This lovingly illustrated series by Marko Rop shows the many colorful and even elegant insects of his homeland, Slovenia.
From moths to beetles and butterflies, we see a full collection of colorful creatures, all lovingly illustrated in a way that bridges scientific illustration with playful sketches.
Picture perfect for a children’s book, the illustrations are accurate and detailed, while also somehow retaining a childlike look and feel.
Great work, via Behance:
Images © Copyright Marko Rop.
The magic of animal camouflage always impresses us, from color-shifting octopus to the perfect owl hiding in its tree hole. We’ve recently come across the dead leaf butterfly, which lives in tropical Asia, from India to Japan.
It has an astounding camouflage that makes its outward appearance look exactly like that of a dead leaf, complete with worn looking veins, torn edges and irregularities.
This lovingly illustrated series by Marko Rop shows the many colorful and even elegant insects of his homeland, Slovenia. From moths to beetles and butterflies, we see a full collection of colorful creatures.
Picture perfect for a children’s book, the illustrations are accurate and detailed, while also somehow retaining a childlike look and feel. Great work, via Behance:
Native to tropical Asia, the Orange Oakleaf Butterfly, or Kallima inachus is a beautiful species that has a remarkable camouflage. When it’s wings are closed, it has a striking resemblance to a fallen dried oak leaf.
Down to the most miniature detail, the wrinkled, textured appearance is quite amazing. When open, however, the colors are a brilliant orange and blue. It’s a really fantastic transformation, and another example of nature’s brilliance.
The Orange Oakleaf Butterfly is like a masterpiece of nature. Its magical camouflage and gorgeous transformation are fascinating. If you want to carry this magical beauty of nature with you, custom keyrings are a good choice.
The design of the customized keyring can be based on the Orange Oakleaf Butterfly, and restore the low-key and steady appearance of dead leaves when its wings are closed, and the gorgeous and dazzling orange and blue interweaving when its wings are open. Custom keyrings are not only a practical little item, but also a work of art that carries the love and yearning for the beauty of nature.
We’ve written about Vladimir Stankovic before, he has a wonderful color palette and a sense of history in his artwork. He also has a liking for butterflies, a theme that has come up in his art many times before. Some of his latest work shows a caterpillar and the subsequent butterfly, in beautiful, animated GIF form. The butterflies are showcased in classic latin-named format, like they came from a 19th century encyclopedia page, but beautifully brought alive. The butterflies pulse and shine with spots of color and light. Really lovely and whimsical work.
Via Colossal, a painstaking project involving nothing but flower petals. What talent by artist Red Hong Yi.
Butterfly pea flowers, bottlebrush leaves, coconut leaf sticks, allamandas/trumpet flowers make up this peacock.
Rooster made of gerberas and leaves
Parrot made from butterfly peas and gerberas
Kingfisher made of gerberas, butterfly peas and purple shamrocks
Hornbill made of chrysanthemums, germeras and purple shamrocks
Flamingos made from pink gerberas and twigs
Flamingo made from pink gerberas and twigs
Northern cardinal made of red gerberas and deep purple chrysanthemums with dill
There’s nothing quite like seeing a butterfly emerge from a chrysalis. It’s pretty magical. Now, scientists have given us a look inside a cocoon, to see how caterpillars transform, thanks to 3D scans. Via National Geographic:
