting flowers, insects, or landscapes. There is something so enjoyable approximately capturing colors and textures in paintings.
In the last ten years this hobby has expanded into my work: illustration has become key in how I view the world,understand conservation and communicate ideas.
Science has always relied on visual representation to communicate key concepts. While representation has varied from Audubon’s bird paintings to high-tech GPS imagery, illustration has at is core always been approximately conveying information.
However, and while we beget inarguably made amazing advancements in information technology,high-tech does not always mean “easy to understand.”
Source: nature.org