Carcinas maenas. Older illustration, re-edited using Adobe Photoshop
I made this poster using illustrations done by previous Scientific Illustrators at Archipelagos, Institute of Marine Research.
Fish and Shells
Perch. Painted from live specimen. Acrylic paint on paper.
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (approx 9 months). Painted from live specimen. Acrylic paint on paper.
2 views of same shell. Pencil on paper.
2nd Shore Crab
Carcinus Maenas. Painted from dead specimen (stored in formaldehyde for approx 6 months). Based on same drawing as darker crab using colouring from different specimen (probably at different stage in inter-moult). Acrylic paint on paper.
Butterflies
Butterfly. Painted from mounted specimen (body somewhat decomposed). Acrylic on paper (painting has been photographed rather than scanned like other images to prevent loss of detail through scanning on body).
Swallowtail Butterfly. Painted from mounted specimen. Acrylic on paper.