Thanks for sharing it Emily! I did the illustrations in ArtRage Studio Pro using a Wacom Intuos 3 tablet. I wrote a series of posts about making the images, being a freelancing stay at home dad, and more. They can be found here: http://glendonmellow.blogspot.ca/search/label/Beetle%20Week Creating my first scientific illustrations for publication was a little intimidating, considering they were going alongside some incredible insect photography. Then I stopped worrying and embraced the painty-nature of my work. Glendon On 7 December 2012 17:12, Michael Rothman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Emily, > > Thanks for the tip!. > > Best wishes, > Mike R. > > > > On Dec 7, 2012, at 4:04 PM, Emily S. Damstra <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I thought that some of you in NE North America would be interested in > obtaining this FREE guide to jewel beetle identification: > > http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2012/12/06/field-guide-to-the-jewel-beetles/ > The blog post has instructions for how to obtain a free copy from the > Canada Food Inspection Agency - even if you live outside of Canada. > > Note that Glendon Mellow has done some of the illustrations in the book; > Congratulations, Glendon! > --- > *Emily S. Damstra* > natural science illustration > Waterloo, Ontario > (519) 616-3654 > *[log in to unmask]* > www.emilydamstra.com > emilydamstra.wordpress.com > > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > -- -- Glendon Mellow Art in Awe of Science http://www.glendonmellow.com <http://glendonmellow.com/> The Flying Trilobite Blog <http://glendonmellow.com/> Prints <http://flyingtrilobite.redbubble.com/> - Twitter<http://twitter.com/flyingtrilobite> - LinkedIn <http://ca.linkedin.com/in/glendonmellow> - G+<https://plus.google.com/105167657448375010036> Find me on Scientific American's art+science blog, *Symbiartic* <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html