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Vojta Hybl

@vojtahybl.com

🎨 mixed media illustrator, writer, educator 🪨 geology • nature • timefulness 📍 Cairngorms NP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇿🏳️‍🌈 he/him My debut book ROCKS out now: https://geni.us/Rocks Website + shop: vojtahybl.com/links

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Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 3mo ago

A moth for #MothWeek! Goat Moth caterpillars are in no rush to become adults – they spend up to 5 years feeding on wood inside trees before pupating #SciArt #NatureIllustration

A gouache and coloured pencil illustration of an adult black-and-white Goat Moth resting on a beige willow branch. In the middle of the branch is a dark gap with a dark red Goat Moth caterpillar inside. The background is a vivid green shade

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 3mo ago

Caddisfly larvae! Some species build cases from silk + various rocks, plant bits or even shells for protection – some arguably cosier than others Important question: if you were a caddisfly, what would you use to build your case? #SciArt #natureillustration

A gouache illustration of 11 caddisfly larvae in a variety of cases made from sand, gravel, leaves, stems and gastropod shells. The background is painted light blue with visible brush strokes.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 4mo ago

One of the benefits of getting up at 4am is getting to sketch moths! First time seeing a Poplar Hawk-moth in the moth trap today :) #SciArt #illustration

A coloured pencil sketch of a moth with grey-blue and brown wings. A hand written text below reads Poplar Hawk-moth.

A blue-grey and brown Poplar Hawk-moth rests on a blotched green and white trunk of a willow tree. The moth rests in its typical position with forewings pointing backwards and hindwings showing at the front.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 8mo ago

It’s publication day for my debut book Rocks! 🪨 It is available in many lovely independent booksellers and all the usual bookshops too. Or online here: geni.us/Rocks #geology #SciArt #naturebooks #illustration @quartobooksuk.bsky.social

A beige-coloured book with the title ROCKS on top of the cover, a grey and white striped rock illustration inside a white rectangle in the middle. Below, the subtitle A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell, and the name of the author-illustrator, Vojta Hybl.

#SciArt

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 10mo ago

This painting is a cross-section through a blanket bog: Sphagnum mosses carpet the dark peat below, which rests on metamorphic rock. It’s an archive of time: from minutes to billions of years. #sciart #natureillustration #illustration #gouache

A gouache and coloured pencil illustration showing a cross-section view of a blanket bog. On top are living green and red Sphagnum mosses; in the muddle a dark brown layer of peat; the bottom shows a stripy grey and light layer of folded metamorphic gneiss.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · last yr.

Ahh I wrote & illustrated my first book! It’s been a secret I’ve kept for over a year, but very excited to finally reveal ROCKS – published by @quartobooksuk.bsky.social in March 2026! You can pre-order from all the usual places here: geni.us/Rocks #SciArt #PortfolioDay #illustrator #BookSky

A beige book cover with a grey rock in the middle cut by white streaks. The title says ROCKS, below, the subtitle is A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell, Vojta Hybl. Illustrations of rocks surround the cover.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · last yr.

Painted some mushrooms for #UKFungusDay! #sciart #fungi #illustration #natureillustration #gouache

A hand holding artwork featuring three fungi. On the left is a fly agaric with a bright red cap and a white stem. In the muddle is a bitter beech bolete with a brown cap and an orange-pink stem. On the right is a brown birch bolete with a brown cap and a white stem with spots.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · last yr.

POV: you are in Scotland but it’s 400 million years ago and also you are a tiny springtail #sciart #illustration #paleoart #kidlitart #natureart

A gouache illustration of the ecosystem of Rhynie Chert in Scotland.

In this illustration are a few inhabitants of ancient Rhynie: Asteroxylon (a green club-like plant) and Rhynia (plants with pink tips, where it released spores from) on land. In the water on the right, two red, shrimp-like Lepidocaris rhyniensis swim around Palaeonitella algae. They grow on top an older, already petrified ecosystem – the dark shapes are the solidified plant stems so typical for Rhynie Chert.

In the background are reddish mountains and a grey, rainy sky.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · last yr.

A very exciting #moth encounter in Edinburgh today: Clifden Nonpareil / Blue Underwing / Catocala fraxini The only record in Scotland according to @inaturalist.bsky.social!

A deceased beige-grey moth with black and blue underwings lying on wet pavement. There is a thumb holding their wing down.

A deceased beige-white moth lying on their back on wet pavement. They have darker line and spot markings on the wings.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · last yr.

My first podcast appearance! Listen to me talk about rocks and art here: open.spotify.com/episode/1LBH...

S3 Ep3. Artists and Ashfall with Vojta Hybl

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VolcaKnowledge Podcast@volcaknowledge.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 NEW EPISODE OUT! 🚨 Our next guest, Vojta Hybl, @vojtahybl.com is a nature illustrator, artist, and geologist based in Scotland. Join us for S3 Ep3. Artists and Ashfall, as we discuss the power of art in science communication. #podcast #science #scientist #art #artist #stem #steam #geology

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · last yr.

It’s hereee! My popular geological #calendar is back for 2026 – you can pre-order it now: vojtahybl.com/shop/p/2026-... It isn’t your regular calendar, though. This is a journey into deep time: I took the whole timeline of the Earth (some 4.567 billion years) and condensed it into one year #SciArt

2026 Geological Calendar — Vojta Hybl

Rocks on Paper geology calendar 2026 is here! This calendar with a timeline of the Earth helps you visualize the geological history of our planet. A rock calendar is a perfect gift for geologists and ...

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Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · last yr.

My new illustration of an iconic tundra bird – the rock ptarmigan! It traces the colour of their feathers throughout the changing seasons #sciart #nature

A gouache illustration of a male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) sitting against ultramarine blue sky. There are four windows showing the bird change the plumage colour with the seasons. In autumn, they are grey to blend in with the rocks. In winter, the feathers moult into a snowy white. In spring and summer, the colour transitions into a mottled grey-brown to hide them in vegetation.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Really big lichens or a really small hiker? I’ll let you decide #illustration

A gouache illustration of boulder covered in bright green, white and mint green lichens. A tiny person with a backpack is walking on the boulder as if it was a hill.

#sciart #gouache

RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 2y ago

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

The front cover of a scientific journal titled Ornithologist, dated 1 April 2025. The main headline reads: “BIRDS: DECODED - Groundbreaking New Science.” Below that, a subheading says: “What are the UK’s birds really saying? Pioneering new research provides the answers.”

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Cool cloud alert!

A grey, wavy cloud covering the whole sky. Light passes through it in places, creating lighter patches and a very dramatic look.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

You’re walking in the coastal saltmarsh on a crisp morning at the tail end of winter. As you peek over the grassy hummocks, you spot a lone curlew feeding in the morning mist. #natureart #sciart #illustration

A mixed media illustration of a curlew in a coastal mudflat. The sky is pink and grey, its colours reflecting in the water. The scene is framed in the foreground by dark green grassy hummocks.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Leaf illustrations have grown in my sketchbook. Is this a sign of spring?

A sketchbook page with gouache and coloured pencil illustrations of leaves of plants found in the Caledonian pinewood. Starting on top, clockwise: alder, wavy hair grass Scots pine Scots pine, twinflower, eared willow, blaeberry, rowan, wood sorrel, downy birch, Scots pine again, juniper, holly,bog myrtle, sessile oak, common heather.

#SciArt

Dr. Lucia Perez-Diaz @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s book publication week!! 😄 “How the Earth works”, out March 6th. Can’t wait to see it out in the real world! 🥰 🌍 ✨ (Personalised signed copies can be purchased directly from my shop! > theflattype.etsy.com) #SciArt #EarthScience

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Happy #WorldSeagrassDay! Here’s common eelgrass with a stalked jellyfish friend #SciArt

A hand holding an illustration of seagrass with ten green leaf blades pointing to the right. A small reddish stalked jellyfish is attached to the bottom leaf on the right.

Gordy Wright @gordywright.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's my birthday today 🥳 If you want to give me a gift, I'd love reposts of my art!

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Guess the bird I’m painting based on my colour swatches #SciArt

Gouache and coloured pencil colour swatch: it’s made of large blocks of pale yellow-brown and dark grey, a smaller field of warm pale grey, and a small striped blue detail. All colour typical of a certain bird species.

#SciArt

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Grab your rocks and art supplies, and let’s experiment 🪨✏️ Our Patreon theme for February is rocks (of course) and we’re making marks inspired by geology! Available as part of the Map lichen tier: www.patreon.com/c/vojtahybl #SciArt #illustration #markmaking #geology

A hand specimen of white and black banded Lewisian gneiss lying on top of yellow, brown and blue background full of various marks made with different art tools.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Watery art! Loch Glencoul from my time in Assynt last summer – the vestige of a glacier ❄️ #illustration #map

A sketchbook laying on brown rocks alongside a tube of paint. It features a blue painting of a tidal loch with ripples.

#SciArt

Gordy Wright@gordywright.bsky.social · 2y ago

QRP with something watery 🌊 #illustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

A little painting of a bleeding tooth fungus 🩸 #FungiFriends #illustration #gouache #natureillustration #SciArt

A scientific illustration of a bleeding tooth fungus (Hydnellum peckii) on a woody background. The underside clearly shows the “teeth” which are actually where the spores are released from. The fungus forms mycorrhizal relationships with conifers – in Scotland, it is found near the Scots pines of the Caledonian Forest.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Come #sketch with me in my favourite place in Edinburgh, @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social! Starting with the best rock, orbicular granodiorite from Australia 🪨 #SciArt #illustration

A hand holding a small sketchbook with a grey illustration of a large slab of orbicular granodiorite. The reference rock is in the background.

franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 2y ago

bringing back some #InvertebrateShitposting from the archives

an image in 4 quadrants, each one containing a literal image of the animal and text

top left: goose barnacle
- not a goose
- a barnacle

top right: barnacle barnacle
- a barnacle
- a barnacle

bottom left: goose goose
- a goose
- a goose

bottom right: barnacle goose
- not a barnacle
- a goose but also a barnacle if you ask a 12th-18th century english and so it also counts as a fish

Emily S. Damstra @emilydamstra.com · 2y ago

Lichens! I illustrated these as Artist-in-Residence @ Glacier Nat'l Park & Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park. One isn't allowed to collect specimens in a NP, so I noted the exact placement of the rocks bearing these specimens, brought them to my cabin to paint, then carefully returned them to their home. #sciart

Detailed colored pencil drawing of The Elegant Sunburst Lichen; Xanthoria elegans.

Detailed color painting of lichens from Rocky Point in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Acarospora fuscata, Aspicilia ceasiocinerea, Rhizocarpum geographicum

Detailed color painting of Lichens on pink granite from Rocky Mountain National Park.
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma, Dimelaena oreina, Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca

Detailed color painting of Lichens on pink granite at Rocky Mountain National Park.
Aspicilia sp., Rhizoplaca melanophthalma, Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca

RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 2y ago

Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on. Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.

Screenshot of a BBC Politics tweet shows Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking at a podium during a live broadcast of her speech. The quote at the top reads, “We are reducing the environmental requirements placed on developers when they pay into a nature restoration fund… they can focus on getting things built and stop worrying about the bats and the newts,” as she addresses the audience. In the background, there are large screens displaying the live stream of the speech, with a banner at the bottom reading “Kickstarting Economic Growth.”

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

From a recent trip to Seaton Cliffs on the east coast of Scotland I’m obsessed with the Old Red Sandstone, just look at the colours! But had I walked here 400 million years ago, these rocks would just be forming and I’d be swimming in rivers. #SciArt #Scotland #geology #illustration #art #rocks

A hand holding a sketchbook with a coloured pencil drawing of several grey-and-red faulted rock layers which are seen in the background of the photo.

A hand holding a sketchbook with a coloured pencil drawing of a sea arch, with the actual arch in the background of the photo.

A pebbly beach with a large pebble in the centre. It is made of several colourful smaller pebbles - this rock is called conglomerate.

A detail of a sea arch made of reddish horizontal layers of sedimentary rocks. Some layers are full of pebbles.

Vojta Hybl @vojtahybl.com · 2y ago

Calling all artists and scientists! Do you want to elevate your field sketches? Or maybe you’d like to incorporate more science into your art practice? Join The Creative Geo Club on Patreon! 🪨🎨 www.patreon.com/c/vojtahybl Keep reading to learn more ⬇️ #SciArt #illustration #science

A sketchbook with a colourful drawing of mountains in the Scottish Highlands.