Category: Illustration

Australian Flying Fox

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The Australian Flying Fox, or Grey-headed Fruit Bat is a megabat species native to Australia. They can grow up to around 290mm (11.42”) from nose to toe, with a wingspan of up to 100cm (39.37”).They are also the only flying Fox species with hairy legs right down to its ankles. Found throughout most of south-eastern […]

Alpine Ibex

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The Alpine Ibex (or steinbock, boquetin, or simply ibex) is a type of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. The males have large curved horns they use primarily to battle other bucks for access to females. They can grow to a height of 101cm (40″) at the whithers, & are […]

Andean Mountain Cat

Andean Mountain Cat

Another fun little sketch to while away the day and keep up the practice I tried a different technique of layering markers from light to dark, which although turned out OK in the end was probably unnecessarily wasteful. But hey, this is how we learn, right? About the Andean Mountain Cat The Andean Mountain Cat […]

Saiga

Saiga Saiga (13-10-2019)

Saiga antelopes, with their large weird noses live in the grasslands of central Asia. They’ve been around for thousands of years—since the time of the mammoths—but they’re now at risk of disappearing because of hunting and habitat loss. I purchased a few more Copic markers from the Warm Grey range to boost my tookit and […]

Ghost Frog

Ghost Frog Ghost Frog (08-10-2019)

The Ghost Frog—thought to be named such because of their presence in the Skeleton Gorge in South Africa—are classified as one of the most remarkable and unusual species on the planet but are critically endangered.

Panther Chameleon

Panther Chameleon Panther Chameleon (07-10-2019)

The Panther Chameleon is a species of brightly colorful chameleons that are indigenous in the tropical forest areas of Madagascar. These magnificent tree-dwellers sport forked feet, head casques, long sticky tongues, prehensile tails and amazing colour changing skin. This, along with their ability to thrive in captivity makes them ideal and attractive pets. They’re currently […]

African Wild Dog

African Wild Dog African Wild Dog (28-09-2019)

The Painted Wolf or African wild dog is a canid species native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest indigenous canid in Africa, and is distinguished from domestic dogs by their highly specialised teeth and hypercarnivorous diet. It was classified as endangered by the IUCN in 2016, as it had disappeared from much of its […]

Pangolin

Pangolin Pangolin (27-09-2019)

Pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals that have large, protective keratin scales covering their skin; a unique feature in the animal world. Pangolins are nocturnal, and their diet consists of mainly ants and termites. They are threatened by poaching (for their meat and scales) and heavy deforestation of their natural habitats, and are one of […]

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