Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration
@lazaroillustration.bsky.social
Scientific illustrator for research & publications Biologist (PhD) | former researcher Helping scientists communicate their work visually Illustrations for papers, books & posters Get in touch: lazaroillustration@gmail.com Web: www.lazaroillustration.com
Art value lies in the process. Every piece of art has value because there is a process behind it. In my view, when the process is removed (as happens with generative AI) the value of the artwork is lost.
Another #cicada drawing. A larva this time. #sciart #insects #bugs #entomology
Yesterday's hike. View of Gran Paradiso group from Colle della Crocetta
Be ready for a lot of insect drawings over the next few months! #insects #entomology #sciart
Very happy to announce that I've just started a promising collaboration with @batcon.org ! #bats #sciart
Working on a Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus) Those iconic prothoracic horns aren't just for show — males use them to lock horns and defend their deep underground burrows. Focusing on getting the thoracic sclerites and leg ornamentation right. #SciArt #Entomology #Insects #Coleoptera
Bajo nuestros pies viven los colémbolos globulares, seres de hasta 5 mm que habitaban la Tierra antes que los dinosaurios. Con una fúrcula que los dispara ante el peligro, reciclan nutrientes en el suelo y su cutícula inspira la biotecnología. Maestros de la supervivencia de 400 millones de años. 🪲
More sparrow illustrations, always for this same project. Adult male and female. #sciart #birds
Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration@lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 4mo agoHere is the final illustration of the sparrow flock. This will be used as homepage background for a mobile app. I will share more details when the app is released. #sciart #birds #art #app
Everyone should grow a vegetable garden
I love Equisetum and the strange visual effect that they create.
One of my illustrations has just been published in a new review in Biological Reviews: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Always rewarding to see an illustration become part of the scientific literature. #SciArt #Illustration #AcademicPublishing #DiseaseEcology
Meanwhile at Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso...
A few more illustrations for the birding app. This first drawing: fighting males. #sciart #sparrows #appdesign #uiux #uidesign #mobiledesign
Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration@lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 4mo agoHere is the final illustration of the sparrow flock. This will be used as homepage background for a mobile app. I will share more details when the app is released. #sciart #birds #art #app
Imagine losing up to 20% of your brain volume every winter and regrowing it again in spring… Some mammals do exactly that! A new review on Dehnel's phenomenon has just been published in Mammal Review, featuring two of my illustrations. 🧵1/3 #Mammalogy #Mammals onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Dehnel's Phenomenon in Mammals
Some small mammals, which remain active year-round, undergo reversible reductions in body size, braincase height, and the mass of internal organs, including the brain, from summer to winter. It is ca...
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Remember, technological advance does not necessarily equal progress.
Here is the final illustration of the sparrow flock. This will be used as homepage background for a mobile app. I will share more details when the app is released. #sciart #birds #art #app
Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration@lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 7mo agoI love working on illustrations that allow me to play around with composition #sciart #birds
Los increíbles colores del sapo arlequín púrpura. Sus tonos intensos no son solo belleza; son una advertencia para los depredadores de que puede ser tóxico. En la naturaleza, los colores más llamativos suelen esconder los mayores peligros. 🐸✨
Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) chicks utilize specialized, cryptic plumage that mimics the texture and color of pinecones for camouflage. #birds
